Florida Senate - 2009 SB 1872
By Senator Peaden
2-01777-09 20091872__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to cardiovascular disease; creating
3 the Florida Council on Cardiovascular Disease and
4 Stroke; providing definitions; providing for the
5 appointment of members; providing terms of membership;
6 providing requirements for voting and a quorum;
7 providing for quarterly meetings; requiring the
8 Department of Health to provide administrative
9 support; providing for reimbursement of per diem and
10 travel expenses; providing powers and duties of the
11 council; requiring the council to submit written
12 recommendations to the department, the Governor, and
13 the Legislature by a specified date; requiring the
14 council to report on its activities and accounting of
15 funds to the Governor and the Legislature; requiring
16 the council to review available clinical resources and
17 develop a database of recommendations for care and
18 treatment of patients having cardiovascular disease or
19 patients at the risk of or who have suffered from a
20 stroke; requiring the council to make this database
21 available to the public; requiring the council to
22 collect and analyze information related to
23 cardiovascular disease and stroke from different
24 agencies and organizations and create and maintain a
25 database of the information; providing requirements
26 for the database; authorizing the council to use
27 information from other sources; providing an effective
28 date.
29
30 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
31
32 Section 1. Florida Council on Cardiovascular Disease and
33 Stroke.—
34 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
35 (a) “Cardiovascular disease” means the group of diseases
36 that involve the heart and blood vessels and that are the result
37 of complex interactions between multiple inherited traits and
38 environmental factors.
39 (b) “Council” means the Florida Council on Cardiovascular
40 Disease and Stroke.
41 (c) “Managed care entity” means a health maintenance
42 organization or a prepaid health clinic certified under chapter
43 641, a prepaid health plan authorized under s. 409.912, Florida
44 Statutes, or an exclusive provider organization certified under
45 s. 627.6472, Florida Statutes.
46 (2) APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL; TERMS OF MEMBERS.—
47 (a) The Florida Council on Cardiovascular Disease and
48 Stroke is composed of 12 members, including a chairperson, who
49 shall be appointed by the Governor and who are subject to
50 confirmation by the Senate, as follows:
51 1. A licensed physician whose area of specialization is
52 cardiology;
53 2. A licensed physician whose area of specialization is
54 neurology to treat stroke;
55 3. A licensed physician who is employed in a primary care
56 setting;
57 4. A registered nurse whose area of specialization is
58 quality improvement practices for cardiovascular disease and
59 stroke;
60 5. A registered and licensed dietitian;
61 6. A pharmacist who is licensed in this state;
62 7. Two persons who have experience and training in public
63 health policy, research, or practice;
64 8. Two consumer members, with special consideration given
65 to persons who are active participants in the Florida affiliates
66 of the American Heart Association or American Stroke Association
67 and who work in a managed care entity or in a hospital or
68 rehabilitation setting; and
69 9. Two members of the public who provide care for persons
70 who have cardiovascular disease or are at risk of a stroke or
71 who have suffered from cardiovascular disease or stroke.
72 (b) In appointing members under paragraph (a), the Governor
73 shall attempt to appoint female members and members of different
74 minority groups, including African Americans, Hispanic
75 Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. The Governor
76 shall fill any vacancies for the remainder of the unexpired term
77 in the same manner as the original appointment.
78 (c) Members of the council shall be appointed to staggered
79 4-year terms, with the terms of three or four of the members
80 expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
81 (d) A majority of the members of the council constitutes a
82 quorum, and an affirmative vote of a majority of the members is
83 necessary to take action.
84 (e) The council shall meet quarterly or at the call of the
85 chairperson.
86 (f) The Department of Health shall provide staff and
87 administrative support for the council.
88 (g) Members of the council shall serve without
89 compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for travel and
90 per diem expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in
91 accordance with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes.
92 (3) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—
93 (a) The council shall develop an effective and resource
94 efficient plan to reduce the morbidity, mortality, and economic
95 burden of cardiovascular disease and stroke in this state. The
96 council shall:
97 1. Conduct health education, public awareness, and
98 community outreach activities that relate to primary and
99 secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke;
100 2. Promote, enhance, and coordinate health education,
101 public awareness, and community outreach activities that relate
102 to primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
103 and stroke and that are provided by private and other public
104 organizations;
105 3. Coordinate activities with other entities that are
106 concerned with medical conditions that are similar to
107 cardiovascular disease and stroke or that have similar risk
108 factors;
109 4. Identify for health care providers, employers, schools,
110 community health centers, and other groups the benefits of
111 encouraging treatment and primary and secondary prevention,
112 promote public awareness of cardiovascular disease and stroke,
113 and recognize innovative and effective programs that achieve the
114 objectives of improved treatment, prevention, and public
115 awareness;
116 5. Provide guidance regarding the roles and
117 responsibilities of government agencies, health care providers,
118 employers, third-party payers, patients, and families of
119 patients in the treatment, primary and secondary prevention, and
120 public awareness of cardiovascular disease and stroke;
121 6. Improve access to treatment for and primary and
122 secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke
123 through public awareness programs, including access for
124 uninsured individuals and individuals living in rural or
125 underserved areas;
126 7. Assist communities in developing comprehensive local
127 programs for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and
128 stroke;
129 8. Assist the Department of Education and local school
130 districts in promoting a public school curriculum that includes
131 physical, nutritional, and health education relating to the
132 prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke;
133 9. Establish appropriate forums, programs, or initiatives
134 that are designed to educate the public regarding the effect of
135 heart disease and stroke on women's health, with an emphasis on
136 preventive health and healthy lifestyles;
137 10. Evaluate and enhance the implementation and
138 effectiveness of the program developed under this section; and
139 11. Advise the Legislature on legislation that is needed to
140 develop further and maintain a statewide system of quality
141 education services for all persons who have cardiovascular
142 disease or who have suffered from or are at risk for stroke. The
143 council may develop and submit legislation to the Legislature or
144 comment on pending legislation that affects persons who have
145 cardiovascular disease or who have suffered from or are at risk
146 for stroke.
147 (b) By January 15, 2010, the council shall make written
148 recommendations for performing its duties under this section to
149 the Department of Health, the Governor, the President of the
150 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
151 (c) By January 15, 2011, and each January 15 thereafter,
152 the council shall report to the Governor, the President of the
153 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the
154 activities of the council, accounting for all funds received and
155 disbursed by or for the council during the preceding fiscal
156 year.
157 (4) DATABASE OF CLINICAL RESOURCES.—The council shall
158 review available clinical resources and shall develop a database
159 of recommendations for appropriate care and treatment of
160 patients who have cardiovascular disease or patients who have
161 suffered from or are at risk for stroke. The council shall make
162 the database accessible to the public.
163 (5) CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE DATABASE.—
164 (a) The council shall collect and analyze information
165 related to cardiovascular disease and stroke at the state level
166 and regional level and, to the extent feasible, at the local
167 level. The council shall obtain the information from federal and
168 state agencies and from private and public organizations. The
169 council shall maintain a database of this information. The
170 database shall include, but need not be limited to:
171 1. Information related to behavioral risk factors
172 identified for cardiovascular disease and stroke;
173 2. Morbidity and mortality rates for cardiovascular disease
174 and stroke; and
175 3. Community indicators relevant to cardiovascular disease
176 and stroke.
177 (b) In compiling the database, the council may use
178 information available from other sources, such as the Behavioral
179 Risk Factor Surveillance System established by the Centers for
180 Disease Control and Prevention, reports of data from hospital
181 discharges, and information included in death certificates.
182 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.