House Bill hb1727

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1727

        By the Fiscal Responsibility Council and Representative
    Maygarden





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to community care for the

  3         elderly; amending s. 430.203, F.S.; redefining

  4         the term "lead agency"; removing the

  5         requirement of mandatory case management;

  6         providing an effective date.

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

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (9) of section 430.203, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         430.203  Community care for the elderly;

13  definitions.--As used in ss. 430.201-430.207, the term:

14         (9)  "Lead agency" means an agency designated at least

15  once every 3 years by an area agency on aging as the result of

16  a request for proposal process as provided in s. 287.057 to be

17  in place no later than the state fiscal year 1996-1997.

18         (a)  The guidelines for the request for proposal must

19  be developed by the department in consultation with the area

20  agencies on aging. Such guidelines must include requirements

21  for the assurance of quality and cost-efficiency of services,

22  minimum personnel standards, and employee benefits.

23         (b)  The area agency on aging, in consultation with the

24  department, may exempt from the competitive bid process any

25  contract with a provider who meets or exceeds established

26  minimum standards, as determined by the department.

27         (c)  In each community care service system the lead

28  agency must be given the authority and responsibility to

29  coordinate some or all of the services, either directly or

30  through subcontracts, for functionally impaired elderly

31  persons. These services must include case management and may

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1727

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  1  include case management, homemaker and chore services, respite

  2  care, adult day care, personal care services, home-delivered

  3  meals, counseling, information and referral, and emergency

  4  home repair services. The lead agency must compile community

  5  care statistics and monitor, when applicable, subcontracts

  6  with agencies providing core services.

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

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      Revises a provision of law defining the term "lead
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      remove a requirement for mandatory case management.
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