HB 607 2022
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to Medicaid managed care specialty 2
plans; amending s. 409.977, F.S.; authorizing Medicaid 3
managed care specialty plans to continue serving 4
certain children whose guardians receive guardianship 5
assistance payments under the Guardianship Assistance 6
Program; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 409.9 77, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
409.977 Enrollment. — 13
(5) A specialty plan plans serving a child children in the 14
care and custody of the department may continue to serve such 15
child children as long as he or she continues to be eligible for 16
Medicaid pursuant to s. 409.903 and: 17
(a) Remains They remain in care, including those remaining 18
in extended foster care pursuant to s. 39.6251 ; 19
(b) Is, or are in subsidized adoption ; or 20
(c) His or her guardian receives guardianship assistance 21
payments as defined in s. 39.01 under the Guardianship 22
Assistance Program and continue to be eligible for Medicaid 23
pursuant to s. 409.903 . 24
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 25