Title XXX, Social Welfare

By January 1 of each year, the Department of Elderly Affairs shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a summary of the results of the department’s monitoring of the activities of area agencies on aging. The report …

(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2), level 2 background screening pursuant to chapter 435 is required for direct service providers. Background screening includes employment history checks as provided in s. 435.03(1) and local criminal records checks through local law enfo…

There is created within the Department of Elderly Affairs the Office of Volunteer Community Service. The office shall:(1) Compile an inventory of services needed by elderly persons.(2) Compile an inventory of services being provided to elderly persons to meet those needs.(3) Dete…

(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Family unit” means one or more individuals whose primary residence is with a homebound elderly individual specifically for the purpose of providing care for that homebound elderly individual. The family does not necessarily need to be re…

The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.History.—s. 5, ch. 91-115; s. 114, ch. 98-200.

(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Commodity” means any of the various supplies, materials, goods, merchandise, food, equipment, information technology, and other personal property purchased, leased, or otherwise contracted for by an area agency on aging.(b) “Competitive …

The Department of Elderly Affairs is designated the state unit on aging under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and shall exercise all responsibilities under that act. The department is the state agency designated to handle all programs of the Federal Governmen…

Personal identifying information in a record held by the department that relates to an individual’s health or eligibility for or receipt of health-related, elder care, or long-term care services is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Consti…

Sections 430.201-430.207 may be cited as the “Community Care for the Elderly Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 73-343; s. 1, ch. 76-51; s. 18, ch. 78-433; s. 104, ch. 79-164; s. 1, ch. 80-181; s. 29, ch. 95-418.Note.—Former s. 409.3621; s. 410.021.

The purpose of ss. 430.201-430.207 is to assist functionally impaired elderly persons in living dignified and reasonably independent lives in their own homes or in the homes of relatives or caregivers through the development, expansion, reorganization, and coordination of various…

As used in ss. 430.201-430.207, the term:(1) “Area agency on aging” means a public or nonprofit private agency or office designated by the department to coordinate and administer the department’s programs and to provide, through contracting agencies, services within a planning an…

(1)(a) The department shall fund, through each area agency on aging, at least one community care service system the primary purpose of which is the prevention of unnecessary institutionalization of functionally impaired elderly persons through the provision of community-based cor…

(1)(a) The department, through the area agency on aging, shall fund in each planning and service area at least one community care service system that provides case management and other in-home and community services as needed to help the older person maintain independence and pre…

(1) The department, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Children and Families, shall develop pilot projects for aging and disability resource centers.(2) The purposes of an aging and disability resource center shall be:(a) To provi…

Information about functionally impaired elderly persons who receive services under ss. 430.201-430.2053 and 430.902 which is received through files, reports, inspections, or otherwise, by the department or by authorized departmental employees, by persons who volunteer services, o…

(1) It is the finding of the Legislature that Alzheimer’s disease and similar major memory disorders affect an alarmingly high percentage of citizens, primarily those over 65 years of age, and yet little is known of the cause, prevention, or treatment of this disease.(2) There is…

(1) The position of Dementia Director is created within the Department of Elderly Affairs. The Secretary of Elderly Affairs shall appoint the director who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(2) The director may call upon appropriate agencies of state government for assi…

(1) The Department of Elderly Affairs shall contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative. The initiative must provide an opportunity for residents affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia to benefit from grea…

(1) There is established:(a) A memory disorder clinic at each of the three medical schools in this state;(b) A memory disorder clinic at a major private nonprofit research-oriented teaching hospital, and may fund a memory disorder clinic at any of the other affiliated teaching ho…

(1) This section may be cited as the “Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Forms of Dementia Education and Training Act.”(2) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Covered provider” means a nursing home, a home health agency, a nurse registry, a companion or homemaker service provider…

(1) Sections 430.501-430.504 may be cited as the “Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative.”(2) Provider agencies are responsible for the collection of fees for services in accordance with rules adopted by the department. Provider agencies shall assess fees for services rendered in accorda…

Information about clients of programs created or funded under s. 430.501 or s. 430.503 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 serv…

The Department of Elderly Affairs is authorized to initiate projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of comprehensive day treatment services to seniors as a diversion from nursing home care, thereby allowing seniors to remain in their homes.History.—s. 2, ch. 99-394.

It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the provision of care for the elderly in family-type living arrangements in private homes as an alternative to institutional or nursing home care for such persons. The provisions of ss. 430.601-430.606 are intended to be supplement…

As used in ss. 430.601-430.606:(1) “Department” means the Department of Elderly Affairs.(2) “Elderly person” means any person 60 years of age or over who is currently a resident of this state and has an intent to remain in this state.(3) “Home care for the elderly” means a full-t…

The department shall by rule establish minimum standards and procedures for the provision of home care for the elderly and for the approval of persons seeking to provide such care. Any person who is approved to provide care, goods, or services for an elderly person shall be eligi…

If a person who plans to provide home care under ss. 430.601-430.606 is found by the department, or its designee, to be unable to provide this care, the department must notify the person seeking to provide home care of this determination, and the person is not eligible for subsid…

The department shall develop a schedule of subsidy payments to be made to persons providing home care, and to providers of goods and services, for certain eligible elderly persons. Payments must be based on the financial status of the person receiving care. Payments must include,…

The criteria for determining eligibility for this program shall be substantially similar to the criteria used to determine eligibility for nursing home care under the Medicaid program.History.—s. 86, ch. 95-418.

(1) Identifying information about elderly persons who receive services under ss. 430.601-430.606, 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 pro…

(1) As used in this section, the term “teaching nursing home” means a nursing home facility licensed under chapter 400 which contains a minimum of 170 licensed nursing home beds; has access to a resident senior population of sufficient size to support education, training, and res…

(1) As used in this section, the term “teaching agency for home and community-based care” means a home health agency licensed under part III of chapter 400 that has access to a resident population of sufficient size to support education, training, and research relating to geriatr…

(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration.(b) “Applicant” means an entity that has filed an application with the agency for consideration as a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization.(…

A “multiservice senior center” is:(1) A community facility that is a focal point for the organization and provision of a broad spectrum of services suited to the diverse needs and interests of independent older persons, which may include nutritional meals; health, mental health, …

(1) If practicable, multiservice senior center services shall be available to functionally impaired elderly persons.(2) If feasible, a multiservice senior center should be centrally located and easily accessible to public transportation. Provision may be made for transporting per…