Florida Senate - 2025 SB 904 By Senator Garcia 36-01613-25 2025904__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to subsidy payments for the home care 3 for the elderly program; amending s. 430.605, F.S.; 4 requiring that subsidy payments made by the Department 5 of Elder Affairs for the home care for the elderly 6 program cease for certain persons upon such persons 7 enrollment in the Medicaid long-term care managed care 8 program; providing construction and applicability; 9 amending s. 430.606, F.S.; conforming provisions to 10 changes made by the act; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1.Section 430.605, Florida Statutes, is amended to 15 read: 16 430.605Subsidy payments. 17 (1)The department shall develop a schedule of subsidy 18 payments to be made to persons providing home care, and to 19 providers of goods and services, for certain eligible elderly 20 persons. Payments must be based on the financial status of the 21 person receiving care. Payments must include, but need not be 22 limited to: 23 (a)(1)A support and maintenance element, including costs 24 of housing, food, clothing, and incidentals. 25 (b)(2)Payments for medical, pharmaceutical, and dental 26 services essential to maintain the health of the elderly person 27 and not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or any form of insurance. 28 (c)(3)When necessary, special supplements to provide for 29 any goods and services and specialized care required to maintain 30 the health and well-being of the elderly person. Extraordinary 31 medical, dental, or pharmaceutical expenses may be paid as a 32 special supplement. 33 (2)(a)Subsidy payments made by the department under 34 subsection (1) for an eligible elderly person must cease 35 effective on the date the eligible elderly person enrolls in the 36 Medicaid long-term care managed care program under s. 409.979. 37 (b)Paragraph (a): 38 1.Applies to subsidy payments made for an eligible elderly 39 person who is released from the wait list for the Medicaid long 40 term care managed care program for enrollment in such program 41 under s. 409.979 on or after July 2, 2025. 42 2.Does not affect in any way subsidy payments made for an 43 eligible elderly person who, as of July 1, 2025: 44 a.Receives services under the home care for the elderly 45 program; and 46 b.Is enrolled in the Medicaid long-term care managed care 47 program under s. 409.979. 48 Section 2.Section 430.606, Florida Statutes, is amended to 49 read: 50 430.606Eligibility for services.The criteria for 51 determining eligibility for this program shall be substantially 52 similar to the criteria used to determine eligibility for 53 nursing home care under the Medicaid program. Subsidy payments 54 made by the department to a person providing home care, and to a 55 provider of goods and services, for an eligible elderly person 56 must comply with the requirements of s. 430.605. 57 Section 3.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.