Title: Long-acting Reversible Contraception Pilot Program

Summary: Requires DOH to establish long-acting reversible contraception pilot program in Duval, Hillsborough, & Palm Beach Counties; requires department to contract with family planning providers to implement program & apply for grants for additional funding; requires department to submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides appropriation.

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An act relating to a long-acting reversible contraception pilot program; creating s. 381.00515, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to establish a long-acting reversible contraception pilot program in Duval, Hillsborough, and Palm Beach Counties; providing the purpose of the pilot program; requiring the department to contract with family planning providers to implement the pilot program; requiring such contracts to include specified provisions; requiring the department to apply for grants for additional funding; requiring the department to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; requiring the department to publish the report on it swebsite; specifying requirements for the report; providing an appropriation; requiring the department to distribute appropriated funds equally among the participating counties; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the Sta te of Florida: Section 1. Section 381.00515, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 381.00515 Long-acting reversible contraception pilot HB 2019 program.-(1) The Department of Health shall establish a long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) pilot prog ram in Duval, Hillsborough, and Palm Beach Counties. The purpose of the pilot program is to improve the provision of LARC services to women residing in the pilot program counties. The department shall contract for LARC services with eligible family plannin gproviders to implement the pilot program in each of the three counties. Each contract must provide for all of the following: (a) The provision of LARC services, including the administration of implants, injections, and intrauterine devices to participa nts. (b) The training of provider staff regarding the provision of LARC services, counseling strategies, and the management of side effects. (c) Technical assistance to providers regarding issues such as coding, billing, pharmacy rules, and clinic mana gement necessitated by the increased use of LARC services. (d) General support to providers to expand their service capacity. (e) Marketing and community outreach regarding the availability of LARC services and other currently available contraceptive services. (f) Other services that the department considers necessary to ensure the health and safety of women who receive LARC HB 2019 services. (2) The department shall apply for grants from federal agencies and other sources to supplement state funds provided for the pilot program. (3) By January 1, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the effectiveness of the pilot program. The department shall publish the report on its website. The report must include, but need not be limited to: (a) An assessment of the operation of the pilot program, including any progress made in reducing the number of unintended pregnancies and subsequent births, especially among tee nagers. (b) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program in increasing the availability of LARC services. (c) The number and location of family planning providers that participated in the pilot program. (d) The number of clients served by participating family planning providers. (e) The number of times LARC services were provided by participating family planning providers. (f) The average cost per client served. (g) The demographic characteristics of clients served. (h) The sources and amounts of funding used for the pilot program. HB 2019 (i) A description of federal grants the department applied for in order to provide LARC services, including the outcomes of the grant applications.(j) An analysis of the return on investment associate dwith the provision of LARC services with regard to tax dollars saved on health and social services. (k) A description and analysis of marketing and outreach activities conducted to promote the availability of LARC services. (l) Recommendations for improving the pilot program. Section 2. For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the sum of $100,000 in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Health for the purpose of implementing this act. The department shall di stribute the funds equally among the three counties participating in the pilot program. These funds may not be used to supplant or reduce any other appropriation of state funds to family planning providers or to the department for family planning services. Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.