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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to health care assistance;

  3         amending s. 216.136, F.S.; requiring the Social

  4         Services Estimating Conference to develop

  5         certain information relating to the Florida

  6         Kidcare program; amending s. 409.8132, F.S.;

  7         revising eligibility requirements for the

  8         Medikids program component of the Florida

  9         Kidcare program; removing the applicability of

10         the Medicaid third-party liability requirements

11         to the Medikids program; revising enrollment

12         procedures; allowing mandatory assignment;

13         amending s. 409.8134, F.S.; requiring agencies

14         that administer Florida Kidcare components to

15         collect certain information and report to the

16         Social Services Estimating Conference; amending

17         s. 409.814, F.S.; providing for

18         Medicaid-presumptive eligibility; providing for

19         expedited enrollment; revising eligibility for

20         certain children for services under the

21         Children's Medical Services network; allowing

22         premium assistance for certain children

23         ineligible for federal funding; extending the

24         period of continuous eligibility for the

25         Florida Kidcare program; amending s. 409.815,

26         F.S.; providing for dental benefits under the

27         Florida Kidcare program; amending s. 409.8177,

28         F.S.; requiring the Agency for Health Care

29         Administration to submit additional monthly

30         reports to the Governor and Legislature;

31         revising evaluation requirements; amending s.


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  1         409.818, F.S.; extending the period of

  2         continuous eligibility for the Florida Kidcare

  3         program; requiring simplified eligibility

  4         redetermination; amending s. 409.903, F.S.;

  5         providing for presumptive eligibility for

  6         children eligible for Medicaid; amending s.

  7         409.904, F.S.; revising the eligibility

  8         requirements for optional payments for medical

  9         assistance and related services for certain

10         children; authorizing optional payments for

11         certain pregnant women; providing for

12         presumptive eligibility; requiring the Division

13         of State Group Insurance of the Department of

14         Management Services to develop a program to

15         subsidize health insurance coverage for

16         children of certain state employees; providing

17         applicability of the act to certain contracts;

18         making implementation of bill provisions

19         contingent on specific appropriations;

20         providing an effective date.

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22  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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24         Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 216.136, Florida

25  Statutes, is amended to read:

26         216.136  Consensus estimating conferences; duties and

27  principals.--

28         (6)  SOCIAL SERVICES ESTIMATING CONFERENCE.--

29         (a)  Duties.--

30         1.  The Social Services Estimating Conference shall

31  develop such official information relating to the social


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  1  services system of the state, including forecasts of social

  2  services caseloads, as the conference determines is needed for

  3  the state planning and budgeting system.  Such official

  4  information shall include, but not be limited to, subsidized

  5  child care caseloads mandated by the Family Support Act of

  6  1988.

  7         2.  In addition, the Social Services Estimating

  8  Conference shall develop estimates and forecasts of the

  9  unduplicated count of children eligible for subsidized child

10  care as defined in s. 402.3015(1).  These estimates and

11  forecasts shall not include children enrolled in the

12  prekindergarten early intervention program established in s.

13  230.2305.

14         3.  The Department of Children and Family Services and

15  the Department of Education shall provide information on

16  caseloads and waiting lists for the subsidized child care and

17  prekindergarten early intervention programs requested by the

18  Social Services Estimating Conference or individual conference

19  principals, in a timely manner.

20         4.  The Social Services Estimating Conference shall

21  develop information relating to the Florida Kidcare program,

22  including, but not limited to, enrollment, caseload,

23  utilization, and expenditure information that the conference

24  determines is needed to plan for and project future budgets

25  and the drawdown of federal matching funds. The agencies

26  required to collect and analyze Florida Kidcare program data

27  under s. 409.8134 shall be participants in the Social Services

28  Estimating Conference for purposes of developing information

29  relating to the Florida Kidcare program.

