HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1975

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Murman offered the following:

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17         Section 7.  Subsection (2) of section 409.904, Florida

18  Statutes, as amended by section 2 of chapter 2001-377, Laws of

19  Florida, is amended to read:

20         409.904  Optional payments for eligible persons.--The

21  agency may make payments for medical assistance and related

22  services on behalf of the following persons who are determined

23  to be eligible subject to the income, assets, and categorical

24  eligibility tests set forth in federal and state law. Payment

25  on behalf of these Medicaid eligible persons is subject to the

26  availability of moneys and any limitations established by the

27  General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.

28         (2)(a)  A pregnant woman who would otherwise qualify

29  for Medicaid under s. 409.903(5) except for her level of

30  income and whose assets fall within the limits established by

31  the Department of Children and Family Services for the

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1975

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)





  1  medically needy.  A pregnant woman who applies for medically

  2  needy eligibility may not be made presumptively eligible.

  3         (b)  A child under age 21 who would otherwise qualify

  4  for Medicaid or the Florida Kidcare program except for the

  5  family's level of income and whose assets fall within the

  6  limits established by the Department of Children and Family

  7  Services for the medically needy. A family, a pregnant woman,

  8  a child under age 18, a person age 65 or over, or a blind or

  9  disabled person who would be eligible under any group listed

10  in s. 409.903(1), (2), or (3), except that the income or

11  assets of such family or person exceed established

12  limitations.  For a family or person in this group, medical

13  expenses are deductible from income in accordance with federal

14  requirements in order to make a determination of eligibility.

15  Expenses used to meet spend-down liability are not

16  reimbursable by Medicaid.  The medically-needy income levels

17  in effect on July 1, 2001, are increased by $270 effective

18  July 1, 2002.  A family or person in this group, which group

19  is known as the "medically needy," is eligible to receive the

20  same services as other Medicaid recipients, with the exception

21  of services in skilled nursing facilities and intermediate

22  care facilities for the developmentally disabled.

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