Senate Bill sb2602

    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 2602

    By Senator Joyner





    18-1619A-07                                             See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to health care clinics;

  3         directing the Department of Health to conduct a

  4         study relating to availability of health care

  5         to uninsured and indigent persons in the state;

  6         requiring a report to the Governor and

  7         Legislature; specifying contents of the report;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  The Department of Health is directed to

13  conduct a comprehensive study of health care options available

14  in the state to uninsured persons and persons who are eligible

15  for indigent care programs. The purpose of the study is to

16  provide a more efficient and effective system that enhances

17  the quality of health care and health care outcomes for

18  recipients.

19         (1)  The study shall examine:

20         (a)  The existing health care providers for uninsured

21  and indigent persons in each county in the state, such as free

22  clinics, county health departments, federally qualified health

23  clinics, rural clinics, and Medicaid and Medicare providers.

24         (b)  The demographics and needs of the uninsured or

25  indigent populations.

26         (c)  The population served by each provider.

27         (d)  The accessibility of each provider to the

28  uninsured or indigent populations in their respective

29  counties.

30         (e)  The limitations of each provider with regard to

31  whom they can, or do, deliver services.

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 2602
    18-1619A-07                                             See HB




 1         (f)  The current capacity of each provider.

 2         (g)  The method of funding for each provider.

 3         (h)  The resources and needs of each provider.

 4         (i)  Other providers in the county that may be

 5  available to serve this population.

 6         (2)  The agency shall identify and make recommendations

 7  to eliminate the gaps in coverage and to promote collaboration

 8  between health care providers to improve the quality of health

 9  care delivered to the uninsured and indigent populations. The

10  agency shall submit a report containing those recommendations

11  to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker

12  of the House of Representatives by January 31, 2008.

13         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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