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2002
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104940
Senator Wise moved the following amendment to amendment
(104940):
On page 97, between lines 23 and 24,
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11  Senator Wise moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 97, between lines 23 and 24,

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18         Section 80.  Subsection (3) of section 394.4574,

19  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

20         394.4574  Department responsibilities for a mental

21  health resident who resides in an assisted living facility

22  that holds a limited mental health license.--

23         (3)  The Secretary of Children and Family Services, in

24  consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration,

25  shall annually require each district administrator to develop

26  and implement, with community input, detailed plans that

27  demonstrate how the district will ensure the provision of

28  state-funded mental health and substance abuse treatment

29  services to residents of assisted living facilities that hold

30  a limited mental health license. Each district will hold a

31  publicly announced meeting for input from assisted living

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  1  facilities that hold a limited mental health license.  The

  2  district will record minutes of the meeting. These plans must

  3  be consistent with the substance abuse and mental health

  4  district plan developed pursuant to s. 394.75 and must address

  5  case management services; access to consumer-operated drop-in

  6  centers; access to services during evenings, weekends, and

  7  holidays; supervision of the clinical needs of the residents;

  8  and access to emergency psychiatric care. The state

  9  headquarters office will hold an annual meeting to review the

10  district plans and will invite the Florida Assisted Living

11  Association, the Florida Council for Behavioral Healthcare,

12  the Florida Psychiatric Society, and the Alliance for the

13  Mentally Ill.

14         Section 81.  Subsection (2) of section 394.74, Florida

15  Statutes, is amended, present subsections (4) and (5) of that

16  section are renumbered as subsections (5) and (6),

17  respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to that

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19         394.74  Contracts for provision of local substance

20  abuse and mental health programs.--

21         (2)(a)  Contracts for service shall be consistent with

22  the approved district plan.

23         (b)  Notwithstanding s. 394.76(3)(a) and (c), the

24  department may use unit cost methods of payment in contracts

25  for purchasing mental health and substance abuse services. The

26  unit cost contracting system must account for those patient

27  fees that are paid on behalf of a specific client and those

28  that are earned and used by the provider for those services

29  funded in whole or in part by the department.

30         (c)  The department may reimburse actual expenditures

31  for startup contracts and fixed capital outlay contracts in

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  1  accordance with contract specifications. The department is

  2  authorized to use case rates or per-capita contracts. The

  3  contract provider must report persons served and services

  4  provided.

  5         (4)  Within existing statewide or district resources,

  6  the department shall:

  7         (a)  Require that contract funds support individual

  8  client treatment or service plans and clinical status.

  9         (b)  Develop proposed eligibility criteria and

10  associated benefits packages as a part of the 2004 state

11  master plan submitted pursuant to s. 394.75.

12         (c)  Promote the use of electronic formats for contract

13  materials, including electronic signatures.

14         (d)  Promote the use of web-enabled application

15  software products to simplify and expedite contract data

16  collection and billing.

17         (e)  Ensure consumer choice among providers as provider

18  networks are created pursuant to s. 394.9082.

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24  And the title is amended as follows:

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28         amending s. 394.4574, F.S.; requiring publicly

29         announced meetings; specifying additional

30         requirements for district plans; amending s.

31         394.74, F.S.; authorizing the Department of

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  1         Children and Family Services to use case rates

  2         or per capita contracts in contracting for the

  3         provision of services for local substance abuse

  4         and mental health programs; specifying

  5         additional requirements relating to such

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