| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Agency for Persons with |
| 3 | Disabilities; amending s. 393.0661, F.S.; reducing the |
| 4 | geographic differentials for residential habilitation |
| 5 | services in certain counties; specifying that the agency |
| 6 | shall pay a uniform reimbursement rate to all providers of |
| 7 | companion care services and authorizing the agency to seek |
| 8 | federal approval to amend current waivers to comply with |
| 9 | that requirement; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 393.0661, |
| 14 | Florida Statutes, are amended, present subsection (8) is |
| 15 | renumbered as subsection (9), and a new subsection (8) is added |
| 16 | to that section, to read: |
| 17 | 393.0661 Home and community-based services delivery |
| 18 | system; comprehensive redesign.-The Legislature finds that the |
| 19 | home and community-based services delivery system for persons |
| 20 | with developmental disabilities and the availability of |
| 21 | appropriated funds are two of the critical elements in making |
| 22 | services available. Therefore, it is the intent of the |
| 23 | Legislature that the Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall |
| 24 | develop and implement a comprehensive redesign of the system. |
| 25 | (4) The geographic differential for Miami-Dade, Broward, |
| 26 | and Palm Beach Counties for residential habilitation services |
| 27 | shall be 3.5 7.5 percent. |
| 28 | (5) The geographic differential for Monroe County for |
| 29 | residential habilitation services shall be 3.5 20 percent. |
| 30 | (8) Beginning July 1, 2011, the agency shall pay a uniform |
| 31 | reimbursement rate to all providers of companion care services. |
| 32 | The rate shall be set by the agency. The agency is authorized to |
| 33 | seek federal approval to amend current waivers in order to |
| 34 | comply with this subsection. |
| 35 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |