This rule amendment will revise the number of weeks used to average income budgeting in determining eligibility for Medicaid.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Economic Self-Sufficiency Program

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
65A-1.708: Family-Related Medicaid Budgeting Criteria
65A-1.713: SSI-Related Medicaid Income Eligibility Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule amendment will revise the number of weeks used to average income budgeting in determining eligibility for Medicaid.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed rule amendment provides for changing income averaging from the past eight weeks to the past four weeks to determine Medicaid eligibility. A longer period of past time may be used if necessary to provide a more accurate indication of anticipated fluctuations in future income.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.902, 409.903, 409.904, 409.906, 409.919 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: October 30, 2006, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 455, Tallahassee, FL 32399
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Pat Whitford, Economic Self-Sufficiency Services, Telephone [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.