The purpose of these proposed amendments are to align policies and procedures on income and asset exclusions for Medicaid coverage groups. The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 included several policy changes on income and asset exclusions for ...

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Economic Self-Sufficiency Program

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
65A-1.707: Family-Related Medicaid Income and Resource Criteria
65A-1.713: SSI-Related Medicaid Income Eligibility Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of these proposed amendments are to align policies and procedures on income and asset exclusions for Medicaid coverage groups. The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 included several policy changes on income and asset exclusions for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. By law these provisions must also apply to SSI-related Medicaid programs and State Funded Programs (Optional State Supplementation and Home Care for Disabled Adults). The Farm Bill of 2002 allows some state flexibility to align food stamp income related policies to those used by TANF and 1931 Medicaid programs. Florida is aligning the policies to further simplify program policies and procedures.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed amendments contain specific provisions for income exclusions for infrequent or irregular earned and unearned income; interest and dividends; and educational grants, loans, scholarships, fellowships and gifts.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.903, 409.918, 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: August 28, 2006, 2:30 p.m.
PLACE: 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 455, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
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, telephone [phone]

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