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Notice: 22593645

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Economic Self-Sufficiency Program

Chapter:

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Overview

RULE:

65A-1.710	SSI-Related Medicaid Coverage Groups
65A-1.712	SSI-Related Medicaid Resource Eligibility Criteria
65A-1.713	SSI-Related Medicaid Income Eligibility Criteria

PURPOSE:

The Department intends to amend rules 65A-1.710, 65A-1.712, and 65A-1.713, F.A.C., to clarify the SSI-related Medicaid coverage groups, add an exception to the SSI resource limit, add the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to several subsections, and add provisions regarding the determination of SSI-related Medicaid payments for veterans.

SUMMARY:

The amendments accomplish the following: (1) Add specificity to Institutional Care Program, Hospice Program, Home and Community Based Services, and Medically Needy Program coverage groups; (2) Add Qualifying Individuals 1 as an exception to the SSI resource limit; (3) Add and remove specific waivers for spousal impoverishment; (4) Require verification of excluded earned and unearned income, income placed in a qualified income trust, and interest and dividends on countable assets; and (5) Specify acceptable forms of verification.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.9102, 409.919 FS.

LAW:

409.902, 409.903, 409.904, 409.906, 409.919 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/13/2019 Vol. 45/221

COMMENTS:

From 11/13/2019 To 12/4/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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