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Florida Senate - 2017                                Committee       Amendment
SPB2500                                                 AHS              29


The Committee on Appropriations (Flores) recommended the following LATE 
FILED amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 047             Transfers proviso language for the Children's 
                         Medical Services Network from the Agency for Health 
Spec App:  176           Care Administration to the Department of Health.

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
        Children's Special Health Care  68500100

        In Section 03  On Page 047
176     Special Categories  102342
        Children's Medical Services Network  IOEB

DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 176:

From  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriation 176, the Agency for Health
Care  Administration shall, by August 1, 2017, notify in writing parents
or  guardians  of  each  Medicaid  beneficiary  under  age  21  who  was
transferred  out  of  the  Children's  Medical  Services  Network  to  a
capitated  Medicaid  Managed  Medical Assistance health plan between May
2015  and  September  2015  as  a  result  of  a  clinical ineligibility
determination  that  they  may  request  a new eligibility screening for
their  child.  A re-screening for clinical eligibility shall be based on
the  provisions  of  64C-2.002,  F.A.C.  If  a child is determined to be
clinically  eligible, the parent or guardian shall be offered the option
of  transferring the child to the Children's Medical Services Network or
remaining  enrolled  in  the  child's  current  Medicaid Managed Medical
Assistance health plan.

        HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Children's Medical Services
        Children's Special Health Care  64300100

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        In Section 03  On Page 101
522     Special Categories  100497
        Grants And Aids - Children's Medical                
        Services Network  IOEB

At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 522, INSERT:

From  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriation 522, the Department of 
Health shall, by August 1, 2017, notify in writing parents or guardians  
of  each  Medicaid  beneficiary  under  age  21 - who  was transferred  
out  of  the  Children's  Medical  Services  Network  to  a capitated  
Medicaid  Managed   Medical  Assistance  health  plan  between  May
2015  and  September  2015  as  a  result  of  a  clinical ineligibility
determination - that  they  may  request  a new eligibility screening 
for their  child.  A re-screening for clinical eligibility shall be 
based on the  provisions  of  64C-2.002,  F.A.C.  If  a child is 
determined to be clinically  eligible, the parent or guardian shall be 
offered the option of transferring the child to the Children's Medical 
Services Network or remaining  enrolled  in  the  child's  current  
Medicaid Managed Medical Assistance health plan.





























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