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CHAPTER 409. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE  


PART I. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
SECTION 409.016. Definitions.
SECTION 409.017. Revenue Maximization Act; legislative intent; revenue maximization program.
SECTION 409.031. State agency for administering social service funds.
SECTION 409.1415. Parenting partnerships for children in out-of-home care.
SECTION 409.145. Care of children; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard.
SECTION 409.1451. The Road-to-Independence Program.
SECTION 409.1452. Collaboration with Board of Governors, Florida College System, and Department of Education to assist children and young adults who have been or are in foster care.
SECTION 409.1453. Design and dissemination of training for foster care caregivers.
SECTION 409.1454. Motor vehicle insurance and driver licenses for children in care.
SECTION 409.146. Children and families client and management information system.
SECTION 409.147. Children’s initiatives.
SECTION 409.153. Implementation of Healthy Families Florida program.
SECTION 409.165. Alternate care for children.
SECTION 409.166. Children within the child welfare system; adoption assistance program.
SECTION 409.1662. Children within the child welfare system; adoption incentive program.
SECTION 409.1664. Adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive employees of state agencies, veterans, and servicemembers.
SECTION 409.1666. Annual adoption achievement awards.
SECTION 409.167. Statewide adoption exchange; establishment; responsibilities; registration requirements; rules.
SECTION 409.16742. Shared family care residential services program for substance-exposed newborns.
SECTION 409.1676. Comprehensive residential group care services to children who have extraordinary needs.
SECTION 409.1678. Specialized residential options for children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
SECTION 409.1679. Additional requirements; reimbursement methodology.
SECTION 409.16791. Ongoing study of commercial sexual exploitation of children.
SECTION 409.175. Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption.
SECTION 409.1753. Foster care; duties.
SECTION 409.1754. Commercial sexual exploitation of children; screening and assessment; training; multidisciplinary staffings; service plans.
SECTION 409.1755. One Church, One Child of Florida Corporation Act; creation; duties.
SECTION 409.1757. Persons not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened.
SECTION 409.176. Registration of residential child-caring agencies and family foster homes.
SECTION 409.179. Family-friendly workplace initiative.
SECTION 409.212. Optional supplementation.
SECTION 409.221. Consumer-directed care program.
SECTION 409.2355. Programs for prosecution of males over age 21 who commit certain offenses involving girls under age 16.
SECTION 409.2551. Legislative intent.
SECTION 409.2554. Definitions; ss. 409.2551-409.2598.
SECTION 409.2557. State agency for administering child support enforcement program.
SECTION 409.25575. Support enforcement; privatization.
SECTION 409.2558. Support distribution and disbursement.
SECTION 409.2559. State disbursement unit.
SECTION 409.256. Administrative proceeding to establish paternity or paternity and child support; order to appear for genetic testing.
SECTION 409.2561. Support obligations when public assistance is paid; assignment of rights; subrogation; medical and health insurance information.
SECTION 409.2563. Administrative establishment of child support obligations.
SECTION 409.25633. Title IV-D Standard Parenting Time Plans.
SECTION 409.25635. Determination and collection of noncovered medical expenses.
SECTION 409.2564. Actions for support.
SECTION 409.25641. Procedures for processing interstate enforcement requests.
SECTION 409.2565. Publication of delinquent obligors.
SECTION 409.25656. Garnishment.
SECTION 409.25657. Requirements for financial institutions.
SECTION 409.25658. Use of unclaimed property for past due support.
SECTION 409.25659. Insurance claim data exchange.
SECTION 409.25661. Public records exemption for insurance claim data exchange information.
SECTION 409.2567. Services to individuals not otherwise eligible.
SECTION 409.2569. Continuation of support services for recipients of public assistance when benefits are terminated.
SECTION 409.257. Service of process.
SECTION 409.2571. Court and witness fees; bond.
SECTION 409.2572. Cooperation.
SECTION 409.2574. Income deduction enforcement in Title IV-D cases.
SECTION 409.2575. Liens on motor vehicles and vessels.
SECTION 409.2576. State Directory of New Hires.
SECTION 409.2577. Parent locator service.
SECTION 409.2578. Access to employment information; administrative fine.
SECTION 409.2579. Safeguarding Title IV-D case file information.
SECTION 409.2581. Use of clearing accounts and revolving funds.
SECTION 409.2584. Interest on obligations due; waiver.
SECTION 409.259. Filing fees in Title IV-D cases; electronic filing of pleadings, returns of service, and other papers.
SECTION 409.2594. Record requirements.
SECTION 409.2597. Retention of actions.
SECTION 409.2598. License suspension proceeding to enforce support order.
SECTION 409.2599. Data processing services; interagency agreement.
SECTION 409.25995. State Title IV-D agency; contracts.
SECTION 409.2673. Shared county and state health care program for low-income persons.
SECTION 409.26731. Certification of local funds as state match for federally funded services.
SECTION 409.285. Opportunity for hearing and appeal.
SECTION 409.352. Licensing requirements for physicians, osteopathic physicians, and chiropractic physicians employed by the department.
SECTION 409.401. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
SECTION 409.402. Financial responsibility for child.
SECTION 409.403. Definitions; Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
SECTION 409.404. Agreements between party state officers and agencies.
SECTION 409.405. Court placement of delinquent children.
SECTION 409.406. Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance.
SECTION 409.407. Interstate agreements between the Department of Children and Families and agencies of other states.
SECTION 409.408. Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.
SECTION 409.409. Effect of existing compact provisions.
SECTION 409.4101. Rulemaking authority.
SECTION 409.441. Runaway youth programs and centers.
SECTION 409.508. Low-income home energy assistance program.
SECTION 409.509. Definitions; weatherization of low-income residences.
SECTION 409.5091. Department responsible for weatherizing agencies; energy assessment.
SECTION 409.5093. Replacement agency.
PART II. KIDCARE
SECTION 409.810. Short title.
SECTION 409.811. Definitions relating to Florida Kidcare Act.
SECTION 409.812. Program created; purpose.
SECTION 409.813. Health benefits coverage; program components; entitlement and nonentitlement.
SECTION 409.8132. Medikids program component.
SECTION 409.8134. Program expenditure ceiling; enrollment.
SECTION 409.8135. Behavioral health services.
SECTION 409.814. Eligibility.
SECTION 409.815. Health benefits coverage; limitations.
SECTION 409.816. Limitations on premiums and cost sharing.
SECTION 409.817. Approval of health benefits coverage; financial assistance.
SECTION 409.8175. Delivery of services in rural counties.
SECTION 409.8177. Program evaluation.
SECTION 409.818. Administration.
SECTION 409.820. Quality assurance and access standards.
SECTION 409.821. Florida Kidcare program public records exemption.
PART III. MEDICAID
SECTION 409.901. Definitions; ss. 409.901-409.920.
SECTION 409.902. Designated single state agency; payment requirements; program title; release of medical records.
SECTION 409.90201. Recipient address update process.
SECTION 409.9021. Forfeiture of eligibility agreement.
SECTION 409.9025. Eligibility while an inmate.
SECTION 409.903. Mandatory payments for eligible persons.
SECTION 409.904. Optional payments for eligible persons.
SECTION 409.905. Mandatory Medicaid services.
SECTION 409.906. Optional Medicaid services.
SECTION 409.9062. Lung transplant services for Medicaid recipients.
SECTION 409.9066. Medicare prescription discount program.
SECTION 409.907. Medicaid provider agreements.
SECTION 409.9071. Medicaid provider agreements for school districts certifying state match.
SECTION 409.9072. Medicaid provider agreements for charter schools and private schools.
SECTION 409.908. Reimbursement of Medicaid providers.
SECTION 409.9081. Copayments.
SECTION 409.9082. Quality assessment on nursing home facility providers; exemptions; purpose; federal approval required; remedies.
SECTION 409.9083. Quality assessment on privately operated intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled; exemptions; purpose; federal approval required; remedies.
SECTION 409.909. Statewide Medicaid Residency Program.
SECTION 409.910. Responsibility for payments on behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons when other parties are liable.
SECTION 409.9101. Recovery for payments made on behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons.
