Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 904
       
       
        
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       
       36-01613-25                                            2025904__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to subsidy payments for the home care
    3         for the elderly program; amending s. 430.605, F.S.;
    4         requiring that subsidy payments made by the Department
    5         of Elder Affairs for the home care for the elderly
    6         program cease for certain persons upon such persons’
    7         enrollment in the Medicaid long-term care managed care
    8         program; providing construction and applicability;
    9         amending s. 430.606, F.S.; conforming provisions to
   10         changes made by the act; providing an effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   13  
   14         Section 1. Section 430.605, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   15  read:
   16         430.605 Subsidy payments.—
   17         (1) The department shall develop a schedule of subsidy
   18  payments to be made to persons providing home care, and to
   19  providers of goods and services, for certain eligible elderly
   20  persons. Payments must be based on the financial status of the
   21  person receiving care. Payments must include, but need not be
   22  limited to:
   23         (a)(1) A support and maintenance element, including costs
   24  of housing, food, clothing, and incidentals.
   25         (b)(2) Payments for medical, pharmaceutical, and dental
   26  services essential to maintain the health of the elderly person
   27  and not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or any form of insurance.
   28         (c)(3) When necessary, special supplements to provide for
   29  any goods and services and specialized care required to maintain
   30  the health and well-being of the elderly person. Extraordinary
   31  medical, dental, or pharmaceutical expenses may be paid as a
   32  special supplement.
   33         (2)(a) Subsidy payments made by the department under
   34  subsection (1) for an eligible elderly person must cease
   35  effective on the date the eligible elderly person enrolls in the
   36  Medicaid long-term care managed care program under s. 409.979.
   37         (b) Paragraph (a):
   38         1. Applies to subsidy payments made for an eligible elderly
   39  person who is released from the wait list for the Medicaid long
   40  term care managed care program for enrollment in such program
   41  under s. 409.979 on or after July 2, 2025.
   42         2. Does not affect in any way subsidy payments made for an
   43  eligible elderly person who, as of July 1, 2025:
   44         a. Receives services under the home care for the elderly
   45  program; and
   46         b. Is enrolled in the Medicaid long-term care managed care
   47  program under s. 409.979.
   48         Section 2. Section 430.606, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   49  read:
   50         430.606 Eligibility for services.—The criteria for
   51  determining eligibility for this program shall be substantially
   52  similar to the criteria used to determine eligibility for
   53  nursing home care under the Medicaid program. Subsidy payments
   54  made by the department to a person providing home care, and to a
   55  provider of goods and services, for an eligible elderly person
   56  must comply with the requirements of s. 430.605.
   57         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.