Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1016
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/28/2026           .                                
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       The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Grall)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 32 - 61
    4  and insert:
    5         (3) An individual is eligible for the program if he or she
    6  meets all of the following criteria:
    7         (a) Has a developmental disability as defined in s.
    8  393.063.
    9         (b) Is currently enrolled in a Medicaid home and community
   10  based services waiver program, including the home and community
   11  based services Medicaid waiver program under s. 393.0662, the
   12  familial dysautonomia waiver program authorized under s.
   13  409.912(10), the long-term care managed care program under s.
   14  409.978, the pilot program for individuals with developmental
   15  disabilities under s. 409.9855, or the Florida Medicaid Model
   16  Waiver.
   17         (c) Is at least 18 years of age.
   18         (d) Is employed and earning income.
   19         (4) To maintain Medicaid eligibility, the enrollee’s
   20  maximum monthly income may not exceed 550 percent of the
   21  Supplemental Security Income Federal Benefit Rate established by
   22  the Social Security Administration. The agency and department
   23  shall disregard assets up to $13,000 for an enrollee and up to
   24  $24,000 for an enrollee and his or her spouse, and exclude an
   25  enrollee’s assets held in a retirement account recognized by the
   26  Internal Revenue Service, when determining eligibility for the
   27  Medicaid program.
   28         (5) The department shall provide written notice to eligible
   29  adults upon initial enrollment in a waiver program described in
   30  paragraph (3)(b) and at least annually thereafter. The notice
   31  must clearly and concisely communicate all of the following
   32  information with the option to opt into the program: