HB 433 CS (2003) -  Behavioral Health Services

General Bill by Murman (CO-SPONSORS) Fiorentino
Behavioral Health Services: Requires the Secretary of Children and Family Services to appoint an assistant secretary for behavioral health; provides responsibilities of the assistant secretary; provides for the appointment of a Director of Mental Health Services; provides duties of the director; provides for the appointment of a Director of Substance Abuse Services; provides duties of the director; provides for the establishment of the Behavioral Health Services Board; provides membership of the board; provides duties and responsibilities of the board; provides for an annual evaluation and report; provides for an independent evaluation of substance abuse and mental health programs by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability and the Auditor General; requires a report; provides for the expiration of the board; requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to seek federal approval to contract with a single entity to provide comprehensive behavioral health care services to Medicaid recipients; requires the agency and the Department of Children and Family Services to execute a specified written agreement by a specified date; requires the agency to contract with specified managed care entities to provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse services through capitated prepaid arrangements to Medicaid recipients; provides requirements with respect to such contracts; requires the agency to submit a plan for the full implemention of capitated prepaid behavioral health care in all areas of the state; provides plan requirements; excludes children residing in specified residential programs of the Department of Children and Family Services from the behaviorial health care prepaid health plan; allows child welfare providers to participate in the network for prepaid behavioral health services; requires the agency and the department to develop a plan for implementing new Medicaid procedure codes for specified services; provides plan requirements; requires approval of the plan by the Legislative Budget Commission prior to implementation; provides rights of the department and the agency to monitor for a specified purpose; provides authority of the department with respect to investigation of complaints and monitoring of providers' compliance; requires the department to file a State Projects Compliance Supplement for behavioral health care services; provides requirements with respect to the monitoring of financial operations of contractors; authorizes the department to contract with a single managing entity or provider network for the delivery of state-funded mental health services; requires the managing entity to coordinate its delivery of mental health and substance abuse services with all prepaid mental health plans in the region or the district; provides contract requirements; provides that payments made to a prepaid limited health services organization by the Agency for Health Care Administration under a contract to provide comprehensive behavioral health care services to Medicaid recipients are not subject to the insurance premium tax; requires the agency to provide the prepaid limited health services organization with a specified certification letter; expands the definition of "emergency medical condition" to include a specified psychiatric condition.
Companion Bill passed CS/SB 2404 Substance Abuse & Mental Health By Children and Families and Lynn
Effective Date: This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
Last Event: Companion Bill passed, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2404 on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 1:37 PM; HB Laid on Table

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1397 CS Subject: Substance Abuse Services Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1901 Subject: Health Care Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 700 Subject: Children & Family Services Dept. Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1114 Subject: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1918 Subject: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 2404 Subject: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations 5/2/2003 4:33:01 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations 4/24/2003 3:47:31 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Subcommittee on Human Services Appropriations 4/16/2003 12:24:39 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Subcommittee on Human Services Appropriations 4/15/2003 1:11:41 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Administration 4/9/2003 9:22:35 AM
Chamber: House Committee: State Administration 4/7/2003 8:42:01 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 4/1/2003 10:28:27 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 3/17/2003 1:39:06 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 3/17/2003 8:31:12 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 3/13/2003 8:17:11 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 3/13/2003 8:12:20 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2404 Time: 04/30/2003 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Substituted CS/SB 2404 Time: 04/30/2003 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 362229 filed timely Time: 04/30/2003 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 166239 filed timely Time: 04/29/2003 - 7:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (04/30/2003) Time: 04/29/2003 - 1:40 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/28/2003 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/28/2003 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Appropriations ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/28/2003 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/28/2003 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/28/2003 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill added to Appropriations agenda Time: 04/23/2003 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill now in Appropriations Time: 04/16/2003 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill Passed referred committee with amendment(s) Time: 04/16/2003 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Human Services Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/16/2003 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Human Services Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill added to Subcommittee on Human Services Appropriations agenda Time: 04/11/2003 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Human Services Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/09/2003 - 9:17 AM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/09/2003 - 9:17 AM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill added to State Administration agenda Time: 04/04/2003 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Future of Florida's Families ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/01/2003 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 04/01/2003 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/01/2003 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/01/2003 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill added to Future of Florida's Families agenda Time: 03/21/2003 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill added to Future of Florida's Families agenda Time: 03/17/2003 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill added to Future of Florida's Families agenda Time: 03/14/2003 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill Passed referred committee with amendment(s) Time: 03/14/2003 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 03/14/2003 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care Version:
Event: H Bill added to Subcommittee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care agenda Time: 03/07/2003 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2003 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill referred to State Administration Time: 02/26/2003 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care Time: 02/26/2003 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Future of Florida's Families Time: 02/26/2003 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Human Services Appropriations Time: 02/26/2003 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Human Services Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 02/26/2003 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H File timely Time: 02/18/2003 - 2:24 PM Member: Murman Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
20.19 HB 41  
394.655
394.741
394.9082 HB 1397 CS
409.908 HB 159  
409.91196 HB 1007
409.912 HB 229 CS, HB 1007, HB 1803, HB 1901
409.9122 HB 1901
636.0145
636.066
641.225 HB 1337 CS
641.386