No. CS/CS/HB 783
Filed under Healthcare.
Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program; Requires DCF to contract with entity to establish Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program in Clay, Duval, & St. Johns Counties; requires department to award contract by certain date; requires certain contractual provisions; provides requirements for contracted entity; requires contracted entity to subcontract with certain state university for certain purposes; requires department & contracted entity to create coordinated access model; provides model requirements; requires department to provide specified reports to Governor & Legislature within specified timeframes; authorizes department & contracted entity to apply for & use certain funds to support or expand Coordinated Access Models; authorizes department to adopt rules.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Children and Families must contract with an outside entity to run a single-entry behavioral health referral network for Clay, Duval, and St. Johns Counties, with the contract awarded by December 1, 2026.
The contractor must subcontract with a state university that is not one of Florida's preeminent research schools, providing staff and social work students to screen callers seeking care.
The network must offer phone, web, and in-person intake, standardized screening, real-time provider directories, and a data platform that can share information with Medicaid and school systems.
DCF must send quarterly progress reports to the Governor and legislative leaders until the pilot is running, then assess its effectiveness every year starting November 2027.
AIThe Department of Children and Families must contract with an entity to build and run a single point of entry for behavioral health referrals across Clay, Duval, and St. Johns Counties, with the contract awarded no later than December 1, 2026.
AIThe coordinated access model must include standardized screening and referral tools to identify service needs and program eligibility, alongside warm handoffs, appointment scheduling, and a real-time provider directory.
AIThe contracted entity must subcontract with a state university that is not designated preeminent or emerging preeminent, ruling out Florida's top-tier research schools for the role of supplying screening staff and social work trainees.
AIThe model's data platform must comply with HIPAA and federal substance-use confidentiality rules while supporting integration with other state and local systems, including Medicaid and school-based services.
AIUntil the pilot is fully implemented, DCF must send quarterly status reports to the Governor and legislative leaders, then starting November 30, 2027, submit an annual report assessing the program's effectiveness.