Florida Senate - 2020 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 404
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 22/F/2R .
01/29/2020 05:08 PM .
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Senator Berman moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 284 and 285
4 insert:
5 Section 3. Section 390.027, Florida Statutes, is created to
6 read:
7 390.027 Preventing Unintended Pregnancies Pilot Program.—
8 (1) The Department of Health shall establish the Preventing
9 Unintended Pregnancies Pilot Program using long-acting
10 reversible contraception (LARC) in Duval, Hillsborough, and Palm
11 Beach Counties. The purpose of the pilot program is to prevent
12 or reduce unintended pregnancies in the counties participating
13 in the pilot program. The department shall contract for LARC
14 services with eligible family planning providers to implement
15 the pilot program in each of the three counties. Each contract
16 must provide for all of the following:
17 (a) The provision of LARC services, including the
18 administration of implants, injections, and intrauterine devices
19 to participants.
20 (b) The training of provider staff regarding the provision
21 of LARC services, counseling strategies, and the management of
22 side effects.
23 (c) Technical assistance to providers regarding issues such
24 as coding, billing, pharmacy rules, and clinic management
25 necessitated by the increased use of LARC services.
26 (d) General support to providers to expand their service
27 capacity.
28 (e) Marketing and community outreach regarding the
29 availability of LARC services and other currently available
30 contraceptive services.
31 (f) Other services that the department considers necessary
32 to ensure the health and safety of women who receive LARC
33 services.
34 (2) The department shall apply for grants from federal
35 agencies and other sources to supplement state funds provided
36 for the pilot program.
37 (3) By January 1, 2022, the department shall submit a
38 report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
39 Speaker of the House of Representatives on the effectiveness of
40 the pilot program. The department shall publish the report on
41 its website. At a minimum, the report must include, but need not
42 be limited to:
43 (a) An assessment of the operation of the pilot program,
44 including any progress made in reducing the number of unintended
45 pregnancies and subsequent births, especially among teenagers.
46 (b) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program
47 in increasing the availability of LARC services.
48 (c) The number and location of family planning providers
49 that participated in the pilot program.
50 (d) The number of clients served by participating family
51 planning providers.
52 (e) The number of times LARC services were provided by
53 participating family planning providers.
54 (f) The average cost per client served.
55 (g) The demographic characteristics of clients served.
56 (h) The sources and amounts of funding used for the pilot
57 program.
58 (i) A description of federal grants the department applied
59 for in order to provide LARC services, including the outcomes of
60 the grant applications.
61 (j) An analysis of the return on investment associated with
62 the provision of LARC services with regard to tax dollars saved
63 on health and social services.
64 (k) A description and analysis of marketing and outreach
65 activities conducted to promote the availability of LARC
66 services.
67 (l) Recommendations for improving the pilot program.
68 Section 4. For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the sum of
69 $100,000 in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General
70 Revenue Fund to the Department of Health for the purpose of
71 implementing the Preventing Unintended Pregnancies Pilot
72 Program. The department shall distribute the funds equally among
73 the three counties participating in the pilot program. These
74 funds may not be used to supplant or reduce any other
75 appropriation of state funds to family planning providers or to
76 the department for family planning services.
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79 And the title is amended as follows:
80 Delete line 18
81 and insert:
82 made by the act; creating s. 390.027, F.S.; requiring
83 the Department of Health to establish the Preventing
84 Unintended Pregnancies Pilot Program in specified
85 counties; specifying the purpose of the pilot program;
86 requiring the department to contract with family
87 planning providers for the provision of certain
88 contraceptive services; prescribing contract
89 requirements; requiring the department to apply for
90 federal grants for additional funding for the pilot
91 program; requiring the department to submit a report
92 to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified
93 date; prescribing minimum requirements for the report;
94 providing an appropriation; specifying conditions for
95 the use of the appropriation; amending s. 27.511,
96 F.S.; conforming