Assistive Care Services and Assisted Living for the Elderly Waiver

Assistive Care Services and Assisted Living for the Elderly Waiver Services
Coverage and Limitations Handbook
Overview
PART I
CHAPTER 1
ASSISTIVE CARE SERVICE
PURPOSE, BACKGROUND, AND PROGRAM SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Introduction
This chapter describes Florida Medicaid’s Assistive Care Services program,
specifies the authority regulating assistive care services, the purpose of the
program, and provider qualifications and responsibilities.
Information regarding Assistive Care Services covered by Florida Medicaid
can be found on the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (AHCA)
Internet site. The address is www.fdhc.state.fl.us, click on Medicaid,
then click on Assistive Care Services.
Legal Authority
State plan Medicaid service programs, are authorized under Section 1902 of
the Social Security Act and governed by Title 42, Code of Federal
Regulations (C.F.R.), Part 440.167.
The Florida Medicaid assistive care service is authorized by Chapter 409,
Florida Statutes (F.S.) and the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.),
Chapter 59G-4.025. and the handbook is incorporated in Chapter 59G-
8.200.
In This Chapter
This chapter contains:
TOPIC
PAGE
Description and Purpose 1-2
Provider Qualifications and Responsibilities 1-4
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