Florida Senate - 2019                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 19
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/26/2019 12:14 PM       .                                
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       Senator Powell moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (368506) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete line 278
    5  and insert:
    6         (14) RECIPIENTS.—
    7         (a) Due to the dangers and risks associated with untested
    8  foreign drugs imported through the program, the following
    9  persons may not be forced to participate in the program and must
   10  be given an opportunity to opt out of the program:
   11         1. Pregnant women;
   12         2. Minor children participating in Medicaid;
   13         3. Persons with developmental disabilities;
   14         4. Inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections;
   15         5. Senior persons over the age of 65; and
   16         6. Psychiatric patients who are stable on their medication.
   17         (b) Recipients of prescription drugs through the program
   18  must be notified that they are receiving prescriptions drugs
   19  through the program and that there may be unknown dangers and
   20  risks of death or harm from using such drugs.
   21         (15) RULEMAKING.—The agency shall adopt rules necessary to
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   24  And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Between lines 1197 and 1198
   26  insert:
   27         prohibiting certain persons from being forced to
   28         participate in the program and requiring that they be
   29         given an opportunity to opt out; requiring that
   30         recipients of prescription drugs through the program
   31         be given a certain notification;