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Notice: 23821277

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Chapter:

PROVIDER TRAINING

Overview

RULE:

65G-10.001	Definitions
65G-10.004	Support Coordinator Basic Pre-Service Level 1 Training and In-Person Level 2 Training
65G-10.005	Support Coordinator In-Service Training

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. Ch. 2020-071, Laws of Florida, requires that the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (“Agency”) work toward ensuring that Waiver Support Coordinators (“WSCs”), who provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities who are enrolled or enrolling on the Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (“HCBS”) Waiver, have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to competently provide services to those individuals. Under Ch. 2020-071, Laws of Florida, WSCs will be required to successfully complete training and professional development approved by the Agency and pass a competency-based assessment. These rules are intended to establish standardized training to be completed by WSCs prior to taking any competency-based assessments. These rules also describe the process by which training is to be approved by the Agency.

SUBJECT:

The subject area to be addressed is regarding training that WSCs are required to complete prior to providing support coordination services and in-service training (also known as continuing education) that must be approved by the Agency.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

393.501(1), 393.066(8), 393.0663(5), F.S.

LAW:

393.0662, 393.0663, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/30/2020 Vol. 46/213

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

393.501(1), 393.066(8), 393.0663(5), F.S., 393.0662, 393.0663, 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-10.001&PDate=10/30/2020&Section=1

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