1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to health; amending and renumbering s. |
3 | 216.341, F.S.; exempting Department of Health positions |
4 | funded by certain trust funds from certain authorization |
5 | provisions; amending s. 381.0066, F.S.; extending the |
6 | period for a certain additional fee for purposes of |
7 | research on onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; |
8 | amending s. 383.14, F.S.; authorizing the adoption of |
9 | rules relating to the newborn screening program; revising |
10 | a fee; providing authority to bill third-party payors for |
11 | newborn screening tests; amending s. 385.207, F.S.; |
12 | correcting the name of a certain official; continuing use |
13 | of the Epilepsy Services Trust Fund for epilepsy case |
14 | management services; limiting administrative expenditure |
15 | from the fund; creating s. 391.310, F.S.; creating the |
16 | Florida Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program; |
17 | requiring the Department of Health to work with other |
18 | agencies to implement a certain federal program; amending |
19 | s. 464.0195, F.S.; providing that revenues collected from |
20 | nurses in excess of required fees be transferred to a |
21 | specified trust fund; providing an effective date. |
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23 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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25 | Section 1. Section 216.341, Florida Statutes, is |
26 | renumbered as section 216.2625, Florida Statutes, and amended to |
27 | read: |
28 | 216.2625 216.341 Disbursement of Department of Health |
29 | county health department trust funds; appropriation of |
30 | authorized positions.-- |
31 | (1) Funds from the County Health Department Trust Fund |
32 | County health department trust funds may be expended by the |
33 | Department of Health for the respective county health |
34 | departments in accordance with budgets and plans agreed upon by |
35 | the county authorities of each county and the Department of |
36 | Health. |
37 | (2) The requirement limitations on appropriations provided |
38 | in s. 216.262(1) that the total number of authorized positions |
39 | must be appropriated shall not apply to Department of Health |
40 | positions funded by: |
41 | (a) The County Health Department Trust Fund; or County |
42 | health department trust funds |
43 | (b) The United States Trust Fund. |
44 | Section 2. Paragraph (k) of subsection (2) of section |
45 | 381.0066, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
46 | 381.0066 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; |
47 | fees.-- |
48 | (2) The minimum fees in the following fee schedule apply |
49 | until changed by rule by the department within the following |
50 | limits: |
51 | (k) Research: An additional $5 fee shall be added to each |
52 | new system construction permit issued during fiscal years 1996- |
53 | 2004 to be used to fund for onsite sewage treatment and disposal |
54 | system research, demonstration, and training projects. Five |
55 | dollars from any repair permit fee collected under this section |
56 | shall be used for funding the hands-on training centers |
57 | described in s. 381.0065(3)(j). |
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59 | The funds collected pursuant to this subsection must be |
60 | deposited in a trust fund administered by the department, to be |
61 | used for the purposes stated in this section and ss. 381.0065 |
62 | and 381.00655. |
63 | Section 3. Subsection (2) and paragraph (g) of subsection |
64 | (3) of section 383.14, Florida Statutes, are amended, and |
65 | paragraph (h) is added to subsection (3) of said section, to |
66 | read: |
67 | 383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary |
68 | and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors.-- |
69 | (2) RULES.--After consultation with the Genetics and |
70 | Infant Screening Advisory Council, the department shall adopt |
71 | and enforce rules requiring that every infant born in this state |
72 | shall, prior to becoming 2 weeks of age, be subjected to a test |
73 | for phenylketonuria and, at the appropriate age, be tested for |
74 | such other metabolic diseases and hereditary or congenital |
75 | disorders as the department may deem necessary from time to |
76 | time. After consultation with the State Coordinating Council for |
77 | School Readiness Programs, the department shall also adopt and |
78 | enforce rules requiring every infant born in this state to be |
79 | screened for environmental risk factors that place children and |
80 | their families at risk for increased morbidity, mortality, and |
81 | other negative outcomes. The department shall adopt such |
82 | additional rules as are found necessary for the administration |
83 | of this section and s. 383.145, including rules providing |
84 | definitions of terms, rules relating to the methods used and |
85 | time or times for testing as accepted medical practice |
86 | indicates, rules relating to charging and collecting fees for |
87 | the administration of the newborn screening program screenings |
88 | authorized by this section, and rules requiring mandatory |
89 | reporting of the results of tests and screenings for these |
