AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury (TBI/SCI) Waiver Amendment Request
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) is submitting to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) a request to amend the Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury (TBI/SCI) waiver that operates under the authority of Section 1915 (c) of the Social Security Act. The Agency is providing public notice of the 30-day public comment period as specified in 42 CFR 441.304(f) to solicit meaningful input from recipients, providers and all stakeholders on the amendment request prior to submission to CMS.
Description of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury (TBI/SCI) Waiver and Amendment Request
The purpose of the TBI/SCI Waiver Program is to maintain and promote the health of individuals with traumatic brain injuries or spinal cord injuries through the provision of needed supports and services in order to delay and prevent institutionalization. The goal of the program is to provide a choice of services that will allow eligible recipients to live safely at home or in the community.
This waiver amendment requests approval to: 1) increase the number of unduplicated count by 25 to 449; and 2) update Agency and Operating Agency contact information.
The 30-day comment period will begin on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 and end on Wednesday, January 7, 2016. The Agency will post the waiver amendment request with a description of the changes on its website in conjunction with the waiver amendment. When submitting written comments by postal service or internet email, please have ‘Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Waiver Amendment’ contained in the subject line. Mail comments and suggestions to:Agency for Health Care Administration, Attention: HCBS Waivers, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308.E-mail your comments and suggestions to: FLMedicaidWaivers@ahca.myflorida.com.
If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact us using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice). For more information, you may contact Virginia Yon at 1(850)412-4229 or Virginia.Yon@AHCA.myflorida.com.
The waiver amendment request document can be viewed at the following link: http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/hcbs_waivers/index.shtml.
