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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to priority enrollment for Medicaid
3 home and community-based services; amending s.
4 409.979, F.S.; adding specified individuals to the
5 list of those who are afforded priority enrollment for
6 Medicaid home and community-based services through the
7 long-term care managed care program under certain
8 circumstances; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florid a:
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12 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section
13 409.979, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14 409.979 Eligibility.—
15 (3) WAIT LIST, RELEASE, AND OFFER PROCESS.—The Department
16 of Elderly Affairs shall maintain a statewide wait list for
17 enrollment for home and community-based services through the
18 long-term care managed care program.
19 (f) Notwithstanding this subsection, the following
20 individuals are afforded priority enrollment for home and
21 community-based services through the long-term care managed care
22 program and do not have to complete the screening or wait-list
23 process if all other long-term care managed care program
24 eligibility requirements are met:
25 1. An individual who is 18, 19, or 20 years of age who has
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26 a chronic debilitating disease or condition of one or more
27 physiological or organ systems which generally make the
28 individual dependent upon 24-hour-per-day medical, nursing, or
29 health supervision or intervention.
30 2. A nursing facility resident who requests to transition
31 into the community and who has resided in a Florida-licensed
32 skilled nursing facility for at least 60 consecutive days.
33 3. An individual who is referred by the Department of
34 Children and Families pursuant to the Adult Protective Services
35 Act, ss. 415.101-415.113, as high risk and who is placed in an
36 assisted living facility temporarily funded by the Department of
37 Children and Families.
38 4. An individual who has resided in a licensed assisted
39 living facility in this state for at least 6 months, or for 30
40 days following referral by the Department of Children and
41 Families, and who requires assistance with two or more
42 activities of daily living.
43 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected: H 949 Filed: 409.979