The Agency for Health Care Administration in coordination with First Health Services of Florida, Inc. and the Department of Elder Affairs - Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long Term Care Services (CARES) is hosting a training for all ...  

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    AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
    Medicaid

    The Agency for Health Care Administration announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

    DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

    PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, Fort Knox Office Complex, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3 (Conference Room A), Tallahassee, Florida 32308

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Agency for Health Care Administration in coordination with First Health Services of Florida, Inc. and the Department of Elder Affairs, Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long Term Care Services (CARES) is hosting a training for all interested parties to discuss upcoming changes to the Florida Medicaid program that will allow any qualified provider licensed as either a private free-standing psychiatric hospital or public mental health hospital to apply to be a Medicaid psychiatric hospital inpatient service provider for persons aged sixty-five (65) and older in Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD), and the new prior authorization requirements for this service.

    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting Allison Carver (850)414-6249 or Shevaun Harris at (850)487-2618.

    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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting Allison Carver at (850)414-6249 or Shevaun Harris at (850)487-2618. 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).