When a child or youth (under 21 years of age) has a serious or complex medical condition that may require long-term care services, the Children’s Multidisciplinary Assessment Team (CMAT) may review the case to determine eligibility for services to meet the child or youth’s medical needs.
CMAT’s primary purpose is to review the medical and psychosocial assessment and make a medically necessary determination of eligibility for Medicaid funded long-term care services.
Long-Term Care Services Funded by Medicaid
that Require a CMAT Determination
Medical Foster Care
Temporary foster home placement and medical care for children who have complex medical needs.
Nursing Facility
Provides nursing care to children who have complex medical needs in a nursing home type facility.
Model Waiver
Services for children who have a degenerative spinocerebellar disease, or transitioning home from a nursing facility.
Level of Care Training
Within 30 days of joining the CMAT team and PRIOR to voting, all CMAT team members must complete the Level of Care Training.
All Level of Care recommendations are good for a maximum of 180 days. These recommendations are required to be updated (the child must be re-staffed) if their condition changes.
Training Steps
- Print the CMAT LOC tool, for ease of use and to follow along
- Review the LOC PowerPoint Training information
- Take the LOC tool quiz and notify zzzzFeedbackCMSCMAT@FLhealth.gov when it is completed
- Your quiz will be scored and if you receive a minimum score of 80% or greater, a certificate will be issued, and you will be able to vote
Questions may be directed to zzzzFeedbackCMSCMAT@FLhealth.gov
Eligibility
The CMAT may staff any Medicaid eligible individual under 21 years of age who has a medically complex or medically fragile condition that requires continual medical, nursing or health supervision.
Medical documentation must support the need for long-term care services.
Contact your local CMAT team
| Region | Contact | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest/Big Bend | CMSCMATMFC_NWBB@FLHealth.gov | Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Walton, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Escambia, Gadsden, Franklin, Liberty, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor |
| North Central | CMSCMATMFC_NWBB@FLHealth.gov | Flagler, Hamilton, Suwannee, Lafayette, Dixie, Baker, Gilchrist, Columbia, Union, Alachua, Bradford, Nassau, Duval, Clay, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia, Lake, Sumter, Hernando, Citrus, Marion, Levy, |
| Central | CMSCMAT_MFC_Central@FLHealth.gov | Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Osceola |
| Tampa Bay/Southwest | CMSCMAT_MFCTampaBay_SW@FLHealth.gov | Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Hillsborough, Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Hardee |
| South/Southeast | CMSCMAT_MFCSouth_Southeast@FLHealth.gov | Broward, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, St. Lucie |