Amount and Duration of Cash Payment

 

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Economic Self-Sufficiency Program

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

65A-4.220Amount and Duration of Cash Payment

NOTICE OF CHANGE

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. 40 No. 230, November 26, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

(7) Residency is not affected during temporary absences.

(a) Temporary absence exists when an absence is 30 days or less. If the absence is greater than 30 days, the individual must provide the Department with verification of intent to return to the state by submitting the following:

(8) The Department must designate a protective payee so an application can be approved or TCA can be continued for other assistance group members, when the payee of the TCA group is disqualified due to fraud.  Protective payee requirements rules for TCA are the same as those listed in §414.065(2), F.S. DCF Form 2635, Protective Payee Agreement, 7/2014, is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of forms and materials incorporated by reference in this rule may be obtained by the public from the ESS Florida Headquarter’s Office at 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700. Forms are also available on the Department’s web site at http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/DCFForms/Search/DCFFormSearch.aspx

Rulemaking Authority 414.45, 414.095(14)(k), 414.095(18) FS. Law Implemented 414.14, FS., 414.095 FS. History–New 1-31-94, Amended 10-9-96, Formerly 10C-1.504, Amended 11-30-98, Formerly 65A-1.504, Amended 2-10-03, 3-10-09, _____________.