The Agency for Persons with Disabilities, in conjunction with the Agency for Health Care Administration, has been directed to develop a plan to redesign the waiver program and submit the plan to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: July 17, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

PLACE: 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 301, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

If unable to attend in person, you may register to participate by using this link https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5246112324130847245

You will receive a system generated email with another link to join the meeting. Please register 30 minutes prior to the start to ensure access to the meeting.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Agency for Persons with Disabilities, in conjunction with the Agency for Health Care Administration, has been directed to develop a plan to redesign the waiver program and submit the plan to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for consideration and ultimate Legislative approval. At a minimum, the plan must include the following elements:

(a) Budget predictability – budget recommendations must include specific steps to restrict spending to budgeted amounts based on alternatives to the iBudget and four-tiered Medicaid waiver models

(b) Services – the agency shall identify core services that are essential to provide for client health and safety and recommend elimination of coverage for other services that are not affordable based on available resources

(c) Flexibility – the redesign shall be responsive to individual needs and to the extent possible encourage client control over allocated resources for their needs

(d) Support coordination services – the plan shall modify the manner of providing support coordination services to improve management of service utilization and increase accountability and responsiveness to agency priorities

To that end, this meeting is intended to provide the public with an opportunity to offer the Agency comments, ideas, and suggestions on the above elements. Additional comments may be submitted by July 24 at 5:00 p.m. to [e-mail].

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Agenda: http://apd.myflorida.com/publications/legal/.

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 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Lori Oakley, 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 350, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone]. 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).

For more information, you may contact: Lori Oakley, 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 350, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone].