Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65A - Economic Self-Sufficiency Program › Chapter 65A-1 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 65A-1.203 - Administrative Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Except as otherwise provided within, the following
				  definitions apply to this chapter.
(1)
				Public Assistance: Food Assistance, Temporary Cash Assistance, Medicaid,
				Refugee Assistance, Optional State Supplementation.
(2) Economic Self-Sufficiency (ESS): The
				entity within the Department responsible for public assistance eligibility
				determination.
(3) Application: The
				ACCESS Florida Application, CF-ES 2337, 11/2011, incorporated by reference in
				Rule  65A-1.205, F.A.C., or an ACCESS
				Florida Web Application, CF-ES 2353, 09/2011, incorporated by reference in Rule
				 65A-1.205, F.A.C. An application
				must include at least the individual's name, address and signature to initiate
				the application process.
(4) Date
				of Application: The date the Department receives an application. If a web or
				facsimile application is received after business hours, the next business day
				following receipt is the date of application. Applications may be submitted in
				person, by the postal system, facsimile or electronically.
(5) Intact Family: A living arrangement
				comprised of two parents and their mutual child(ren) including an unborn
				child.
(6) Assistance Group: All
				individuals within the standard filing unit who are potentially eligible for
				benefits.
(7) Standard Filing Unit:
				All individuals whose needs, income and/or assets are considered in the
				determination of eligibility for a category of assistance except individuals of
				any age who are prisoners, inmates, detainees or convicts under detention or
				custody of federal, state, or local penal, correctional, or other detention
				facilities or institutions for more than 30 days, are not eligible to
				participate even if they are participating in a residental Drug or Alcohol
				Treatment Program, including Department of Corrections and Department of
				Juvenile Justice facilities.
(8)
				Payee: The individual in whose name the assistance group benefits are issued
				and who assumes primary decision-making responsibility for the assistance
				group.
(9) Authorized/Designated
				Representative: An individual who has knowledge of the assistance group's
				circumstances and is authorized to act responsibly on their behalf.
(10) Child in Care: Child(ren) who have been
				removed from the care of their parent(s) or relative(s), are under the
				temporary or permanent custody of the Department and receive Medicaid
				benefits.
(11) Florida Online
				Recipient Integrated Data Access (FLORIDA): The computer system used by ESS to
				assist in eligibility determination and benefit issuance.
(12) Mail: Written communication delivered by
				the postal system. Written communication delivered electronically to public
				assistance applicants, recipients and authorized/designated representatives who
				choose to receive electronic communication.
Rulemaking Authority
					 409.919,
					 414.095,
					 414.45 FS. Law Implemented
					 409.903,
					 409.904,
					 414.095,
					 414.31
					 FS.
New 4-9-92, Amended 11-22-93, Formerly 10C-1.203, Amended
					 11-30-98, 9-12-04, 7-23-06, 1-24-13,
					 9-18-13.