995015                                                     
Florida Senate - 2011                                Committee       Amendment
SB7084                                                  BHA              11


The Committee on Budget (Altman) recommended the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 053             Adds proviso directing the Agency for Health Care 
                         Administration coordinate education and assessment 
Spec App:  180           efforts related to Medicaid patients with End Stage 
                         Renal Disease.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
        Program: Health Care Services
        Medicaid Services To Individuals  68501400

        In Section 03  On Page 053
180     Special Categories  101585
        Freestanding Dialysis Centers  IOEE

At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 180, INSERT:

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 180, the Agency for Health Care 
Administration shall work with dialysis providers, managed care 
organizations, and physicians to ensure that all Medicaid patients with 
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) are educated and assessed by their 
physician and dialysis provider to determine their suitability for 
peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a modality choice.  Further, the agency 
shall consult with the dialysis community concerning suitable voluntary 
reporting to the state Medicaid program on members' PD suitability.









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