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CS/CS/HB 3-B: Medicaid

GENERAL BILL by Benson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bean ; Farkas ; Galvano ; Garcia ; Gibson ; Goodlette ; Harrell ; Homan

Medicaid; adds duty to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Council; creates Medicaid Low-Income Pool Council; authorizes AHCA to contract with comprehensive behavioral health plans in separate counties within or adjacent to AHCA area; provides certain requirements for managed care plans providing benefits to TANF & SSI recipients; provides for capitation rates to be phased in; provides exception for high-risk, specialty populations, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 12/16/2005 12/16/2005
 Last Action: 12/16/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-358
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/2/2005 House • Filed
12/5/2005 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Regulation (HFC); Fiscal Council; Health & Families Council -HJ 00003; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Regulation (HFC), 12/05/05, 2:00 pm, 212-K -HJ 00005; Favorable with CS amendment by Health Care Regulation (HFC); YEAS 6 NAYS 4 -HJ 00038; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Fiscal Council -HJ 00038; On Council agenda-- Fiscal Council, 12/06/05, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
12/6/2005 House • Favorable by Fiscal Council; YEAS 17 NAYS 4 -HJ 00038; Now in Health & Families Council -HJ 00038; On Council agenda-- Health & Families Council, 12/06/05, 2:00 pm, Reed Hall; Favorable with CS amendment by- Health & Families Council; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -HJ 00038; Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed in Rules & Calendar Council, on second reading; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00038
12/7/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00021; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00021; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00022; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00035; Read third time -HJ 00034, -HJ 00040; Passed as amended; YEAS 83 NAYS 36 -HJ 00034
12/7/2005 Senate • In Messages
12/8/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Health Care; Ways and Means -SJ 00054; Immediately withdrawn from Health Care; Ways and Means -SJ 00043; Substituted for CS/SB 2-B -SJ 00043; Read second time -SJ 00043; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00043; Read third time -SJ 00052; Passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 14 -SJ 00052
12/8/2005 House • In returning messages; Concurred -HJ 00050; Passed as amended; YEAS 87 NAYS 31 -HJ 00059; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 00060
12/14/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
12/16/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-358