No. SB 1618
Filed under Healthcare.
Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to contract with certain entities to establish and operate the Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program in Clay, Duval, and St. Johns Counties; providing requirements for contracted entities; requiring contracted entities to subcontract with certain state universities for certain purposes; requiring the department and contracted entities to create a coordinated access model, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Children and Families must contract with local organizations to run a single point of entry for behavioral health services across Clay, Duval, and St. Johns Counties, replacing separate, uncoordinated paths into care.
Contracted entities must partner with a state university to supply allied health staff and social work students who screen and interact with people contacting the network, and must offer phone, web, and in-person intake during business hours.
The program requires a shared data platform capable of connecting with Medicaid, managing entities, schools, and community health systems, tracking referral outcomes and service gaps under federal health-privacy rules.
The department must report quarterly to the Governor and legislative leaders while building the program, then assess and report on its effectiveness every year starting November 30, 2027. No new state funding is attached; the department may only seek outside grants.
AIThe department must contract with local entities to build and run a single point of entry for behavioral health services in its Northeast Region, covering Clay, Duval, and St. Johns Counties.
AIThe program must use a data platform built to integrate with Medicaid, managing entities, school-based services, and community health systems, while complying with HIPAA and the extra federal confidentiality rules for substance-use records.
AIThe model must include a network access point reachable by phone, web, or in person during standard business hours, standardized screening tools, and referral coordination with warm handoffs and follow-up support to keep people connected to care.
AIContracted entities must subcontract with a state university, excluding one carrying the designation under s. 1001.7065(3), to supply allied health staff and social work and health professions students who screen and interact with people contacting the network.
AIThe model must track measurable outcomes, including how quickly people are referred and connected to services, how often they successfully engage with those services, and how much duplicate intake assessment is reduced.
AIWhile the program is being built, the department must report quarterly on its status. Once running, the department must assess its effectiveness and report annually, starting November 30, 2027, to the Governor and legislative leaders.