990015                                                            No.   5
                    HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL AMENDMENT
                                  HB5001

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Representative(s): Saunders
offered the following amendment:

In Section: 03 On Page: 087 Specific Appropriation:  504
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Explanation:
Eliminates funding within the Department of Health for the planning and 
design of a children's hospital in Southwest Florida and distributes the 
funding to Children's Medical Services within the Department of Health and 
the Home and Community Based Services Waiver within the Agency for Persons 
with Disabilities.
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        HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Children's Medical Services
        Children's Special Health Care

        In Section 03  On Page 087
504     Special Categories
        Contracted Services

          From Donations Trust Fund                2,895,321      1,395,321

Immediately following Specific Appropriation 504, DELETE:

From   the   funds   in   Specific   Appropriation  504,  $1,500,000  in
nonrecurring funds from the Donations Trust Fund is provided to a public
hospital  created  either  by  county ordinance or by special act of the
Florida  Legislature which has no taxing authority located in Lee County
for  the  purpose  of  initial  planning  and  design of a free standing
children's hospital to serve Southwest Florida.
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        In Section 03  On Page 086
502     Special Categories
        Grants And Aids - Children's Medical 
        Services Network

          From General Revenue Fund               16,608,800     15,108,800
          From Donations Trust Fund              158,790,269    160,290,269

        AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
        Program: Services To Persons With 
        Disabilities
        Home And Community Services

        In Section 03  On Page 056
231     Special Categories
        Home And Community Based Services Waiver

          From General Revenue Fund              384,498,891    385,998,891

In Section 03, on Page 56, DELETE the following:

Funds   in   Specific   Appropriation   231   reflect   a  reduction  of
$14,978,830  from  the  General  Revenue  Fund  and $19,017,606 from the
Operations  and Maintenance Trust Fund as a result of revising companion
care  rates  and  the  establishment  of uniform reimbursement rates for
providers  to  equalize  the  rates  paid to agency providers to a level
consistent  with  that  of independent providers, effective September 1,
2011.   The agency is authorized to amend provider contracts, cost plans
and rules as necessary to achieve this recurring reduction.

and insert in lieu thereof:

Funds   in   Specific   Appropriation   231   reflect   a  reduction  of
$13,478,830  from  the  General  Revenue  Fund  and $19,017,606 from the
Operations  and Maintenance Trust Fund as a result of revising companion
care  rates  and  the  establishment  of uniform reimbursement rates for
providers  to  equalize  the  rates  paid to agency providers to a level
consistent  with  that  of independent providers, effective September 1,
2011.   The agency is authorized to amend provider contracts, cost plans
and rules as necessary to achieve this recurring reduction.
Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.












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