Senate Bill 1974
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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 1974
By Senator King
8-1581-00 See HB 1447
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to Medicaid eligibility;
3 amending s. 409.904, F.S.; providing Medicaid
4 eligibility for certain disabled persons under
5 a Medicaid buy-in program, subject to specific
6 federal authorization; directing the Agency for
7 Health Care Administration to seek a federal
8 grant, demonstration project, or waiver for
9 establishment of such buy-in program, subject
10 to a specific appropriation; providing an
11 effective date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 409.904,
16 Florida Statutes, to read:
17 409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons.--The
18 agency may make payments for medical assistance and related
19 services on behalf of the following persons who are determined
20 to be eligible subject to the income, assets, and categorical
21 eligibility tests set forth in federal and state law. Payment
22 on behalf of these Medicaid eligible persons is subject to the
23 availability of moneys and any limitations established by the
24 General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.
25 (8) Subject to specific federal authorization, a
26 person who, but for earnings in excess of the limit
27 established under s. 1905(q)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act,
28 would be considered for receiving supplemental security
29 income, who is at least 16 but less than 65 years of age, and
30 whose assets, resources, and earned or unearned income, or
31 both, do not exceed 250 percent of the most current federal
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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 1974
8-1581-00 See HB 1447
1 poverty level. Such persons may be eligible for Medicaid
2 services as part of a Medicaid buy-in established under s.
3 409.914(2) specifically designed to accommodate those persons
4 made eligible for such a buy-in by Title II of Pub. L. No.
5 106-170. Such buy-in shall include income-related premiums and
6 cost sharing.
7 Section 2. Subject to a specific appropriation, the
8 Agency for Health Care Administration is directed to seek a
9 federal grant, demonstration project, or waiver, as may be
10 authorized by the United States Department of Health and Human
11 Services, for purposes of establishing a Medicaid buy-in
12 program for certain disabled persons whose medical
13 improvements permit them to return to work. The services to be
14 provided under the buy-in are those medical assistance
15 services required to enable such individuals to remain
16 employed. The grant, demonstration project, or waiver
17 application shall be submitted to the Secretary of Health and
18 Human Services at such time, in such manner, and containing
19 such information as the secretary shall require, as authorized
20 under Title II of Pub. L. No. 106-170, the "Ticket to Work and
21 Work Incentives Act of 1999."
22 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2000.
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25 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Provides Medicaid eligibility under a Medicaid buy-in
27 program to provide medical assistance to disabled persons
who meet described criteria, subject to specific federal
28 authorization. Subject to a specific appropriation,
directs the Agency for Health Care Administration to seek
29 a grant, demonstration project, or waiver from the U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purpose of
30 establishing such buy-in program.
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