Florida SPB 2502: Implementing the 2020-2021 General Appropriations Act

Bill Text

Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SPB 2502

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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate
Comm: FAV
02/06/2020

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House

The Committee on Appropriations (Gibson) recommended the
following:

Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 1
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Between lines 798 and 799 3
insert: 4
Section 18. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 5
207, 211, 212, 214, 216, and 225 of the 2020-2021 General 6
Appropriations Act, by March 1, 2021, the Agency for Health Care 7
Administration, in consultation with the Department of Children 8
and Families, the Florida Hospital Association, the Safety Net 9
Hospital Alliance of Florida, the Florida Health Care 10

Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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Association, and LeadingAge Florida, shall submit a report to 11
the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 12
the House of Representatives regarding the impact of the waiver 13
of Medicaid retroactive eligibility on beneficiaries and 14
providers. The report must include, but is not limited to: 15
(1) The total unduplicated number of nonpregnant adults who 16
applied for Medicaid at a hospital site from May 1, 2020, 17
through January 31, 2021; and, of those applicants, the number 18
whose Medicaid applications were approved, the number whose 19
Medicaid applications were denied, and the reasons for denial 20
ranked by frequency. 21
(2) The total unduplicated number of nonpregnant adults who 22
applied for Medicaid at a nursing home site from May 1, 2020, 23
through January 31, 2021; and, of those applicants, the number 24
whose Medicaid applications were approved, the number whose 25
Medicaid applications were denied, and the reasons for denial 26
ranked by frequency. 27
(3) The estimated impact of medical debt on nonpregnant 28
adults for whom a Medicaid application was not submitted in the 29
same month when the individual became an inpatient of a hospital 30
or a resident of a nursing home. 31
(4) Additional recommendations to improve outreach and 32
Medicaid coverage for nonpregnant adults who would be eligible 33
for Medicaid if they applied before an event that requires 34
hospital or nursing home care. 35
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This section expires July 1, 2021. 37
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And the title is amended as follows: 40
Delete line 56 41
and insert: 42
make payments to Medicaid-covered services; requiring 43
the Agency for Health Care Administration, in 44
consultation with the Department of Children and 45
Families and certain other entities, to submit a 46
report to the Governor and the Legislature by a 47
specified date; specifying requirements for the 48
report; reenacting 49