Dispute Resolution and Collection

DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
Detention Services

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
63G-1.009: Dispute Resolution and Collection

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.32,No.07, February 17, 2006 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to comments received at a public hearing on the rule conducted on March 13, 2006, in Tallahassee.

63G-1.009  Dispute Resolution and Collection.

(1) The quarterly reporting marks the point at which a county may take issue with the charges referenced in the report, but it cannot be the basis for withholding payment.  Adjustments, including those necessitated by dispute resolution, cannot be made until the annual reconciliation. 

(2) Disputes based upon a quarterly report, such as those relating to the residence of served youth or the number of chargeable service days, must be brought within 90 days of receipt of the quarterly report to which the dispute pertains.or when the next quarterly report is provided, whichever is later.

(3) General objections, such as those seeking confirmation of a youth’s county of residence, will be summarily denied.  Disputes involving a detained youth’s county of residence must include one or more of the following indicia of specificity:

(a) An alternative address asserted to be correct.

(b) Supporting documentation.

(c) An explanation of the basis for the dispute on form 63G-1-1.

(4) Disputes must be raised by means of form 63G-1-1, and sent by certified mail to the Department’s Bureau of Finance and Accounting at 2737 Centerview Drive, Suite 212, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3100.  Accompanying documentation in support of the county’s position may be included. 

(5) Form 63G-1-1, is incorporated by reference and is available from the Bureau of Finance and Accounting in Tallahassee.

(6) The Department’s response constitutes final agency action and may be challenged through the process available in chapter 120, Florida Statutes.

Specific Authority 985.2155(10) FS.  Law Implemented 985.2155(5)–(8) FS.  History–New________.