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Prior Year Provider Advisories

List of previous Provider Advisories


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 iBudget Provider Flexibilities to Meet the Needs of APD Clients in Response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton
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