30         (b)  Principals.--The Executive Office of the Governor,

31  the coordinator of the Office of Economic and Demographic


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  1  Research, and professional staff, who have forecasting

  2  expertise, from the Department of Children and Family

  3  Services, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, or

  4  their designees, are the principals of the Social Services

  5  Estimating Conference.  The principal representing the

  6  Executive Office of the Governor shall preside over sessions

  7  of the conference.

  8         Section 2.  Subsections (4), (6), (7), and (8) of

  9  section 409.8132, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

10         409.8132  Medikids program component.--

11         (4)  APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO MEDICAID.--The

12  provisions of ss. 409.902, 409.905, 409.906, 409.907, 409.908,

13  409.910, 409.912, 409.9121, 409.9122, 409.9123, 409.9124,

14  409.9127, 409.9128, 409.913, 409.916, 409.919, 409.920, and

15  409.9205 apply to the administration of the Medikids program

16  component of the Florida Kidcare program, except that s.

17  409.9122 applies to Medikids as modified by the provisions of

18  subsection (7).

19         (6)  ELIGIBILITY.--

20         (a)  A child who has attained the age of 1 year but who

21  is under the age of 5 years is eligible to enroll in the

22  Medikids program component of the Florida Kidcare program, if

23  the child is a member of a family that has a family income

24  which exceeds the Medicaid applicable income level as

25  specified in s. 409.903, but which is equal to or below 200

26  percent of the current federal poverty level.  In determining

27  the eligibility of such a child, an assets test is not

28  required. A child who is eligible for Medikids may elect to

29  enroll in Florida Healthy Kids coverage or employer-sponsored

30  group coverage.  However, a child who is eligible for Medikids

31  may participate in the Florida Healthy Kids program only if


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  1  the child has a sibling participating in the Florida Healthy

  2  Kids program and the child's county of residence permits such

  3  enrollment.

  4         (b)  The provisions of s. 409.814(3), (4), and (5)

  5  shall be applicable to the Medikids program.

  6         (7)  ENROLLMENT.--Enrollment in the Medikids program

  7  component may only occur during periodic open enrollment

  8  periods as specified by the agency. During the first 12 months

  9  of the program, there shall be at least one, but no more than

10  three, open enrollment periods. The initial open enrollment

11  period shall be for 90 days, and subsequent open enrollment

12  periods during the first year of operation of the program

13  shall be for 30 days. After the first year of the program, the

14  agency shall determine the frequency and duration of open

15  enrollment periods. An applicant may apply for enrollment in

16  the Medikids program component and proceed through the

17  eligibility determination process at any time throughout the

18  year. However, enrollment in Medikids shall not begin until

19  the next open enrollment period; and a child may not receive

20  services under the Medikids program until the child is

21  enrolled in a managed care plan or MediPass. In addition, once

22  determined eligible, an applicant may receive choice

23  counseling and select a managed care plan or MediPass. The

24  agency may initiate mandatory assignment for a Medikids

25  applicant who has not chosen a managed care plan or MediPass

26  provider after the applicant's voluntary choice period ends.

27  An applicant may select MediPass under the Medikids program

28  component only in counties that have fewer than two managed

29  care plans available to serve Medicaid recipients and only if

30  the federal Health Care Financing Administration determines

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  1  that MediPass constitutes "health insurance coverage" as

  2  defined in Title XXI of the Social Security Act.

  3         (8)  SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS.--The agency shall

  4  establish a special enrollment period of 30 days' duration for

  5  any newborn child who is eligible for Medikids, or for any

  6  child who is enrolled in Medicaid if such child loses Medicaid

  7  eligibility and becomes eligible for Medikids, or for any

  8  child who is enrolled in Medikids if such child moves to

  9  another county that is not within the coverage area of the

10  child's Medikids managed care plan or MediPass provider.

11         Section 3.  Subsection (3) of section 409.8134, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         409.8134  Program enrollment and expenditure

14  ceilings.--

15         (3)  The agencies that administer the Florida Kidcare

16  program components agency shall collect and analyze the data

17  needed to project Florida Kidcare program enrollment,

18  including participation rates, caseloads, and expenditures.

