430.202 – Community Care for the Elderly; Legislative Intent.
430.202 Community care for the elderly; legislative intent.—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 community-based services. The Legislature intends that a continuum of […]
430.605 – Subsidy Payments.
430.605 Subsidy payments.—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, but need not be limited to: (1) A support and […]
430.203 – Community Care for the Elderly; Definitions.
430.203 Community care for the elderly; definitions.—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 and service area. An area agency on aging serves […]
430.204 – Community-Care-for-the-Elderly Core Services; Departmental Powers and Duties.
430.204 Community-care-for-the-elderly core services; departmental powers and duties.— (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 core services. Whenever feasible, an area agency on aging shall […]
430.205 – Community Care Service System.
430.205 Community care service system.— (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 prevent or delay more costly institutional care. (b) The […]
430.2053 – Aging Resource Centers.
430.2053 Aging resource centers.— (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 resource centers. (2) The purposes of an aging resource center shall be: (a) To provide Florida’s elders and their families with a locally focused, coordinated approach to integrating information and […]
430.207 – Confidentiality of Information.
430.207 Confidentiality of information.—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, or by persons who provide services to functionally impaired elderly persons under ss. 430.201-430.2053 and 430.902 through […]
430.03 – Purposes.
430.03 Purposes.—The purposes of the Department of Elderly Affairs are to: (1) Serve as the primary state agency responsible for administering human services programs for the elderly and for developing policy recommendations for long-term care. (2) Combat ageism and create public awareness and understanding of the potentials and needs of elderly persons. (3) Study and plan for programs and […]
430.04 – Duties and Responsibilities of the Department of Elderly Affairs.
430.04 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Elderly Affairs.—The Department of Elderly Affairs shall: (1) Administer human services and long-term care programs, including programs funded under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and other programs that are assigned to it by law. (2) Be responsible for ensuring that each area agency on aging operates […]
430.0401 – Annual Report Summarizing Monitoring Activities.
430.0401 Annual report summarizing monitoring activities.—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 must include information […]