| 1 | Representative Garcia offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 349 through 361 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 5. Effective July 1, 2004, paragraph (q) of |
| 6 | subsection (2) of section 409.815, Florida Statutes, is |
| 7 | amended to read: |
| 8 | 409.815 Health benefits coverage; limitations.-- |
| 9 | (2) BENCHMARK BENEFITS.--In order for health benefits |
| 10 | coverage to qualify for premium assistance payments for an |
| 11 | eligible child under ss. 409.810-409.820, the health benefits |
| 12 | coverage, except for coverage under Medicaid and Medikids, |
| 13 | must include the following minimum benefits, as medically |
| 14 | necessary. |
| 15 | (q) Dental services.--Dental services shall be covered |
| 16 | and may services include those dental benefits services |
| 17 | provided to children by the Florida Medicaid program under |
| 18 | s. 409.906(6) 409.906(5), up to a maximum benefit of $750 per |
| 19 | enrollee per year. |
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| 22 | Remove lines 31 and 32 and insert: |
| 23 | activities; amending s. 409.815, F.S.; requiring dental services |
| 24 | to be covered; amending |