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FL Stat § 410.033 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.033 - Home Care for Disabled Adults; Rules.

410.033 Home care for disabled adults; rules.—The department shall by rule establish minimum standards and procedures for the provision of home care for disabled adults, and for the approval of persons wishing to provide such care. Priority shall be given to provision of care to disabled adults who are not eligible for comparable services in programs of and funded by the department. Any person who is approved by the department to provide such care for a disabled adult is eligible for the subsidy payments described in s. 410.035. However, the home care for disabled adults program must operate within the funds appropriated by the Legislature.History.—s. 15, ch. 77-336; s. 18, ch. 78-433; s. 107, ch. 79-164; s. 13, ch. 88-350; s. 73, ch. 95-418.Note.—Former s. 409.3646.
FL Stat § 410.034 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.034 - Department Determination of Fitness to Provide Home Care.

410.034 Department determination of fitness to provide home care.—In accordance with s. 429.02, a person caring for an adult who is related to such person by blood or marriage is not subject to the Assisted Living Facilities Act. If, however, the person who plans to provide home care under this act is found by the department to be unable to provide this care, the department shall notify the person wishing to provide home care of this determination, and the person shall not be eligible for subsidy payments under ss. 410.031-410.036.History.—s. 16, ch. 77-336; s. 18, ch. 78-433; s. 168, ch. 79-400; s. 33, ch. 95-210; s. 74, ch. 95-418; s. 85, ch. 2006-197.Note.—Former s. 409.3647.
FL Stat § 410.035 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.035 - Subsidy Payments.

410.035 Subsidy payments.—The department shall develop a schedule of subsidy payments to be made to persons providing home care for certain eligible disabled adults. Payments shall be based on the financial status of the person receiving care. Payments shall include, but not be limited to:(1) A support and maintenance element, to include costs of housing, food, clothing, and incidentals.(2) Payments for medical, pharmaceutical, and dental services essential to maintain the health of the disabled adult and not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or any form of insurance.(3) When necessary, special supplements to provide for any service and specialized care required to maintain the health and well-being of the disabled adult.History.—ss. 17, 19, ch. 77-336; s. 18, ch. 78-433; s. 2, ch. 83-82; s. 14, ch. 88-350; s. 75, ch. 95-418.Note.—Former s. 409.3648.
FL Stat § 410.036 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.036 - Eligibility for Services.

410.036 Eligibility for services.—Criteria for determining eligibility for this program shall be the same as criteria used to determine eligibility for assistance under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as the same exists on July 1, 1977, or shall be the same as financial criteria used to determine eligibility for nursing home care under the Medicaid program.History.—s. 18, ch. 77-336; s. 18, ch. 78-433; s. 64, ch. 91-282.Note.—Former s. 409.3649.
FL Stat § 410.037 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.037 - Confidentiality of Information.

410.037 Confidentiality of information.—Information about disabled adults who receive services under ss. 410.031-410.036 which is received through files, reports, inspection, or otherwise, by the department or by authorized departmental employees, by persons who volunteer services, or by persons who provide services to disabled adults under ss. 410.031-410.036 through contracts with the department is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). The information may not be disclosed publicly in a manner that identifies a disabled adult, unless the person or his or her legal guardian provides written consent.History.—s. 15, ch. 88-350; s. 10, ch. 91-71; s. 76, ch. 95-418; s. 261, ch. 96-406; s. 1026, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 410.502 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.502 - Housing and Living Arrangements; Special Needs of the Elderly; Services.

410.502 Housing and living arrangements; special needs of the elderly; services.—The Department of Elderly Affairs shall provide services related to housing and living arrangements which meet the special needs of the elderly. Such services shall include, but not be limited to:(1) Providing counseling concerning housing problems and alternate living arrangements when appropriate to the individual’s needs.(2) Coordinating with the Department of Economic Opportunity to gather and maintain data on living arrangements which meet the special needs of the elderly and to disseminate such information to the public. Such information shall include types of facilities, cost of care, services provided, and possible sources of help in meeting the cost of care for indigent individuals.(3) Promoting, through the Department of Elderly Affairs staff activities and area agencies on aging, the development of a variety of living arrangements through public and private auspices to meet the various needs and desires of the elderly, including, but not limited to:(a) Foster homes.(b) Assisted living facilities.(c) Homes for special services.(d) Shared housing or other such group living arrangements for independent living.(e) Continuing care facilities which offer all levels of care, including independent living units, personal care, home health care supports, and skilled nursing home care.(f) Retirement communities for independent communal living, to be developed in conjunction with the Department of Economic Opportunity.(g) Other innovative living arrangements.Demonstration projects must be used advisedly to test the extent to which these and other innovative housing and living arrangements do meet the basic and special needs of the elderly.History.—s. 32, ch. 86-192; s. 34, ch. 95-210; s. 195, ch. 99-8; s. 304, ch. 2011-142.
FL Stat § 410.504 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.504 - Multidisciplinary Center on Elderly Living Environments.

