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If a doctor or a discharge planner just said the word GAPP to you and you are not sure what it means, begin with the first guide. If you have been told your income is too high for Medicaid, begin with Katie Beckett.
What is GAPP?A plain-language guide to the Georgia Pediatric Program (GAPP): what it is, which children it covers, what it pays for, and how families start.Who GAPP is forHow Georgia Medicaid decides which children qualify for GAPP: medical need, not diagnosis. What the reviewers actually look at.What GAPP coversWhat the Georgia Pediatric Program pays for, the difference between skilled nursing and personal care support, and how hours are decided.How GAPP worksThe GAPP process step by step: eligibility, physician documentation, Medicaid review, and starting care at home.The GAPP timelineHow long GAPP approval takes in Georgia, what happens at each stage, and what actually causes delays.Katie BeckettHow Georgia's Katie Beckett (Deeming Waiver / TEFRA) pathway works, who it is for, how to apply, and the mistake that gets families denied.PeachCare and GAPPA child enrolled in PeachCare is not eligible for GAPP in-home nursing. What to do instead if your child needs skilled care at home.The Family Caregiver OptionGeorgia's Family Caregiver Option can hire and pay a parent as a W-2 employee for a GAPP-approved child's personal care hours.Coming home from the hospitalHow to arrange GAPP in-home skilled nursing when your medically fragile child is being discharged from the hospital.GAPP questions, answeredStraight answers to the questions Georgia families ask most about the Georgia Pediatric Program, GAPP nursing hours, eligibility and costs.The words people usePlain-language definitions of the terms, acronyms and forms Georgia families meet in the GAPP process.
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