| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Access to Health Care Act; amending |
| 3 | s. 766.1115, F.S.; revising a definition of low-income |
| 4 | person to expand a poverty level family income criterion; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section |
| 10 | 766.1115, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency |
| 12 | relationship with governmental contractors.-- |
| 13 | (3) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: |
| 14 | (e) "Low-income" means: |
| 15 | 1. A person who is Medicaid-eligible under Florida law; |
| 16 | 2. A person who is without health insurance and whose |
| 17 | family income does not exceed 200 150 percent of the federal |
| 18 | poverty level as defined annually by the federal Office of |
| 19 | Management and Budget; or |
| 20 | 3. Any client of the department who voluntarily chooses to |
| 21 | participate in a program offered or approved by the department |
| 22 | and meets the program eligibility guidelines of the department. |
| 23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |