Senate Bill sb1450

    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1450

    By Senator Dawson





    29-1075-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Medicaid copayments;

  3         amending s. 409.9081, F.S.; requiring Medicaid

  4         recipients to pay a specified amount per month,

  5         subject to federal regulations and limitations;

  6         deleting provisions requiring copayments for

  7         certain medical services and prescription

  8         drugs; providing for the proceeds of the

  9         payment to be deposited into the Public Medical

10         Assistance Trust Fund; providing an effective

11         date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 409.9081, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         409.9081  Copayments.--

18         (1)  The agency shall require, subject to federal

19  regulations and limitations, each Medicaid recipient to pay

20  $20 per month. Payments collected under this subsection shall

21  be deposited into the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund. at

22  the time of service a nominal copayment for the following

23  Medicaid services:

24         (a)  Hospital outpatient services:  up to $3 for each

25  hospital outpatient visit.

26         (b)  Physician services: up to $2 copayment for each

27  visit with a physician licensed under chapter 458, chapter

28  459, chapter 460, chapter 461, or chapter 463.

29         (c)  Hospital emergency department visits for

30  nonemergency care: $15 for each emergency department visit.

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1450
    29-1075-04




 1         (d)  Prescription drugs:  a coinsurance equal to 2.5

 2  percent of the Medicaid cost of the prescription drug at the

 3  time of purchase. The maximum coinsurance shall be $7.50 per

 4  prescription drug purchased.

 5         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

 6  law.

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10    Requires Medicaid recipients to pay $20 per month which
      shall be deposited into the Public Medical Assistance
11    Trust Fund. Deletes requirements that Medicaid recipients
      make certain copayments for medical services and
12    prescription drugs.

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