Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65 - Departmental › Chapter 65-6 - STATE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - FEE COLLECTION SYSTEM › Section 65-6.010 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Client Trust Fund. An account established
				by the department for the purpose of accepting and administering in trust any
				money or other property received for personal use or benefit of a client; such
				as parent contributions, benefit payments, and interest.
(2) Cost of Service. The average cost of
				providing a service to a client. This includes direct costs and indirect
				costs.
(3) Department. The
				Department of Children and Families.
(4) Direct Costs. Those costs which are
				traceable to the unit providing service.
(5) Direct Service Worker. The counselor who
				has primary responsibility for providing social or case management services to
				the client.
(6) Fee Formula. The
				methodology used to determine the client's ability to pay fees for services
				based on the client's income and expenses.
(7) Fee Schedule. The methodology used to
				determine the client's or responsible party's ability to pay fees based on
				family size and income.
(8) Gross
				Income. Income before any deductions. This includes income from salaries,
				wages, commissions, tips, net rental and royalty income, net income from
				self-employment, alimony, pensions, annuities, gain from the sale of assets, in
				the years recognized for income tax purposes, capital gain distributions,
				public assistance or welfare payments, retirement or disability insurance
				payments, unemployment or workers' compensation, Social Security and Veterans'
				Administration payments, interest, and dividends from stocks, bonds and other
				securities, estates or trusts, including interest on client trust funds. The
				benefit payments, for example SSA, SSI, VA, mentioned here are those received
				for members of the family other than the client. Benefit payments received for
				the client are not considered part of gross income.
(9) Indirect Costs. Those costs which benefit
				a unit providing service, but are not traceable to that unit.
(10) Net Income. Gross income less federal,
				state or local payroll taxes, and social security deductions. Deductions for
				payroll savings plans, bond purchases or contributions to retirement systems
				may not be used to determine net income.
(11) Payor. A person or entity responsible
				for the payment of fees or reimbursement for the cost of services. A first
				party payor is the client. A second party payor is the client's responsible
				party. A third party payor is an individual or entity other than first or
				second party payors who is or may be liable to pay all or part of the cost of
				service. This may be an individual, institution, corporation, or public or
				private agency, but does not include any program sponsored or supervised by the
				department.
(12) Personal
				Allowance. Funds set aside from benefit payments to provide for the client's
				incidental personal expenses as described in rule
				 65-6.018, F.A.C.
(13) Residential Facilities. These include
				hospitals, institutions, foster homes, group homes, child care facilities or
				other establishments which provide 24-hour care and are either operated by the
				department or under contract with the department for the provision of
				residential services to clients of the department.
(14) Residential Services. Those services for
				maintenance, supervision and care provided, contracted or purchased by the
				department for clients in residential facilities; also called residential
				care.
(15) Service. Aid, assistance
				or goods provided or purchased by the department, either directly or through
				its agencies or contractors, including, but not limited to treatment,
				counseling, therapy, training or residential care.
(16) Service Fee. An amount charged to the
				client or the client's responsible party as partial or total reimbursement to
				the department for the cost of services provided directly by the department or
				through its agencies or contractors.
Rulemaking Authority
					 402.33(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 402.33
					 FS.
New 1-23-85, Formerly 10-6.10, Amended 1-27-86, 3-29-89,
					 4-27-93, Formerly 10-6.010, Amended
					 11-26-18.