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Notice: 759527
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:	AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Division:	Medicaid


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	The Agency for Health Care Administration, in conjunction with the Department of Elder Affairs, announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Central)

PLACE:	Autumn House, Elder Services of Okaloosa County, 207 Hospital Drive, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Subject:	Section 409.912(5), Florida Statutes, mandates the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs, to create an “integrated, fixed-payment delivery system for Medicaid recipients who are 60 years of age or older. The Agency for Health Care Administration shall implement the integrated system initially on a pilot basis in two areas of the state”. The Agency for Health Care Administration submitted waiver applications to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on January 26, 2006 and received Federal approval on September 13, 2006. This managed, integrated long-term care program will implement in the following areas upon Legislative approval: The Panhandle Pilot Area- Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties; and the Central Florida Pilot Area- Seminole, Orange, Brevard and Osceola Counties. The primary purpose of this meeting is to provide outreach and education to Medicaid beneficiaries about the program. An overview of the proposed program will be provided as well as an opportunity for public comment on a first come – first serve basis. In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting should advise the Agency at least seven days prior to the meeting by contacting: Sarala Hermes, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850)487-2618, e-mail: hermess@ahca.myflorida.com


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Sarala Hermes, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850)487-2618, e-mail: hermess@ahca.myflorida.com

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	9/29/2006 Vol. 32/39


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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