| 1 | Representative Richardson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
| 4 | On page 7, line(s) 30, |
| 5 | insert: (9) There is hereby established within the Department |
| 6 | of Health the Office of Minority Health. |
| 7 | Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
| 8 | 381.7355, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 9 | 381.7355 Project requirements; review criteria.-- |
| 10 | (2) A proposal must include each of the following |
| 11 | elements: |
| 12 | (a) The purpose and objectives of the proposal, including |
| 13 | identification of the particular racial or ethnic disparity the |
| 14 | project will address. The proposal must address one or more of |
| 15 | the following priority areas: |
| 16 | 1. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal |
| 17 | and infant mortality rates. |
| 18 | 2. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
| 19 | and mortality rates relating to cancer. |
| 20 | 3. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
| 21 | and mortality rates relating to HIV/AIDS. |
| 22 | 4. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
| 23 | and mortality rates relating to cardiovascular disease. |
| 24 | 5. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
| 25 | and mortality rates relating to diabetes. |
| 26 | 6. Increasing adult and child immunization rates in |
| 27 | certain racial and ethnic populations. |
| 28 | 7. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in oral health |
| 29 | care. |
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| 32 | On page 7, line(s) 17-19, |
| 33 | remove: said lines |
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| 35 | and insert: Section 2. Paragraphs (f), (i), and (j) of |
| 36 | subsection (3) of section 20.43, Florida Statutes, are amended, |
| 37 | paragraph (k) is added to said subsection, and subsection (9) is |
| 38 | added to said section, to read: |
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| 42 | On page 1, line(s) 16, |
| 43 | remove: said line |
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| 45 | and insert: Determiniations; creating the Office of Minority |
| 46 | Health; amending s. 381.7355, F.S.; providing an additional |
| 47 | priority area; amending s. 216.2625, F.S.; |