Amendment
Bill No. 0546
Amendment No. 177455
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Sobel, Smith, Gannon, Joyner, Porth, Bucher,
2Gottlieb, Richardson, Peterman, Vana, Roberson, Fields,
3McInvale, Justice, Taylor, Seiler, Sands, Brutus, Slosberg,
4Greenstein, Gelber, Brandenburg, Jennings, Henriquez, Ryan,
5Meadows, Gibson, Bendross-Mindingall, Cusack, Holloway, Bullard,
6Ausley, Kendrick, Machek, Antone, Traviesa, and Williams offered
7the following:
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9     Amendment (with title amendment)
10     On page 1, between line(s) 23 and 34,
11insert:  
12     Section 2.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
13in CS for CS for SB 404, enacted in the 2005 Regular Session of
14the Florida Legislature, the Agency for Health Care
15Administration shall comply with the provisions of chapter 120,
16Florida Statutes, when setting Medicaid rates and methods of
17payment. The substance of such rates shall be subject to
18judicial review. Sections 8, 10, and 23 of CS for CS for SB 404
19do not apply retroactively to contracts, fees, rates, and other
20methods of payment in existence before the effective date of CS
21for CS for SB 404. Any fee or rate schedule approved through the
22rate setting process existing as of July 1, 2004, shall be
23incorporated into the provider agreement or any other agreement
24relating to Medicaid goods and services.
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28     On page 1, line(s) 8, after "recipients;"
29insert:  
30requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to comply
31with certain administrative procedure provisions in setting
32Medicaid rates and methods of payment; requiring judicial
33review; specifying nonretroactive application to certain
34contracts, fees, rates, and methods of payment;


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.