Florida Statutes Part II - Kidcare (Ss. 409.810-409.821)

• 409.810 - Short Title.
  Sections 409.810-409.821 may be cited as the “Florida Kidcare Act.”History.—ss. 32, 57, ch. 98-288; s. 22, ch. 2003-405; s. 1, ch. 2009-113.
• 409.811 - Definitions Relating To Florida Kidcare Act.
  As used in ss. 409.810-409.821, the term:(1) “Actuarially equivalent” means that:(a) The aggregate value of the benefits included in health benefits coverage is equal to the value...
• 409.812 - Program Created; Purpose.
  The Florida Kidcare program is created to provide a defined set of health benefits to uninsured, low-income children through the establishment of a variety of...
• 409.813 - Health Benefits Coverage; Program Components; Entitlement And Nonentitlement.
  (1) The Florida Kidcare program includes health benefits coverage provided to children through the following program components, which shall be marketed as the Florida Kidcare program:(a) Medicaid;(b) Medikids...
• 409.8132 - Medikids Program Component.
  (1) PROGRAM COMPONENT CREATED; PURPOSE.—The Medikids program component is created in the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide health care services under the Florida Kidcare...
• 409.8134 - Program Expenditure Ceiling; Enrollment.
  (1) Except for the Medicaid program, a ceiling shall be placed on annual federal and state expenditures for the Florida Kidcare program as provided each year...
• 409.8135 - Behavioral Health Services.
  In order to ensure a high level of integration of physical and behavioral health care and to meet the more intensive treatment needs of enrollees...
• 409.814 - Eligibility.
  A child who has not reached 19 years of age whose family income is equal to or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level...
• 409.815 - Health Benefits Coverage; Limitations.
  (1) MEDICAID BENEFITS.—For purposes of the Florida Kidcare program, benefits available under Medicaid and Medikids include those goods and services provided under the medical assistance program...
• 409.816 - Limitations On Premiums And Cost Sharing.
  The following limitations on premiums and cost sharing are established for the program.(1) Enrollees who receive coverage under the Medicaid program may not be required to...
• 409.817 - Approval Of Health Benefits Coverage; Financial Assistance.
  In order for health insurance coverage to qualify for premium assistance payments for an eligible child under ss. 409.810-409.821, the health benefits coverage must:(1) Be certified...
• 409.8175 - Delivery Of Services In Rural Counties.
  A health maintenance organization or a health insurer may reimburse providers located in a rural county according to the Medicaid fee schedule for services provided...
• 409.8177 - Program Evaluation.
  (1) The agency, in consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Children and Families, and the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, shall contract for an...
• 409.818 - Administration.
  In order to implement ss. 409.810-409.821, the following agencies shall have the following duties:(1) The Department of Children and Families shall:(a) Develop a simplified eligibility application mail-in...
• 409.820 - Quality Assurance And Access Standards.
  Except for Medicaid, the Department of Health, in consultation with the agency and the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, shall develop a minimum set of quality...
• 409.821 - Florida Kidcare Program Public Records Exemption.
  (1) Personal identifying information of a Florida Kidcare program applicant or enrollee, as defined in s. 409.811, held by the Agency for Health Care Administration, the...

Last modified: September 23, 2016