Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 38 No. 5, February 3, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

(4) The VA ~~Veterans Administration~~ provides an allowance for unreimbursed medical expenses incurred by the veteran that exceeds five percent of an individual’s annual income. Unreimbursed medical expenses is excluded income. The Department can use form CF-ES 2262, Request for Veteran’s Information, 11/2011 (incorporated by reference) to verify through the Department of Veterans Affairs the type and amount of VA payments.

(5) The VA provides additional compensation when the individual needs routine aid and attendance by another. This compensation may be paid to disabled veterans and to spouses, widows, widowers, and parents of veterans. Aid and attendance payments provided to an eligible individual and paid by the individual to his ineligible spouse, parent, or child living in the same household in return for taking care of him are excluded from income for deeming purposes. Aid and attendance payments made directly to the ineligible spouse, parent or child on behalf of the eligible individual are also excluded as income for deeming purposes. If an ineligible spouse or parent receives payments for services provided to anyone other than his eligible spouse or child, the payments are included as earned income subject to deeming to the eligible individual.

(6) The VA provides dependent allowances to veterans claiming to support one or more dependents. The allowances included in the VA check designated for a dependent are only counted as income to the dependent.

(7) The Department can use form CF-ES 2262, Request for Veteran’s Information, 03/2012, incorporated by reference, to verify through the Department of Veterans Affairs the type and amount of VA payments.

(5) through (7) renumbered (8) through (10) No change.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW (IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):

DATE AND TIME: April 20, 2012, 1:30 p.m.

PLACE: 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 455, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700

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 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Cindy Keil. 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 IS: Cindy Keil, Economic Self-Sufficiency Program, 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700, cindy_keil@dcf.state.fl.us, (850)717-4113