THE BILL ITSELF
HB 4001
Jefferson County
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An act relating to Jefferson County; providing
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applicability; providing definitions; limiting
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compensation to a health care provider that provides
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medical services for an inmate housed in a Jefferson
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County detention center if the provider does not have
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a contract with the county to provide such services;
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limiting compensation to an entity that provides
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emergency medical transportation services for an
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inmate housed in a Jefferson County detention center
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if the entity does not have a contract with the county
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to provide such services; providing applicability;
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providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the
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contrary, this act and all rules adopted pursuant to this act
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apply to the area located within Jefferson County.
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(2) As used in this act, the term:
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(a) "Emergency medical transportation services" includes,
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but is not limited to, services rendered by means of air
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ambulance or an emergency medical services vehicle. As used in
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this paragraph, the term:
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1. "Air ambulance" means a fixed-wing or rotary-wing
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aircraft used for, or intended to be used for, air
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transportation of sick or injured persons requiring or likely to
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require medical attention during transport.
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2. "Emergency medical services vehicle" means a privately
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or publicly owned vehicle or vessel that is designed,
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constructed, reconstructed, maintained, equipped, or operated
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for, and is used or intended to be used for, land or water
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transportation of sick or injured persons requiring or likely to
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require medical attention during transport.
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(b) "Health care provider" means:
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1. A hospital licensed under chapter 395, Florida
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Statutes.
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2. A physician or physician assistant licensed under
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chapter 458, Florida Statutes.
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3. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant
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licensed under chapter 459, Florida Statutes.
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4. A podiatric physician licensed under chapter 461,
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Florida Statutes.
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5. A health maintenance organization certificated under
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part I of chapter 641, Florida Statutes.
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6. An ambulatory surgical center licensed under chapter
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395, Florida Statutes.
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7. An other medical facility. As used in this
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subparagraph, the term "other medical facility" means a facility
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the primary purpose of which is to provide human medical
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diagnostic services or a facility providing nonsurgical human
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medical treatment, to which facility the patient is admitted and
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from which facility the patient is discharged within the same
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working day, and which facility is not part of a hospital.
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However, the term does not include a facility existing for the
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primary purpose of performing terminations of pregnancy or an
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office maintained by a physician or dentist for the practice of
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medicine.
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8. A professional association, partnership, corporation,
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joint venture, or other association composed of the persons
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described in subparagraphs 2., 3., and 4. for professional
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activity.
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(3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), compensation
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to a health care provider to provide medical services for an
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inmate housed in a Jefferson County detention center may not
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exceed 110 percent of the Medicare allowable rate if the health
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care provider does not have a contract with Jefferson County to
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provide inmate medical services.
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(b) Compensation to a health care provider to provide
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medical services for an inmate housed in a Jefferson County
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detention center may not exceed 125 percent of the Medicare
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allowable rate if the health care provider:
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1. Does not have a contract with Jefferson County to
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provide inmate medical services; and
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2. Reported a negative operating margin for the previous
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year to the Agency for Health Care Administration through
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hospital-audited financial data.
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(4) Compensation to an entity to provide emergency medical
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transportation services for an inmate housed in a Jefferson
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County detention center may not exceed 110 percent of the
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Medicare allowable rate if the entity does not have a contract
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with Jefferson County to provide inmate emergency medical
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transportation services.
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(5) This act does not apply to charges for medical
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services provided at a hospital operated by Jefferson County.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.