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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #571 |
| Medicaid Visual Services-Adult |
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| Requester: |
Alan Levine |
Organization: |
Agency for Health Care Administration |
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| Project Title: |
Medicaid Visual Services-Adult |
Date Submitted |
1/9/2006 2:40:19 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program will provide adult Medicaid beneficiaries eyeglasses in addition to the already provided eye exams. |
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| Recipient: |
Agency for Health Care Administration |
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Contact: |
Alan Levine |
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2727 Mahan Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 922-3809 |
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Tallahassee 32308 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Florida's Mediciad Program currently provides, under optional Medicaid services, reimbursement for visual services rendered by licensed, Medicaid participating othalmolgists, opometrists and opticians.
Medicaid reimbursable services include visual examinations, refractions, eyeglasses and eyeglass repairs for children less than 21 years of age. Services for recipients age 21 and older are limited to prosthetic eyes and specialized contact lenses. There is a $2 recipient copayment for optometric services, per provider, per day, unless the recipient is exempt. Section 409.906, Florida Statutes, provides the framework for the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide optional Medicaid services. This request will provide adult vision services to approximately 675,000 adult Medicaid recipients.
Vision services inculde two pair of eyeglasses per resipient per year, as well as necessary eyeglass repair. Contact lenses are provided to resipients who have unilateral aphakia or bilateral aphakia. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Provide vision services to adult Medicaid recipients |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,038,915 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$7,392,151 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$4,353,236 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$2,200,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$7,392,151 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Agency Needs Assessment |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Florida Legislature |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
05/02/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
