Senate committee advances bill to codify Working People with Disabilities program and ease eligibility hurdles
The committee passed CS for SB 1016 to codify Florida’s 2019 Working People with Disabilities program, adopt opt‑in enrollment (removing automatic enrollment), add income/asset disregard rules, and require DCF notice; advocates urged better DCF training and outreach to prevent wrongful Medicaid terminations.
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Senate leaders moved CS for SB 1016 forward after sponsors and disability advocates described the bill as a formal codification of a 2019 proviso that helped some waiver recipients work while keeping Medicaid supports.
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