| HOUSE AMENDMENT |
| Bill No. HB 657 CS |
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CHAMBER ACTION |
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Representative Richardson offered the following: |
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Amendment (with title amendment) |
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On line(s) 24, insert: |
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section |
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381.7353, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
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381.7353 Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: |
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Closing the Gap grant program; administration; department |
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duties.-- |
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(2) The department shall: |
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(e) Coordinate with existing community-based programs, |
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such as chronic disease community intervention programs, cancer |
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prevention and control programs, diabetes control programs, oral |
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health care programs,the Healthy Start program, the Florida |
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KidCare Program, the HIV/AIDS program, immunization programs, |
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and other related programs at the state and local levels, to |
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avoid duplication of effort and promote consistency. |
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Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
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381.7355, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
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381.7355 Project requirements; review criteria.-- |
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(2) A proposal must include each of the following |
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elements: |
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(a) The purpose and objectives of the proposal, including |
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identification of the particular racial or ethnic disparity the |
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project will address. The proposal must address one or more of |
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the following priority areas: |
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1. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal |
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and infant mortality rates. |
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2. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
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and mortality rates relating to cancer. |
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3. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
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and mortality rates relating to HIV/AIDS. |
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4. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
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and mortality rates relating to cardiovascular disease. |
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5. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
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and mortality rates relating to diabetes. |
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6. Increasing adult and child immunization rates in |
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certain racial and ethnic populations. |
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7. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in oral health |
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care.
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================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================= |
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Remove line(s) 11, and insert: |
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An act relating to dentistry; amending ss. 381.7353 and |
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381.7355, F.S.; including oral health care in the Closing |
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the Gap grant program; amending |