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APD Director - Jim DeBeaugrine
Live Interview - July 31st. 2009

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Aaron Nangle from WaiverProvider.Com & SupportCoordinators.Com Interviews Jim DeBeaugrine, The Director of The Agency For Persons With Disabilities.

Jim Answers Difficult Questions- Expect More Changes To Come
 
Part One
  • What is APD doing to help people on the wait list?
  • What is APD doing to assist with finding natural resources?
  • Why doesn't APD contact people on the wait list more frequently?
  • How will quarterly meetings help people on the wait list?
Part Two
  • Jim talks about the provider enrollment process.
  • Aaron expresses concern about the enrollment and termination process for providers. Jim agrees some changes must be made.
  • APD plans to make the process more fair.
Part Three
  • 5500 people on the waiver appealed their tier assignments.
  • Jim hopes APD will obtain financial security.
  • Jim says, "Individual budgets could someday replace the tiers. Instead of four tiers, you could have 30,000 tiers. "

Part Four
  • How many people does APD serve?
  • Jim says almost half are on tier four.
  • Tier four is missing critical services, such as dental. Only legislators can add dental to tier four.
  • Jim talks about a "Flexible Benefits Plan" that might be used in the future.
  • How can a person move from one tier to another tier?
  • Second round of cost plan rebasing planned for January 2010.
Part Five
  • More information about the upcoming rebasing.
  • When can you request new services?
  • What will the QSI results be used for?
  • Jim talks about changes in wait list priority.
  • What is CDC plus
  • 2500 people will be giving the option to choose CDC plus.
  • The Florida legislator authorized APD to take any savings and enroll new people from the wait list.
Part Six
  • Crisis cases and foster children will be 1st off the wait list.
  • Jim hopes to move quickly on the paperwork reduction exercise for providers and support coordinators.

Call Aaron Nangle at 727-841-8943 to find out how.

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