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                                       HB 421, First Engrossed/ntc



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to mental health; directing the

  3         Department of Children and Family Services to

  4         develop and implement a pilot project to

  5         provide client-directed and choice-based mental

  6         health treatment and support services to

  7         certain adults; requiring an independent

  8         evaluation; providing evaluation criteria;

  9         requiring reports; providing an appropriation;

10         providing for expiration; providing an

11         effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  (1)  The Department of Children and Family

16  Services shall develop a client-directed and choice-based

17  pilot project in district 4 to provide mental health treatment

18  and support services to adults who have a serious mental

19  illness. The project shall test a payment model in which each

20  client controls the money that is available for that client's

21  mental health treatment and support services. The project

22  shall be evaluated by an independent entity whose evaluation

23  must include an assessment of:

24         (a)  The criteria for selecting adult mental health

25  clients with serious mental illness eligible for participation

26  in the project.

27         (b)  The duties and responsibilities of the care

28  coordinator.

29         (c)  The accessibility and quality of services provided

30  under the project by available community-based providers

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                                       HB 421, First Engrossed/ntc



  1  selected by the client, compared to those services that are

  2  available without the project.

  3         (d)  The input by the clients in the development of

  4  treatment plans compared to other clients not participating in

  5  the project.

  6         (e)  The achievement of individual treatment goals or

  7  outcome measures established for each client participating in

  8  the project compared to other mental health clients.

  9         (f)  Any demonstrated improvements or cost savings in

10  the delivery of community-based mental health treatment and

11  support services, including an explanation of the analyses

12  used in determining cost savings.

13         (g)  All monitoring and oversight conducted by the

14  Department of Children and Family Services or the Agency for

15  Health Care Administration.

16         (h)  Any existing or appointed local advisory group

17  assisting in the design and implementation of the project.

18         (2)  The Department of Children and Family Services

19  shall submit a report concerning the progress of the project

20  to the appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 2002,

21  and December 1, 2003.

22         (3)  This section expires July 1, 2004.

23         Section 2.  The sum of $470,000 is appropriated for

24  Fiscal Year 2001-2002 from the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental

25  Health Trust Fund in the Department of Children and Family

26  Services for the purpose of implementing this act.

27         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

28  law.

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