Click on the link to see the letter from the National Governor's Association signed by Governor Charlie Crist along with 42 other Governors and 5 territorial Governors encouraging the U.S. Congress to continue the increased Federal Match (FMAP) for Medicaid programs.

http://tinyurl.com/ylarlcy

UPDATE ON DELMARVA TRAINING SCHEDULE

Attend one of the Orientation training's for the new
Delmarva Quality assurance system.

THE DISCOVERY REVIEW.
" New Delmarva Contract / New Delmarva Tools"


The Delmarva Foundation - Florida Team, will provide an overview of: The two key processes under discovery witch are the Person-Centered Review (PCR) and the Provider Performance Discovery Review (PPDR); the National Core Indicators (NCI) interview process; the Medical Peer Review Process, and reintroduce key Delmarva Associates for all APD areas in the state of Florida. Your reviewer will now be called a "Quality Assurance Reviewer" (QAR)

Choose the session that will best meet your busy schedule.
You can contact Delmarva or your local APD office for more information.

Mar 4, 2010 APD area 3
Tacachale 1621 N.E. Waldo Rd.
Gainesville 32609
Registration 8:00am-8:30am
8:30am-10:30am

Mar 4, 2010 APD area 3
Tacachale 1621 N.E. Waldo Rd.
Gainesville 32609
Registration Noon-12:30pm
12:30pm-2:30pm

Mar 4, 2010 APD area 3
Tacachale 1621 N.E. Waldo Rd.
Gainesville 32609
Registration 3:30pm-4:00pm
4:00pm-6:00pm

Mar 4, 2010 APD area 7
Zora Neal Hurston Bldg. 400 W. Robinson St.
Orlando, 32801 10:00am-Noon

Mar 4, 2010 APD area 7
Zora Neal Hurston Bldg. 400 W. Robinson St.
Orlando, 32801 2:00pm-4:00pm

Mar 11, 2010 APD area 23
Hillsborough Community College
DaleMabry Campus - Student Services Bldg.
4001 Tampa Bay Blvd. Room 111 Tampa, 33614
10:00am-Noon

Mar 11, 2010 APD area 23
Hillsborough Community College
DaleMabry Campus - Student Services Bldg.
4001 Tampa Bay Blvd. Room 111 Tampa, 33614
4:30pm-6:30pm

Mar 15, 2010 APD area 8
State Service Building 2295 Victoria Ave. Ft. Myers, 33901
1:00pm-3:00pm

Mar 15, 2010 APD area 8
State Service Building 2295 Victoria Ave. Ft. Myers, 33901
6:30pm-8:30pm

Mar 16, 2010 APD area 1
Charity Chapel 5820 Montgomery Ave.
Pensacola, 32526 10:00am-Noon

Mar 16, 2010 APD area 1
Charity Chapel 5820 Montgomery Ave.
Pensacola, 32526 6:00pm-8:00pm

Mar 18, 2010 APD area 10
Broward ARC 10250 NW 53 Street
Sunrise, 33351 9:00am-11:00am

Mar 18, 2010 APD area 10
Broward ARC 10250 NW 53 Street
Sunrise, 33351 6:00pm-8:00pm

Mar 19, 2010 APD area 12
University of Central Florida
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Bch, 32114 10:00am-Noon

Mar 19, 2010 APD area 12
Daytona Beach Regional Service Center
210 N. Palmetto Ave.,
Room 148
Daytona Beach, 32114 3:00pm-5:00pm

iBudget Florida


The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) is exploring a new concept which would provide for more consumer direction relating to service selection and frequency. This new concept is based on each person having an individualized budget where they prioritize how they spend the money allocated to them; therefore we are calling it iBudget Florida.

APD has been tasked by the Florida Legislature to develop and implement a plan for the new system in which APD customers who are currently using the Medicaid waiver to pay for services would receive an annual budget based on a statistically valid methodology/algorithm. The agency is required to submit this plan for iBudget Florida to the Legislature in February 2010.

For additional information visit: http://www.apd.myflorida.com/ibudget

Presentations:
APD iBudget Presentation 02/09/2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 29, 2010

CONTACT:
Melanie Mowry Etters
Communications Director
(850) 488-4257

Governor's Budget Proposal Supports People with Disabilities

Tallahassee - Jim DeBeaugrine, Director for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), today announced some highlights included in the Fiscal Year 2010-11 budget recommended by Florida Governor Charlie Crist. This proposed budget will allow Florida's most vulnerable citizens to continue to receive services in their community. APD serves about 35,000 people with developmental disabilities each year helping them to participate in activities like going to work or learning life skills.

Governor Crist is proposing $1.16 billion for APD's budget for Fiscal Year 2010-11. The agency's budget was $1.08 billion in Fiscal Year 2009-10 and $1.06 billion in Fiscal Year 2008-09.

Some of the main APD budget recommendations are:

* $3 million to add dental services to Tier 4 of the Home and Community Based Services Waiver. Currently, customers on Tier 4 cannot receive dental services through the waiver.
* $12.7 million to serve people on the waiver waiting list.
* An additional $100 million for the Medicaid waiver to eliminate the projected deficit over the current and upcoming fiscal years due to delays in fully implementing the tier waiver system.

Director DeBeaugrine said, "The state of Florida has a duty to help its most vulnerable citizens. These budget recommendations will assist the Agency for Persons with Disabilities with continuing its good work on behalf of Floridians with disabilities. Additionally, by eliminating the APD deficit that keeps rolling forward each year, we will help ensure the agency will be able to serve individuals in the future."

"We appreciate the governor's support of APD and the people we serve. These budget recommendations will make a difference in the lives of thousands of people with developmental disabilities in our state. I look forward to working with Governor Crist and legislators to move these new recommendations into action," said DeBeaugrine.

For additional details on the Governor's recommended Fiscal Year 2010-11budget, visit www.MyFlorida.com and click on "The People's Budget," or visit www.ThePeoplesBudget.state.fl.us.

The agency annually serves about 35,000 Floridians with developmental disabilities of mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and Prader-Willi syndrome. For more information on the agency, call 1-866-APD-CARES or visit www.APDCares.org.

Below you can download the Arc of Florida Legislative Platform for 2010


Arc Florida Platform 03012010

Members of Arc Florida can download the Arc of Florida Legislative 2010 Talking Points by logging into the website and visiting the downloads section.