SECTION 409.9102. A qualified state Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program in Florida.
SECTION 409.911. Disproportionate share program.
SECTION 409.9113. Disproportionate share program for teaching hospitals.
SECTION 409.9115. Disproportionate share program for mental health hospitals.
SECTION 409.91151. Expenditure of funds generated through mental health disproportionate share program.
SECTION 409.9116. Disproportionate share/financial assistance program for rural hospitals.
SECTION 409.9118. Disproportionate share program for specialty hospitals.
SECTION 409.91188. Specialty prepaid health plans for Medicaid recipients with HIV or AIDS.
SECTION 409.9119. Disproportionate share program for specialty hospitals for children.
SECTION 409.91195. Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee.
SECTION 409.91196. Supplemental rebate agreements; public records and public meetings exemption.
SECTION 409.912. Cost-effective purchasing of health care.
SECTION 409.91206. Alternatives for health and long-term care reforms.
SECTION 409.9121. Legislative findings and intent.
SECTION 409.91212. Medicaid managed care fraud.
SECTION 409.91213. Quarterly progress reports and annual reports.
SECTION 409.9122. Medicaid managed care enrollment; HIV/AIDS patients; procedures; data collection; accounting; information system; medical loss ratio.
SECTION 409.9123. Quality-of-care reporting.
SECTION 409.9124. Managed care reimbursement.
SECTION 409.91255. Federally qualified health center access program.
SECTION 409.9126. Children with special health care needs.
SECTION 409.9127. Preauthorization and concurrent utilization review; conflict-of-interest standards.
SECTION 409.9128. Requirements for providing emergency services and care.
SECTION 409.913. Oversight of the integrity of the Medicaid program.
SECTION 409.9131. Special provisions relating to integrity of the Medicaid program.
SECTION 409.9132. Pilot project to monitor home health services.
SECTION 409.9133. Pilot project for home health care management.
SECTION 409.914. Assistance for the uninsured.
SECTION 409.915. County contributions to Medicaid.
SECTION 409.916. Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
SECTION 409.918. Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund.
SECTION 409.919. Rules.
SECTION 409.920. Medicaid provider fraud.
SECTION 409.9201. Medicaid fraud.
SECTION 409.9203. Rewards for reporting Medicaid fraud.
SECTION 409.9205. Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
PART IV. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE
SECTION 409.961. Statutory construction; applicability; rules.
SECTION 409.962. Definitions.
SECTION 409.963. Single state agency.
SECTION 409.964. Managed care program; state plan; waivers.
SECTION 409.965. Mandatory enrollment.
SECTION 409.966. Eligible plans; selection.
SECTION 409.967. Managed care plan accountability.
SECTION 409.968. Managed care plan payments.
SECTION 409.969. Enrollment; disenrollment.
SECTION 409.971. Managed medical assistance program.
SECTION 409.972. Mandatory and voluntary enrollment.
SECTION 409.973. Benefits.
SECTION 409.974. Eligible plans.
SECTION 409.975. Managed care plan accountability.
SECTION 409.976. Managed care plan payment.
SECTION 409.977. Enrollment.
SECTION 409.978. Long-term care managed care program.
SECTION 409.979. Eligibility.
SECTION 409.98. Long-term care plan benefits.
SECTION 409.981. Eligible long-term care plans.
SECTION 409.982. Long-term care managed care plan accountability.
SECTION 409.983. Long-term care managed care plan payment.
SECTION 409.984. Enrollment in a long-term care managed care plan.
SECTION 409.985. Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) Program.
PART V. COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD WELFARE
SECTION 409.986. Legislative findings and intent; child protection and child welfare outcomes; definitions.
SECTION 409.987. Lead agency procurement.
SECTION 409.988. Lead agency duties; general provisions.
SECTION 409.990. Funding for lead agencies.
SECTION 409.991. Allocation of funds for community-based care lead agencies.
SECTION 409.992. Lead agency expenditures.
SECTION 409.993. Lead agencies and subcontractor liability.
SECTION 409.994. Community-based care lead agencies; receivership.
SECTION 409.996. Duties of the Department of Children and Families.
SECTION 409.997. Child welfare results-oriented accountability program.