19  The agencies agency shall report the caseload and expenditure

20  trends to the Social Services Estimating Conference in

21  accordance with chapter 216.

22         Section 4.  Section 409.814, Florida Statutes, is

23  amended to read:

24         409.814  Eligibility.--A child whose family income is

25  equal to or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level is

26  eligible for the Florida Kidcare program as provided in this

27  section. In determining the eligibility of such a child, an

28  assets test is not required. An applicant under 19 years of

29  age who, based on a complete application, appears to be

30  eligible for the Medicaid component of the Florida Kidcare

31  program is presumed eligible for coverage under Medicaid,


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  1  subject to federal rules. A child who has been deemed

  2  presumptively eligible for Medicaid shall not be enrolled in a

  3  managed care plan until the child's full eligibility

  4  determination for Medicaid has been completed. An applicant

  5  under 19 years of age who, based on a complete application,

  6  appears to be eligible for the Medikids, Florida Healthy Kids,

  7  or Children's Medical Services network program component and

  8  who is screened as ineligible for Medicaid may, prior to the

  9  monthly verification of the applicant's enrollment in Medicaid

10  or of eligibility for coverage under the state employee health

11  benefit plan, be enrolled in and begin receiving coverage from

12  the appropriate program component on the first day of the

13  month following the receipt of a completed application. For

14  enrollment in the Children's Medical Services network, a

15  complete application includes the medical or behavioral health

16  screening. If, after verification, an individual is determined

17  to be ineligible for coverage, he or she must be disenrolled

18  from the respective Title-XXI-funded Kidcare program

19  component.

20         (1)  A child who is eligible for Medicaid coverage

21  under s. 409.903 or s. 409.904 must be enrolled in Medicaid

22  and is not eligible to receive health benefits under any other

23  health benefits coverage authorized under ss. 409.810-409.820.

24         (2)  A child who is not eligible for Medicaid, but who

25  is eligible for the Florida Kidcare program, may obtain

26  coverage under any of the other types of health benefits

27  coverage authorized in ss. 409.810-409.820 if such coverage is

28  approved and available in the county in which the child

29  resides. However, a child who is eligible for Medikids may

30  participate in the Florida Healthy Kids program only if the

31  child has a sibling participating in the Florida Healthy Kids


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  1  program and the child's county of residence permits such

  2  enrollment.

  3         (3)  A child who is eligible for the Florida Kidcare

  4  program who is a child with special health care needs, as

  5  determined through a medical or behavioral screening

  6  risk-screening instrument, is eligible for health benefits

  7  coverage from and must may be referred to the Children's

  8  Medical Services network. When calculating income for purposes

  9  of determining the financial eligibility of a child with

10  special health care needs, except for a child who is eligible

11  for Medicaid, the department and the Florida Healthy Kids

12  Corporation shall implement an income disregard for medical or

13  behavioral costs of the child.

14         (4)  The following children are not eligible to receive

15  premium assistance for health benefits coverage under ss.

16  409.810-409.820, except under Medicaid if the child would have

17  been eligible for Medicaid under s. 409.903 or s. 409.904 as

18  of June 1, 1997:

19         (a)  A child who is eligible for coverage under a state

20  health benefit plan on the basis of a family member's

21  employment with a public agency in the state.;

22         (b)  A child who is covered under a group health

23  benefit plan or under other health insurance coverage,

24  excluding coverage provided under the Florida Healthy Kids

25  Corporation as established under s. 624.91.;

26         (c)  A child who is seeking premium assistance for

27  employer-sponsored group coverage, if the child has been

28  covered by the same employer's group coverage during the 6

29  months prior to the family's submitting an application for

30  determination of eligibility under the Florida Kidcare

31  program.;


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  1         (d)  A child who is an alien, but who does not meet the

  2  definition of qualified alien, in the United States. However,

  3  such child may be enrolled, based on age and family income, in

  4  the appropriate Florida Kidcare program, and premium

  5  assistance must be provided only by state funds, subject to an

  6  annual appropriation for this specific purpose.; or

  7         (e)  A child who is an inmate of a public institution

  8  or a patient in an institution for mental diseases.

