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11 Senators Klein, Peaden, Dawson and Margolis moved the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 58. Effective May 1, 2003, subsection (2) of
19 section 409.904, Florida Statutes, 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 caretaker relative or parent, a pregnant woman,
29 a child under age 19 who would otherwise qualify for Florida
30 Kidcare Medicaid, a child up to age 21 who would otherwise
31 qualify under s. 409.903(1), a person age 65 or over, or a
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1 blind or disabled person, who would otherwise be eligible for
2 Florida Medicaid, except that the income or assets of such
3 family or person exceed established limitations. For a family
4 or person in one of these coverage groups, medical expenses
5 are deductible from income in accordance with federal
6 requirements in order to make a determination of eligibility.
7 Expenses used to meet spend-down liability are not
8 reimbursable by Medicaid. Effective July May 1, 2003, when
9 determining the eligibility of a pregnant woman, a child, or
10 an aged, blind, or disabled individual, $270 shall be deducted
11 from the countable income of the filing unit. When determining
12 the eligibility of the parent or caretaker relative as defined
13 by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, the additional income
14 disregard of $270 does not apply. A family or person eligible
15 under the coverage known as the "medically needy," is eligible
16 to receive the same services as other Medicaid recipients,
17 with the exception of services in skilled nursing facilities
18 and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally
19 disabled.
20 Section 59. The non-recurring sums of $8,265,777 from
21 the General Revenue Fund, $2,505,224 from the Grants and
22 Donations Trust Fund, and $11,727,287 from the Medical Care
23 Trust Fund are appropriated to the Agency for Health Care
24 Administration to implement section 58 of this act during the
25 2002-2003 fiscal year. This section takes effect May 1, 2003.
26 Section 60. Except as otherwise expressly provided,
27 this act shall take effect July 1, 2003, but if it becomes a
28 law after May 1, 2003, sections 58 and 59 of this act shall
29 operate retroactively to that date.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 Inc.; amending s. 409.904, F.S.; postponing the
7 effective date of changes to standards for
8 eligibility for certain optional medical
9 assistance, including coverage under the
10 medically needy program; providing
11 appropriations; providing for retroactive
12 application; providing effective dates.
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