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Florida Senate Bill 886

Year:
2012
State:
FL
Website Link:
Publicly Available:
Yes
Billing and Reimbursement:
Certification:
Administration - certification boards state health departments etc., CHW input in process, CHW role scope of practice, Legislative language bills etc., Process and development
Evidence Generation:
Policy:
General language around CHW WD, General other, Legislative language
Sustainable Financing:​
Engaging state partners in general
Workforce Development:
General other (including mention of “employment practices”), Recruiting and convening CHWs stakeholders

Summary

An act relating to community health workers; providing definitions; specifying the duties and activities of community health workers; creating the Community Health Worker Task Force within a state college or university; requiring the Department of Health to provide administrative support; providing membership of the task force; providing duties of the task force; requiring the members of the task force to elect a chairperson; providing that task force members serve without compensation and are not entitled to reimbursement for per diem or travel expenses; requiring that the task force meet at least quarterly; specifying the number of members required for a quorum; requiring the task force to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; providing an effective date.