Senate Bill sb0938c1

    Florida Senate - 2007                            CS for SB 938

    By the Committee on Health Policy; and Senator Dawson





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to HIV/AIDS; requiring the

  3         Department of Health, in conjunction with the

  4         Department of Corrections and the Department of

  5         Juvenile Justice, to develop a plan to address

  6         HIV prevention, testing, and treatment of

  7         certain persons in the custody of the

  8         Department of Corrections or the Department of

  9         Juvenile Justice; providing requirements for

10         the plan; requiring a report to the Governor

11         and Legislature; requiring the Office of

12         Program Policy Analysis and Government

13         Accountability to complete a study and propose

14         recommendations concerning the distribution of

15         federal HIV/AIDS funding and barriers to

16         obtaining drugs and other medical services for

17         HIV-infected individuals and persons living

18         with AIDS in areas having the highest rates of

19         HIV infection in the state; providing

20         requirements for the report; providing an

21         effective date.

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

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25         Section 1.  The Department of Health, in conjunction

26  with the Department of Corrections and the Department of

27  Juvenile Justice, shall develop a plan to address HIV

28  prevention and the testing and treatment of juveniles in the

29  custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice and persons

30  incarcerated by the Department of Corrections. The plan must

31  identify any barriers to the prevention of HIV infection among

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    Florida Senate - 2007                            CS for SB 938
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 1  inmates held by the Department of Corrections and juveniles

 2  held by the Department of Juvenile Justice and any

 3  constitutional or legal issues relating to HIV prevention

 4  programs, testing, and treatment provided in prisons or in

 5  commitment programs of the Department of Juvenile Justice. The

 6  Department of Health shall complete the plan and submit its

 7  findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of

 8  the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by

 9  January 1, 2008.

10         Section 2.  The Office of Program Policy Analysis and

11  Government Accountability shall complete a study on the

12  distribution of funding authorized under the federal Ryan

13  White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act and

14  subsequent reauthorizations in Florida in order to determine

15  whether the distribution of this funding is addressing the

16  needs of areas within the state having the highest rates of

17  HIV infection or the highest number of people living with

18  AIDS. The office shall also identify any significant barriers

19  of access to drugs and other vital medical services for AIDS

20  treatment by persons living in areas within the state having

21  the highest rates of HIV infection. The office shall complete

22  the study and report its findings and recommendations to the

23  President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

24  Representatives by January 1, 2008.

25         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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    Florida Senate - 2007                            CS for SB 938
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 1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
 2                         Senate Bill 938

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 4  The committee substitute directs the Department of Health, in
    conjunction with the Department of Corrections and the
 5  Department of Juvenile Justice, to develop a plan to address
    HIV prevention and the testing and treatment of juveniles in
 6  Department of Juvenile Justice commitment programs and inmates
    held by the Department of Corrections. The plan must address
 7  any constitutional or legal issues relating to HIV prevention
    programs, testing, and treatment provided in prisons or
 8  Department of Juvenile Justice commitment programs.

 9  The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
    Accountability (OPPAGA) must complete a study on the
10  distribution of federal Ryan White funds in Florida to
    determine whether the distribution of this funding is meeting
11  the needs of areas in Florida that have the highest rates of
    HIV infection or the highest number of people living with
12  AIDS. OPPAGA must also identify any significant barriers to
    access to drugs or other vital AIDS treatments by persons
13  living in areas in Florida with the highest rates of HIV
    infection.
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    The findings and recommendations of both the plan and report
15  required by the bill must be submitted by January 1, 2008.

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