| 1 | Representative Roberson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 606 through 607 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 12. Section 409.819, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 409.819 Identification of low-income, uninsured children; |
| 8 | determination of eligibility for the Florida KidCare Kidcare |
| 9 | program; alternative health care information.--The Department of |
| 10 | Health shall develop a program, in conjunction with the |
| 11 | Department of Education, the Department of Children and Family |
| 12 | Services, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Florida |
| 13 | Healthy Kids Corporation, local governments, employers, and |
| 14 | other stakeholders to identify low-income, uninsured children |
| 15 | and, to the extent possible and subject to appropriation, refer |
| 16 | them to the Department of Children and Family Services for |
| 17 | eligibility determination and provide parents with information |
| 18 | about choices of health benefits coverage under the Florida |
| 19 | KidCare Kidcare program. These activities shall include, but not |
| 20 | be limited to,: training community providers in effective |
| 21 | methods of outreach; conducting public information campaigns |
| 22 | designed to publicize the Florida KidCare Kidcare program, the |
| 23 | eligibility requirements of the program, and the procedures for |
| 24 | enrollment in the program; and maintaining public awareness of |
| 25 | the Florida KidCare Kidcare program. Special emphasis shall be |
| 26 | placed on the identification of minority children, including, |
| 27 | but not limited to, Hispanic, Haitian, and African-American |
| 28 | children, for referral to and participation in the Florida |
| 29 | KidCare Kidcare program. |
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| 32 | Remove lines 60 through 62 and insert: |
| 33 | reference; amending s. 409.819, F.S.; providing additional |
| 34 | requirements to identify children for the Florida KidCare |
| 35 | program; providing appropriations; providing |