Public Assistance Fraud Reward Program  

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    DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    Economic Self-Sufficiency Program

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    65A-1.901Public Assistance Fraud Reward 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. 41 No. 56, March 23, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    The changes are in response to comments made by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in a letter dated April 7, 2014. The changes are as follows:

     

    (1) Intake Documentation. To facilitate tracking, eligible fraud reports are submitted using the CF-ES Form 3415, Report of Suspected or Known Public Assistance Fraud, 12/2014, incorporated by reference, and sent to the Department of Children and Families (Department); or by submitting the online form. The form can be completed online at the Department’s fraud reporting web site, www.myflfamilies.com/ReportFraud, or mailed to DCF ACCESS Central Mail Center Fraud Report, P.O. Box 1770, Ocala, Fl. 34478-1770, or faxed to (850)487-0800. Reports not received through the Department’s fraud reporting web site and those received by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will be submitted by a state employee on behalf of the reporter using the online form. Copies of forms and materials incorporated by reference in this rule may be obtained by the public from the Office of Public Benefits Integrity (OPBI) 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.

    (2) Review Process and Reward Criteria.

    (d) Reporters who have received funds through the Crime Stopper Program or the Florida False Claims Act for Medicaid fraud are not eligible to be reward applicants for this program for the same case.

    Rulemaking Authority 409.919, 414.41, 414.45 F.S. Law Implemented 414.31, 414.36, 414.41 414.39, F.S. History–New ________

     

    Incorporated Documents

    The following form, incorporated by reference, has been revised due to a substantive change. The summary of that change is as follows:

    CF-ES 3415, Report of Suspected or Known Public Assistance Fraud

    This form has been revised per comments from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee to eliminate the field that collects the social security number of the individual who is allegedly committing Public Assistance Fraud.