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Medicaid provider enrollment applications may be submitted at any time.

Every applicant must meet all provider qualifications and requirements described in the DD iBudget Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook PRIOR to enrollment.

Every applicant must carefully review the description of each service for which the applicant wants to become enrolled PRIOR to completing the waiver provider application.

Please keep in mind that certain critical needs exist for specific provider types in each APD Region. Each region will identify critical service needs on the APD Provider Enrollment website.  Please check regional websites for more information at: https://apd.myflorida.com/region/

Please email applications to the Provider Enrollment email address below for the region where you are applying to render services:

How to Access the Background Screening Clearinghouse

Before submitting an application, all new Waiver Provider Enrollees must complete a “Provider Applicant Access Request for the Background Screening Clearinghouse” and submit this request to the “Intent” email mailbox for the Region where you will be applying to render services as follows:

Steps for Applying to be an APD Provider

  1. Applicants who do not currently have an “APD General” line item eligibility determination in the AHCA Background Screening Clearinghouse will submit an APD Request for the Background Screening Clearinghouse to their APD regional “intent” email inboxes identified above.  Click here for the Request for the Background Screening Clearinghouse and e-mail instructions. 
  2. The applicant will register in the Background Screening Clearinghouse portal at this link after 5-10 business days have passed following submission of the Request for the Background Screening Clearinghouse.
  3. After properly registering in the Clearinghouse, applicants will then follow the instructions to arrange for fingerprinting from an eligible Clearinghouse-authorized Livescan Vendor. Please click here for more information on Background Screening. 
  4. After the applicant has all of the proper Background screenings completed, they may complete the APD iBudget provider enrollment application that pertains to them. Every applicant must carefully review the description of each service for which the applicant wants to become enrolled PRIOR to completing the waiver provider application. Every applicant must meet all provider qualifications and requirements described in the DD iBudget Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook (see link below) PRIOR to enrollment. The application(s) may be found on the document page of the website.  Note: there are checklists for required documents that aid in the application process on the document page.
  5. The applicant shall submit the completed application, along with background screening results to your regional provider enrollment specialist. Note: APD cannot process an application that is incomplete or does not have the appropriate Background Screening results printout included in the packet.
  6. If APD determines that the applicant is eligible to render waiver services, APD will issue the provider applicant a draft version of the iBudget Provider Service Listing Letter.  
  7. Upon receipt of the APD Initial iBudget Services Listing Letter, the provider must complete the Medicaid Provider Application in the Provider Enrollment Wizard. Please visit the AHCA Website to access the enrollment portal.  At that time, applicants will need to upload the draft version of the iBudget Provider Service Listing Letter as documentation to Medicaid that APD has determined the applicant eligible to be a waiver provider. 
  8. After reviewing your Medicaid application, required documents, and Medicaid background screening results, Medicaid will issue a determination. If approved, Medicaid will then issue the applicant a Medicaid Welcome Letter, which will include a Medicaid Provider ID number.
  9. Applicants will provide a copy of their Medicaid Welcome Letter to their Regional Provider Enrollment Specialist.
  10. To finalize the waiver enrollment process, applicants will need to sign a Medicaid Waiver Services Agreement (MWSA) with APD.
  11. Providers may render services through the APD iBudget Waiver once they receive their Service Authorizations from Waiver Support Coordinators.

*All APD Provider Enrollment documents may be found in the document portion of the website HERE

Links with relevant information for provider enrollment: