The purpose and effect of this amendment will be to increase the Federal Poverty Level and Cash Asset eligibility requirements for the HIV/AIDS Patient Care Programs to increase the number of person’s living with HIV disease able to access services.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division of Disease Control

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64D-4.002: Definitions
64D-4.003: Eligibility and Documentation Requirements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of this amendment will be to increase the Federal Poverty Level and Cash Asset eligibility requirements for the HIV/AIDS Patient Care Programs to increase the number of person’s living with HIV disease able to access services.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject area pertains to eligibility requirements and procedures for low-income persons to receive services from the HIV/AIDS Patient Care Programs.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 381.003(1)(c) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 381.011(1), 381.003(1)(c) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: August 28, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Prather Building, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, 2585 Merchants Row Boulevard, Room 340N, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Suzanne Stevens, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A09, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1715, [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.