State addendum · first edition, October 2026 Ready

Employment Services in Florida

Florida's iBudget waiver supports people in their jobs after vocational rehabilitation finds them, and Florida law adds all-party recording, Level 2 screening and E-Verify.

Florida at a glance

Agency for employment services	Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD)
How employment is funded	iBudget Florida waiver
Vocational rehabilitation	Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Division of Blind Services
Medicaid agency	Agency for Health Care Administration
Minimum wage	$14.00, with scheduled increases

The three biggest differences

VR finds the job; the waiver keeps it. Waiver job development stays under a fifth of provider time; ongoing support is the waiver's role.
Plan around VR's provider door. Vocational rehabilitation was not taking new fee-for-service providers in autumn 2026.
Tighter state law. All-party consent to record, Level 2 background screening, and E-Verify.

What the full addendum gives you

Twelve sections, filed directly behind Volume 0 and adopted by a single change request. Every rule cites its official source; anything not yet confirmed is marked for verification, never guessed.

How to use the addendum, and the three biggest differences
At a glance: every Maryland role and its local equivalent
Crosswalk: each Maryland reference, its replacement, and where it is amended
Waiver (or local) employment services: codes, units, rates, limits
Vocational rehabilitation: becoming a vendor, fees, invoicing, fading
Provider certification and staffing
Incident reporting and protection from harm
Billing, records and retention
Local law that changes the package: wages, recording, false claims, safety, breach
State-use purchasing and contract sites
Volume-by-volume amendments, 0 to 15
Open items to verify, and the official sources

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