Bill Text: FL S1120 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Substance Abuse Programs
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-01 - Withdrawn from further consideration [S1120 Detail]
Download: Florida-2017-S1120-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2017 SB 1120 By Senator Artiles 40-00636-17 20171120__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to substance abuse programs; amending 3 s. 397.406, F.S.; specifying that the Agency for 4 Health Care Administration, and not the Department of 5 Children and Families, shall make rules providing for 6 the licensure and regulation of certain substance 7 abuse programs; requiring the agency to establish 8 criteria defining levels of care; requiring the agency 9 to provide the definitions to treatment providers and 10 insurance companies; requiring certain adoption of the 11 definitions; amending s. 397.753, F.S.; conforming 12 provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 13 effective date. 14 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 17 Section 1. Section 397.406, Florida Statutes, is amended to 18 read: 19 397.406 Licensure and regulation of government-operated 20 substance abuse programs.—Substance abuse programs operated 21 directly or under contract by the department, the Department of 22 Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, any other state 23 agency, or any local correctional agency or authority, which 24 programs constitute any service provider licensable components 25 as defined in this chapter, are subject to licensure, auditing, 26 and regulation in accordance with rulesjointlydeveloped by the 27 Agency for Health Care Administrationdepartment and the state28or local agency operating the program. The agencydepartmenthas 29 authority to exempt such government-operated programs from 30 specific licensure provisions of this part, including, but not 31 limited to, licensure fees and personnel background checks, and 32 to enforce the regulatory requirements governing such programs. 33 The agency shall define by rule “residential,” “partial 34 hospitalization,” “intensive outpatient,” and “outpatient” 35 levels of care and establish criteria for each, including 36 standards to evaluate the appropriate use for each level of 37 care. These definitions shall be adopted by treatment providers 38 and insurance companies for clarity and consistency. 39 Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 397.753, Florida 40 Statutes, is amended to read: 41 397.753 Definitions.—As used in this part: 42 (3) “Inmate substance abuse services” means any service 43 component as defined in s. 397.311 provided directly by the 44 Department of Corrections and licensed and regulated by the 45 Agency for Health Care AdministrationDepartment of Children and46Familiespursuant to s. 397.406, or provided through contractual 47 arrangements with a service provider licensed pursuant to part 48 II; or any self-help program or volunteer support group 49 operating for inmates. 50 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.