Medicaid Waivers & Residential Care Funding in Florida

Florida has 3 Medicaid funding programs on Capacity Track, and 2 of them can pay for care in a licensed residential setting. Below is what each program covers, who it serves, and where to find licensed providers — 5,764 locations statewide.

Waiver services in Florida are coordinated by a support coordinator, typically through the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD). Every provider listed here comes from state licensing records — never pay-to-play.

Waiver Programs in Florida

• Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care (SMMC-LTC)

  Pays Residential

  Serves: 65+ and adults 18+ with physical disabilities at nursing-home level of care

  Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care (SMMC-LTC) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Florida, so it is a funding path for residential placements.

  Program Details & Providers

• iBudget Florida (Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver)

  Pays Residential

  Serves: developmental disabilities (APD clients)

  iBudget Florida (Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Florida, so it is a funding path for residential placements.

  Program Details & Providers

• SMMC Serious Mental Illness Specialty Plan

  In-Home Only

  Serves: adults with SMI

  SMMC Serious Mental Illness Specialty Plan covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Florida.

  Program Details & Providers