Bill Text: FL S1958 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Department of Health
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-09 - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1679 [S1958 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S1958-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2012 Legislature SB 1958, 1st Engrossed 20121958er 1 2 An act relating to the Department of Health; amending 3 s. 945.602, F.S.; assigning, for administrative 4 purposes, the Correctional Medical Authority to the 5 Executive Office of the Governor, rather than the 6 Department of Health; reducing the membership of the 7 authority; conforming provisions to changes made by 8 the act; deleting an obsolete provision; providing for 9 a transfer of the administration of the Correctional 10 Medical Authority from the Department of Health to the 11 Executive Office of the Governor; providing an 12 effective date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 945.602, 17 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 18 945.602 State of Florida Correctional Medical Authority; 19 creation; members.— 20 (1) There is created the State of Florida Correctional 21 Medical Authority, which for administrative purposes shall be 22 assigned to the Executive Office of the GovernorDepartment of23Health. The governing board of the authority shall be composed 24 of sevenninepersons appointed by the Governor subject to 25 confirmation by the Senate. One member must be a member of the 26 Florida Hospital Association;one member must be a member of the27Florida League of Hospitals; one member must be a member of the28Association of Community Hospitals and Health Systems of29Florida;and one member must be a member of the Florida Medical 30 Association. The authority shall contract with the Executive 31 Office of the GovernorDepartment of Healthfor the provision of 32 administrative support services, including purchasing, 33 personnel, general services, and budgetary matters. The 34 authority isshallnotbesubject to control, supervision, or 35 direction by the Executive Office of the GovernorDepartment of36Healthor the Department of Corrections. The authority shall 37 annually elect one member to serve as chair. Members shall be 38 appointed for terms of 4 years each. Each member mayis39authorized tocontinue to serve upon the expiration of his or 40 her term until a successor is duly appointed as provided in this 41 section. Before entering upon his or her duties, each member of 42 the authority shall take and subscribe to the oath or 43 affirmation required by the State Constitution. 44 (3)Effective for new appointments after July 1, 1996,At 45 least one member of the authority must be a physician licensed 46 under chapter 458, and one member of the authority may be a 47 physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. At least 48 two other members of the authority must have had at least 5 49 years’ experience in health care administration. 50 Section 2. All powers, duties, functions, records, offices, 51 personnel, associated administrative support positions, 52 property, pending issues, existing contracts, administrative 53 authority, and administrative rules relating to the State of 54 Florida Correctional Medical Authority in the Department of 55 Health are transferred to the Executive Office of the Governor. 56 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.