Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 1124
                        Barcode 132388
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11  The Committee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
12  (Peaden) recommended the following substitute for amendment
13  (653062):
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15         Senate Amendment 
16         On page 3, lines 7-27, delete those lines
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19         (b)  Tier two shall be limited to clients whose service
20  needs are paid under the home and community-based waiver.
21  However, residential rehabilitation services under tier two
22  shall be limited to the number of hours medically necessary,
23  but may not exceed 8 hours per day. Personal care assistance
24  services shall be limited to the number of hours medically
25  necessary, but may not exceed 150 hours per calendar month.
26  Total annual expenditures under this waiver shall be capped at
27  $30,000 per client. Clients served through tier two include,
28  but need not be limited to, clients requiring residential
29  placements. All clients receiving services through the home
30  and community-based waiver on March 1, 2007, shall be moved to
31  tier two, with the exception of clients who:
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    Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 1124
                        Barcode 132388
 1         1.  Have service needs that exceed $30,000 for
 2  intensive medical or adoptive needs and that are essential for
 3  avoiding institutionalization; or
 4         2.  Possess behavioral concerns that are exceptional in
 5  intensity, duration, or frequency and present a substantial
 6  risk of harm to themselves or others.
 7         (c)  Tier three, the family and supported living
 8  waiver, shall include, but need not be limited to, clients in
 9  independent or supported living situations or clients who live
10  in their family home. Total annual expenditures under this
11  waiver shall be capped at $14,792 per client.
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13  The agency, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care
14  Administration, shall seek federal approval as needed to carry
15  out the provisions of this subsection, including placing
16  limitations or restrictions on the home and community-based
17  waiver. The agency may adopt rules providing for eligibility
18  criteria, rate modifications, and procedures for administering
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