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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 3 - HUMAN SERVICES General Revenue Fund and $325,517 funds from the Medical Care Trust Fund are provided to authorize and fund 50 new Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) slots in Marion County, effective April 1, 2025. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 229, $241,883 from the General Revenue Fund and $325,517 funds from the Medical Care Trust Fund are provided to authorize and fund 50 new Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) slots in Polk County, effective April 1, 2025. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 229, $543,021 from the General Revenue Fund and $730,780 funds from the Medical Care Trust Fund are provided to authorize and fund 100 new Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) slots in Palm Beach County, as authorized by section 21 of chapter 2017-129, Laws of Florida, effective April 1, 2025. TOTAL: MEDICAID LONG TERM CARE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . 2,551,415,763 FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 5,434,885,018 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 7,986,300,781 PROGRAM: HEALTH CARE REGULATION HEALTH CARE REGULATION APPROVED SALARY RATE 36,172,518 230 SALARIES AND BENEFITS POSITIONS 683.50 FROM HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND . . . . 51,800,409 231 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES FROM HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND . . . . 1,994,646 FROM QUALITY OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND . . 78,501 232 EXPENSES FROM HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND . . . . 7,455,868 233 SPECIAL CATEGORIES ACQUISITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FROM HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND . . . . 191,000 234 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TRANSFER TO DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS FROM HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND . . . . 165,397 235 SPECIAL CATEGORIES CONTRACTED SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 250,000 FROM HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND . . . . 12,285,132 FROM QUALITY OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND . . 5,924,096 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 235, $5,000,000 from the Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund is provided to the Agency for Health Care Administration to support activities that benefit nursing home residents and that protect or improve their quality of care or quality of life. These funds shall be placed in reserve. The agency is authorized to submit a budget amendment requesting release of the funds pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes. The budget amendment shall include a detailed operational work plan and spending plan. The agency shall submit reports to the Executive Office of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the chair of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee by June 30, 2025 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 detailing how the funds were allocated by nursing home, funds spent, funds remaining, and how the activities have benefitted, protected, or improved quality of life and quality of care for nursing home residents. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 235, $750,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Health Care Trust Fund is provided to modernize and improve accessibility of MyFloridaHealthFinder health care information website administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration. 81