DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Family Safety and Preservation Program
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
65C-28.008Relative Caregiver Program
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. 233, December 3, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The child shall be adjudicated dependent and be in the court-ordered temporary legal custody of the relative pursuant to Section 39.521, F.S., or in the court-ordered permanent guardianship or permanent placement with a fit and willing relative pursuant to Sections 39.6221 or 39.6231, F.S. For children placed in the home of a relative as a permanency option under s. 39.6221 or s. 39.6231, F.S., , it is not necessary that the court continue supervision by the Department or contracted service provider or that the court retain jurisdiction.
Failure by the relative caregiver, without good cause, to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Program in regard to a child shall terminate that child’s eligibility to receive the RCP payment while in that placement.
65C-28.008(2)(k)6.c.
In either instance, the Department or contracted service provider who makes the determination of potential placement eligibility for RCP in accordance with Section 39.5085, F.S., shall immediately notify ESS staff of this determination. This notification shall be prepared on “Relative Caregiver Communication”, CF-FSP 5233, incorporated by reference in subparagraph (2)(j)5 of this rule, or communicated by electronic means of notification.
Nonrelative caregivers who receive Supplement Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Social Security Survivor Benefits on the behalf of the child shall not be eligible to receive NCFA.
c. Nonrelative caregivers who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Social Security Survivor Benefits on the behalf of the child in an amount less than the monthly payments for NCFA, as set forth in subsection (3)(d) of this rule, shall be eligible to receive NCFA. The amount of the monthly NCFA payment shall be the difference between the monthly NCFA payment set forth in subsection (3)(d) of this rule and the amount of the child’s SSDI or Social Security Survivor Benefit.
3. Eligibility for NCFA shall be reassessed annually.
