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11 Senators Peaden and Dockery moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 9. The Auditor General shall provide
19 recommendations to implement mechanisms to prevent enrollment
20 of children in the Florida KidCare program who are ineligible
21 pursuant to the requirements of section 409.814(4), Florida
22 Statutes. Such recommendations shall be reported to the
23 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
24 House of Representatives by March 1, 2005.
25 Section 10. The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation shall
26 use existing funds from their operating fund established by
27 section 624.915, Florida Statutes, to contract for an
28 actuarial study on the impact of full-pay enrollees on the
29 cost of services for each Florida KidCare program component.
30 Section 11. The Auditor General shall perform periodic
31 audits through the 2005-2006 fiscal year to ensure that
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1 children enrolled in the Florida Healthy Kids program are
2 eligible pursuant to sections 409.814 and 624.91, Florida
3 Statutes. The Auditor General shall have the authority to
4 require and receive from the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation
5 or from its independent auditor any books, accounts, records,
6 or other documentation relating to the corporation. Any
7 contract entered into by the corporation pursuant to section
8 624.91(4)(b)11. or section 624.91(4)(b)15., Florida Statutes,
9 shall specify that the records of the contractor relating to
10 the contract or its performance must be available for review
11 and audit by the Auditor General.
12 Section 12. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
13 Government Accountability shall perform a study to determine
14 the appropriate family premium for the Florida KidCare program
15 and submit a report to the President of the Senate and the
16 Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1, 2005.
17 The report shall set out no fewer than three options and shall
18 make a recommendation as to the appropriate family premium for
19 the Florida KidCare program. Each option shall include a
20 detailed explanation of the analysis that led to the
21 conclusion. A discussion of family premiums collected by Title
22 XXI programs in other states shall be part of the report.
23 Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 409.818, Florida
24 Statutes, is amended to read:
25 409.818 Administration.--In order to implement ss.
26 409.810-409.820, the following agencies shall have the
27 following duties:
28 (2) The Department of Health shall:
29 (a) Design an eligibility intake process for the
30 program, in coordination with the Department of Children and
31 Family Services, the agency, and the Florida Healthy Kids
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1 Corporation. The eligibility intake process may include local
2 intake points that are determined by the Department of Health
3 in coordination with the Department of Children and Family
4 Services.
5 (b) Design and implement program outreach activities
6 under s. 409.819.
7 (b)(c) Chair a state-level coordinating council to
8 review and make recommendations concerning the implementation
9 and operation of the program. The coordinating council shall
10 include representatives from the department, the Department of
11 Children and Family Services, the agency, the Florida Healthy
12 Kids Corporation, the Office of Insurance Regulation of the
13 Financial Services Commission, local government, health
14 insurers, health maintenance organizations, health care
15 providers, families participating in the program, and
16 organizations representing low-income families.
17 (c)(d) In consultation with the Florida Healthy Kids
18 Corporation and the Department of Children and Family
19 Services, establish establishing a toll-free telephone line to
20 assist families with questions about the program.
21 (d)(e) Adopt rules necessary to implement outreach
22 activities.
23 Section 14. Section 409.819, Florida Statutes, is
24 repealed.
25 Section 15. The sums of $6,566,073 from the General
26 Revenue Fund, $454,687 from the Grants and Donations Trust
27 Fund, and $16,272,440 from the Medical Care Trust Fund are
28 appropriated to the Agency for Health Care Administration, and
29 the sum of $1,984,113 is appropriated from the Donations Trust
30 Fund to the Department of Health, for the 2003-2004 fiscal
31 year for the purpose of serving children on whose behalf
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1 applications are submitted to the Florida KidCare program as
2 of January 30, 2004, and who are determined to be eligible for
3 program components funded under Title XXI of the Social
4 Security Act.
5 Section 16. Except as otherwise provided in this act,
6 this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
11 On page 2, lines 13-18, delete those lines
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14 deleting obsolete provisions; requiring the
15 Auditor General to provide recommendations to
16 prevent enrollment of ineligible children in
17 the Florida KidCare program and report such
18 recommendations to the Governor and
19 Legislature; requiring the Florida Healthy Kids
20 Corporation to use certain funds to contract
21 for an actuarial study; requiring the Auditor
22 General to perform audits to ensure the
23 eligibility of children enrolled in the Florida
24 Healthy Kids program; authorizing the Auditor
25 General to require and receive any books,
26 accounts, records, or other documentation
27 relating to the Florida Healthy Kids
28 Corporation; requiring the Office of Program
29 Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
30 to perform a study to determine the appropriate
31 family premium for the Florida KidCare program
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1 and report its findings to the Legislature;
2 amending s. 409.818, F.S.; deleting a
3 cross-reference; repealing s. 409.819, F.S.,
4 relating to a program identifying low-income,
5 uninsured children for certain purposes;
6 providing appropriations; providing effective
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