Dependency Law Finder

• info Old edition. Edition dated 2011-12-05, over 10 years ago

Added new paragraph 6-4c(1) entitled “Referral for Collection.”

1. Chapter 1 – INTRODUCTION p. 4
2. 1-1. Purpose p. 4
3. 1-2. Authority p. 4
4. 1-3. Background p. 4
5. 1-4. Principles p. 4
6. 1-5. Definitions p. 5
7. 1-6. Scope p. 7
8. 1-7. Region/Facility Internal Procedures p. 8
9. Chapter 2 – RESPONSIBILITIES p. 9
10. 2-1. Introduction p. 9
11. 2-2. Direct Service Staff p. 9
12. 2-3. Fee Collection Unit p. 11
13. 2-4. Legal Counsel p. 12
14. 2-5. Office of Financial Management (ASFM) p. 12
15. 2-6. Inter-Region Placements p. 12
16. Chapter 3 – ADMISSION PROCEDURES, REFERRAL TO FEE COLLECTION AND p. 15
17. 3-1. Admission Procedures – General p. 15
18. 3-2. Admission Forms p. 15
19. 3-3. Admission Procedures – Benefit Payments p. 16
20. 3-4. Admission Procedures – Court Orders p. 18
21. 3-5. Referral to Fee Collection Unit p. 19
22. 3-6. Receipt of Referral by Fee Collection Unit p. 20
23. 3-7. Income Verification p. 20
24. 3-8. Location Procedures p. 21
25. 3-9. Annual Update of Maintenance Fee Information p. 22
26. 3-10. Confidentiality p. 23
27. Chapter 4 – FEE ASSESSMENT p. 24
28. 4-1. Introduction p. 24
29. 4-2. Parties Liable for Fees p. 24
30. 4-3. Client Income Subject to Fee Assessment p. 24
31. 4-4. Fee Assessment in Court Ordered Placements p. 26
32. 4-5. Court Orders in Foster Care Cases p. 29
33. 4-6. Fee Collection Referral of FSP Cases to Child Support Enforcement p. 30
34. 4-7. Duties of Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Program (CSE) p. 31
35. 4-8. Child Support Collections p. 32
36. 4-9. Responsible Party Income Subject to Fee Assessment p. 32
37. 4-10. Title XVI Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments p. 33
38. 4-11. Lump Sum Retroactive Benefit Payments p. 34
39. 4-12. The Department as Representative Payee for Client Benefits p. 35
40. 4-13. Payer Priority p. 37
41. 4-14. Termination of Legal Responsibility p. 37
42. 4-15. Exclusions from Liability p. 37
43. 4-16. Voluntary Payers p. 38
44. Chapter 5 – FEE ASSESSMENT AND BILLING PROCEDURES p. 41
45. 5-1. Introduction p. 41
46. 5-2. Cost of Care and Fee Assessment p. 41
47. 5-3. Worksheet for Computing Fee p. 41
48. 5-4. Notice of Fee Assessment p. 42
49. 5-5. Billing Procedures – General p. 43
50. 5-6. Billing the Responsible Party Acting as Representative Payee for Client Benefits p. 43
51. 5-7. The Client as Payee p. 44
52. 5-8. Other Representative Payees p. 44
53. 5-9. Third Party Benefits p. 44
54. 5-10. Billing Clients and Responsible Parties p. 44
55. 5-11. Discontinuing Billing p. 46
56. 5-12. Partial Billings and Leave of Absence p. 47
57. 5-13. Other Billing Adjustments p. 47
58. 5-14. Out-of-State Fees p. 48
59. Chapter 6 – ENFORCEMENT OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS p. 50
60. 6-1. Collection Enforcement p. 50
61. 6-2. Representative Payee of Benefits p. 51
62. 6-3. Negotiating and Settling Accounts p. 52
63. 6-4. Legal Action p. 52
64. 6-5. Legal Action – Court Ordered Child Support p. 54
65. 6-6. Account Write-Off p. 55
66. Chapter 7 – MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND OTHER THIRD PARTY BENEFITS p. 58
67. 7-1. Introduction p. 58
68. 7-2. Medicare (Title XVIII) – General p. 58
69. 7-3. Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) p. 59
70. 7-4. Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) p. 62
71. 7-5. Medicaid (Title XIX) – Institutional Care Program (ICP) p. 64
72. 7-6. Medicaid – Mental Health Treatment Facilities p. 68
73. 7-7. Medicaid Billing for Medical Treatment p. 68
74. 7-8. Third Party Benefits – General p. 68
75. Chapter 8 – REVIEW OF ASSESSED FEES p. 70
76. 8-1. Purpose p. 70
77. 8-2. Notice of Right to Request a Fee Waiver or a Change in Allowance p. 70
78. 8-3. The Review Committee p. 70
79. 8-4. Review Process p. 71
80. 8-5. Review Guidelines p. 71
81. 8-6. Fee Assessment Based Upon a Court Order p. 71
82. 8-7. Educational/Vocational Planning for Older Children Receiving SSI p. 72

CFOPs it cites (4)

• CFOP 175-59 Page 72
• CFOP 175-71 Page 28
• CFOP 5-2 Departmental Administrative Publications System Page 8
• CFOP 55-10 Web-Based Fee Maintenance Accounts Receivable System Page 11

CFOPs that cite it (3)

• CFOP 170-13 Child Support in Child Welfare Cases Page 4
• CFOP 5-1 Numerical and Subject Index to Administrative Publications Page 3
• CFOP 55-10 Web-Based Fee Maintenance Accounts Receivable System Pages 11, 26, 49

Florida Statutes (8)

• Chapter 39, F.S. Pages 4, 18, 26, 27, 29, 30, 37, 70
• s. 402.33, F.S. Pages 4, 7, 11, 19, 23, 29, 53, 65
• s. 402.17, F.S. Pages 4, 12, 54
• § 39.402 Placement in a shelter. Pages 4, 26
• s. 39.41, F.S. Pages 18, 25
• § 39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Pages 4, 29
• Chapter 120, F.S. Page 71
• s. 61.30, F.S. Page 32

Administrative Code rules (1)

• Rule 65C-17.004 Criteria for Fee Waiver and Change in Personal Allowance. Page 71