HB 1237

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Florida 211 Network; amending s.
3	408.918, F.S.; requiring participants in the network to be
4	accredited by the Florida Alliance of Information and
5	Referral Services and to notify the Public Service
6	Commission of such accreditation; providing for revocation
7	of 211 numbers under certain circumstances; providing an
8	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.  Subsection (2) of 408.918, Florida Statutes, is
13	amended to read:
14	408.918  Florida 211 Network; uniform certification
15	requirements.--
16	(2)  In order to participate in the Florida 211 Network, a
17	211 provider must be accredited by certified by the Agency for
18	Health Care Administration. The agency shall develop criteria
19	for certification, as recommended by the Florida Alliance of
20	Information and Referral Services. The 211 provider shall notify
21	the Public Service Commission of its accreditation in order to
22	receive authorization for the 211 number, and shall adopt the
23	criteria as administrative rules.
24	(a)  If any provider of information and referral services
25	or other entity leases a 211 number from a local exchange
26	company and is not accredited as described in this subsection
27	certified by the agency, the agency shall, after consultation
28	with the local exchange company and the Public Service
29	Commission shall, request that the Federal Communications
30	Commission direct the local exchange company to revoke the use
31	of the 211 number.
32	(b)  The agency shall seek the assistance and guidance of
33	the Public Service Commission and the Federal Communications
34	Commission in resolving any disputes arising over jurisdiction
35	related to 211 numbers.
36	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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