The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-13.070, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), is to update the Florida Medicaid Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, ______________. The amendment ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59G-13.070Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-13.070, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), is to update the Florida Medicaid Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, ______________. The amendment adds Residential Habilitation (Enhanced Intensive Behavior) as a new service, adds adult family care homes as a licensed residential facility type, removes the Incident Reporting Form and updates the Qualifications for Trainers/Trainer Agreement Form.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 393.501, 409.919 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 393.0662, 409.902, 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.912, 409.913 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: November 9, 2017, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kimberly Quinn. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kimberly Quinn, Bureau of Medicaid Policy, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: [phone], e-mail:

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Please note that a preliminary draft of the reference material, if available, will be posted prior to the workshop at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/review/index.shtml. Official comments to be entered into the rule record will be received until 5:00 p.m. on November 10, 2017 and may be e-mailed to [e-mail]. For general inquiries and questions about the rule, please contact the person specified above.

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

59G-13.070 Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services.

(1) This rule applies to all providers rendering Florida Medicaid Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver services to recipients.

(2) All providers must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, _______ July 2017, incorporated by reference. The handbook is available on the Agency for Health Care Administration’s website at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/review/index.shtml, and at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-_____08242.

(3) The following forms are included in the Florida Medicaid Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, _____July 2017, in the order they appear in the handbook, and are incorporated by reference.

(a) Medicaid Waiver Services Agreement, AHCA Form 5000-3553, September 2015.

(b) Incident Reporting Form, APD 10-002, April 1, 2014.

(b)(c) Functional Community Assessment Form, AHCA Form 5000-3556, September 2015.

(c)(d) Housing Suvey Form, AHCA Form 5000-3552, September 2015.

(d)(e) Financial Profile, AHCA Form 5000-3557, September 2015.

(e) Requirements and Qualifications for Trainers Form, AHCA Form _____,______(f) Qualifications for Trainers/Trainer Agreement Form, AHCA Form 5000-3554, September 2015.

Rulemaking Authority 393.501, 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 393.0662, 409.902, 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.912, 409.913 FS. History‒New 9-3-15, Amended 7-10-17,________.