Agency for Health Care Administration, Medicaid

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

Redirections Transition Plan for Implementing the Home and Community-Based Settings Rule Requirements

 

The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) is submitting to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) a transition plan as specified in the 42 CFR 441.301(c)4 for the Redirections State Plan Program. The Redirections Transition Plan and the public process used to solicit public input are described in this notice.

 

Description of the Redirections Transition Plan:

The Agency is submitting to CMS a transition plan for the Redirections program in compliance with the Home and Community-Based (HCB) Settings Rule CMS 2249-F. The draft transition plan is designed to ensure that individuals receiving home and community-based services in the Redirections program are integrated in, and have access to, supports in the community, including opportunities to seek employment, work in competitive integrated settings, engage in community life, control personal resources and maintain the rights of privacy, dignity, respect and freedom. The draft transition plan describes how the State will assess, determine compliance, remediate and monitor the program’s continued compliance with the HCB settings requirements.

 

The HCB Settings Rule requires public notice and a 30-day public comment period to solicit meaningful public input for consideration in the development of the transition plan prior to submission to CMS. The Agency is providing public notice on the draft transition plan to solicit meaningful public input from recipients, providers and all stakeholders prior to submission of the transition plan to CMS. The Agency will post the draft transition plan on its website for public comment beginning February 25, 2015 and ending March 27, 2015. The draft transition plan can be viewed on the Agency’s website at the following link: http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/hcbs_waivers/index.shtml.

 

When submitting written comments by postal service or email, please have ‘Redirections Transition Plan’ contained in the subject line. Mail comments and suggestions to:

 

Agency for Health Care Administration

Attention: HCBS Programs

2727 Mahan Drive, MS 20

Tallahassee, Florida 32308

 

Email your comments and suggestions to: [e-mail].

 

For more information, you may contact: Nicholas Warner at [phone] or email: [e-mail]. 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).