Florida Elder Health Justice in the Time of COVID-19

Materials

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Session 1:
Florida Medicaid Eligibility 
Florida DCF Program Policy Manual
SSI Financial Eligibility Standards 2020 (PDF)
DCF 2020 Automated Renewal of Medicaid Only Assistance Groups (PDF)

Florida Elder Law Risk Detector
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Florida Medicaid COVID-19 Related Authority
Federal CMS Guidelines (5/5/2020)
Federal CMS Guidelines on FFRCA & CARES (4/13/2020)

Florida Medicaid Agency COVID-19 Related Policies
​Florida Medicaid Policy Alerts
Policy Alert Implementing 1135 Waiver
Reinstatement of Prior Authorizations 

Florida Policy Summaries and Options
COVID-19 Federal and State Actions (PDF)
Florida's 2020 Policy Blueprint (PDF) 
​Florida Policy Institute COVID-19 Safety  Net Policy Tracker
​Florida Medicaid Recipients: Know Your Rights (PDF)
Appendix K
​Appendix K Stakeholder Questionnaire

Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
List of Florida LTC Ombudsman District Offices (PDF)
​Map of LTC Ombudsman Regions
​FL LTC Ombudsman FY 2019 Annual Report (PDF)
​Florida LTC Ombudsman Website
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​Florida Long-Term Care Programs
HB 1373 LTC Waitlist (2020 Legislative Update)

Session 1 Recording: 

Session 1 PowerPoint (PPT)
Agenda (PDF) 
​Hypothetical Session 1 (PDF)
Session 2: July 13, 2020 Registration Link

Session 2:
Nursing Homes and COVID-19 Crisis
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Senior Policy Attorney Tobey Edelman Testifies Before Congressional Committee
Examining the COVID-19 Nursing Home Crisis: Toby Edelman Full Testimony before Health Subcommittee at House Ways and Means Committee (6/25/2020)
New York Times Article: 'They Just Dumped Him Like Trash': Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents

Guide to Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver
Florida's Medicaid Managed Care: Abbreviations & Acronyms 
​Summary of 2020 Change to Prioritization and Notice of Wait List for Individuals Applying to FL LTC Waiver

 Representing Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (Florida Elder Justice 2019 Conference Materials)
State Operations Manual Appendix (PDF)
Nursing Home Resident Right Advocacy (PPT)
Nursing Home Residents Rights Under Federal Law National Academy of Elder Law Attorney's Advanced Elder Law Review Course (Doc)
Representing Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (PPT)
25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to Resolve Them (PDF)
​NEALA Journal -- Advocating for Nursing Facility Residents (PDF)