SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 913, 2nd Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 261112
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11  Senator Sullivan moved the following amendment to amendment
12  (732346):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 82, between lines 13 and 14,
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18         Section 34.  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 within a specific legislative appropriation for
27  this purpose, with community input, detailed plans that
28  demonstrate how the district will ensure the provision of
29  state-funded mental health and substance abuse treatment
30  services to residents of assisted living facilities that hold
31  a limited mental health license. Each district will hold a
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 913, 2nd Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 261112 1 publicly announced meeting for input from assisted living 2 facilities that hold a limited mental health license. The 3 district will record minutes of the meeting. These plans must 4 be consistent with the substance abuse and mental health 5 district plan developed pursuant to s. 394.75 and must address 6 case management services; access to consumer-operated drop-in 7 centers; access to services during evenings, weekends, and 8 holidays; supervision of the clinical needs of the residents; 9 and access to emergency psychiatric care. The state 10 headquarters office will hold an annual meeting to review the 11 district plans and will invite the Florida Assisted Living 12 Association, the Florida Council for Behavioral Healthcare, 13 the Florida Mental Health Counselor's Association, the Florida 14 Psychiatric Society, and the Alliance for the Mentally Ill. 15 Section 35. Subsection (2) of section 394.74, Florida 16 Statutes, is amended, present subsections (4) and (5) of that 17 section are renumbered as subsections (5) and (6), 18 respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to that 19 section to read: 20 394.74 Contracts for provision of local substance 21 abuse and mental health programs.-- 22 (2)(a) Contracts for service shall be consistent with 23 the approved district plan. 24 (b) Notwithstanding s. 394.76(3)(a) and (c), the 25 department may use unit cost methods of payment in contracts 26 for purchasing mental health and substance abuse services. The 27 unit cost contracting system must account for those patient 28 fees that are paid on behalf of a specific client and those 29 that are earned and used by the provider for those services 30 funded in whole or in part by the department. 31 (c) The department may reimburse actual expenditures 2 3:56 PM 03/22/02 h0913c1c-22m0d
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 913, 2nd Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 261112 1 for startup contracts and fixed capital outlay contracts in 2 accordance with contract specifications. The department is 3 authorized to use case rates or per-capita contracts. The 4 contract provider must report persons served and services 5 provided. 6 (4) Within existing statewide or district resources, 7 the department shall: 8 (a) Require that contract funds support individual 9 client treatment or service plans and clinical status. 10 (b) Develop proposed eligibility criteria and 11 associated benefits packages as a part of the 2004 state 12 master plan submitted pursuant to s. 394.75. 13 (c) Promote the use of electronic formats for contract 14 materials, including electronic signatures. 15 (d) Promote the use of web-enabled application 16 software products to simplify and expedite contract data 17 collection and billing. 18 (e) Ensure consumer choice among providers within 19 provider networks as created pursuant to s. 394.9082. 20 21 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 22 23 24 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 25 And the title is amended as follows: 26 On page 89, line 12, after the semicolon 27 28 insert: 29 amending s. 394.4574, F.S.; requiring publicly 30 announced meetings; specifying additional 31 requirements for district plans; requiring that 3 3:56 PM 03/22/02 h0913c1c-22m0d
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 913, 2nd Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 261112 1 plans be implemented within specific 2 legislative appropriation; amending s. 394.74, 3 F.S.; authorizing the Department of Children 4 and Family Services to use case rates or per 5 capita contracts in contracting for the 6 provision of services for local substance abuse 7 and mental health programs; specifying 8 additional requirements relating to such 9 contracts; 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 3:56 PM 03/22/02 h0913c1c-22m0d