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Incident Hotline: 1-800-355-2280
Want to know how to seal or expunge your criminal record? Visit the For Youth section for more information on youth records.
Find DJJ-funded programs in your area using the Program & Facility Locator.
Juvenile Justice Boards & Councils focus on crime prevention in their local communities.
Review DJJ forms by office or by subject. Forms are available for download in multiple file formats.
Juvenile Probation Officers (JPO) assess the needs and risks of youth entering the juvenile justice system.
Browse online health tips and resources by topic in the Health Initiatives section.
The Civil Citation Data Profile contains programmatic data for all current civil citation programs.
The Current Performance Measurement Reporting (PMR) system contains a series of performance measures for each Department program area.
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Become a partner and inspire! Learn how your faith organization can work with DJJ to help youth in your community.
Services
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is holding a series of public hearings relating to the Florida Medicaid Provider General Handbook and the Community Behavioral Health Handbook. You may obtain more information by writing to:
Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3 Bureau of Medicaid Services Tallahassee, FL 32308
You may obtain a schedule of public meetings by visiting the AHCA Web site at: http://www.ahca.myflorida.com/#pm.
In the Florida, only those Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) residential commitment programs that are low- or moderate-risk levels and operated by private providers are considered Medicaid-allowable programs. In order for a residential program to provide Behavioral Health Overlay Services (BHOS) that are reimbursed by Medicaid, that program must first be "deemed essential" by DJJ as a BHOS for a specified number of beds. That provider must then begin the Medicaid and BHOS certification processes with Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Each residential program has a description page on this web site that includes whether or not that program provides BHOS services.
Quarterly, DJJ hosts a statewide conference call for residential program Medicaid liaisons with liaisons from the Department of Children & Families (DCF) and AHCA. The schedule is as follows and all calls begin at 10 a.m. (Eastern):
Not all Medicaid-allowable programs are "deemed essential" BHOS providers.
For providers or agencies that need general information about DJJ-Child In Care Medicaid, BHOS or Medicaid-allowable programs, please contact:
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Office of Residential Services 2737 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100
The following is provided to assist potential and existing DJJ residential commitment program providers with questions about Medicaid, BHOS, enrollment and current information that affects juvenile justice-involved youths.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires the use of a standard code set to indicate the diagnoses for the care provided to all patients. This is especially important for providers who bill for Medicaid services. Effective October 1, 2014, the standard code set that is required for diagnosis codes is changing to the updated International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10). Diagnosis codes are used in almost every clinical and administrative process and system,which will necessitate changes in many areas of health care policy, payment, and reporting. Read more about the schedule of changes in the letter from AHCA Secretary Dudek to DJJ Secretary Walters. Also, find more information about the ICD-10 online at http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/index.html?redirect=/ICD10.
If JJIS is down or your e-mail program is not working and you are unable to process Medicaid forms electronically, please click on the following forms, print them, complete them, and fax them to the appropriate offices.
The following resources and links are provided to help thea DJJ Medicaid liaison.