HB 1427

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to behavioral health services; amending s.
3	394.9082, F.S.; providing an exemption for certain
4	providers from participation in a community-based managing
5	entity that provides behavioral health services; providing
6	an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
11	394.9082, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
12	394.9082  Behavioral health managing entities.-
13	(4)  CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.-
14	(a)  The department may contract for the purchase and
15	management of behavioral health services with community-based
16	managing entities. The department may require a managing entity
17	to contract for specialized services that are not currently part
18	of the managing entity's network if the department determines
19	that to do so is in the best interests of consumers of services.
20	The secretary shall determine the schedule for phasing in
21	contracts with managing entities. The managing entities shall,
22	at a minimum, be accountable for the operational oversight of
23	the delivery of behavioral health services funded by the
24	department and for the collection and submission of the required
25	data pertaining to these contracted services. A managing entity
26	shall serve a geographic area designated by the department. The
27	geographic area must be of sufficient size in population and
28	have enough public funds for behavioral health services to allow
29	for flexibility and maximum efficiency. A provider located
30	within a judicial circuit or other designated geographic area
31	which demonstrates the capacity to fulfill the goals and
32	essential elements set forth in subsections (5) and (6) shall be
33	exempt from participating in a managing entity.
34	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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