Florida Statutes (Last Updated: April 21, 2021) |
TITLE XXX. SOCIAL WELFARE |
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. |