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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 821
Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)
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11 The Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations
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18 Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section
19 394.4575, Florida Statutes, 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 with community input, detailed plans that demonstrate how the
27 district will ensure the provision of state-funded mental
28 health and substance abuse treatment services to residents of
29 assisted living facilities that hold a limited mental health
30 license. Each district will hold a publicly-announced meeting
31 for input from assisted living facilities that hold a limited
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1 mental health license. The district will record minutes of
2 the meeting. These plans must be consistent with the substance
3 abuse and mental health district plan developed pursuant to s.
4 394.75 and must address case management services; access to
5 consumer-operated drop-in centers; access to services during
6 evenings, weekends, and holidays; supervision of the clinical
7 needs of the residents; and access to emergency psychiatric
8 care. The state headquarters office will hold an annual
9 meeting to review the district plans and will invite the
10 Florida Assisted Living Association, the Florida Council for
11 Mental Health, the Florida Psychiatric Society, and the
12 Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
13 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 394.74, Florida
14 Statutes, is amended, subsections (4) and (5) of said section
15 are renumbered as subsections (5) and (6), respectively, and a
16 new subsection (4) is added to said section, to read:
17 394.74 Contracts for provision of local substance
18 abuse and mental health programs.--
19 (2)(a) Contracts for service shall be consistent with
20 the approved district plan.
21 (b) Notwithstanding s. 394.76(3)(a) and (c), the
22 department may use unit cost methods of payment in contracts
23 for purchasing mental health and substance abuse services. The
24 unit cost contracting system must account for those patient
25 fees that are paid on behalf of a specific client and those
26 that are earned and used by the provider for those services
27 funded in whole or in part by the department.
28 (c) The department may reimburse actual expenditures
29 for startup contracts and fixed capital outlay contracts in
30 accordance with contract specifications. The department is
31 authorized to use case rates or per capita contracts. The
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1 contract provider must report persons served and services
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3 (4) Within existing statewide or district resources,
4 the department shall:
5 (a) Require that contract funds support individual
6 client treatment or service plans and clinical status.
7 (b) Develop proposed eligibility criteria and
8 associated benefits packages as a part of the 2004 state
9 master plan submitted pursuant to s. 394.75.
10 (c) Promote the use of electronic formats for contract
11 materials, including electronic signatures.
12 (d) Promote the use of web-enabled application
13 software products to simplify and expedite contract data
14 collection and billing.
15 (e) Ensure consumer choice among providers as provider
16 networks are created pursuant to s. 394.9082.
17 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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21 And the title is amended as follows:
22 remove: the entire title
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25 A bill to be entitled
26 An act relating to substance abuse and mental
27 health programs; amending s. 394.4574, F.S.;
28 requiring publicly announced meetings;
29 specifying additional requirements for district
30 plans; amending s. 394.74, F.S.; authorizing
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4 programs; specifying additional requirements
5 relating to such contracts; providing an
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