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Elimination of Critical Needs Waiting List

Governor Rick Scott announced all individuals with critical needs who have been on the Agency for Persons with Disabilities waiting list as of July 1 will be offered enrollment in the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid waiver. Click here to read more.

APD Reviewing iBudget Decision

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) is reviewing the decision this week by the First District Court of Appeal (DCA) which found that the rules used in implementing the iBudget Florida waiver are invalid, thus overturning an earlier decision by the Division of Administrative Hearings. Click here to read more.

Update on iBudget Handbook Rule

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) and the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) have reviewed and revised the iBudget handbook over the past several weeks based on public input. The handbook is in final rule drafting with a public workshop anticipated to be noticed for mid-August. After the rule workshop, AHCA and APD will meet to discuss all comments received, and then will proceed promptly to move to final rule promulgation which will include a public hearing.

Exceptional Employer Award

If you know of a business that is committed to employing people with disabilities, nominate them to be considered for an Exceptional Employer Award which will be presented in October. Click here to fill out the online nomination form. The nomination period ends on August 15.

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Other News & Announcements

  • If you are an active duty military service member and are interested to learn more about applying for services, please read this PDF for more information on how to apply.

  • The Personal Learning Scholarship Account Program (PLSA) was established in 2014 to provide parents the option to better meet the individual needs of their eligible children. Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts are administered by eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations (SFO). Parents of eligible children submit applications to an SFO, and once approved, may use the accounts to purchase approved goods or services, as well as provide for prepaid college plans. Information on the PLSA Program is available at http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Information/plsa/.

  • The Agency for Healthcare Administration Florida Medicaid program is implementing new systems through which Medicaid recipients will receive services. One program is called the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-term Care Program and the other is called the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Managed Medical Assistance program.  For more information on these programs, please visit the following websites:

    www.flmedicaidmanagedcare.com
    http://ahca.myflorida.com/SMMC

    Questions about the programs can be emailed to FLMedicaidManagedCare@ahca.myflorida.com

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