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Senator Peaden moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 301 and 302,

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insert:

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     Section 4.  Subsection (5) of section 409.814, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     409.814  Eligibility.--A child who has not reached 19 years

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of age whose family income is equal to or below 200 percent of

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the federal poverty level is eligible for the Florida Kidcare

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program as provided in this section. For enrollment in the

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Children's Medical Services Network, a complete application

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includes the medical or behavioral health screening. If,

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subsequently, an individual is determined to be ineligible for

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coverage, he or she must immediately be disenrolled from the

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respective Florida Kidcare program component.

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     (5)  A child whose family income is above 200 percent of the

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federal poverty level or a child who is excluded under the

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provisions of subsection (4) may participate in the Medikids

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program as provided in s. 409.8132 or, if the child is ineligible

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for Medikids by reason of age, in the Florida Healthy Kids

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program, subject to the following provisions:

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     (a)  The family is not eligible for premium assistance

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payments and must pay the full cost of the premium, including any

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administrative costs.

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     (b) The agency is authorized to place limits on enrollment

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in Medikids by these children in order to avoid adverse

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selection. The number of children participating in Medikids whose

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family income exceeds 200 percent of the federal poverty level

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must not exceed 10 percent of total enrollees in the Medikids

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program.

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     (b)(c) The board of directors of the Florida Healthy Kids

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Corporation may is authorized to place limits on enrollment of

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these children in order to avoid adverse selection. In addition,

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the board is authorized to offer a reduced benefit package to

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these children in order to limit program costs for such families.

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The number of children participating in the Florida Healthy Kids

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program whose family income exceeds 200 percent of the federal

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poverty level must not exceed 10 percent of total enrollees in

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the Florida Healthy Kids program.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 51, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 409.814, F.S.; revising the eligibility

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requirements for participation in the Medikids program or

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the Florida Healthy Kids program; deleting certain

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limitations;

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