410.504 Multidisciplinary center on elderly living environments.—(1) PURPOSE.—The necessity for ongoing information on housing and living arrangements needed by the elderly mandates that there should be a central effort to produce data on the subject and, based on the data collected, to develop plans for meeting such current and future needs in the State of Florida.(2) 1BOARD OF REGENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES.—In order to ensure continuing sound programs on housing and living arrangements for the elderly, the 1Board of Regents shall develop a proposal and establish a multidisciplinary center on independent housing and other living environments for the elderly at one or more of the state universities.(3) ACTIVITIES.—Each multidisciplinary center established pursuant to this section shall consist of a collaboration of academic disciplines including programs in architecture, anthropology, gerontology, economics, geography, law, medicine, psychology, and sociology to meet the following objectives:(a) Provide a centralized state resource for identification, collection, analysis, and distribution of information on elderly living environments.(b) Serve as the catalyst for identification and promotion of necessary research on elderly living environments.(c) Develop cooperation and collaboration with both public and private agencies and organizations, educational centers and programs, and individuals throughout the state.(d) Provide opportunities for professional development.(e) Develop models for elderly living environments.(4) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each multidisciplinary center established by the 1Board of Regents shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1, 1989, and by January 1 of each year thereafter. These annual reports shall include information relating to the activities of the center, including collaborative efforts with community and academic organizations, statewide data on the housing related needs of the elderly, and findings and recommendations from research projects relating to housing of the elderly.History.—s. 17, ch. 88-376.1Note.—Abolished by s. 3, ch. 2001-170.
FL Stat § 410.601 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.601 - Short Title.

410.601 Short title.—Sections 410.601-410.606 may be cited as “The Community Care for Disabled Adults Act.”History.—s. 5, ch. 88-350.
FL Stat § 410.602 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.602 - Legislative Intent.

410.602 Legislative intent.—The purpose of ss. 410.601-410.606 is to assist disabled adults to live dignified and reasonably independent lives in their own homes or in the homes of relatives or friends. The Legislature intends through ss. 410.601-410.606 to provide for the development, expansion, and coordination of community-based services for disabled adults, but not to supplant existing programs. The Legislature further intends to establish a continuum of services so that disabled adults may be assured the least restrictive environment suitable to their needs. In addition, the Legislature intends that the Department of Children and Families encourage innovative and efficient approaches to program management, staff training, and service delivery.History.—s. 6, ch. 88-350; s. 125, ch. 97-101; s. 214, ch. 2014-19.
FL Stat § 410.603 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.603 - Definitions Relating to Community Care for Disabled Adults Act.

410.603 Definitions relating to Community Care for Disabled Adults Act.—As used in ss. 410.601-410.606:(1) “Department” means the Department of Children and Families.(2) “Disabled adult” means any person at least 18 years of age, but under 60 years of age, who has one or more permanent physical or mental limitations which restrict his or her ability to perform the normal activities of daily living and impede his or her capacity to live independently or with relatives or friends without the provision of community-based services.(3) “District” means a specified geographic service area, as defined in 1s. 20.19, in which the programs of the department are administered and services are delivered.(4) “Health maintenance service” means those routine health services necessary to help maintain the health of a disabled adult but shall be limited to medical therapeutic services, nonmedical prevention services, personal care services, home health aide services, home nursing services, emergency response services, and physical or mental examinations.History.—s. 7, ch. 88-350; s. 3, ch. 90-330; s. 16, ch. 92-58; s. 18, ch. 93-200; s. 126, ch. 97-101; s. 50, ch. 97-103; s. 215, ch. 2014-19.1Note.—Section 2, ch. 2012-84, deleted s. 20.19(5), which set out service districts.
FL Stat § 410.605 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.605 - Confidentiality of Information.

