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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  AHS              1


Senator(s) Bean moved the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 059             Inserts proviso language to require the Agency for 
                         Health Care Administration to seek federal approval 
Spec App:  218           to provide a program called Working People with 
                         Disabilities for qualified adults with developmental 
                         disabilities who receive services under Florida's 
                         Medicaid waiver. Authorizes the Agency to implement 
                         the waiver upon federal approval and provide a 
                         report on the program to the Governor, the President 
                         of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 
                         Representatives by June 30, 2020.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
        Program: Health Care Services
        Medicaid Long Term Care  68501500

        In Section 03  On Page 059
218     Special Categories  101554
        Home And Community Based Services  IOEE

At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 218, INSERT:

The Agency for Health Care Administration is directed to seek federal 
approval for a federal waiver, a state plan amendment or other federal 
authorization to provide a program called Working People with 
Disabilities, for adults with developmental disabilities who receive 
services under Florida's Medicaid waiver programs. The agency shall 
request an increase to the monthly income limit up to 500 percent of the 
Federal Benefit Rate for individuals with earned income through paid 
employment. The agency is authorized to implement the program upon 
federal approval and shall provide a report of the number of 
participants in the program to the Executive Office of the Governor, the 

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President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
by June 30, 2020. 

















































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