  9         (5)  Except for children enrolled in the Children's

10  Medical Services network who qualify under an income

11  disregard, a child whose family income is above 200 percent of

12  the federal poverty level or a child who is excluded under the

13  provisions of subsection (4) may participate in the Florida

14  Kidcare program, excluding the Medicaid program, but is

15  subject to the following provisions:

16         (a)  The family is not eligible for premium assistance

17  payments and must pay the full cost of the premium, including

18  any administrative costs.

19         (b)  The agency is authorized to place limits on

20  enrollment in Medikids by these children in order to avoid

21  adverse selection.  The number of children participating in

22  Medikids whose family income exceeds 200 percent of the

23  federal poverty level must not exceed 10 percent of total

24  enrollees in the Medikids program.

25         (c)  The board of directors of the Florida Healthy Kids

26  Corporation is authorized to place limits on enrollment of

27  these children in order to avoid adverse selection. In

28  addition, the board is authorized to offer a reduced benefit

29  package to these children in order to limit program costs for

30  such families. The number of children participating in the

31  Florida Healthy Kids program whose family income exceeds 200


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  1  percent of the federal poverty level must not exceed 10

  2  percent of total enrollees in the Florida Healthy Kids

  3  program.

  4         (d)  Children described in this subsection are not

  5  counted in the annual enrollment ceiling for the Florida

  6  Kidcare program.

  7         (6)  Once a child is enrolled in determined eligible

  8  for the Florida Kidcare program, the child is eligible for

  9  coverage under the program for 12 6 months without a

10  redetermination or reverification of eligibility, if the

11  family continues to pay the applicable premium. Effective

12  January 1, 1999, a child who has not attained the age of 5 and

13  who has been determined eligible for the Medicaid program is

14  eligible for coverage for 12 months without a redetermination

15  or reverification of eligibility.

16         Section 5.  Paragraph (v) is added to subsection (2) of

17  section 409.815, Florida Statutes, to read:

18         409.815  Health benefits coverage; limitations.--

19         (2)  BENCHMARK BENEFITS.--In order for health benefits

20  coverage to qualify for premium assistance payments for an

21  eligible child under ss. 409.810-409.820, the health benefits

22  coverage, except for coverage under Medicaid and Medikids,

23  must include the following minimum benefits, as medically

24  necessary.

25         (v)  Dental services.--Dental services must include

26  those services specified in s. 409.906(6).

27         Section 6.  Section 409.8177, Florida Statutes, is

28  amended to read:

29         409.8177  Program evaluation.--The agency, in

30  consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of

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  1  Children and Family Services, and the Florida Healthy Kids

  2  Corporation, shall:

  3         (1)  Monthly submit to the Governor and the Legislature

  4  a report of enrollment for each program component of the

  5  Florida Kidcare program.

  6         (2)  By January 1 of each year, submit to the Governor

  7  and the Legislature a report of the Florida Kidcare program.

  8  In addition to the items specified under s. 2108 of Title XXI

  9  of the Social Security Act, the report shall include an

10  assessment of crowd-out and access to health care, as well as

11  the following:

12         (a)(1)  An assessment of the operation of the program,

13  including the progress made in reducing the number of

14  uncovered low-income children.

15         (b)(2)  An assessment of the effectiveness in

16  increasing the number of children with creditable health

17  coverage, including an assessment of the impact of outreach.

18         (c)(3)  The characteristics of the children and

19  families assisted under the program, including ages of the

20  children, family income, and access to or coverage by other

21  health insurance prior to the program and after disenrollment

22  from the program.

23         (d)(4)  The quality of health coverage provided,

24  including the types of benefits provided.

25         (e)(5)  The amount and level, including payment of part

26  or all of any premium, of assistance provided.

27         (f)(6)  The average length of coverage of a child under

28  the program.

29         (g)(7)  The program's choice of health benefits

30  coverage and other methods used for providing child health

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  1         (h)(8)  The sources of nonfederal funding used in the

  2  program.

