| 1 | Representative(s) Gelber offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between line(s) 1540 and 1541, insert: |
| 5 | Section 11. Medical care advisory committee.-- |
| 6 | (1) The Secretary of the Agency for Health Care |
| 7 | Administration shall appoint a medical care advisory committee |
| 8 | to advise the agency about the Florida Medicaid program, |
| 9 | consistent with the requirements of federal law. |
| 10 | (2) There shall be no less than 15 and no more than 23 |
| 11 | members on the committee with at least 51 percent of the |
| 12 | membership consisting of current or former Medicaid recipients |
| 13 | or their parents or guardians or Medicaid advocates, including |
| 14 | representatives of special needs populations. The members of the |
| 15 | advisory committee shall serve without compensation, but shall |
| 16 | receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred |
| 17 | in connection with committee meeting attendance in accordance |
| 18 | with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. |
| 19 | (3) The committee shall meet not less than quarterly and |
| 20 | committee members shall be furnished written notice of the |
| 21 | meetings at least 10 days before the date of the meeting. |
| 22 | (4) The medical care advisory committee shall be given an |
| 23 | opportunity to participate in Medicaid policy development, |
| 24 | advise on program administration, and review and comment upon |
| 25 | proposed new initiatives pertaining to health care benefits and |
| 26 | beneficiary eligibility, including, but not limited to, 1115 |
| 27 | Medicaid Waiver proposals and programs. |
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| 30 | Remove line(s) 73 and insert: |
| 31 | relating to contracts between state agencies; creating a medical |
| 32 | care advisory committee; providing for appointment of members by |
| 33 | the Secretary of Health Care Administration; providing for per |
| 34 | diem and travel expenses; providing for meetings and notice |
| 35 | thereof; providing duties; providing an |