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Provider Advisories

• July 9, 2025 - Provider Advisory 2025-006 Fiscal Year 2025-2026 iConnect and iBudget Waiver Documentation Requirements


• April 17, 2025 - Provider Advisory 2025-005 Mobile Response Team Dual-Diagnosis Pilot Training Program


• April 15, 2025 - Provider Advisory 2025-004 Registering for TRAIN Florida Courses
  
  • How to Complete Your User Account Profile in TRAIN Florida Guide


• February 21, 2025 - Provider Advisory 2025-003 Licensure Requirement for Adult Day Training Programs


• February 7, 2025 - Provider Advisory 2025-002 Reactive Strategy Graph Report


• December 20, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-027 Service Log Notification and Updates to the Workflow for Consumable Medical Supplies (CMS), Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (EAA), and Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) Providers


• November 8, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-026 Background Screening Clearinghouse Results Website Downtime


• October 12, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-025 iBudget Flexibilities to Meet the Needs of APD Clients-Hurricanes Helene and Milton


• October 7, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-024 Meeting the Needs of APD Clients in Response to Hurricane Milton


• September 26, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-023 Meeting the Needs of APD Clients in Response to Hurricane Helene


• September 25, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-022 ALF Rate Change


• September 23, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-021 Residential Facilities and Exterior Door Keys


• September 16, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-020 Provider Calendar to TRAIN Florida Transition


• August 13, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-019 Attestation of Good Moral Character Requirements Update


• June 28, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-018 Launch of New iConnect Reports


• June 26, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-017 iConnect Implementation Update and Additional Grace Period Guidance


• May 29, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-016 Preparations for Upcoming July 1, 2024, Rate Increases and Enhancements


• April 22, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-015 iConnect Launch For The Worker Portal Functionality and iConnect System Update-8.8.1 FINAL


• April 17, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-014 APD Annual Group Home Client Medical Review Initiative


• April 15, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-013 Upcoming iConnect Launch for the Worker Portal Functionality and iConnect System Update-8.8.1 Release


• March 29, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-012 Additional Grace Period for iConnect Functionality


• March 15, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-011 Upcoming iConnect Training for the Worker Portal Functionality


• March 11, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-010 New iConnect Functionality Launch - Quality Assurance


• February 14, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-009 Upcoming iConnect Launch for Quality Assurance Functionalities


• February 8, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-008 Upcoming iConnect Training for Quality Assurance Functionalities


• February 1, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-007 iConnect New System Functionality Launches Today for the External Provider Interface


• February 1, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-006 iConnect New System Functionality Launches Today - Residential Services Provider Groups


• February 1, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-005 iConnect System Launch - Specific Provider Groups Whose Functionality is Already Existing in iConnect


• January 18, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-004 Upcoming iConnect New System Functionality Launch for External Provider Interface


• January 18, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-003 Upcoming iConnect Launch for Residential Services Provider Groups


• January 18, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-002 Upcoming Launch for Specific Provider Groups Whose Functionality is Already Existing in iConnect


• January 8, 2024 - Provider Advisory 2024-001 iConnect System Update-8.7.2 Release Launch


• December 20, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-034 iConnect System Update - 8.7.2 Release


• December 13, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-033 Upcoming Additional Live Training for Specific Provider Groups Whose Functionality is Already Existing in iConnect


• November 20, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-032 Upcoming iConnect Training for External Provider Interface


• November 20, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-031 Upcoming iConnect Training for Residential Services Provider Groups


• November 17, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-030 APD iConnect Upcoming Training for Specific Provider Groups Whose Functionality is Already Existing in iConnect


• October 31, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-029 Update: Additional Grace Period Anticipating the External Provider Interface (EPI)


• October 16, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-028 iConnect New System Functionality Launches Today - Behavior Service Providers and Reporting Reactive Strategies Action Required


• October 6, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-027 APD iConnect Upcoming New System Functionality Launch - Behavior Service Providers and Reporting Reactive Strategies


• September 27, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-026 Personal Needs Allowance and Room and Board Rule Implementation


• September 22, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-025 Upcoming APD iConnect Training for Behavior Service Providers and Reporting Reactive Strategies


• September 21, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-024 Update: Additional Grace Period for Life Skills Development Providers


• August 29, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-023 Provider Flexibilities Related to Hurricane Idalia


• August 21, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-022 APD iConnect New System Funcionality Launch


• August 2, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-021 Update: APD iConnect New System Functionality


• July 24, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-020 APD iConnect Upcoming New System Functionality and Go-Live


• July 1, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-019 Instructions for Supported Living Providers Completing the New Individual Financial Profile/In Home Subsidy Form


• July 1, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-018 Individual Rights and Challenges Training Course


• June 30, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-017 FY2023-2024 Service Authorizations


• June 22, 2023 - Provider Advisory #2023-016 TRAIN Florida Required Basic Training Courses Expire June 30, 2023; New TRAIN Florida Required Basic Training Courses Begin July 1, 2023


• June 19, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-015 1:1 Adult Day Training Facility-Based Rate Issue Update


• May 31, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-014 Requirement to Update EVV Scheduling Tab for End of Year Activities for Personal Supports, Respite, and In-Home Nursing Services


