RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
65G-2.016: Residential Fee Collection
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this new rule is to allow for the equitable collection of third party benefits from clients that receive funds in excess of their person needs allowance and room and board payments. This rule will have the effect of reducing excessive and unnecessary payments to clients or their representative payees, and will help to prevent clients from being disqualified from Medicaid due to the availability of excess funding.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Residential service fees; Section 402.33, Florida Statutes.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 393.501(1), 402.33 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 402.33 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 2, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 4030 Esplanade Way, Room 301, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Fran Blanton, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 335, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)922-4204, fran_blanton@apd.state.fl.us. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Fran Blanton, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 335, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)922-4204, fran_blanton@apd.state.fl.us

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.