SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1062
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Bennett moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 10. Section 430.701, Florida Statutes, is
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19 430.701 Legislative findings and intent.--
20 (1) The Legislature finds that state expenditures for
21 long-term care services continue to increase at a rapid rate
22 and that Florida faces increasing pressure in its efforts to
23 meet the long-term care needs of the public. It is the intent
24 of the Legislature that the Department of Elderly Affairs, in
25 consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration,
26 implement long-term care community diversion pilot projects to
27 test the effectiveness of managed care and outcome-based
28 reimbursement principles when applied to long-term care.
29 (2) Until such time as the agency receives a federal
30 waiver placing a cap on the number of providers in each
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1062
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1 not approve any additional providers in planning and service
2 areas that are currently served by three or more providers,
3 and not approve more than three providers in areas that are
4 currently not served by any providers or are served by fewer
5 than 3 providers. These restrictions do not prevent the
6 department from approving a provider to expand service to
7 additional counties within a planning and service area for
8 which the provider is already approve to serve.
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14 And the title is amended as follows:
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18 amending s. 430.701, F.S.; providing
19 legislative intent relating to the Department
20 of Elderly Affairs approving service providers;
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