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
Provider Qualifications and Responsibilities, continued
Introduction,
continued
• DOEA is responsible for the operational administration of the program
and determining level of care (LOC).
• DCF is responsible for determining the recipient’s financial eligibility.
Area Agency on
Aging and Medicaid
Waiver Specialist
An Area Agency on Aging (AAA) is located in each DOEA-designated
planning and services area (PSA).
The AAA employs a Medicaid waiver specialist who is responsible for:
• Receiving waiver enrollment packets from ALFs and case management
agencies;
• Verifying with AHCA that ALF providers meet licensure requirements
and ensuring case management agencies meet waiver standards;
• Facilitating enrollment of eligible providers with the Medicaid fiscal agent;
• Training providers and furnishing technical assistance;
• Monitoring recipient case records through on-site reviews conducted in
provider facilities;
• Preparing written monitoring reports for the provider, DOEA, and
AHCA;
• Managing the PSA-wide general revenue budget spending authority; and
• Coordinating with Area Medicaid offices, DCF, and the Medicaid fiscal
agent, as needed.
Note: To obtain a list of AAA addresses and telephone numbers, contact
DOEA Medicaid Waiver Programs by telephone at: (850) 414-
2000; 994-2000 (Suncom); on the Elder Affairs Web Site,
http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us; or by mail at 4040 Esplanade Way,
Suite -315, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-7000.
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