• May 31, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-13 End of the Appendix K Flexibilities


• May 22, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-012 Changes to Adult Day Training and New Prevocational Services


• May 19, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-011 Individual Financial Profile Webinar


• April 21, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-010 APD - TRAIN Florida Phishing Alert


• April 18, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-009 1:1 ADT (Life Skills Development Level 3) Facility-Based Rate Issue


• March 23, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-008 APD - TRAIN Florida APD Provider Password Recovery


• March 21, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-007 APD TRAIN Florida Course Completion Requirements for Non APD Courses


• March 21, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-006 TRAIN Florida Provider Offboarding Staff Accounts


• March 21, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-005 TRAIN Florida Provider Contact Information


• March 20, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-004 Updates to Residential Habilitation Assisted Living Facility Rates


• March 7, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-003 iBudget Florida Developmental Disabilities Waiver iConnect Pilot Program for Select Cohort of APD Providers


• February 6, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-002 Rule 59G-13.070, Rule 59G-13.081, Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services Provider Rate Table Notice of Public Hearing


• January 9, 2023 - Provider Advisory 2023-001 FDDC Dual Diagnosis Training Project - Survey


• December 14, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-030 TRAIN Florida Provider Updates


• November 10, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-029 Instructions for Provider Enrollment for Life Skills Development Level 4-Prevocational Services


• October 21, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-028 TRAIN Florida Provider Account Update: Account Locked Due to Inactivity


• October 21, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-027 Requirements for All Waiver Providers Course


• October 7, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-026 TRAIN Florida Provider Multiple Accounts


• October 7, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-025 TRAIN Florida Provider Account Creation


• October 7, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-024 TRAIN Florida Password Requirements


• October 7, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-023 APD - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Basics Course


• October 6, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-022 Supplemental Wage Agreement


• September 22, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-021 Adult Day Training Redesign Webinar


• September 21, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-020 APD iConnect Update


• September 9, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-019 Implementation of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Home Health Care Service Providers (Skilled Respite and Nursing in Non-licensed Settings)


• July 7, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-018 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Training


• June 29, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-017 Billing Discrepancies Related to APD iConnect


• June 27, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-016 Staff Stability Survey


• June 20, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-015 Staff Stability Survey


• June 13, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-014 TRAIN Florida APD 2021-2022 Required Courses Expire June 30, 2022


• June 10, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-013 Upcoming APD iConnect Training for Enrolled Home Health Care Service Providers


• June 6, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-012 iBudget Waiver Amendment, Public Comment Period


• May 25, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-011 Staff Stability Survey


• April 21, 2022 - Provider Advisory 2022-010 Adult Day Training and Employment Initiative
• ADT Information for Providers
• FAQ - ADT Redesign


• April 11, 2022 - Provider Advisory #2022-009 Personal Supports and Respite Providers Clarification Regarding Manual EVV Activities


• April 8, 2022 - Provider Advisory #2022-008 Staff Stability Survey


• April 5, 2022 - Amended Provider Advisory #2022-007 Background Screening Requirements - Employment/Contractor Roster


• February 24, 2022 - Provider Advisory #2022-006 New Service Code for Personal Supports and Respite Providers


• February 24, 2022 - Provider Advisory #2022-005 Identified Billing Discrepancies for Providers of Personal Supports and Respite


• February 18, 2022 - Provider Advisory #2022-004 APD Service Desk


• January 31, 2022 - Provider Advisory AMENDED #2022-003 Background Screening Roster Requirement


• January 27, 2022 - Provider Advisory #2022-002 ARPA Funding Provider Webinar


• January 25, 2022 - Provider Advisory #2022-001 ARPA Funding


• December 13, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-025 APD Employment Stability Plan Update


• December 10, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-024 PRESCRIBED ENTERAL FEEDING ADMINISTRATION (PEFA) ANNUAL UPDATE for Medication Assistance Providers (MAPs)


• December 2, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-023 Impact of Minimum Wage Law on APD Rates


• December 1, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-022 Personal Supports and Respite Providers Justifying EVV Delivery Violations


• November 9, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-021 APD iConnect External Provider Interface Testing


• November 3, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-020 Instructions for Supported Living Coaching Providers to Complete the Implementation Plan in APD iConnect


• October 25, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-019 Timeframes for Supported Living Forms in APD iConnect


• October 25, 2021 - Advisory #2021-018 APD iConnect Launch for Providers of Supported Living Coaching


• September 30, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-017 EVV Worker Role in APD iConnect


• September 28, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-016 Qlarant Review Process for Providers of Personal Supports and Respite


• September 9, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-015 American Rescue Plan Act Funds


• July 29, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-014 Validations During the 60-day Grace Period


• July 1, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-013 TRAIN Florida Accounts for Providers


• July 1, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-012 COVID-19 Flexibilities Related to Incident Reporting Timeframes Ending


• June 30, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-011 Upcoming APD iConnect Training for Enrolled Supported Living Providers


• July 1, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-010 2021-2022 Qlarant Reviews


• July 1, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-009 ICF Continued Stay Reviews


