995056                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB0002A                                                 HHS              14


Senator(s): Klein and Margolis
moved the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 000             Provides 28 positions and $7,507,654 from General
                         Revenue and $28,252,637 from trust funds to implement
Spec App:  183-AA        the LifeSaver Rx Program.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -           35,760,291             7,507,654           28,252,637 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
        Program: Health Care Services
        Medicaid Services To Individuals  68501400

        In Section 03  On Page 000
183-AA  Lump Sum  09A000    IOEE

          Positions:                              0             28
   1000   From General Revenue Fund                               7,507,654
       CA 7,507,654  FSI2 7,507,654  
   2021   From Administrative Trust Fund                          2,086,305
       CA 2,086,305  FSI3 2,086,305  
   2339   From Grants And Donations Trust                        18,044,250
          Fund
       CA 18,044,250  FSI2 7,412,578  FSI3 10,631,672  
   2474   From Medical Care Trust Fund                            8,122,082
       CA 8,122,082  FSI3 8,122,082  

Insert the following proviso after the new Specific Appropriation:

Funds in Specific Appropriation 183-AA are hereby appropriated to
implement the LifeSaver Rx Program and are contingent upon approval of a
federal Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment.  These funds are also
contingent upon legislation becoming law in Special Session "A" of 2003
which delays the effective date of the provisions of section 2, Chapter
2001-371, Laws of Florida, relating to the exemption of certain
intangible personal property from taxation.  These funds may be

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transferred between agencies, as necessary, pursuant to the provisions
in Chapter 216, Florida Statutes.

Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process.  However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.















































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