Bill Text: FL S0142 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Access to Health Care for the Underserved
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-28 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 97 (Ch. 2014-108) [S0142 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0142-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Access to Health Care for the Underserved
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-28 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 97 (Ch. 2014-108) [S0142 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0142-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2014 SB 142 By Senator Hays 11-00173A-14 2014142__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to sovereign immunity for dentists and 3 dental hygienists; amending s. 766.1115, F.S.; 4 revising a definition; requiring a contract with a 5 governmental contractor for health care services to 6 include a provision for a health care provider 7 licensed under ch. 466, F.S., as an agent of the 8 governmental contractor, to allow a patient or a 9 parent or guardian of the patient to voluntarily 10 contribute a fee to cover costs of dental laboratory 11 work related to the services provided to the patient 12 without forfeiting sovereign immunity; prohibiting the 13 contribution from exceeding the actual amount of the 14 dental laboratory charges; providing that the 15 contribution complies with the requirements of s. 16 766.1115, F.S.; providing an effective date. 17 18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19 20 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 21 766.1115, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (g) is 22 added to subsection (4) of that section, to read: 23 766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency 24 relationship with governmental contractors.— 25 (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 26 (a) “Contract” means an agreement executed in compliance 27 with this section between a health care provider and a 28 governmental contractor which allows. This contract shall allow29 the health care provider to deliver health care services to low 30 income recipients as an agent of the governmental contractor. 31 The contract must be for volunteer, uncompensated services. For 32 services to qualify as volunteer, uncompensated services under 33 this section, the health care provider must receive no 34 compensation from the governmental contractor for any services 35 provided under the contract and must not bill or accept 36 compensation from the recipient, or aanypublic or private 37 third-party payor, for the specific services provided to the 38 low-income recipients covered by the contract. 39 (4) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—A health care provider that 40 executes a contract with a governmental contractor to deliver 41 health care services on or after April 17, 1992, as an agent of 42 the governmental contractor is an agent for purposes of s. 43 768.28(9), while acting within the scope of duties under the 44 contract, if the contract complies with the requirements of this 45 section and regardless of whether the individual treated is 46 later found to be ineligible. A health care provider under 47 contract with the state may not be named as a defendant in any 48 action arising out of medical care or treatment provided on or 49 after April 17, 1992, under contracts entered into under this 50 section. The contract must provide that: 51 (g) Notwithstanding subsection (3), as an agent of the 52 governmental contractor for purposes of s. 768.28(9), while 53 acting within the scope of duties under the contract, a health 54 care provider licensed under chapter 466 may allow a patient or 55 a parent or guardian of the patient to voluntarily contribute a 56 fee to cover costs of dental laboratory work related to the 57 services provided to the patient. This contribution may not 58 exceed the actual cost of the dental laboratory charges and is 59 deemed in compliance with this section. 60 61 A governmental contractor that is also a health care provider is 62 not required to enter into a contract under this section with 63 respect to the health care services delivered by its employees. 64 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.