Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65G - Agency for Persons with Disabilities › Chapter 65G-11 - DD PREENROLLMENT CATEGORIES › Section 65G-11.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In addition to the terms defined in Section
				   393.064, F.S., and for the
				  purpose of this rule chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the
				  following meanings:
(1) "Agency" is
				the Agency for Persons with Disabilities ("APD").
(2) "Area Office" is the local office
				responsible for management of one of the Agency's service areas.
(3) "Caregiver" is defined as the person who
				provides personal care, supervision, training or housing to an
				individual.
(4) "Central Office" is
				the Agency's headquarters located at 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950, main telephone number (850)488-4257.
(5) "Crisis Enrollment" is the waiver
				enrollment of an eligible individual to a Home and Community Based Services
				Waiver, in accordance with Rule
				 65G-1.046, F.A.C.
(6) "Questionnaire for Situational
				Information (QSI)" is the agency approved assessment that assesses a person's
				need for level of support in areas of community living, functional, behavioral
				and physical health. The assessment is completed every three years and is
				updated as the needs and life circumstances of the individual changes. The QSI
				is administered by trained and certified agency staff and is incorporated by
				reference in Rule 65G-4.0026, F.A.C.
(7) "Preenrollment Category" is the
				prioritized list maintained by the APD Central Office of Persons with
				Disabilities that have been determined eligible for APD services and eligible
				to receive waiver services when funding is available.
(8) "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
				Medicaid funding for home and community based services to eligible persons with
				developmental disabilities who are eligible for Agency services and who live at
				home or in a home-like setting. The Agency currently operates four HCBS
				waivers: Tier One, Two, Three and Four, in accordance with Section
				 393.0661(3),
				F.S., and Rules  65G-4.0026  through
				65G-4.0029, F.A.C.
(9) "Wait List Priority Checklist" is the
				tool completed at the time an eligible individual applies for waiver-funded
				services and provides an indication of the category that the individual will be
				placed on a preenrollment category. This checklist identifies services needed
				and current services received and requests information about the individual's
				current and short-term life situation, condition and circumstances. The
				checklist is reviewed on an annual basis and is updated when the Agency is
				notified that the individual's needs and circumstances have changed. The Wait
				List Prioritization Checklist, APD Form WL-01, August 2010, is hereby
				incorporated by reference and may be accessed on the APD website at:
http://apdcares.org/customers/waitlist/docs/wait-list-categorization-checklist.xls
.
(10) "Short term services" are not
				duplicative of any services required by other state agencies or departments and
				shall only be provided when other community resources are not available. The
				Agency shall provide short term services to individuals on a preenrollement
				category through the use of Social Services Block Grant funding as allocated by
				the legislature.
Rulemaking Authority
					 393.065(7) FS.
					 Law Implemented 393.065(5)
					 FS.
New 10-24-10.