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 […]
430.0402 – Screening of Direct Service Providers.
430.0402 Screening of direct service providers.— (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 enforcement agencies. (b) For purposes of this section, the term “direct service […]
430.07 – Office of Volunteer Community Service.
430.07 Office of Volunteer Community Service.—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) Determine which services needed by elderly persons are not being […]
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.