House Bill hb1355

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1355

        By Representative Gannon






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public medical assistance;

  3         amending s. 409.904, F.S.; providing Medicaid

  4         eligibility for women diagnosed with breast or

  5         cervical cancer who meet certain criteria;

  6         providing an effective date.

  7

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

  9

10         Section 1.  Subsection (9) is added to section 409.904,

11  Florida Statutes, to read:

12         409.904  Optional payments for eligible persons.--The

13  agency may make payments for medical assistance and related

14  services on behalf of the following persons who are determined

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

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

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

18  availability of moneys and any limitations established by the

19  General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.

20         (9)  A woman who has not attained 65 years of age,

21  whose income is at or below 250 percent of the most recently

22  published federal poverty level, and who has been screened for

23  breast or cervical cancer by a qualified entity under the

24  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention breast and cervical

25  cancer early detection program established under Title XV of

26  the Public Health Service Act, in accordance with the

27  requirements of s. 1504 of that act, and needs treatment for

28  breast or cervical cancer and is not otherwise covered under

29  creditable coverage, as defined in s. 2701(c) of the Public

30  Health Service Act. For purposes of this subsection,

31  "qualified entity" includes a county public health department,

                                  1

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.






    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1355

    761-101A-01






  1  a community health center, and any community-based service

  2  delivery system that provides breast and cervical screening

  3  services. In determining the eligibility of such a woman, an

  4  assets test is not required. A presumptive eligibility period

  5  begins on the date on which a qualified entity determines, on

  6  the basis of preliminary information, that all eligibility

  7  criteria appear to be met and ends on the date determination

  8  is made with respect to the eligibility of such woman for

  9  services under the state plan or, in the case of such a woman

10  who does not file an application, by the last day of the month

11  following the month during which the entity makes the

12  presumptive eligibility determination. A woman shall be deemed

13  eligible until she gains creditable coverage, until treatment

14  is no longer necessary, or until attainment of 65 years of

15  age.

16         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

17

18            *****************************************

19                          HOUSE SUMMARY

20
      Provides Medicaid eligibility for women under 65 years of
21    age who meet specified income requirements and have been
      screened for and diagnosed with breast or cervical
22    cancer.

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

                                  2

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.