23714771, 65G-4.0213 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 23714771

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Chapter:

SERVICE DELIVERY PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Overview

RULE:

65G-4.0213	Definitions
65G-4.0214	Allocation Algorithm
65G-4.0215	General Provisions
65G-4.0216	Establishment of the iBudget Amount
65G-4.0217	iBudget Cost Plan
65G-4.0218	Significant Additional Need Funding

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the rule development is to receive public input pertaining to development of rules to comply with Chapter 2020-071, Laws of Florida. Chapter 2020-071, Laws of Florida, revised some of the requirements for the Agency to establish the individual budgeting (“iBudget”) system for the delivery of Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver services to clients with developmental disabilities. Specifically, Chapter 2020-071, Laws of Florida, revised the criteria used by the Agency to authorize additional funding for clients with significant additional needs and requires the Agency to certify and document the use of other available services before approving the expenditure of certain funds. These rules also clarify the documentation required for each service requested in a client’s cost plan and a significant additional needs request.

SUBJECT:

The subject area to be addressed in these rules includes the criteria used by the Agency to develop a client’s iBudget amount and determine additional funding for certain clients, including requirements for the Agency to certify and document the use of other available services before approving the expenditure of certain funds.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

393.501(1), 393.0662, F.S.

LAW:

393.0662, 409.906, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/2/2020 Vol. 46/193

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

393.501(1), 393.0662, F.S., 393.0662, 409.906, F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=65G-4.0213&PDate=10/2/2020&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-07071 Amount Implementation Meeting (AIM) Worksheet - APD 2015-01
Ref-07072 Florida Medicaid Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook
Ref-07073 Regional iBudget Provider Enrollment Application - Waiver Support Coordinator (WSC) - APD 2015-02
Ref-07074 Regional iBudget Provider Enrollment Application - Non WSC - APD 2015-03
Ref-07075 Questionnaire for Situational Information (QSI)
Ref-07076 Provider Expansion Request Form APD 2015-04

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