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This bill aims to improve Medicaid coverage for permanently disabled individuals by establishing new protections in the enrollment and redetermination process. Specifically, the bill requires that people who are currently receiving Medicaid-covered services like institutional care, hospice, or home and community-based services and are deemed permanently disabled (defined as having a disability certified by a licensed physician as permanent) shall be presumed eligible for continued coverage during redetermination processes. If a person experiences a material change in their disability or economic status that might affect eligibility, they or their caregiver must notify the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Children and Families. The department may then conduct a redetermination of eligibility, but must provide notification before and after this process. The bill also mandates that the agency seek federal authorization by October 1, 2025, to exempt permanently disabled Medicaid recipients from annual eligibility redeterminations, with the goal of providing more stable and consistent healthcare coverage for this vulnerable population. The changes will take effect on July 1, 2025, giving state agencies time to prepare and seek necessary federal waivers.

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (S)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/7032