Suncoast Area Information

Area Administrator:	Carl Littlefield
Office Address:	1313 North Tampa Street, Suite 515 Tampa, FL 33602-3328
Main Phone Number:	813-233-4300
Counties Served:	De Soto, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota

Area Staff

SunCoast Region Contacts

Area of Responsibility	Staff Name	Email Address	Phone Number
St. Petersburg Office Information Line			727-217-7016
Tampa Office Information Line			813-233-4300
Residential Services	Richard Robertson	Richard_Robertson@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4348
Case Management/Waiting List	Diane Dudgeon	Diane_Dudgeon@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4312
Quality Monitoring & Administrative Processing	Laurie Harlow	Laurie_Harlow@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4320
Budget Manager	Elena Stewart	Elena_Stewart@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4314
Medicaid Waiver & Waiver Support Coordination	Denise Oetinger	Denise_Oetinger@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4354
Special Projects	Cheryl Blackwell-Cox	Cheryl_Blackwell-Cox@apd.state.fl.us	727-217-7019
Provider Development	Judith Redding	Judith_Redding@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4353
Community Liaison/ Family Care Counsel Liaison	Glorie Singleton	Glorie_Singleton@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4318
Consumer Directed Care Plus Waiver	Michaele Rao	Michaele_Rao@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4332
Supported Employment	Kimberly Houston	Kimberly_Houston@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4326
Medical Case Management	Eileen Taylor	Eileen_Taylor@apd.state.fl.us	727-217-7485
Area Quality Leader/Training	Marcia DiGrazia	Marcia_DiGrazia@apd.state.fl.us	727-217-7021
Billing Reconciliation	Lloyd Harley	Lloyd_Harley@apd.state.fl.us	727-233-4321
Provider Enrollment/Certification	Anne Hendon	Anne_Hendon@apd.state.fl.us	727-217-7024
Quality Assurance/Improvement Delmarva Liaison Incident Reporting	David LePere	David_LePere@apd.state.fl.us	727-217-7034
Placement Coordinator	Rita Diefenderfer	Rita_Diefenderfer@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4361
Behavioral Services	Ken Winn	Ken_Winn@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4356
Court Liaison	Pauli Young	Pauli_Young@apd.state.fl.us	813-233-4337

Area Quality Steering/Advisory Committee Members

Jennifer Stone, Chairperson
David I. Brown, Consumer
Betty Beauchaine, Parent/FCC
Ms. Patricia Rendon , WSC
Ms. Beth Kelzer, WSC
David Hawthorne, Provider/Agency
Joanne Rydzewski, Parent/CDC+
Dierdra Walker, Provider/GH
Thomas Nurse, Parent
Rebecca N. Vasey, Consumer
Deborah Morgan, Provider/PCA (Assisting Rebecca)
Cliff Capron, Consumer
Patricia Hayston, Family
Carl Littlfield, APD
Janis Alberti, Provider
Ms. Ann Graybeal, Parent

Events

New Provider Orientation Registration

Suncoast Area Training Calendar
July 2008 - September 2008

Event	Date/Time	Location
Area Steering Committee Meeting	June 9, 2008 10am - 1pm	DD Center 1201 102 Avenue N. St. Petersburg
Area Steering Committee Meeting	July 14, 2008, 10am - 1pm	1313 N. Tampa Street DMS Conference Room 517 Tampa
Area Steering Committee Meeting	August 11, 2008 10am - 1pm	DD Center 1201 102 Avenue N. St. Petersburg
Area Steering Committee Meeting	September 15, 2008 10am - 1pm	1313 N. Tampa Street DMS Conference Room 517 Tampa
Area Steering Committee Meeting	October 13, 2008 10am - 1pm	DD Center 1201 102 Avenue N. St. Petersburg
Area Steering Committee Meeting	November 10, 2008 10am - 1pm	1313 N. Tampa Street DMS Conference Room 517 Tampa
Area Steering Committee Meeting	December 8, 2008 10am - 1pm	DD Center 1201 102 Avenue N. St. Petersburg

Past Events

Event	Date/Time	Location	Documents
Area Steering Committee Meeting	May 12, 2008 10am-1pm	1313 N. Tampa Street DMS Conference Room 517 Tampa	May 12, 2008 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	April 14, 2008 10am-1pm	1313 N. Tampa Street DMS Conference Room 517 Tampa	April 14, 2008 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	March 26, 2008 10am-1pm	1313 N. Tampa Street DMS Conference Room 517 Tampa	March 26, 2008 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	February 11, 2008 10am-1pm	DD Center 1201 102 Avenue N. St. Petersburg	February 11, 2008 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	January 23, 2008 9am - 12pm	1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa	January 23, 2007 Agenda
Area Steering Committee Meeting	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled
Area Steering Committee Meeting	November 16, 2007 9am - 12pm	1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa	November 16, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	October 25, 2007 9am - 12pm	DD Center 1201 102 Ave. N. St. Petersburg	October 25, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	September 27, 2007 9am - 12pm	1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa	September 27, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	August 23, 2007 9am - 12pm	DD Center 1201 102 Ave. N. St. Petersburg	August 23, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	July 26, 2007 9am - 12pm	1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa	July 26, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting	June 28, 2007 9am - 12pm	DD Center 1201 102 Ave. N. St. Petersburg	June 28, 2007 Minutes

Area Steering Committee Minutes Archive

Complaint Investigation

Investigating Complaints against Medicare Waiver Providers

Incident Reporting

SunCoast Area Incident Reporting Protocol

Medical Case Management News

SunCoast Area News Archive

Projects and Activities planned by the Steering Committee/Area Quality Leader

Quality Improvement Project - Employment of Consumers
Quality Improvement Project - Rights/Making Choices
Quality Enhancement Project - Community Based Training, Inc.
Quality Enhancement project - SunCoast New Options

Provider Recruiting Opportunities

SunCoast is currently recruiting providers for:

Adult Dental
Behavior Analysis
Behavior Assistant
Dietitian
Specialized Mental Health
Occupational Therapy

Family and Supported Living Waiver: Personal Emergency Response Systems.

Contact Anne Hendon, Enrollment at the area office if you are interested in obtaining information about becoming a provider.

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