410.605 Confidentiality of information.—Information about disabled adults who receive services under ss. 410.601-410.606 which is received through files, reports, inspections, or otherwise, by the department or by authorized departmental employees, by persons who volunteer services, or by persons who provide services to disabled adults under ss. 410.601-410.606 through contracts with the department is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). Such information may not be disclosed publicly in such a manner as to identify a disabled adult, unless the disabled adult or her or his legal guardian provides written consent.History.—s. 9, ch. 88-350; s. 13, ch. 91-71; s. 262, ch. 96-406; s. 1027, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 410.606 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 410 - Aging and Adult Services|410.606 - Rulemaking.

410.606 Rulemaking.—The department shall adopt rules to implement ss. 410.601-410.606. The rules shall define each community service, establish minimum standards for the delivery of services, establish a fee schedule, and make other provisions necessary to implement ss. 410.601-410.606.History.—s. 10, ch. 88-350.
FL Stat § 414.025 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency|414.025 - Legislative Intent.

414.025 Legislative intent.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that families in this state be strong and economically self-sufficient so as to require minimal involvement by an efficient government.(2) This chapter does not entitle any individual or family to assistance under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, as amended.History.—s. 3, ch. 96-175; s. 35, ch. 2000-165.
FL Stat § 414.035 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency|414.035 - Authorized Expenditures.

414.035 Authorized expenditures.—Any expenditures from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant, or from other state funds that the secretary or his or her designee determines meets the maintenance-of-effort requirement for the block grant, must be expended in accordance with the requirements and limitations of part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act, as amended, or any other applicable federal requirement or limitation. Prior to any expenditure of such funds, the secretary, or his or her designee, shall certify that controls are in place to ensure such funds are expended in accordance with the requirements and limitations of federal law and that any reporting requirements of federal law are met. It shall be the responsibility of any entity to which such funds are appropriated to obtain the required certification prior to any expenditure of funds.History.—s. 7, ch. 99-241; s. 4, ch. 2002-397.
FL Stat § 414.0655 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency|414.0655 - Medical Incapacity Due to Substance Abuse or Mental Health Impairment.

414.0655 Medical incapacity due to substance abuse or mental health impairment.—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 414.065 to the contrary, any participant who requires out-of-home residential treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, or a mental health disorder, as certified by a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, shall be exempted from work activities while participating in treatment. The participant shall be required to comply with the course of treatment necessary for the individual to resume work activity participation. The treatment agency shall be required to notify the department with an initial estimate of when the participant will have completed the course of treatment and be ready to resume full participation in the Temporary Cash Assistance Program. If the treatment will take longer than 60 days, the treatment agency shall provide to the department the conditions justifying extended treatment, and the department and the treatment agency shall negotiate a continued stay in treatment not to exceed an additional 90 days.(2) Notwithstanding any provision of s. 414.095(2)(a)4. or 5. to the contrary, a participant who is absent from the home due to out-of-home residential treatment for not more than 150 days shall continue to be a member of the assistance group whether or not the child or children for whom the participant is the parent or caretaker relative are living in the residential treatment center.History.—s. 11, ch. 99-241; s. 16, ch. 2010-209.
FL Stat § 414.075 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency|414.075 - Resource Eligibility Standards.

414.075 Resource eligibility standards.—For purposes of program simplification and effective program management, certain resource definitions, as outlined in the food assistance regulations at 7 C.F.R. s. 273.8, shall be applied to the Temporary Cash Assistance Program as determined by the department to be consistent with federal law regarding temporary cash assistance and Medicaid for needy families, except that:(1) The maximum allowable resources, including liquid and nonliquid resources, of all members of the family may not exceed $2,000.(2) In determining the resources of a family, the following shall be excluded:(a) Licensed vehicles needed for individuals subject to the work participation requirement, not to exceed a combined value of $8,500, and needed for training, employment, or education purposes. For any family without an individual subject to the work participation requirement, one vehicle valued at not more than $8,500 shall be excluded. Any vehicle that is necessary to transport a physically disabled family member shall be excluded. A vehicle shall be considered necessary for the transportation of a physically disabled family member if the vehicle is specially equipped to meet the specific needs of the disabled person or if the vehicle is a special type of vehicle and makes it possible to transport the disabled person.(b) Funds paid to a homeless shelter which are being held for the family to enable the family to pay deposits or other costs associated with moving to a new shelter arrangement.(3) A vacation home that annually produces income consistent with its fair market value, and that is excluded as a resource in determining eligibility for food assistance under federal regulations, may not be excluded as a resource in determining a family’s eligibility for temporary cash assistance.(4) An individual and the assistance group in which the individual is a current member will be ineligible for a period of 2 years from the original date of a transfer of an asset made for the purpose of qualifying for or maintaining eligibility for temporary cash assistance.History.—s. 11, ch. 96-175; s. 7, ch. 97-173; s. 17, ch. 2010-209.
FL Stat § 414.085 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency|414.085 - Income Eligibility Standards.

