Section 65C-1.003 - Screening and Application(1) Requests to make application for the Home Care for Disabled Adults Program may be initiated by the potential home care client or others, on behalf of the potential home care client, through district, regional, or zone Adult Services Offices.(2) If funding is not available to move an individual into the Home Care for Disabled Adults Program, the individual is screened by departmental staff using the Adult Services Screening for Consideration for Community-Based Programs, CF-AA 1022, October 2014, and placed on the Home Care for Disabled Adults Waiting List or other Adult Services programmatic waiting list for the appropriate service that meets the need of the individual. The focus of the Adult Services Screening for Consideration for Community-Based Programs shall be on individuals who are at risk of nursing home placement and at risk of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The Adult Services Screening for Consideration for Community-Based Programs is incorporated by reference and is available at www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11128. Form CF/PI 140-43, Due Process Rights, July 2014, which is referenced in form CF-AA 1022, is incorporated by reference and is available at www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11129.(3) The application process shall include: (a) Applicant assessment and determination of program and financial eligibility;(b) Provider assessment and determination of provider eligibility;(c) Home assessment and approval; and,(d) Applicant and provider notification of eligibility status.(4) The application process must be completed before subsidy approval is granted.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 65C-1.003
Rulemaking Authority 410.033 FS. Law Implemented 410.033 FS.
New 5-3-81, Formerly 10A-9.03, Amended 6-11-91, Formerly 10A-9.003, Amended 8-13-00, 1-23-05, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 191, October 1, 2019 effective 10/14/2019.New 5-3-81, Formerly 10A-9.03, Amended 6-11-91, Formerly 10A-9.003, Amended 8-13-00, 1-23-05, 10-14-19.