Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2-B
                        Barcode 943546
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11  The Committee on Ways and Means (Campbell) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 42, between lines 14 and 15,
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18         Section 7.  Broward County Medicaid Authority;
19  creation; membership; powers.--
20         (1)  The Broward County Medicaid Authority is created
21  for the purpose of periodically reviewing the progress of
22  implementing the Medicaid managed care pilot program in
23  Broward County under s. 409.91211, Florida Statutes.
24         (2)  The Agency for Health Care Administration is
25  required to report to the authority, as requested by the
26  authority, on the status, plans, and issues of implementing
27  the Medicaid managed care pilot program.
28         (3)  The authority shall host quarterly public hearings
29  to hear public testimony from Broward County residents on the
30  effects of the Medicaid managed care pilot program.
31         (4)  The authority shall submit its findings and
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2-B Barcode 943546 1 recommendations to the Legislature. 2 (5) The authority is composed of six members and must 3 include a county commissioner appointed by the chair of the 4 Broward County Commission, a judge appointed by the Chief 5 Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, a member of the 6 Senate Broward County delegation appointed by the President of 7 the Senate, a member of the House of Representatives' Broward 8 County delegation appointed by the Speaker of the House of 9 Representatives, and a medical doctor and a hospital 10 representative each appointed by the chair of the Broward 11 County Commission. 12 (6) The Broward County Medicaid Authority is abolished 13 6 months after the Medicaid managed care pilot program is 14 terminated. 15 16 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 17 18 19 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 20 And the title is amended as follows: 21 On page 3, line 18, following the semicolon 22 23 insert: 24 creating the Broward County Medicaid Authority 25 to review the progress of implementing the 26 Medicaid managed care pilot program in the 27 county; providing its membership and 28 responsibilities; requiring reports; providing 29 for the authority's termination; 30 31 2 4:14 PM 12/06/05 s0002Bc1c-wm32-b01