| 1 | Representative Negron offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
| 4 | On page 208, between lines 29 and 30, insert: |
| 5 | Section 165. Notwithstanding any provision rule or law, if |
| 6 | the Department of Management Services determines that it is in |
| 7 | the best interests of the state, the department may negotiate |
| 8 | and contract, for the 2005 plan year only, with any licensed |
| 9 | health maintenance organization provider not currently under |
| 10 | contract with the department to provide benefits to employees in |
| 11 | the State Group Insurance Program under s. 110.123, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes. Such contract may be executed only for those |
| 13 | geographic areas not currently served by a State Group Insurance |
| 14 | Program health maintenance organization provider as of April 30, |
| 15 | 2004, or for geographical areas served by one or less current |
| 16 | health maintenance organization providers under a contract |
| 17 | extension that will terminate December 31, 2005. |
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| 21 | On page 15, between lines 28 and 29, insert: |
| 22 | authorizing the Department of Management Services to negotiate |
| 23 | and contract with certain licensed health maintenance |
| 24 | organization providers to provide benefits to employees in the |
| 25 | State Group Insurance Program under certain circumstances for a |
| 26 | specified time period; providing limitations; |