414.085 Income eligibility standards.—(1) For purposes of program simplification and effective program management, certain income definitions, as outlined in the food assistance regulations at 7 C.F.R. s. 273.9, shall be applied to the temporary cash assistance program as determined by the department to be consistent with federal law regarding temporary cash assistance and Medicaid for needy families, except as to the following:(a) Participation in the temporary cash assistance program shall be limited to those families whose gross family income is equal to or less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level established in s. 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 9901(2).(b) Income security payments, including payments funded under part B of Title IV of the Social Security Act, as amended; supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended; or other income security payments as defined by federal law shall be excluded as income unless required to be included by federal law.(c) The first $50 of child support paid to a parent receiving temporary cash assistance may not be disregarded in calculating the amount of temporary cash assistance for the family, unless such exclusion is required by federal law.(d) An incentive payment to a participant authorized by a local workforce development board may not be considered income.(2) The department may adopt rules governing the administration of this section and may establish requirements for income inclusions, income exclusions, income deductions, budgeting criteria, money management by participants, criteria for eligibility verification, processing timeframes, and other eligibility criteria necessary for the department to administer this section.History.—s. 12, ch. 96-175; s. 8, ch. 97-173; s. 12, ch. 99-241; s. 39, ch. 2000-165; s. 3, ch. 2000-300; s. 30, ch. 2008-61; s. 18, ch. 2010-209; s. 14, ch. 2016-216.
FL Stat § 414.106 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency|414.106 - Exemption From Public Meetings Law.

414.106 Exemption from public meetings law.—That portion of a meeting held by the department, CareerSource Florida, Inc., or a local workforce development board or local committee created pursuant to s. 445.007 at which personal identifying information contained in records relating to temporary cash assistance is discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution if the information identifies a participant, a participant’s family, or a participant’s family or household member.History.—s. 1, ch. 2001-160; s. 1, ch. 2006-287; s. 20, ch. 2015-98; s. 17, ch. 2016-216.
FL Stat § 414.122 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency|414.122 - Withholding of Payments Based on Evidence of Fraud.

414.122 Withholding of payments based on evidence of fraud.—The department shall withhold payment from a recipient of temporary cash assistance when, after redetermination of eligibility or at any other time, the department obtains evidence that may indicate fraud on the part of the recipient. When evidence of such fraud is obtained, the recipient shall be notified that because of such evidence of fraud the following payment will be withheld unless the recipient meets with a representative of the department by a specified date, which must be within 10 days after the date of the notice, to discuss and resolve the matter. The department shall make every effort to resolve the matter within a timeframe that will not cause payment to be withheld from an eligible recipient of temporary cash assistance.History.—s. 87, ch. 96-175; s. 12, ch. 97-173.
FL Stat § 414.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency|414.13 - Immunizations.

414.13 Immunizations.—Each applicant who has a preschool child must begin and complete appropriate childhood immunizations for the child as a condition of eligibility. At the time of application and redetermination of eligibility, the department shall advise applicants and participants of the availability of childhood immunizations through the county health department. Each participant who has a preschool child must verify compliance with the section. If a participant fails to provide such verification, the child for whom such verification is not provided shall be removed from consideration for purposes of calculating the assistance available to the family. If the child subject to this requirement is the only child in the family, participation in the program shall be terminated until verification of compliance is provided. The department shall waive this requirement if the failure to immunize the child is because of religious reasons or other good cause, as defined in rules adopted by the department.History.—s. 18, ch. 93-136; s. 17, ch. 96-175; s. 210, ch. 97-101; s. 5, ch. 2000-300.Note.—Former s. 409.938.