Purpose


The purpose of the proposed rule amendments is to update Rule Chapter 58A-1, F.A.C., to reflect current federal and state statutory language, policies, and procedures; to update program forms; to add a new rule for procedures for rescinding designation of an area agency on aging; and to delete duplicate references that are included in the revised Department of Elder Affairs Programs and Services Manual, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in this rule chapter. A notice of proposed rule development regarding revisions to the Department of Elder Affairs Program and Services Manual, July 1994 and revised November 1994, was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on June 24, 2005.