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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 972
By Senator Rich
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Florida KidCare program;
3 amending s. 409.814, F.S.; providing for
4 certain children who are ineligible to
5 participate in the Florida KidCare program to
6 be eligible for the Medikids program or the
7 Florida Healthy Kids program; requiring that
8 the Agency for Health Care Administration begin
9 enrollment under the revised program criteria
10 by a specified date; providing an effective
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 409.814, Florida
16 Statutes, is amended to read:
17 409.814 Eligibility.--A child who has not reached 19
18 years of age whose family income is equal to or below 200
19 percent of the federal poverty level is eligible for the
20 Florida KidCare program as provided in this section. For
21 enrollment in the Children's Medical Services Network, a
22 complete application includes the medical or behavioral health
23 screening. If, subsequently, an individual is determined to be
24 ineligible for coverage, he or she must immediately be
25 disenrolled from the respective Florida KidCare program
26 component.
27 (5) A child whose family income is above 200 percent
28 of the federal poverty level or a child who is excluded under
29 the provisions of subsection (4) may participate in the
30 Medikids program as provided in s. 409.8132 or, if the child
31 is ineligible for Medikids by reason of age, in the Florida
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1 Healthy Kids program, the Florida KidCare program, excluding
2 the Medicaid program, but is subject to the following
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4 (a) The family is not eligible for premium assistance
5 payments and must pay the full cost of the premium, including
6 any administrative costs.
7 (b) The agency is authorized to place limits on
8 enrollment in Medikids by these children in order to avoid
9 adverse selection. The number of children participating in
10 Medikids whose family income exceeds 200 percent of the
11 federal poverty level must not exceed 10 percent of total
12 enrollees in the Medikids program.
13 (c) The board of directors of the Florida Healthy Kids
14 Corporation is authorized to place limits on enrollment of
15 these children in order to avoid adverse selection. In
16 addition, the board is authorized to offer a reduced benefit
17 package to these children in order to limit program costs for
18 such families. The number of children participating in the
19 Florida Healthy Kids program whose family income exceeds 200
20 percent of the federal poverty level must not exceed 10
21 percent of total enrollees in the Florida Healthy Kids
22 program.
23 (d) Children described in this subsection are not
24 counted in the annual enrollment ceiling for the Florida
25 KidCare program.
26 Section 2. The Agency for Health Care Administration
27 shall begin enrollment under s. 409.814(5), Florida Statutes,
28 as amended by this act, by July 1, 2006.
29 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Provides for certain children who are ineligible to
participate in the Florida KidCare program to be eligible
4 for the Medikids program or the Florida Healthy Kids
program. Requires the Agency for Health Care
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criteria by July 1, 2006.
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