The purpose of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities is to support persons with disabilities and their families in living, learning, and working within their communities.

The agency’s activities include the following.

• iBudget Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver serves qualifying individuals with developmental disabilities. Program benefits include adult day training services, personal care services, specialized therapies, supportive living services, and other habilitative and rehabilitative services as needed. As of January 5, 2026, there were 36,707 individuals on the iBudget Florida waiver. 
• Consumer-Directed Care Plus (CDC+) is an alternative to the HCBS waiver that provides increased flexibility. CDC+ participants exchange the total budget of their current approved Medicaid waiver cost plan for a reduced budget with greater flexibility.
• Developmental Disabilities Managed Care Program, also known as the Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Comprehensive Managed Care Program, was launched in 2023 and is a pilot program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program offers healthcare and additional home and community-based services through Florida Community Care, a Medicaid health plan.
• Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program is a 146-bed secure facility located in Chattahoochee for defendants with developmental disabilities who are charged with committing a felony crime and deemed incompetent to participate in their own defense or stand trial. In this program, residents with a court order receive competency training and other services in accordance with their needs. The agency also has 34 beds in the Pathways program at the Sunland campus in Marianna. Pathways is a behavioral modification program in which residents are provided with a secure setting to receive rehabilitation and vocational training.
• Sunland Center is a community serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Marianna. Sunland Center provides training and supports to residents including medical, nursing and dental care; nutritional and dietary services; occupational, physical and speech therapy; and psychological and behavioral services. 
• Tacachale is a residential facility in Gainesville. Tacachale offers services and supports to individuals with disabilities including medical, nursing and dental care; nutritional and dietary services; occupational, physical and speech therapy; psychological and behavioral services; vocational training and work opportunities; recreation and leisure activities such as fitness programs, bowling, Special Olympics, and swimming; and community activities such as shopping, movies, sporting events, and dining out.

The funding information listed below is provided by Transparency Florida. Additional funding information can be obtained on the State of Florida Fiscal Portal or by contacting the department.

Information on the agency's performance may be found in its Agency Reports.

OPPAGA Reports and Presentations
A complete list of OPPAGA reports and presentations is available on our website. 

Other Reports
A complete list of Florida Auditor General reports is available on its website.

Websites of Interest
Disability Rights Florida
Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
The Arc of Florida

Chapters 393, 400, and 916 and s. 20.197, Florida Statutes

Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities Contact Website
Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities
4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950
(850) 488-4257
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