Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1372
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  03/22/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Regulation (Fasano) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 12 and 13
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
    6  393.125, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         393.125 Hearing rights.—
    8         (1) REVIEW OF AGENCY DECISIONS.—
    9         (a) For Medicaid programs administered by the agency, any
   10  developmental services applicant or client, or his or her
   11  parent, guardian advocate, or authorized representative, may
   12  request a hearing in accordance with federal law and rules
   13  applicable to Medicaid cases and has the right to request an
   14  administrative hearing pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57. These
   15  hearings shall be provided by the Department of Children and
   16  Family Services pursuant to s. 409.285 and shall follow
   17  procedures consistent with federal law and rules applicable to
   18  Medicaid cases. At the conclusion of the hearing, the department
   19  shall submit its recommended order to the agency as provided in
   20  s. 120.57(1)(k) and the agency shall issue the final order as
   21  provided in s. 120.57(1)(l).
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   24         And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete lines 2 - 3
   26  and insert:
   27         An act relating to the Agency for Persons with
   28         Disabilities; amending s. 393.125, F.S.; requiring the
   29         Department of Children and Family Services to submit
   30         its recommended order to the Agency for Persons with
   31         Disabilities at the conclusion of an administrative
   32         hearing; requiring that the agency issue the final
   33         agency order; amending s.