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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 2091
Amendment No. 03 (for drafter's use only)
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11 The Committee on Judiciary offered the following:
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18 Section 4. Subsection (24) is added to section
19 409.906, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:
20 409.906 Optional Medicaid services.--Subject to
21 specific appropriations, the agency may make payments for
22 services which are optional to the state under Title XIX of
23 the Social Security Act and are furnished by Medicaid
24 providers to recipients who are determined to be eligible on
25 the dates on which the services were provided. Any optional
26 service that is provided shall be provided only when medically
27 necessary and in accordance with state and federal law.
28 Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit
29 the agency from adjusting fees, reimbursement rates, lengths
30 of stay, number of visits, or number of services, or making
31 any other adjustments necessary to comply with the
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 2091
Amendment No. 03 (for drafter's use only)
1 availability of moneys and any limitations or directions
2 provided for in the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.
3 Optional services may include:
4 (24) CHILD-WELFARE-TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT.--The
5 Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with
6 the Department of Children and Family Services, may establish
7 a targeted case-management pilot project in those counties
8 identified by the Department of Children and Familiy Services
9 and for the community-based child welfare project in Sarasota
10 and Manatee counties, as authorized under s. 409.1671. These
11 projects shall be established for the purposes of determining
12 the impact of targeted case management on the child welfare
13 program and the earnings from the child welfare program.
14 Results of the pilot projects shall be reported to the Child
15 Welfare Estimating Conference and the Social Services
16 Estimating Conference established under s. 216.136. The
17 number of projects may not be increased until requested by the
18 Department of Children and Family Services, recommended by the
19 Child Welfare Estimating Conference and the Social Services
20 Estimating Conference, and approved by the Legislature. The
21 covered group of individuals who are eligible to receive
22 targeted case management include children who are eligible for
23 Medicaid; who are between the ages of birth through 21; and
24 who are under protective supervision or postplacement
25 supervision, under foster-care supervision, or in shelter care
26 or foster care. The number of individuals who are eligible to
27 receive targeted case management shall be limited to the
28 number for whom the Department of Children and Family Services
29 has available matching funds to cover the costs. The general
30 revenue funds required to match the funds for services
31 provided by the community-based child welfare projects are
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1 limited to funds available for services described under s.
2 409.1671. The Department of Children and Family Services may
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