Weekly News Wire | August 2, 2023
Florida Ordered To Amend Medicaid Program To Prevent Institutionalization Of Children With Complex Needs
On July 14, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered the state to amend its Medicaid program to prevent housing children with complex medical needs in nursing homes. As a result, the state will begin a transition planning process that must be completed by September 1, 2023, for children currently housed in pediatric nursing facilities. By August 15, 2023, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) will jointly select and ask the court to appoint a proposed monitor. Starting November 1, 2023, the Monitor will report . . .
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