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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 2125, 2nd Eng.
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 57. (1) There is established a seven-member
18 task force to review sources of funds deposited into the
19 Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund as created by section
20 409.918, Florida Statutes. The task force shall consist of:
21 (a) Two members appointed by the President of the
22 Senate, one of whom must be a member of the Senate and one of
23 whom must represent a hospital subject to the assessment
24 imposed under section 395.701, Florida Statutes, 1998
25 Supplement, or section 394.4786, Florida Statutes;
26 (b) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
27 of Representatives, one of whom must be a member of the House
28 and one of whom must represent a health care entity subject to
29 the assessment imposed under section 395.7015, Florida
30 Statutes, 1998 Supplement;
31 (c) Three members appointed by the Governor, one of
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1 whom must be the Director of the Agency for Health Care
2 Administration, or his or her designee; one of whom must be a
3 medical doctor licensed to practice in the state; and one of
4 whom must be a consumer who has no employment or investment
5 interest in any health care entity subject to the assessment
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7 Fund and who is a representative of Florida TaxWatch.
8 (2) The Governor shall designate the task force chair
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10 (3) The task force shall consider and make specific
11 recommendations concerning, but not limited to:
12 (a) Whether any provisions of sections 395.701,
13 395.7015, and 409.918, Florida Statutes, need to be revised;
14 (b) Whether the annual assessments imposed by these
15 statutes on the various health care entities are imposed
16 equitably;
17 (c) Whether additional exemptions from, or inclusions
18 within, the assessments are justified; and
19 (d) The extent to which modifications to other
20 statutory provisions that require deposit of specified revenue
21 into the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund, including, but
22 not limited to, sections 210.20, 395.1041, 408.040, and
23 408.08, Florida Statutes, could result in increased revenue
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1 (5) The task force shall convene by August 1, 1999,
2 for its first meeting, and shall submit its findings and
3 recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the
4 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
5 Representatives, and the Governor by December 1, 1999.
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11 And the title is amended as follows:
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15 An act relating to health care; requiring that
16 a task force be appointed to review sources of
17 revenue for the Public Medical Assistance Trust
18 Fund; providing for appointments of its members
19 and specifying topics to be studied; providing
20 for its staffing; providing for meetings;
21 requiring a report and recommendations;
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