90 | conditions to the department. |
91 | (3) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; POWERS AND DUTIES.--The |
92 | department shall administer and provide certain services to |
93 | implement the provisions of this section and shall: |
94 | (g) Have the authority to charge and collect fees for the |
95 | administration of the newborn screening program screenings |
96 | authorized in this section, as follows: |
97 | 1. A fee not to exceed $15 of $20 will be charged for each |
98 | live birth, as recorded by the Office of Vital Statistics, |
99 | occurring in a hospital licensed under part I of chapter 395 or |
100 | a birth center licensed under s. 383.305, up to 3,000 live |
101 | births per licensed hospital per year or over 60 births per |
102 | birth center per year. The department shall calculate the annual |
103 | assessment for each hospital and birth center, and this |
104 | assessment must be paid in equal amounts quarterly. Quarterly, |
105 | the department shall generate and mail to each hospital and |
106 | birth center a statement of the amount due. |
107 | 2. As part of the department's legislative budget request |
108 | prepared pursuant to chapter 216, the department shall submit a |
109 | certification by the department's inspector general, or the |
110 | director of auditing within the inspector general's office, of |
111 | the annual costs of the uniform testing and reporting procedures |
112 | of the infant screening program. In certifying the annual costs, |
113 | the department's inspector general or the director of auditing |
114 | within the inspector general's office shall calculate the direct |
115 | costs of the uniform testing and reporting procedures, including |
116 | applicable administrative costs. Administrative costs shall be |
117 | limited to those department costs which are reasonably and |
118 | directly associated with the administration of the uniform |
119 | testing and reporting procedures of the infant screening |
120 | program. |
121 | (h) Have the authority to bill third-party payors for |
122 | newborn screening tests. |
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124 | All provisions of this subsection must be coordinated with the |
125 | provisions and plans established under this chapter, chapter |
126 | 411, and Pub. L. No. 99-457. |
127 | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and subsection |
128 | (6) of section 385.207, Florida Statutes, are amended, and |
129 | subsection (7) is added to said section, to read: |
130 | 385.207 Care and assistance of persons with epilepsy; |
131 | establishment of programs in epilepsy control.-- |
132 | (2) The Department of Health shall: |
133 | (a) Establish within the office of the Deputy State Health |
134 | Officer Assistant Secretary for Health a program for the care |
135 | and assistance of persons with epilepsy and promote and assist |
136 | in the continued development and expansion of programs for the |
137 | case management, diagnosis, care, and treatment of such persons, |
138 | including required pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, and |
139 | techniques which will have a positive effect in the care and |
140 | treatment of persons with epilepsy. |
141 | (6) For the 2003-2004 fiscal year only, Funds in the |
142 | Epilepsy Services Trust Fund may be appropriated for epilepsy |
143 | case management services. This subsection expires July 1, 2004. |
144 | (7) The department shall limit total administrative |
145 | expenditures from the Epilepsy Services Trust Fund to 5 percent |
146 | of annual receipts. |
147 | Section 5. Section 391.310, Florida Statutes, is created |
148 | to read: |
149 | 391.310 Florida Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention |
150 | Program.--The Department of Health is authorized to implement |
151 | and administer part C of the federal Individuals with |
152 | Disabilities Education Act, which shall be known as the "Florida |
153 | Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program." The |
154 | department, jointly with the Department of Education, shall |
155 | prepare annually a grant application to the United States |
156 | Department of Education for funding for early intervention |
157 | services for infants and toddlers with disabilities, ages birth |
158 | through 36 months, and their families pursuant to part C of the |
159 | federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. |
160 | Section 6. Subsection (3) of section 464.0195, Florida |
161 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
162 | 464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals.-- |
163 | (3) The Board of Nursing shall include on its initial and |
164 | renewal application forms a question asking the nurse to |
165 | voluntarily contribute to funding the Florida Center for Nursing |
166 | in addition to paying the fees imposed at the time of licensure |
167 | and licensure renewal. Revenues collected from nurses over and |
168 | above the required fees shall be transferred from the Medical |
169 | Quality Assurance Trust Fund to deposited in the Florida Center |
170 | for Nursing Trust Fund and shall be used solely to support and |
171 | maintain the goals and functions of the center. |
172 | Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |