Florida Senate - 2009 SB 338 By Senator Wilson 33-00087-09 2009338__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Kidcare; requiring the Office 3 of Program Policy Analysis and Government 4 Accountability to perform a study of the outreach 5 efforts of the Kidcare program; providing requirements 6 for the study; requiring a report to the Legislature 7 by a specified date; providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and 12 Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall perform a study of the 13 effectiveness of the Kidcare outreach program for uninsured 14 children. As part of determining the effectiveness of the 15 program, OPPAGA shall examine the current practices of the 16 Social Services Estimating Conference, the Department of Health, 17 Children's Medical Services, the Agency for Health Care 18 Administration, the Department of Children and Family Services, 19 the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, and the Department of 20 Education as they relate to determining expenditures, 21 coordinating with other related health programs at the state and 22 local levels to avoid duplication of effort and promote 23 consistency, providing services to children participating in the 24 Florida Kidcare program, making program information available to 25 all Florida parents of eligible children, offering the services 26 of the program to the target population, determining 27 eligibility, providing medical assistance, and increasing 28 enrollment in the Kidcare program. In addition, the report shall 29 focus on local outreach in counties where the program enrollment 30 is atypically low. The report shall examine how counties having 31 higher enrollment levels reach the intended population. If the 32 report finds deficiencies in the outreach process, the report 33 shall provide options for correcting those deficiencies and 34 include the projected cost of implementing those options. In 35 conducting the study, OPPAGA shall consult with the Department 36 of Health and the Department of Children and Family Services as 37 well as other interested entities that may offer experiences and 38 perspectives relevant to this area of research. The report shall 39 be submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of 40 the House of Representatives by January 1, 2010. 41 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.