Section 65G-1.010 - DefinitionsIn this chapter, terms and phrases shall have the meanings defined in Chapter 393, F.S., or this section.
(1) "Area Office" is the local office responsible for managing one of the Agency's 14 service areas.(2) "Central Office" is the Agency's headquarters located at 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950; main phone number (850)488-4257.(3) "Crisis enrollment" is expedited enrollment on an Agency-operated Medicaid waiver regardless of an applicant's date of application for the waiver or placement on the Agency's preenrollment categories.(4) "Handbook" is the Florida Medicaid Developmental Disabilities Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, October 2003, incorporated by reference in Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) subsection 59G-13.080(12), F.A.C. The Handbook is available at: http://florida.medicaid.acs-inc.com/index.jsp.(5) "Protective Services" means the program in the Department of Children and Family Services that responds to reports made to the department's central abuse hotline alleging abuse, abandonment, neglect, or exploitation, pursuant to Chapter 39 or 415, F.S.(6) "Preenrollment Category" is the list maintained by the Central Office of persons requesting and waiting for waiver services.(7) "Waiver" is a Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1396n(c) of the federal Social Security Act and Section 409.906, F.S., that provides a package of Medicaid-funded home and community-based supports and services to eligible persons with developmental disabilities who live at home or in a home-like setting. The Agency currently operates two HCBS waivers: (a) The Developmental Disabilities Home and Community-Based Services (DD) waiver that provides home and community-based supports and services without a dollar cap to eligible persons with developmental disabilities who are able to live at home or in a home-like setting; and,(b) The Family and Supported Living (FSL) waiver that provides limited home and community-based supports and services with an annual dollar cap to eligible persons with developmental disabilities who are able to live in their own home or family home.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 65G-1.010
Specific Authority 393.501(1), 393.065 FS. Law Implemented 393.065 FS.