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HB 1327: Behavioral Health Services

GENERAL BILL by Peters ; Berman

Behavioral Health Services; Authorizes DCF to approve receiving systems for behavioral health care; requires DCF to post certain data on its website; creates Substance Abuse & Mental Health (SAMH) Safety Net Network; provides for DCF & AHCA to determine scope of services offered; requires AHCA to contract with managing entities or their representatives to implement delivery of community mental health & substance abuse services to certain Medicaid-eligible individuals; provides for determination of rates for services & development of payment mechanisms; specifies that certain court hearings must be scheduled within 5 court working days unless continuance is granted; provides for AHCA to seek certain federal matching funds.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2514 (Ch. 2017-129)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/6/2017 House • Filed
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 135
    3/10/2017 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 350
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2514 (Ch. 2017-129)

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  • HB 1327, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2017 at 1:52 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 358 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2514 (Ch. 2017-129)
    S 1756 (c1) Examination and Treatment of Individuals with Mental Illness Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations
    S 2514 (er) Health Care Appropriations Compare Last Action: 6/19/2017 Chapter No. 2017-129, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2017-70)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.461 Designation of receiving and treatment facilities and receiving systems. Page 2 (pdf)
    394.879 Rules; enforcement. Page 6 (pdf)
    394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 7 (pdf)
    397.6955 Duties of court upon filing of petition for involuntary services. Page 12 (pdf)

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