Enrolled; choosing services, delivery model, or providers
Confirm the cost plan, authorization, rate basis, and start
Use the current rate table as a reference and obtain the case-specific approval before service begins.
Official sources checked 2026-07-26
Start here
Open current Florida Medicaid reimbursement policiesBefore you start
- Service name and code, unit, geography, provider type, approved cost plan, service authorization, proposed schedule, effective date, and provider start information.
Who to contact
Waiver support coordinator, provider billing or intake contact, and APD for unresolved authorization issues.
Step by step
- Match the proposed service to the current official rate table and effective date.
- Ask the support coordinator to explain the approved cost plan and service authorization.
- Ask the provider to confirm the authorized unit, schedule, start date, and any permitted charge in writing.
Expected next
Written cost-plan approval and service authorization plus provider acceptance and start date, or a named unresolved dependency.
Save this proof
Rate source and effective date, service code and unit, geographic category, cost plan, authorization, provider confirmation, schedule, and start date.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask APD, the support coordinator, and provider to reconcile any conflict before service delivery; preserve an adverse notice for appeal.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Rate and authorization record
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Service
- Code
- Unit
- Geography
- Rate date
- Cost plan
- Authorization
- Provider start
Derived from APD Provider Billing and Payments, Adopted Medicaid Rules and Reimbursement Policies, iBudget Florida Rule, Developmental Disabilities iBudget Waiver Provider Rate Table Effective March 12, 2026
Official resources
Limits
Published rates do not establish an individual budget, authorization, provider payment, availability, or family liability.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.