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By the Committee on Children and Families; and Senator
Mitchell
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to federally funded services
3 for children; amending s. 409.26731, F.S.;
4 authorizing the Department of Children and
5 Family Services to annually certify local funds
6 for state match for eligible Title IV-E
7 expenditures; requiring a report; providing an
8 effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Section 409.26731, Florida Statutes, is
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14 409.26731 Certification of local funds as state match
15 for federally funded services; federal waivers.--In order to
16 implement Specific Appropriations 330 and 334 through 352 of
17 the 1997-1998 General Appropriations Act, the Department of
18 Children and Family Services is authorized to certify local
19 funds not to exceed $5 million as state match for children's
20 mental health services funded by Medicaid in excess of the
21 amount of state general revenue matching funds appropriated
22 for such services through the 1997-1998 General Appropriations
23 Act. The department is also authorized to certify local funds
24 not to exceed $5 million as state match for eligible Title
25 IV-E expenditures services for children under the supervision
26 and custody of the state in excess of the amount of state
27 general revenue matching funds appropriated for such services
28 by the 1997-1998 General Appropriations Act in Specific
29 Appropriations 334 through 352. Federal Medicaid or Title IV-E
30 funds provided to the state as federal financial participation
31 consequent to certified local matching funds shall
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1 automatically be passed through to the local entity
2 jurisdiction that provided the certified local match.
3 Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.425, all such federal
4 Title IV-E funds earned for the current fiscal year as a
5 result of using certified local match, except for up to 5
6 percent of such earnings that the department is authorized to
7 retain for administrative purposes, shall be distributed as
8 set forth in this section and this process shall not impact
9 the department's allocation to any district. All of the
10 provisions of this section are based upon federal approval of
11 the provisions as specifically limited in this section and
12 shall not become effective if any further modifications are
13 required of the state, unless and until federal approval has
14 been obtained. The department shall annually prepare a report
15 to be submitted to the Legislature no later than January 1
16 documenting the specific activities undertaken during the
17 previous fiscal year pursuant to this section. The Agency for
18 Health Care Administration is authorized to apply for federal
19 waivers to modify the state Medicaid plan to include optional
20 Medicaid in-home and therapeutic services for
21 Medicaid-eligible children if the state match for such
22 services is provided by local funds certified by the
23 department as state match. Such services shall be available
24 only in communities that provide the certified match.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 Senate Bill 2462
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4 Deletes the provision that authorizes the Department of
Children and Family Services to certify local funds as state
5 match for children's mental health services funded by
Medicaid.
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Deletes the statewide cap of $5 million for local funds to be
7 certified by the Department of Children and Family Services as
state match for eligible Title IV-E expenditures.
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Allows the Department of Children and Family Services to
9 retain up to 5 percent of the federal Title IV-E funds earned
for the current fiscal year using certified local match and to
10 use these funds for administrative purposes.
11 Directs the Department of Children and Family Services to
prepare a report to the Legislature no later than January 1 of
12 each year documenting the specific activities accomplished
during the previous year pertaining to federal Title IV-E
13 funds earned as a result of using certified local match.
14 Removes the language authorizing the Agency for Health Care
Administration to apply for federal waivers and modifying the
15 state Medicaid plan to include optional Medicaid in-home and
therapeutic services for Medicaid-eligible children.
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