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FL S0130
Bill
AI Summary
- Establishes peer specialists as an essential element of Florida's coordinated system of care for recovery from substance use disorders or mental illness, with legislative findings that peer support facilitates recovery and reduces health care costs
- Requires the Department of Children and Families to develop a training program for peer specialists, with preference given to trainers who are certified peer specialists, and authorizes the department to certify peer specialists directly or through approved third-party credentialing entities
- Creates modified background screening requirements for peer specialists, including fingerprint-based state and federal checks, with a specific list of permanently disqualifying offenses (e.g., murder, sexual battery, child abuse, elder exploitation) and a 3-year lookback period for other felonies
- Allows individuals working toward certification to provide recovery support services for up to 1 year under the supervision of a licensed behavioral health professional or a certified peer specialist with at least 2 years of experience, and extends the period disqualified applicants may work while seeking an exemption from 90 to 180 days
- Authorizes reimbursement of peer specialist services through the department, behavioral health managing entities, or the Medicaid program, and encourages Medicaid managed care plans to use peer specialists in recovery services
Legislative Description
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Last Action
Died in Messages
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Appropriations3/18/2021
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services3/5/2021
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs12/9/2020
Full Bill Text
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