Health Care/Prevention

The main areas of emphasis of the Health Care/Prevention Task Force are health related activities involving advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities that result in individuals with developmental disabilities having access to, and use of, coordinated health, dental, mental health, and other human and social services, including prevention activities, in their communities.
 

(At the discretion of the Council Chair, with the assistance of the Executive Committee, task forces may be appointed to accomplish special assignments required to implement the Council's mission and state plan. Once the Council approves these projects it is the members of the task force who are charged with overseeing and ensuring that the project is implemented and evaluated for effectiveness.)

Dental Information/Training

Improving Wellness

Health Care Transition Report

Final Report on the ADP Waitlist Survey [PDF]

Florida Strategic Plan for Health Care Transition

Planning Meeting on Medicaid Managed Care Expansion [PDF]

Recommendations on Medicaid Managed Care [PDF]

Models of Care Conference Report [PDF]

Health Care Transition Summit’s Final Report [PDF]

HC Minutes - July 11, 2008

HC Minutes - April 11, 2008 [PDF]

HC Minutes - January 25, 2008 [PDF]

State Office for Disabilities APD Wait List Survey - The Florida Office on Disability and Health worked with the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) to develop and complete a survey of up to 1,000 individuals on the APD wait list to determine what services they need. The Florida Legislature, APD and the FDDC will use this information to identify immediate and long-term needs for individual who are waiting for services.

Redefining Medical Necessity - This project will develop a “white paper” that promotes the development of a revised definition of “medical necessity” which is based on optimal functioning and community inclusion standards.