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 […]
430.501 – Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee; Research Grants.
430.501 Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee; research grants.— (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 created an Alzheimer’s Disease […]
430.5015 – Dementia Director.
430.5015 Dementia Director.— (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 assistance as is needed pursuant to s. 430.04(13). (3) The director shall: […]
430.502 – Alzheimer’s Disease; Memory Disorder Clinics and Day Care and Respite Care Programs.
430.502 Alzheimer’s disease; memory disorder clinics and day care and respite care programs.— (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 […]
430.503 – Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative; Fees and Administrative Expense.
430.503 Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative; fees and administrative expense.— (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 accordance with those rules. To help pay for services received […]
430.504 – Confidentiality of Information.
430.504 Confidentiality of information.—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 services to clients of programs created or funded under s. 430.501 or […]
430.071 – Respite for Elders Living in Everyday Families.
430.071 Respite for elders living in everyday families.— (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 related by blood or marriage […]
430.08 – Rulemaking.
430.08 Rulemaking.—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.
430.01 – Short Title.
430.01 Short title.—This chapter may be cited as the “Department of Elderly Affairs Act,” or the “Pepper Act” as a memorial to Congressman Claude Denson Pepper. The department is also known as the Department of Elder Affairs. History.—s. 5, ch. 91-115; s. 77, ch. 95-418.