Bill Text: FL S1154 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Hormonal Long-acting Reversible Contraception Program

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Health Policy [S1154 Detail]

Download: Florida-2021-S1154-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 1154
       
       
        
       By Senator Bean
       
       
       
       
       
       4-01038B-21                                           20211154__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Hormonal Long-acting Reversible
    3         Contraception Program; creating s. 381.00515, F.S.;
    4         establishing the Hormonal Long-acting Reversible
    5         Contraception (HLARC) Program within the Department of
    6         Health for specified purposes; defining terms;
    7         requiring the department to contract with family
    8         planning providers to implement the program and
    9         provide HLARC services throughout the state; providing
   10         requirements for such contracts; providing for an
   11         annual appropriation; providing that such
   12         appropriations do not supplant or reduce certain other
   13         appropriations; requiring the department to apply for
   14         grants for additional funding; requiring the
   15         department to submit an annual report to the Governor
   16         and the Legislature by a specified date; requiring the
   17         department to publish the report on its website;
   18         providing requirements for such reports; authorizing
   19         the department to adopt rules; providing a legislative
   20         finding; providing an effective date.
   21  
   22         WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that abortions end unborn
   23  life and, especially among young women, carry health risks for
   24  the mother, and
   25         WHEREAS, the Legislature further finds that a variety of
   26  methods and options to discourage and prevent abortions should
   27  be developed and supported, and
   28         WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that programs that provide
   29  hormonal long-acting reversible contraception (HLARC) methods
   30  contribute to declines in the number of abortions, and
   31         WHEREAS, the Legislature further finds that HLARC methods
   32  improve health care outcomes and wellness for women and families
   33  by enabling women to better plan pregnancies, and
   34         WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that including HLARC as an
   35  option for women is an important step in preventing abortions
   36  and reducing health risks for all women, NOW, THEREFORE,
   37  
   38  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   39  
   40         Section 1. Section 381.00515, Florida Statutes, is created
   41  to read:
   42         381.00515 Hormonal Long-acting Reversible Contraception
   43  Program.—The Hormonal Long-acting Reversible Contraception
   44  (HLARC) Program is established within the Department of Health
   45  to improve the provision of HLARC services to women statewide
   46  and reduce the number of abortions.
   47         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   48         (a) “Department” means the Department of Health.
   49         (b) “HLARC program” means the Hormonal Long-Acting
   50  Reversible Contraception Program.
   51         (2) The department shall contract with eligible family
   52  planning providers to implement the HLARC program throughout the
   53  state. A contract to provide HLARC services must provide for all
   54  of the following:
   55         (a) The provision of hormonal intrauterine devices and
   56  implants to participants.
   57         (b) Training for providers and their staff regarding the
   58  provision of HLARC devices, counseling strategies, and the
   59  management of side effects.
   60         (c) Technical assistance regarding issues such as coding,
   61  billing, pharmacy rules, and clinic management associated with
   62  the increased use of HLARC devices.
   63         (d) General support to expand the capacity of family
   64  planning providers in response to increased demand for HLARC
   65  services.
   66         (e) Marketing and outreach regarding the availability of
   67  HLARC services among other currently available contraceptive
   68  services.
   69         (f) Other services the department considers necessary to
   70  ensure the health and safety of participants who receive HLARC
   71  devices.
   72         (3) The Legislature shall annually appropriate funds from
   73  the General Revenue Fund to the department to operate the HLARC
   74  program. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection may not
   75  supplant or reduce any other appropriation of state funds to
   76  family planning providers or to the department for family
   77  planning services.
   78         (4) The department shall seek grants from federal agencies
   79  and other sources to supplement state funds provided for the
   80  HLARC program.
   81         (5) By January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the
   82  department shall submit a report to the Governor, the President
   83  of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
   84  on the effectiveness of the HLARC program. The department shall
   85  publish the report on its website. The report must include, but
   86  need not be limited to, all of the following for the previous
   87  calendar year:
   88         (a) An assessment of the operation of the program,
   89  including any progress made in reducing the number of abortions,
   90  especially among teenagers.
   91         (b) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program in
   92  increasing the availability of HLARC services.
   93         (c) The number and location of family planning providers
   94  that participated in the program.
   95         (d) The number of clients served by participating family
   96  planning providers.
   97         (e) The number of times HLARC services were provided by
   98  participating family providers.
   99         (f) The average cost per client served.
  100         (g) The demographic characteristics of clients served.
  101         (h) The sources and amounts of funding used for the
  102  program.
  103         (i) A description of federal and other grants the
  104  department applied for in order to provide HLARC services,
  105  including the outcomes of the grant applications.
  106         (j) An analysis of the return on investment for the
  107  provision of HLARC services with regard to tax dollars saved in
  108  the provision of health and social services.
  109         (k) A description and analysis of marketing and outreach
  110  activities conducted to promote the availability of HLARC
  111  services.
  112         (l) Recommendations for improving the program.
  113         (6) The department may adopt rules to implement this
  114  section.
  115         Section 2. The Legislature finds that this act is necessary
  116  to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
  117         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.