H1605: Trust Funds/Comprehensive Health Care for Residents

Legislative Summary

Creates Florida Health Fund for Florida Health Plan; provides for administration of fund; provides for sources of funds & purpose; requires claims for health care services to be made to fund; provides for disbursement from fund; provides for accounts in fund; prohibits funds from being commingled with other moneys; requires necessary waivers, exemptions, agreements, & legislation to be obtained for federal payments for fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of fund; provides that Florida Health Plan's responsibility for providing health care is secondary to existing Federal Government programs if funding for these programs is not transferred to fund; requires collateral sources to pay to fund; provides duties of Florida Health Board relating to fund; provides applicability of Code of Ethics for Public Officers & Employees to employees & director of fund; provides duties of plan auditor relating to fund; provides appropriation.