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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to the Uninsured Task Force; providing a | ||
| 3 | legislative finding; creating the Uninsured Task Force; | ||
| 4 | providing for membership; providing purposes and duties; | ||
| 5 | requiring a report; providing an effective date. | ||
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 9 | Section 1. (1) The Legislature finds that many of our | ||
| 10 | state's hospitals are incurring millions of dollars in costs for | ||
| 11 | treating uninsured persons. | ||
| 12 | (2)(a) The Uninsured Task Force is established for the | ||
| 13 | purpose of investigating how to reduce the cost of treating | ||
| 14 | uninsured persons. | ||
| 15 | (b) The task force shall be comprised of one | ||
| 16 | representative each from: | ||
| 17 | 1. The Orange County Medical Society. | ||
| 18 | 2. The Florida Academy of Family Practitioners. | ||
| 19 | 3. A faith-based health care provider. | ||
| 20 | 4. A progress health maintenance organization. | ||
| 21 | 5. The Central Florida Partnership on Health Disparities. | ||
| 22 | 6. The Department of Health. | ||
| 23 | 7. The Association of Community Health Centers. | ||
| 24 | Hospital. | ||
| 25 | 8. The Florida Chamber of Commerce. | ||
| 26 | 9. The Emergency Management Service Organization. | ||
| 27 | 10. Enterprise Florida, Inc. | ||
| 28 | 11. The Florida Hospital Association. | ||
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| 30 | The task force shall also include the Chief Financial Officer | ||
| 31 | for the Broward County Hospital and the Deputy Director of | ||
| 32 | Orange County. | ||
| 33 | (c) The task force shall develop innovative solutions for | ||
| 34 | treating the uninsured, reducing the caseloads in the emergency | ||
| 35 | rooms of our hospitals, and streamlining the resources, | ||
| 36 | treatment centers, community health centers, county health | ||
| 37 | clinics, and other health care facilities that treat uninsured | ||
| 38 | persons. | ||
| 39 | (3) The task force shall select a chair and shall meet at | ||
| 40 | the call of the chair but at least once each month. Members of | ||
| 41 | the task force shall serve without compensation but shall be | ||
| 42 | entitled to reimbursement for travel and per diem expenses as | ||
| 43 | provided in s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. | ||
| 44 | (4) The task force shall develop solutions, make | ||
| 45 | recommendations, and report to the President of the Senate and | ||
| 46 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the beginning of | ||
| 47 | the 2004 Regular Session. | ||
| 48 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. | ||