  3         (i)(9)  An assessment of the effectiveness of Medikids,

  4  Children's Medical Services network, and other public and

  5  private programs in the state in increasing the availability

  6  of affordable quality health insurance and health care for

  7  children.

  8         (j)(10)  A review and assessment of state activities to

  9  coordinate the program with other public and private programs.

10         (k)(11)  An analysis of changes and trends in the state

11  that affect the provision of health insurance and health care

12  to children.

13         (l)(12)  A description of any plans the state has for

14  improving the availability of health insurance and health care

15  for children.

16         (m)(13)  Recommendations for improving the program.

17         (n)(14)  Other studies as necessary.

18         Section 7.  Subsection (1) of section 409.818, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         409.818  Administration.--In order to implement ss.

21  409.810-409.820, the following agencies shall have the

22  following duties:

23         (1)  The Department of Children and Family Services

24  shall:

25         (a)  Develop a simplified eligibility application

26  mail-in form to be used for determining the eligibility of

27  children for coverage under the Florida Kidcare program, in

28  consultation with the agency, the Department of Health, and

29  the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation. The simplified

30  eligibility application form must include an item that

31  provides an opportunity for the applicant to indicate whether


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  1  coverage is being sought for a child with special health care

  2  needs. Families applying for children's Medicaid coverage must

  3  also be able to use the simplified application form without

  4  having to pay a premium.

  5         (b)  Establish and maintain the eligibility

  6  determination process under the program except as specified in

  7  subsection (5). The department shall directly, or through the

  8  services of a contracted third-party administrator, establish

  9  and maintain a process for determining eligibility of children

10  for coverage under the program. The eligibility determination

11  process must be used solely for determining eligibility of

12  applicants for health benefits coverage under the program. The

13  eligibility determination process must include an initial

14  determination of eligibility for any coverage offered under

15  the program, as well as a redetermination or reverification of

16  eligibility each subsequent 12 6 months. Effective January 1,

17  1999, a child who has not attained the age of 5 and who has

18  been determined eligible for the Medicaid program is eligible

19  for coverage for 12 months without a redetermination or

20  reverification of eligibility. In conducting an eligibility

21  determination, the department shall determine if the child has

22  special health care needs. The department, in consultation

23  with the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida

24  Healthy Kids Corporation, shall develop procedures for

25  redetermining eligibility which enable a family to easily

26  update any change in circumstances which could affect

27  eligibility without requiring the family to submit a new

28  application. Redetermination of a child's eligibility for

29  Medicaid may not be linked to a child's eligibility

30  determination for other programs.

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  1         (c)  Inform program applicants about eligibility

  2  determinations and provide information about eligibility of

  3  applicants to Medicaid, Medikids, the Children's Medical

  4  Services network, and the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation,

  5  and to insurers and their agents, through a centralized

  6  coordinating office.

  7         (d)  Adopt rules necessary for conducting program

  8  eligibility functions.

  9         Section 8.  Subsections (6) and (7) of section 409.903,

10  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

11         409.903  Mandatory payments for eligible persons.--The

12  agency shall make payments for medical assistance and related

13  services on behalf of the following persons who the agency

14  determines to be eligible, subject to the income, assets, and

15  categorical eligibility tests set forth in federal and state

16  law.  Payment on behalf of these Medicaid eligible persons is

17  subject to the availability of moneys and any limitations

18  established by the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.

19         (6)  A child born after September 30, 1983, living in a

20  family that has an income which is at or below 100 percent of

21  the current federal poverty level, who has attained the age of

22  6, but has not attained the age of 19.  In determining the

23  eligibility of such a child, an assets test is not required. A

24  child who is eligible for Medicaid under this subsection must

25  be offered the opportunity, subject to federal rules, to be

26  made presumptively eligible. A child who has been deemed

27  presumptively eligible for Medicaid shall not be enrolled in a

28  managed care plan until the child's full eligibility

29  determination for Medicaid has been completed.

