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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to pregnancy support and wellness 2
services; amending s. 381.96, F.S.; revising contract 3
requirements for the Florida Pregnancy Care Network, 4
Inc.; requiring the Department of Health to conduct 5
annual visits to each organization within the network; 6
providing requirements for the visits; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 381.96, 12
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) and (6), 13
respectively, subsection (3) is amended, and a new subsection 14
(4) is added to that section, to read: 15
381.96 Pregnancy support and wellness services. — 16
(3) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. —The department contract must 17
shall specify the contract deliverables, including financial 18
reports and other reports due to the department, timeframes for 19
achieving contractual obligations, and any other requirements 20
the department determines are necessary, such as staffing and 21
location requirements. The contract must shall require the 22
network to: 23
(a) Establish, implement, and monitor a comprehensive 24
system of care through subcontractors to meet the pregnancy and 25
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parenting support and wellness needs of eligible clients. 26
(b) Establish and manage subcontracts with a sufficient 27
number of providers to ensure the availability of pregnancy and 28
parenting support services and wellness services for eligible 29
clients, and maintain and mana ge the delivery of such services 30
throughout the contract period. 31
(c) Spend at least 85 percent of the contract funds on 32
pregnancy and parenting support services, excluding services 33
specified in subparagraph (1)(d)4., and wellness services. 34
(d) Offer wellness services through vouchers or other 35
appropriate arrangements that allow the purchase of services 36
from qualified health care providers. 37
(e) Require a background screening under s. 943.0542 for 38
all paid staff and volunteers of a subcontractor if such staff 39
or volunteers provide direct client services to an eligible 40
client who is a minor or an elderly person or who has a 41
disability. 42
(f) Annually monitor its subcontractors and specify the 43
sanctions that shall be imposed for noncompliance with the term s 44
of a subcontract. 45
(g) Subcontract only with providers that exclusively 46
promote and support childbirth. 47
(h) Ensure that informational materials provided to an 48
eligible client by a provider include only are current, 49
medically and accurate information and cite the reference source 50
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of any medical statement included in such materials. The 51
contract must include fines as a penalty for noncompliance with 52
this paragraph. 53
(i) Ensure that organizations within the network make 54
information on local rape crisis c enters and sexual assault 55
treatment centers readily available to clients. 56
(j)(i) Ensure that the department is provided with all 57
information necessary for the report required under subsection 58
(6) (5). 59
(k) Perform an annual financial audit of each organization 60
within the network and submit a report of the audit to the 61
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 62
Representatives by February 1 each year. 63
(4) DEPARTMENT VISITS. —The department shall visit each 64
organization within the networ k at least annually to determine 65
compliance with the terms of the contract. The visit must be an 66
unannounced visit conducted during the organization's regular 67
business hours. 68
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 69