Bill > S1016

This bill establishes the Working People with Disabilities program within the Agency for Health Care Administration to help individuals with developmental disabilities who are employed and enrolled in certain Medicaid home and community-based services waiver programs maintain their eligibility for these services even as they earn more income. The program aims to remove employment barriers by allowing these individuals to keep their Medicaid benefits while working, with specific income limits set at 550 percent of the Supplemental Security Income Federal Benefit Rate and asset disregards of up to $13,000 for an individual or $24,000 for an individual and their spouse, plus exclusion of retirement accounts. The Department of Children and Families, referred to as "department" in this context, is responsible for notifying eligible adults about the program upon enrollment and annually thereafter, explaining their ability to keep Medicaid benefits while working, the voluntary nature of participation, and information about special needs trusts. The Agency for Health Care Administration will also identify and share information with the Department of Children and Families about certain Medicaid recipients to facilitate program implementation, and the Department of Children and Families must provide initial notices to currently eligible individuals within 90 days of the bill's effective date.

Budget and Finance

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1016