| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Agency for Health Care |
| 3 | Administration; amending s. 402.81, F.S.; deleting the |
| 4 | requirement that the agency submit a report to the |
| 5 | Legislature relating to pharmaceutical expense |
| 6 | assistance; providing 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. Subsection (4) of section 402.81, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 402.81 Pharmaceutical expense assistance.- |
| 13 | (4) ADMINISTRATION.-The pharmaceutical expense assistance |
| 14 | program shall be administered by the agency, in collaboration |
| 15 | with the Department of Elderly Affairs and the Department of |
| 16 | Children and Family Services. |
| 17 | (a) The agency may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) |
| 18 | and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this section. |
| 19 | (b) By January 1 of each year, the agency shall report to |
| 20 | the Legislature on the operation of the program. The report |
| 21 | shall include information on the number of individuals served, |
| 22 | use rates, and expenditures under the program. |
| 23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |