RULE NO: RULE TITLE
65A-1.707: Family-Related Medicaid Income and Resource Criteria
65A-1.713: SSI-Related Medicaid Income Eligibility Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendments clarify policy regarding the treatment of paid medical expenses in the Medically Needy Program. This will benefit recipients by allowing the use of previously paid medical expenses as a deduction to meet their share of cost.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Proposed amendments will revise language to be consistent with federal requirements that allow a deduction of medical bills paid prior to the month of eligibility.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.902, 409.903, 409.904, 409.906, 409.918, 409.919 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: July 25, 2007, 2:30 p.m.
PLACE: 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 455, Tallahassee, FL 32399
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Pat Whitford, Economic Self-Sufficiency Services, Telephone (850)410-3479

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.