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LEGISLATIVE ALERT

Lawmakers are still working behind the scenes to adjust the details of how the tiers will be implemented. We are asking you to immediately contact the lawmakers listed below and ask them to do the following:

Modify the Tier language in Chapter 393, Florida Statutes, to include in Tier 2 those individuals who live at home with their families and have moderate to intensive levels of need.

We are asking for this action for the following reasons:

The current Tier design is arbitrary, not based on individual needs assessments, and designed without regard to approved medically necessary services. Implementation will lead to inequitable and capricious results. It permits approximately 71% of the population to increase their services by up to 6% while requiring 29% of the population, or over 8,000 others, to accept an average loss of $13,000 in services. Over 2,000 of the individuals with reduced services and with moderate to intensive level of need live with their families. Cuts to these services likely will have the unintended consequences of forcing these individuals into increased residential care at a greater cost. Persons with moderate to intensive level of need living with their families are forced into Tier 3 which caps services at $35,000 per person. Instead, include them in Tier 2, which caps services at $55,000.

It is imperative that you contact lawmakers as soon as possible before they finish their work. Thank you for your support. Please call the Council office if you have any questions

Senator Ken Pruitt - pruitt.ken.web@... - Representative Marco Rubio - marco.rubio@... - Senator Durell Peaden - peaden.durell.web@... - Senator Carlton - carlton.lisa.web@... - Senator Don Gaetz - gaetz.don.web@... - 850) 487-5009Senator Burt Saunders-saunders.burt.web@... - Senator Nan Rich - rich.nan.web@ flsenate.gov - Senator Frederica -wilson.frederica.web@... - Senator Ronda Storms - storms.ronda.web@... - Representative Bean - aaron.bean@... - Representative Ray Sansom - ray.sansom@... - Representative Audrey Gibson - audrey.gibson@... - Representative Loranne Ausley - loranne.ausley@... - Representative Bill Galvano - bill.galvano@... - Representative Rene - rene.garcia@... - Representative Gayle Harrell - gayle.harrell@... - Representative D. Alan Hays - alan.hays@... - Representative Matt Hudson - matt.hudson@... - Representative Jimmy Patronis - jimmy.patronis@... - Representative Yolly Roberson - yolly.roberson@... - Representative Skidmore - kelly.skidmore@... - Representative Jim Waldman - jim.waldman@... -

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