• May 28, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-008 Zero Tolerance Training


• May 18, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-007 COVID-19 Precautions


• May 17, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-006 Claims Billing for Providers of Personal Supports and Respite


• May 13, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-005 APD iConnect External Provider Interface Update


• April 12, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-004 APD iConnect External Provider Interface Update


• March 15, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-003 APD iConnect External Provider Interface Update


• March 9, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-002 Clarification on Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Live-in Caregiver Exemption


• January 13, 2021 - Provider Advisory #2021-001 APD iConnect Resources to Review


• December 10, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-025 Implementation of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) For Personal Supports and Respite Providers


• November 20, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-024 Provider Authorization Update


• October 23, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-023 Respite Rate Increase


• October 20, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-022 iBudget Waiver Coverage and Limitation Handbook Effective October 19, 2020


• October 12, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-021 Expiration of Named-Based Criminal History Checks


• October 7, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-020 Session 3: APD iConnect External Provider Interface Webinar


• September 28, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-019 Update on Respite and Personal Supports Provider Launch for APD iConnect


• September 30, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-018 Discontinuation of Mandatory Provider Testing


• September 4, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-017 Session 2: APD iConnect External Provider Interface Webinar


• August 26, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-016 Mandatory COVID Testing for Medicaid Waiver Providers Conducting Services Within an APD Licensed Facility


• August 6, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-015 Enforcement Guidance on COVID-19 Testing Pursuant to Rule 65GER20-1, Florida Administrative Code


• August 5, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-014 APD iConnect External Provider Interface Webinar


• August 3, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-013 Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for APD Licensed Residential Facilities and State-Run Facilities


• July 16, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-012 Updated Hospital Discharge Criteria into Long Term Care/Residential Facilities


• July 17, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-011 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Provider Relief Funds


• July 1, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-010 Provider Rate Increase


• July 1, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-009 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Provider Relief Fund


• May 1, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-008 Provider Service Authorization Job Aid


• May 1, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-007 Provider Codes for Telemedicine During COVID-19


• April 20, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-006 Name-based Criminal History Checks
• Applicant Privacy Rights Statement


• April 2, 2020 - APD iConnect Advisory: Training for Respite Providers


• March 12, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-004 Important Visitor Screening Protocol
• Visitor Questionnaire


• February 17, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-003 APD Help Desk Contact Information Update


• January 17, 2020 - Provider Advisory #2020-002 APD iConnect Schedule and Requirements


• November 19, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-010 APD iConnect Schedule


• July 16, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-009 Residential Habilitation Provider Rate Increase Reporting


• July 1, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-008 Changes to Rule Chapter 65G-7 Medication Administration


• June 24, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-007 Residential Habilitation Rate Changes
• Waiver Provider Rate Table


• June 5, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-006 Revised Rules for Termination, Reduction, Suspension of Services by Provider
• Provider Advisory #2019-006 Attachment - Final Language of Rule 65G-3
• Provider Advisory #2019-006 Attachment - Summary of Rule 65G-3


• May 29, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-005 ICF Continued Stay Reviews


• February 25, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-004 UPDATE Upcoming Webinar on Statewide Medicaid Dental Plan
• Statewide Medicaid Dental Plan Powerpoint


• February 22, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-004 Upcoming Webinar on Statewide Medicaid Dental Plan


• February 1, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-003 Medicaid Retroactive Eligibility


• Provider Advisory #2019-002 Everify


• January 15, 2019 - Provider Advisory #2019-001 Existing Background Screening Requirements


• November 30, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-019 Background Screening – Provider User Registration Agreement


• November 7, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-018 Acceptable Background Screening Print Out


• September 26, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-017 Medicaid Scam Telephone Call


• August 6, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-016 Background Screening Requirements – Employment/Contractor Roster Agency with Multiple Locations


• August 6, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-015 Residential Planning
• GH Referral Response Form
• GH Numbers Update


• June 26, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-014 Submission of Incident Reports to APD Regional Offices


• June 22, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-013 Guidance for Implementation of F.S. 393.506


• June 20, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-010 Tube Feedings UPDATE
• Tube Feedings Memo


• June 12, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-012 iBudget Waiver Handbook and Rate Rule
• Developmental Disabilities Handbook
• Waiver Provider Rate Table


• May 15, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-011 Submission of Incident Reports to APD Regional Offices
• Incident Reporting Form


• May 2018, 2022 - Provider Advisory #2018-009 Provider Requests for Increased Services
• Job Aid Significant Additional Needs Documentation


• January 9, 2018 - Provider Advisory #2018-008 Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM)


• December 13, 2017 - Provider Advisory #2017-006 Able United Training Opportunity


• August, 2017 - Provider Advisory #2017-005 Background Screening Requirements – Employment/Contractor Roster


• July 1, 2017 - Provider Advisory #2017-004 Provider Rate Increases


• May 16, 2017 - Provider Advisory #2017-003 Submission of Incident Reports to APD Regional Offices


• May 5, 2017 - Provider Advisory #2017-002 Choking Prevention


• February 14, 2017 - Provider Advisory #2017-001 Subminimum Wage WIOA Requirements