Florida Senate - 2012 SB 918
By Senator Oelrich
14-00683-12 2012918__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the state group insurance program;
3 amending s. 110.123, F.S.; establishing a state
4 employee health and wellness clinic pilot program;
5 providing conditions for the Division of State Group
6 Insurance to select a vendor to manage the pilot
7 program; specifying services to be provided by the
8 pilot program; providing for location and hours of
9 operation of pilot program clinics; providing for
10 duration of the pilot program; requiring a report to
11 the Governor and Legislature; providing an effective
12 date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. Subsection (14) is added to section 110.123,
17 Florida Statutes, to read:
18 110.123 State group insurance program.—
19 (14) STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC PILOT
20 PROGRAM.—
21 (a) The Division of State Group Insurance shall establish a
22 state employee health and wellness clinic pilot program.
23 (b) The division shall select a vendor procured by
24 competitive solicitation pursuant to chapter 287 that shall
25 establish and manage two health and wellness clinics to provide
26 members of the state group health insurance program with access
27 to the following services:
28 1. Primary care services, including walk-in, consultative,
29 and urgent care services.
30 2. Wellness services, including online tools and services,
31 health risk assessments and recommendations, health and wellness
32 information mailings, health fairs, wellness screenings, and on
33 site education.
34 3. Occupational health services, including return-to-work
35 planning, new hire and emergent drug screening, and injury care.
36 4. Administration of vaccines and immunizations, including
37 influenza virus immunizations.
38 5. Access to and management of electronic medical records.
39 (c) The vendor is not required to file insurance claims,
40 including medical, health, and workers’ compensation claims, for
41 any service provided by the clinics.
42 (d) At least one pilot program clinic shall provide
43 laboratory services and may offer optional digital radiology
44 services and prenatal support services for pregnant employees.
45 (e) The vendor is responsible for any startup costs
46 associated with the pilot program and shall employ the staff and
47 manage the clinic, subvendors, and integrated service providers.
48 (f) The pilot program shall begin no later than January 1,
49 2013. One clinic shall be established at the Southwood Complex
50 and shall operate for no more than 20 hours per week. The other
51 clinic shall be established at the Capitol Complex and shall
52 operate for no less than 20 hours per week. The hours of
53 operation for the two clinics shall be mutually exclusive. The
54 location of the clinics shall be on property owned by the state
55 and shall be provided at no cost to the vendor.
56 (g) The term of the contract with the pilot program vendor
57 shall be for no more than 3 years. By February 1, 2014, and by
58 February 1 of each of the remaining 2 years that the pilot
59 program is in effect, the department shall submit a report to
60 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
61 the House of Representatives that evaluates the extent to which
62 the vendor has:
63 1. Implemented comprehensive health and wellness services
64 for state employees.
65 2. Leveraged group purchasing power to provide
66 comprehensive health and wellness services.
67 3. Distributed health and wellness information and health
68 education materials.
69 4. Maintained consistent standards for quality of care.
70 5. Achieved cost savings as a result of state employees’
71 use of clinic services.
72 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.