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Introduced
02/25/2025
02/25/2025
In Committee
04/23/2025
04/23/2025
Crossed Over
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Passed
06/09/2025
06/09/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/10/2025
06/10/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to services for individuals with developmental disabilities; amending s. 393.0662, F.S.; requiring the Agency for Person with Disabilities to provide a list of all qualified organizations located within the region in which the client resides and to post its quarterly reconciliation reports on its website within specified timeframes; amending s. 393.065, F.S.; requiring the agency to participate in transition planning activities and to post the total number of individuals in each priority category on its website; amending s. 393.502, F.S.; establishing the Statewide Family Care Council; providing for the purpose, membership, and duties of the council; requiring local family care councils to report to the statewide council policy changes and program recommendations in an annual report; providing for appointments of local council members; providing for the creation of family-led nominating committees; providing duties of the agency relating to the statewide council and local councils; amending s. 409.972, F.S.; providing for a method of voluntarily choosing to enroll in Medicaid managed care; amending s. 409.9855, F.S.; revising implementation and eligibility requirements of the hb1103 -03-er2025 Legislature pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities; providing for a method of voluntarily choosing to enroll in the pilot program; requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to transmit to the Agency for Health Care Administration weekly data files of specified clients; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide a call center for specified purposes and to coordinate with the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to disseminate information about the pilot program; revising pilot program benefits; revising provider qualifications; requiring participating plans to conduct an individualized assessment of each enrollee within a specified timeframe for certain purposes and to offer certain services to such enrollees; providing pilot program implementation requirements for selected plans; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to conduct monitoring and evaluations and require corrective actions or payment of penalties under certain circumstances; removing coordination requirements for the agency when submitting certain reports, establishing specified measures, and conducting quality assurance monitoring of the pilot program; revising specified dates for submitting hb1103 -03-er2025 Legislature certain status reports; requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to contract for a specified study and provide to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a specified report by specified date; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill proposes several significant changes to services for individuals with developmental disabilities in Florida. It establishes a Statewide Family Care Council to connect local family care councils and facilitate communication between these councils and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. The bill requires the agency to provide more transparency by posting quarterly reconciliation reports on its website and publishing the total number of individuals in each priority category for waiver services. The legislation also creates a new pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities, making enrollment voluntary and establishing specific eligibility criteria. The pilot program will provide comprehensive services using a managed care model, with participating plans required to conduct individual assessments and offer consumer-directed service options. Additionally, the bill mandates that the agency contract for a detailed study to review and potentially improve the algorithm used for allocating individual budgets for waiver services. The study must be conducted by someone with advanced statistical expertise and will aim to assess the current budget allocation method and recommend potential improvements. The bill's provisions are designed to enhance service delivery, increase transparency, and improve support for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (16)
Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (R)*,
Adam Anderson (R),
Webster Barnaby (R),
Yvette Benarroch (R),
Erika Booth (R),
James Buchanan (R),
Mike Gottlieb (D),
Rita Harris (D),
Johanna López (D),
Randy Maggard (R),
Lauren Melo (R),
Jim Mooney (R),
Mitch Rosenwald (D),
Dana Trabulsy (R),
Susan L. Valdés (R),
Meg Weinberger (R),
Other Sponsors (2)
Health & Human Services Committee (House), Human Services Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-130 (on 06/10/2025)
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