Florida Senate - 2019 PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Bill No. SB 410
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Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Appropriations
(Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services)
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to a long-acting reversible
3 contraception pilot program; creating s. 381.00515,
4 F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to establish
5 a long-acting reversible contraception pilot program
6 in Duval, Hillsborough, and Palm Beach Counties;
7 providing the purpose of the pilot program; requiring
8 the department to contract with family planning
9 providers to implement the pilot program; requiring
10 such contracts to include specified provisions;
11 requiring the department to apply for grants for
12 additional funding; requiring the department to submit
13 a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a
14 specified date; requiring the department to publish
15 the report on its website; specifying requirements for
16 the report; establishing that implementation of the
17 pilot program is subject to an appropriation;
18 providing an effective date.
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20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22 Section 1. Section 381.00515, Florida Statutes, is created
23 to read:
24 381.00515 Long-acting reversible contraception pilot
25 program.—
26 (1) The Department of Health shall establish a long-acting
27 reversible contraception (LARC) pilot program in Duval,
28 Hillsborough, and Palm Beach Counties. The purpose of the pilot
29 program is to improve the provision of LARC services to women
30 residing in the pilot program counties. The department shall
31 contract for LARC services with eligible family planning
32 providers to implement the pilot program in each of the three
33 counties. Each contract must provide for all of the following:
34 (a) The provision of LARC services, including the
35 administration of implants, injections, and intrauterine devices
36 to participants.
37 (b) The training of provider staff regarding the provision
38 of LARC services, counseling strategies, and the management of
39 side effects.
40 (c) Technical assistance to providers regarding issues such
41 as coding, billing, pharmacy rules, and clinic management
42 necessitated by the increased use of LARC services.
43 (d) General support to providers to expand their service
44 capacity.
45 (e) Marketing and community outreach regarding the
46 availability of LARC services and other currently available
47 contraceptive services.
48 (f) Other services that the department considers necessary
49 to ensure the health and safety of women who receive LARC
50 services.
51 (2) The department shall apply for grants from federal
52 agencies and other sources to supplement state funds provided
53 for the pilot program.
54 (3) By January 1, 2021, the department shall submit a
55 report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
56 Speaker of the House of Representatives on the effectiveness of
57 the pilot program. The department shall publish the report on
58 its website. The report must include, but need not be limited
59 to:
60 (a) An assessment of the operation of the pilot program,
61 including any progress made in reducing the number of unintended
62 pregnancies and subsequent births, especially among teenagers.
63 (b) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program
64 in increasing the availability of LARC services.
65 (c) The number and location of family planning providers
66 that participated in the pilot program.
67 (d) The number of clients served by participating family
68 planning providers.
69 (e) The number of times LARC services were provided by
70 participating family planning providers.
71 (f) The average cost per client served.
72 (g) The demographic characteristics of clients served.
73 (h) The sources and amounts of funding used for the pilot
74 program.
75 (i) A description of federal grants the department applied
76 for in order to provide LARC services, including the outcomes of
77 the grant applications.
78 (j) An analysis of the return on investment associated with
79 the provision of LARC services with regard to tax dollars saved
80 on health and social services.
81 (k) A description and analysis of marketing and outreach
82 activities conducted to promote the availability of LARC
83 services.
84 (l) Recommendations for improving the pilot program.
85 (4) Implementation of the pilot program is subject to a
86 legislative appropriation.
87 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.