Bill Text: FL S1080 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Medicaid Managed Care Specialty Plans

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2022-03-14 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services [S1080 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-S1080-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2022                                    SB 1080
       
       
        
       By Senator Baxley
       
       
       
       
       
       12-01157-22                                           20221080__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to Medicaid managed care specialty
    3         plans; amending s. 409.977, F.S.; authorizing Medicaid
    4         managed care specialty plans to continue serving
    5         certain children whose guardians receive guardianship
    6         assistance payments under the Guardianship Assistance
    7         Program; providing an effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 409.977, Florida
   12  Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         409.977 Enrollment.—
   14         (5) A specialty plan plans serving a child children in the
   15  care and custody of the department may continue to serve such
   16  child children as long as he or she continues to be eligible for
   17  Medicaid pursuant to s. 409.903 and:
   18         (a)Remains They remain in care, including those remaining
   19  in extended foster care pursuant to s. 39.6251;
   20         (b)Is, or are in subsidized adoption; or
   21         (c)His or her guardian receives guardianship assistance
   22  payments as defined in s. 39.01 under the Guardianship
   23  Assistance Program and continue to be eligible for Medicaid
   24  pursuant to s. 409.903.
   25         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

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