Contact Info and Descriptions for all Florida
Medicaid 1915(c)
HCBS Waivers, 2007
The following is a list of all Florida 1915(c) Waivers by name - complete with a description, contact information and web link.
Waiver target group: MR/DD
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Developmental Services
Description:
This waiver allows persons with MR/DD who meet the ICF/MR level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: support coordination, adult day training, consumable medical supplies, residential habilitation therapy, transportation, and personal care assistance.
Contact Information:
Developmental Services contact information
State waiver website:
Developmental Services website
Program Data:
Developmental Services 2007 participant data,
Developmental Services 2007 expenditure data
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Supported Living (MR/DD)
Description:
This waiver allows persons with MR/DD aged 18+ who meet the ICF/DD level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: adult day training, in-home support services, supported living coaching, supported employment and transportation.
Contact Information:
Supported Living (MR/DD) contact information
State waiver website:
Supported Living (MR/DD) website
Program Data:
Supported Living (MR/DD) 2007 participant data,
Supported Living (MR/DD) 2007 expenditure data
Waiver target group: TBI/SCI
State:
FL
Waiver name:
TBI
Description:
This waiver allows persons with TBI or SCI who meet the nursing facility level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: case management, specialized medical equipment and supplies, and personal care
Contact Information:
State waiver website:
Program Data:
Waiver target group: Aged
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Nursing Facility Diversion
Description:
This waiver allows persons aged 65+ who are residents of Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard, Palm Beach, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie and Indian River counties who meet the nursing facility level of care and who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare Parts A & B to remain living at home and in the community. Long term care waiver services offered include adult companion, adult day health, assisted living, case management, chore, and consumable medical supplies. Acute-care waiver services offered include mental health services, dental, hearing and visual services, physicians, and prescribed drugs.
Contact Information:
Nursing Facility Diversion contact information
State waiver website:
Nursing Facility Diversion website
Program Data:
Nursing Facility Diversion 2007 participant data,
Nursing Facility Diversion 2007 expenditure data
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Adult Day Health
Description:
This waiver allows persons aged 65+ who meet the nursing facility level of care to remain living at a person's own home or in the community. The only service offered under this waiver is adult day health care.
Contact Information:
Adult Day Health contact information
State waiver website:
Program Data:
Adult Day Health 2007 participant data,
Adult Day Health 2007 expenditure data
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Alzheimer's Disease
Description:
This waiver allows persons with Alzheimer's disease who meet the nursing facility level of care to remain living at a person's own home or in the community. Services offered under this waiver are case management, personal care services and others.
Contact Information:
Alzheimer's Disease contact information
State waiver website:
Program Data:
Alzheimer's Disease 2007 participant data,
Alzheimer's Disease 2007 expenditure data
Waiver target group: Aged/Disabled
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Aged/Disabled Adult
Description:
This waiver allows physically disabled persons aged 18+ who meet nursing facility level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services include: adult day health care, attendant care, case management, homemaker, personal care services, and home-delivered meals.
Contact Information:
Aged/Disabled Adult contact information
State waiver website:
Program Data:
Aged/Disabled Adult 2007 participant data,
Aged/Disabled Adult 2007 expenditure data
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Channeling
Description:
This waiver allows residents from Dade or Broward counties who meet the nursing facility level of care and are aged 65+ to remain living at home and in the community. Services include: case management, caregiver training, personal care assistance, consumable medical supplies and equipment.
Contact Information:
Channeling contact information
State waiver website:
Program Data:
Channeling 2007 participant data,
Channeling 2007 expenditure data
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Assisted Living for the Elderly
Description:
This waiver allows persons aged 65+ and/or those physically disabled persons aged 60-64 who meet the nursing facility level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services include: case management, assisted living, and incontinence supplies.
Contact Information:
Assisted Living for the Elderly contact information
State waiver website:
Assisted Living for the Elderly website
Program Data:
Assisted Living for the Elderly 2007 participant data,
Assisted Living for the Elderly 2007 expenditure data
Waiver target group: Disabled/Physically Disabled
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Adult Cystic Fibrosis
Description:
In Florida, there are over 150 adult individuals with Cystic Fibrosis. This specific 1915(c) Medicaid Waiver is tailored to meet the needs of some of these adult individuals who have a diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis and are at risk of requiring medical care without which, would put the individual at risk for hospitalization. Requirements for participants aged 18 or older are a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and a determination of disability by the Social Security Administration. Applicants will also be required to apply for Medicaid if they are not currently enrolled.
Contact Information:
State waiver website:
Program Data:
Adult Cystic Fibrosis 2007 participant data,
Adult Cystic Fibrosis 2007 expenditure data
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Familial Dysautonomia
Description:
The Familial Dysautonomia Waiver will provide services to individuals diagnosed with the FD syndrome who would otherwise require hospitalization if not for the receipt of Home and Community Based Service. This program is administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration. To be eligible for the program, an individual must be age 3 or older, a U.S. citizen or qualified noncitizen, resident of Florida, and meet the level of care criteria for inpaitent hospital care based on an assessment by the Department of Elder Affairs.
Contact Information:
State waiver website:
Program Data:
Familial Dysautonomia 2007 participant data,
Familial Dysautonomia 2007 expenditure data
Waiver target group: Children
State:
FL
Waiver name:
Model (Children's Medical)
Description:
This waiver allows persons aged 21 and younger who are diagnosed as having a degenerative spinocerebellar disease and who meet the hospital level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services include model waiver case management and respite care.
Contact Information:
Model (Children's Medical) contact information
State waiver website:
Model (Children's Medical) website
Program Data:
Model (Children's Medical) 2007 participant data,
Model (Children's Medical) 2007 expenditure data
Waiver target group: HIV/AIDS
State:
FL
Waiver name:
AIDS
Description:
This waiver allows persons who have a diagnosis of AIDS and who are at risk of institutionalization in a nursing facility or placement in a hospital to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: case management, home delivered meals, homemaker services, massage therapy, and education and support services.
Contact Information:
State waiver website:
Program Data:
This information is part of the Center for PAS report:
Ng, T. & Harrington, C. (August 2011). Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Data, 2007.
Source: All information presented in these tables were derived from public sources including state websites and the latest available CMS Form 372, an annual report which includes waiver participants and expenditures.
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