The State is seeking federal authority to extend Florida Medicaid’s 1115 Family Planning Waiver (Project Number 11-W-00135/4) for the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2022. The Family Planning Waiver operates statewide and provides ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) announces public meetings to which all persons are invited.

DATES AND TIMES: Friday, May 5, 2017, 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.; Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

PLACE: May 5, 2017: Agency for Health Care Administration, 400 W Robinson St, Suite S-309D, Hurston Building – South Tower, Orlando, Florida 32801. To participate by phone, please call: 1(888)268-4181 and enter the participant code: 477 371 96#

May 16, 2017: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. To participate by phone, please call: 1(800)219-3192 and enter the participant code: 114 686 31#

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The State is seeking federal authority to extend Florida Medicaid’s 1115 Family Planning Waiver (Project Number 11-W-00135/4) for the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2022. The Family Planning Waiver operates statewide and provides family planning services to women between the ages of 14 and 55 years who have lost Florida Medicaid eligibility and meet the financial eligibility criteria. Eligibility for the Family Planning Waiver is limited to two years and is subject to an annual eligibility redetermination. The State seeks to extend the Family Planning Waiver to continue to increase the number of women between the ages of 14 and 55 years receiving family planning services.

PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The Agency will conduct a 30-day public comment period to solicit public input from recipients, providers, stakeholders, and interested parties on the proposed five-year extension request, prior to the submission to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Agency will consider all public comments received regarding the proposed extension request. The 30-day public comment period is from May 1, 2017 through May 30, 2017. A full description of the extension request, public notice document and the dates/times and locations for the two public meetings will be available May 1, 2017 on the Agency’s website: http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/Family_Planning/extension_2017-22.shtml.

To submit comments by postal service or Internet email, please follow the directions outlined below. When providing comments regarding the extension request for the 1115 Family Planning Waiver, please put ‘1115 Family Planning Waiver Extension’ in the subject line. Mail comments and suggestions to: 1115 Family Planning Waiver Extension, Bureau of Medicaid Policy, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Email your comments and suggestions to [e-mail].

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Heather Morrison, [phone], [e-mail].

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 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Heather Morrison, [phone], [e-mail]. 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).