| 1 | Representative Garcia offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (954111) (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 3939 and 3940 insert: |
| 5 | Section 113. The Agency for Health Care Administration |
| 6 | shall contract on a statewide basis with an eye care company on |
| 7 | a capitated basis by October 1, 2004. The capitated amount shall |
| 8 | be no more than 90 percent of the current Medicaid fee for |
| 9 | service per member per month and shall cover all of the vision |
| 10 | services available to Medicaid recipients. The qualified vendor |
| 11 | must be licensed under chapter 627, Florida Statutes, have a |
| 12 | contracted statewide provider network, have experience in |
| 13 | providing medical and surgical vision care for at least 5 years, |
| 14 | and be in good standing with the agency and the federal centers |
| 15 | for Medicare and Medicaid. The agency is authorized to seek |
| 16 | Medicaid waivers as necessary to implement this program. |
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| 19 | Remove line 4160 and insert: |
| 20 | trainers; allowing for certain relicensure; requiring the Agency |
| 21 | for Health Care Administration to contract with eye care |
| 22 | companies on a capitated basis; providing a maximum capitated |
| 23 | amount; authorizing the agency to seek federal waivers; |
| 24 | repealing ss. |