Provide notice to the public that the Agency for Health Care Administration announces that it will submit a Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) using the 1915(i) state plan option. The Agency will be requesting approval to add the Department of Juvenile Justice’s (Department) Redirection Program as an optional rehabilitation service under the Medicaid State Plan. Redirection services are behavioral health treatment alternatives to residential placements that offer community- based interventions to participating recipients and their families. The goal of these services is to “redirect” recipients from juvenile justice facilities to more effective, family- focused, evidence-based treatment options.

The Agency is authorized by the Florida Legislature to seek approval for this state plan amendment. Currently, the Redirection Program is wholly funded by the Department’s general revenue. The Agency is working with the Department to develop a Medicaid program to fund these Redirection services using approximately $2 million in line item appropriations as the Florida state match portion. If approved, the result will be an expansion of behavioral health treatment services for youth involved with the Department.

A draft copy of the 1915(i) state plan amendment can be obtained: http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/review/index.shtml.

If you have any questions or comments please contact William Hardin in the AHCA Bureau of Medicaid Services at:

Phone:          (850)421-4242

Email:          William.Hardin@ahca.myflorida.com

Address:       2727 Mahan Drive, MS #20

                     Tallahassee, Florida 32308