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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB's 2388 & 1946
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11 Senator Mitchell moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 6. Section 409.26731, Florida Statutes, is
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19 409.26731 Certification of local funds as state match
20 for federally funded services; federal waivers.--In order to
21 implement Specific Appropriations 330 and 334 through 352 of
22 the 1997-1998 General Appropriations Act, the Department of
23 Children and Family Services is authorized to certify local
24 funds not to exceed $5 million as state match for children's
25 mental health services funded by Medicaid in excess of the
26 amount of state general revenue matching funds appropriated
27 for such services through the 1997-1998 General Appropriations
28 Act. The department is also authorized to certify local funds
29 not to exceed $5 million as state match for eligible Title
30 IV-E expenditures services for children under the supervision
31 and custody of the state in excess of the amount of state
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1 general revenue matching funds appropriated for such services
2 by the 1997-1998 General Appropriations Act in Specific
3 Appropriations 334 through 352. Federal Medicaid or Title IV-E
4 funds provided to the state as federal financial participation
5 consequent to certified local matching funds shall
6 automatically be passed through to the local entity
7 jurisdiction that provided the certified local match.
8 Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.425, all such federal
9 Title IV-E funds earned for the current fiscal year as a
10 result of using certified local match, except for up to 5
11 percent of such earnings that the department is authorized to
12 retain for administrative purposes, shall be distributed as
13 set forth in this section and this process shall not impact
14 the department's allocation to any district. All of the
15 provisions of this section are based upon federal approval of
16 the provisions as specifically limited in this section and
17 shall not become effective if any further modifications are
18 required of the state, unless and until federal approval has
19 been obtained. The department shall annually prepare a report
20 to be submitted to the Legislature no later than January 1
21 documenting the specific activities undertaken during the
22 previous fiscal year pursuant to this section. The Agency for
23 Health Care Administration is authorized to apply for federal
24 waivers to modify the state Medicaid plan to include optional
25 Medicaid in-home and therapeutic services for
26 Medicaid-eligible children if the state match for such
27 services is provided by local funds certified by the
28 department as state match. Such services shall be available
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 amending s. 409.26731, F.S.; authorizing the
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8 annually certify local funds for state match
9 for eligible Title IV-E expenditures; requiring
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