Senate Bill sb0466

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                   SB 466

    By Senator Wasserman Schultz





    34-229-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Florida Kidcare program;

  3         creating s. 409.8141, F.S.; providing that an

  4         uninsured parent, guardian, or relative

  5         caretaker of a child enrolled in the Florida

  6         Kidcare program is eligible for coverage under

  7         the program, subject to certain limitation;

  8         requiring separate premiums or cost-sharing

  9         requirements for the parent, guardian, or

10         relative caretaker; providing that nonpayment

11         of premiums or cost-sharing requirements for an

12         adult is not grounds for disenrolling a child

13         in that family from the program; providing for

14         coverage of a parent, guardian, or relative

15         caretaker whose income is above a specified

16         level if the adult pays the full cost of the

17         premium, including administrative costs;

18         providing that the eligibility for coverage

19         provided by the act is not an entitlement;

20         authorizing the Agency for Health Care

21         Administration and the board of directors of

22         the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation to limit

23         enrollment under the act; exempting the adults

24         enrolled under the act from the enrollment

25         limitations of the Florida Kidcare program;

26         providing an effective date.

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

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30         Section 1.  Section 409.8141, Florida Statutes, is

31  created to read:

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 1         409.8141  Eligibility for a parent, guardian, or

 2  relative caretaker.--

 3         (1)  An uninsured parent, guardian, or relative

 4  caretaker of a child enrolled in the Florida Kidcare program

 5  is eligible for coverage under the Florida Kidcare program,

 6  subject to the availability of moneys and any limitations

 7  established in the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.

 8         (2)  Cost-sharing requirements or premiums charged for

 9  coverage for a parent, guardian, or relative caretaker shall

10  be separate from and in addition to the cost-sharing

11  provisions imposed for child coverage. Nonpayment of the

12  premiums or cost-sharing requirements for a parent, guardian,

13  or relative caretaker may not be grounds for disenrollment of

14  a child in that family.

15         (3)  A parent, guardian, or relative caretaker of a

16  child enrolled in the Florida Kidcare program whose income is

17  above 200 percent of the federal poverty level may participate

18  in the Florida Kidcare program, however, the adult is not

19  eligible for premium-assistance payments and must pay the full

20  cost of the premium, including any administrative costs.

21         (4)  The eligibility created in this section is not an

22  entitlement. The agency and the board of directors of the

23  Florida Healthy Kids Corporation may place limits on

24  enrollment of parents, guardians, or relative caretakers in

25  order to avoid adverse selection or to comply with limitations

26  in the General Appropriations Act.

27         (5)  A parent, guardian, or relative caretaker who

28  participates in the Florida Kidcare program as provided in

29  this section is not included in the annual limitations on

30  enrollment established for the Florida Kidcare program.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2003.

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 2                          SENATE SUMMARY

 3    Provides for coverage under the Florida Kidcare program
      for the uninsured parent, guardian, or relative caretaker
 4    of a child enrolled in the program. Provides for
      limitations to be established in the General
 5    Appropriations Act or ch. 216, F.S. Requires that the
      adult pay a separate premium or cost-sharing payment.
 6    Prohibits disenrolling a child due to nonpayment of
      premiums for an adult. Authorizes the Agency for Health
 7    Care Administration and the board of directors of the
      Florida Healthy Kids Corporation to limit enrollment of
 8    parents, guardians, or relative caretakers. (See bill for
      details.)
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