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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 2231, 1st Eng.
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11 Senator Hargrett moved the following amendment to amendment
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 10. Section 381.100, Florida Statutes, is
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20 381.100 Short title.--Sections 381.100-381.103 may be
21 cited as the "Florida Community Health Protection Act."
22 Section 11. Section 381.102, Florida Statutes, is
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24 381.102 Community Health pilot projects.--
25 (1) The Legislature has determined that:
26 (a) The state is committed to the economic,
27 environmental, and public health revitalization of its
28 communities;
29 (b) Measures to address the public health needs of
30 low-income communities in urban and rural areas must be
31 implemented in order to ensure the sustainability of these
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1 communities;
2 (c) The implementation of these measures will enhance
3 cooperative efforts among the private sector, government, and
4 nonprofit organizations in this state to ensure the
5 sustainability of Florida; and
6 (d) It would be beneficial to provide resources in
7 this state to undertake a series of pilot projects that
8 demonstrate techniques and approaches to ensure health care
9 for disease prevention and health promotion for low-income
10 persons who are living in urban and rural communities.
11 (2) Community Health pilot projects are hereby
12 established to promote disease prevention and health promotion
13 among low-income persons living in urban and rural
14 communities.
15 (3) The pilot projects may form partnerships with
16 existing health care providers and units, contribute to a
17 health care needs assessment, provide research capacity to
18 improve health status, and serve as the basis for health care
19 capacity in urban and rural communities.
20 (4) The following pilot projects are created:
21 (a) In Pinellas County, for the Greenwood Community
22 Health Center in Clearwater.
23 (b) In Escambia County, for the low-income communities
24 within the Palafox Redevelopment Area.
25 (c) In Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Manatee
26 counties for the Urban League of Pinellas County, to operate
27 its mobile health screening unit to provide public health care
28 to persons living in low-income urban and rural communities.
29 (d) In Palm Beach County, for the low-income
30 communities within the City of Riviera Beach.
31 (e) In the City of St. Petersburg, for the low-income
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1 communities within the Challenge 2001 Area.
2 (f) In Broward County, the communities immediately
3 surrounding the Miles Health Center in Ft. Lauderdale.
4 Section 12. Section 381.103, Florida Statutes, is
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6 381.103 Community Health Pilot Projects; duties of
7 department.--To the extent feasible, the department may:
8 (1) Assist the pilot projects in development and
9 implementation of their community programs by acting as the
10 granting agency and contracting with the pilot projects.
11 (2) Facilitate the integration of the pilot projects
12 with ongoing departmental programs, so that duplication of
13 services is avoided and synergy between the programs enhanced.
14 (3) Develop educational and outreach programs for
15 health care providers and communities that increase awareness
16 of health care needs for low-income persons living in urban
17 and rural communities.
18 (4) Assist the pilot projects in obtaining low-cost
19 health care services designed to prevent disease and promote
20 health in low-income communities.
21 (5) Prepare a report to be submitted to the President
22 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
23 and the Governor on the findings, accomplishments, and
24 recommendations of the Community Health pilot projects by or
25 on January 1, 2001.
26 (6) Facilitate cooperation between affected
27 communities, appropriate agencies, and ongoing initiatives,
28 such as Front Porch Florida.
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6 creating s. 381.100, F.S.; creating the
7 "Florida Community Health Protection Act";
8 creating s. 381.102, F.S.; providing for
9 Community Health Program pilot projects;
10 establishing pilot projects in designated
11 counties; creating s. 381.103, F.S.; providing
12 duties of the Department of Health; requiring a
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