| 1 | Representative Patronis offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 442 and 443, insert: |
| 5 | Section 4. Section 381.0203, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 381.0203 Pharmacy services.-- |
| 8 | (1) The department may contract on a statewide basis for |
| 9 | the purchase of drugs, as defined in s. 499.003, for utilization |
| 10 | to be used by state agencies and political subdivisions, and may |
| 11 | adopt rules to administer this section. |
| 12 | (2) The department may establish and maintain a pharmacy |
| 13 | services program that includes, including, but is not limited |
| 14 | to: |
| 15 | (a) A central pharmacy to support pharmaceutical services |
| 16 | provided by the county health departments, including |
| 17 | pharmaceutical repackaging, dispensing, and the purchase and |
| 18 | distribution of immunizations and other pharmaceuticals. |
| 19 | (b) Regulation of drugs, cosmetics, and household products |
| 20 | pursuant to chapter 499. |
| 21 | (c) Consultation to county health departments as required |
| 22 | by s. 154.04(1)(c). |
| 23 | (d) A contraception distribution program which shall be |
| 24 | implemented, to the extent resources permit, through the |
| 25 | licensed pharmacies of county health departments. A woman who is |
| 26 | eligible for participation in the contraceptive distribution |
| 27 | program is deemed a patient of the county health department. |
| 28 | 1. To be eligible for participation in the program a woman |
| 29 | must: |
| 30 | a. Be a client of the department or the Department of |
| 31 | Children and Family Services. |
| 32 | b. Be of childbearing age with undesired fertility. |
| 33 | c. Have an income between 150 and 200 percent of the |
| 34 | federal poverty level. |
| 35 | d. Have no Medicaid benefits or applicable health |
| 36 | insurance benefits. |
| 37 | e. Have had a medical examination by a licensed health |
| 38 | care provider within the past 6 months. |
| 39 | f. Have a valid prescription for contraceptives that are |
| 40 | available through the contraceptive distribution program. |
| 41 | g. Consent to the release of necessary medical information |
| 42 | to the county health department. |
| 43 | 2. Fees charged for the contraceptives under the program |
| 44 | must cover the cost of purchasing and providing contraceptives |
| 45 | to women participating in the program. |
| 46 | 3. The department may adopt rules to administer this |
| 47 | program. |
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| 50 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 51 | Remove line 12 and insert: |
| 52 | certain circumstances; amending s. 381.0203, F.S., relating to |
| 53 | pharmacy services; revising terminology; amending s. 395.003, |
| 54 | F.S.; |