The Department of Children and Families intends to amend rule 65C-28.008, Relative Caregiver Program, to implement legislative changes expanding the Relative Caregiver Program to include financial assistance payments for approved nonrelative caregivers. The amended rule will accomplish the following: establish procedures for processing nonrelative caregiver financial assistance applications; establish procedures for assessing and approving nonrelative caregivers for financial assistance payment; establish eligibility criteria for nonrelative caregivers requesting financial assistance payments; and incorporate by reference the Nonrelative Caregiver Financial Assistance application and a Notice of Action form.