SB 1340 — Coordinated Systems of Care for Children

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1340 By Senatorthe HarrellCommittee 31-00562C-24on 20241340__Children, AFamilies, billand toElder beAffairs; entitled An act relating to coordinated systems of care for children;

amendingand s.Senator Harrell 586-02658-24 20241340c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to coordinated systems of care for children;

397.96, F.S.;

defining the term “care coordination”;

providing requirements for care coordinators;

conforming provisions to changes made by the act;

requiringdefining certainthe schoolterm districts“care tocoordinator”; adhere to a specified mental health and treatment support system for certain children, to address certain recommendations, and meet specified performance outcomes;

requiring certain school districts to havebe aguided careby coordinatorand providedadhere byto a managingspecified entitymental placedhealth inand suchtreatment districtssupport system for certain purposes;children;

requiring each school districtdistricts to reportcontract annuallywith tomanaging theentities Departmentto ofprovide Educationcare oncoordinators for certain outcomesstudents; and funding;

requiring that a care coordinator provided by the managing entity be placed in certain school districts, for specified purposes;

requiring school districts to address certain recommendations, and meet specified performance outcomes;

requiring each school district to report annually to the Department of Education on certain performance outcomes and the allocation and expenditure of certain funding;

Section 397.96,1006.05, Florida Statutes, is amendedcreated to read:

397.961006.05 CareMental coordinationhealth Casecoordinated managementsystem forof complexcare.— substance(1) abuseFor cases.—purposes (1)of Contingentthis uponsection, specificthe appropriations,term it“care coordinator” means a person who is responsible for participating in the intentdevelopment and implementation of thea Legislatureservices toplan, providelinking forservice providers to a morechild intensiveor leveladolescent and his or her family, monitoring the delivery of careservices, coordinationproviding caseadvocacy, managementcollecting forinformation complexto casesdetermine involvingthe childreneffect whoof needPage substance1 abuseof services.3 CODING:

Such services shall be directed toward children receiving services from several agencies or programs to address the complex problems created by Page 1 of 3 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1340 31-00562C-24586-02658-24 20241340__20241340c1 substanceservices abuse,and dependency,treatment, orand addiction.performing care coordination as defined in s.

(2) The department shall determine when a child receiving children’s substance abuse services under this part shall have a care coordinator case manager.

(3) For the purposes of this section, “care coordination” has the same meaning as in s.

“case(2) management”Pursuant meansto thoses. activities aimed at:

(a) Implementing a treatment plan;

(b) Advocacy;

(c) Linking services providers to a child and family;

(d) Monitoring services delivery;

and (e) Collecting information to determine the effect of services and treatment.

(4) The care coordinator case manager shall periodically review services utilization to ascertain compliance with plans approved by the planning team.

(5) In the attempt to minimize duplication, it is the intent of the Legislature that a child have no more than one care coordinator case manager.

Section 2.

Section 1006.05, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

1006.05 Mental health coordinated system of care.— (1) Pursuant to s.

394.4573 and 394.495, each school district that provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and recovery services to students diagnosed with one or more mental health or any co-occurring substance use disorder and students at high risk of such diagnoses shallmust be guided by Pageand 2adhere to the guiding principles of 3the CODING:mental health treatment and support system as provided under s.

394.491.

(3)(a) School districts shall contract with managing entities to provide care coordinators for students with complex behavioral health needs who continue to experience adverse outcomes due to unmet needs or an inability to engage.

(b) A care coordinator provided by the managing entity must be placed in each school district implementing a coordinated system of care to ensure that students are receiving necessary services and that appropriate funds are being used to support the cost of treatment, including all available public and private health insurance funds, before school-based mental health treatment and support system funding is accessed to purchase community-based services.

(c) When a student is identified as having experienced an involuntary admission to an acute psychiatric care facility, school districts must address recommendations from the care coordinator provided by the managing entity upon the return of the student to the school setting.

(4)(a) Pursuant to s.

394.494, each school district shall Page 2 of 3 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1340 31-00562C-24586-02658-24 20241340__20241340c1 andmeet adhere to the guidinggeneral principlesperformance ofoutcomes for the child and adolescent mental health treatment and support systemsystem. as provided under s.

394.491.

(2)(a) School districts shall contract with managing entities to provide care coordination as defined in s.

394.4573(1) for students with complex behavioral health needs who continue to experience adverse outcomes due to unmet needs or an inability to engage.