| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Medicaid assistance for breast and |
| 3 | cervical cancer treatment; amending s. 409.904, F.S.; |
| 4 | authorizing Medicaid reimbursement for medical assistance |
| 5 | provided to certain persons for treatment of breast or |
| 6 | cervical cancer; revising eligibility standards for |
| 7 | certain Medicaid optional medical assistance; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 409.904, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 14 | 409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons.--The |
| 15 | agency may make payments for medical assistance and related |
| 16 | services on behalf of the following persons who are determined |
| 17 | to be eligible subject to the income, assets, and categorical |
| 18 | eligibility tests set forth in federal and state law. Payment on |
| 19 | behalf of these Medicaid eligible persons is subject to the |
| 20 | availability of moneys and any limitations established by the |
| 21 | General Appropriations Act or chapter 216. |
| 22 | (9)(a) Eligible women with incomes at or below 200 percent |
| 23 | of the federal poverty level and under age 65, for cancer |
| 24 | treatment pursuant to the federal Breast and Cervical Cancer |
| 25 | Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000, screened through the Mary |
| 26 | Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program |
| 27 | established under s. 381.93. |
| 28 | (b) A woman who has not attained 65 years of age and who |
| 29 | has been screened for breast or cervical cancer by a qualified |
| 30 | entity under the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early |
| 31 | Detection Program of the Department of Health and needs |
| 32 | treatment for breast or cervical cancer and is not otherwise |
| 33 | covered under creditable coverage, as defined in s. 2701(c) of |
| 34 | the Public Health Service Act. For purposes of this paragraph, |
| 35 | the term "qualified entity" means a county public health |
| 36 | department or other entity that has contracted with the |
| 37 | Department of Health to provide breast and cervical cancer |
| 38 | screening services paid for under this section. In determining |
| 39 | the eligibility of such a woman, an assets test is not required. |
| 40 | A presumptive eligibility period begins on the date on which all |
| 41 | eligibility criteria appear to be met and ends on the date |
| 42 | determination is made with respect to the eligibility of such |
| 43 | woman for services under the state plan or, in the case of such |
| 44 | a woman who does not file an application, by the last day of the |
| 45 | month following the month in which the presumptive eligibility |
| 46 | determination is made. A woman is eligible until she gains |
| 47 | creditable coverage, until treatment is no longer necessary, or |
| 48 | until attainment of 65 years of age. |
| 49 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |