Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1130
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/14/2017           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Bean) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 32 - 57
    4  and insert:
    5  organizations that provide pregnancy support services and
    6  wellness services through a comprehensive system of care to
    7  women and their families.
    8         (d) “Pregnancy support services” means services that
    9  promote and encourage childbirth, including, but not limited to:
   10         1. Direct client services, such as pregnancy testing,
   11  counseling, referral, training, and education for pregnant women
   12  and their families.
   13         2. Program awareness activities, including a promotional
   14  campaign to educate the public about the pregnancy support
   15  services offered by the network and a website that provides
   16  information on the location of providers in the user’s area, as
   17  well as other available community resources.
   18         3. Communication activities, including the operation and
   19  maintenance of a hotline or call center with a single statewide
   20  toll-free number which is available 24 hours a day for an
   21  eligible client to obtain the location and contact information
   22  for a pregnancy center located in his or her area.
   23         (e) “Wellness services” means services or activities
   24  intended to maintain and improve health or prevent illness and
   25  injury, including, but not limited to, high blood pressure
   26  screening, flu vaccinations, anemia testing, thyroid screening,
   27  cholesterol screening, diabetes screening, assistance with
   28  smoking cessation, and tetanus vaccinations.
   29         (2) DEPARTMENT DUTIES.—The department shall contract with
   30  the network for the management and delivery of pregnancy support
   31  services and wellness services to eligible clients.