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11 Senator Forman moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 28. Long-term community-based supports.--The
18 department shall, contingent upon specific appropriations for
19 these purposes:
20 (1) Study the long-term needs for community-based
21 supports and services for individuals who have sustained
22 traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries. The purpose of this
23 study is to prevent inappropriate residential and
24 institutional placement of these individuals, and promote
25 placement in the most cost effective and least restrictive
26 environment. Any placement recommendations for these
27 individuals shall ensure full utilization of and collaboration
28 with other state agencies, programs, and community partners.
29 This study shall be submitted to the Governor, the President
30 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
31 not later than December 31, 2000.
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1 (2) Based upon the results of this study, establish a
2 plan for the implementation of a program of long-term
3 community-based supports and services for individuals who have
4 sustained traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries who may be
5 subject to inappropriate residential and institutional
6 placement as a direct result of such injuries.
7 (a) Records relative to any applicant for or recipient
8 of program services are subject to s. 381.775, F.S.
9 (b) The program shall be payor of last resort for
10 program services and expenditures for such services shall be
11 considered funded services for purposes of s. 381.785, F.S.;
12 however, notwithstanding s. 381.79(5), F.S., proceeds
13 resulting from this subsection shall be used solely for this
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15 (c) The department shall create, by rule, procedures
16 to ensure, that in the event the program is unable to directly
17 or indirectly provide such services to all eligible
18 individuals due to lack of funds, those individuals most at
19 risk to suffer the greatest harm from an imminent
20 inappropriate residential or institutional placement are
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22 (d) Every applicant or recipient of the long-term
23 community-based supports and services program shall have been
24 a resident of the state for 1 year immediately preceding
25 application and be a resident of the state at the time of
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27 (e) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss.
28 120.536(1) and 120.54, F.S., to implement the provision of
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30 Section 29. Severability.--If any provision of this
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1 invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
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14 providing planning for long-term
15 community-based supports for specified brain
16 and spinal cord injury individuals; providing
17 purpose; providing for compliance with s.
18 381.775, F.S.; providing for a study and
19 report; providing base standard for ranking for
20 services; providing limitation on use of
21 funding; providing the department with certain
22 rulemaking authority; providing residency
23 requirement; providing severability;
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