30         (7)  A child living in a family that has an income

31  which is at or below 133 percent of the current federal


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  1  poverty level, who has attained the age of 1, but has not

  2  attained the age of 6.  In determining the eligibility of such

  3  a child, an assets test is not required. A child who is

  4  eligible for Medicaid under this subsection must be offered

  5  the opportunity, subject to federal rules, to be made

  6  presumptively eligible. A child who has been deemed

  7  presumptively eligible for Medicaid shall not be enrolled in a

  8  managed care plan until the child's full eligibility

  9  determination for Medicaid has been completed.

10         Section 9.  Subsections (6) and (7) of section 409.904,

11  Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (8) and (9) are

12  added to that section, to read:

13         409.904  Optional payments for eligible persons.--The

14  agency may make payments for medical assistance and related

15  services on behalf of the following persons who are determined

16  to be eligible subject to the income, assets, and categorical

17  eligibility tests set forth in federal and state law.  Payment

18  on behalf of these Medicaid eligible persons is subject to the

19  availability of moneys and any limitations established by the

20  General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.

21         (6)  A child born before October 1, 1983, living in a

22  family that has an income which is at or below 100 percent of

23  the current federal poverty level, who has attained the age of

24  6, but has not attained the age of 19, and who would be

25  eligible in s. 409.903(6), if the child had been born on or

26  after such date.  In determining the eligibility of such a

27  child, an assets test is not required. A child who is eligible

28  for Medicaid under this subsection must be offered the

29  opportunity, subject to federal rules, to be made

30  presumptively eligible.

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  1         (7)  A child who has not attained the age of 19 who has

  2  been determined eligible for the Medicaid program is deemed to

  3  be eligible for a total of 12 6 months, regardless of changes

  4  in circumstances other than attainment of the maximum age.

  5  Effective January 1, 1999, a child who has not attained the

  6  age of 5 and who has been determined eligible for the Medicaid

  7  program is deemed to be eligible for a total of 12 months

  8  regardless of changes in circumstances other than attainment

  9  of the maximum age.

10         (8)  A child under 1 year of age who lives in a family

11  that has an income above 185 percent of the most recently

12  published federal poverty level, but which is at or below 200

13  percent of such poverty level. In determining the eligibility

14  of such child, an assets test is not required. A child who is

15  eligible for Medicaid under this subsection must be offered

16  the opportunity, subject to federal rules, to be made

17  presumptively eligible.

18         (9)  A pregnant woman for the duration of her pregnancy

19  and for the postpartum period, as defined in federal law and

20  rule, who lives in a family that has an income above 185

21  percent of the current federal poverty level, but which is at

22  or below 200 percent of the most current federal poverty

23  level. A pregnant woman who applies for eligibility for the

24  Medicaid program through a qualified Medicaid provider must be

25  offered the opportunity, subject to federal rules, to be made

26  presumptively eligible for the Medicaid program.

27         Section 10.   The Division of State Group Insurance of

28  the Department of Management Services and the Florida Healthy

29  Kids Corporation shall study the feasibility of providing a

30  subsidy comparable to the subsidy available through the

31  Florida Healthy Kids Corporation for health insurance coverage


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  1  through the state employee health insurance program for

  2  children of state employees who meet the eligibility

  3  requirements for the Florida Healthy Kids program. The

  4  Division of State Group Insurance and the Florida Healthy Kids

  5  Corporation shall submit a report by January 1, 2001, to the

  6  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

  7  House of Representatives with their recommendations as to

  8  whether such a subsidy should be provided through the state

  9  employee health insurance program and how a subsidy could be

10  administered.

11         Section 11.  The provisions of this act which would

12  require changes to contracts in existence on June 30, 2000,

13  between the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation and its

14  contracted providers shall be applied to such contracts upon

15  renewal of the contracts, but no later than July 1, 2002.

16         Section 12.  Implementation of any specific provision

17  of this act is contingent upon a specific appropriation for

18  that provision in the General Appropriations Act.

19         Section 13.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

20  law.

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