Dependency Law Finder

(1) “Adverse action” means any action by the Department, community-based care lead agency, or its contracted service provider that denies a young adult’s application for readmission to extended foster care, or that discharges a young adult from extended foster care.

(2) “Designated staff” means a case manager or other child welfare professional designated by the community-based care lead agency or its contracted service provider assigned to work with youth and young adults in transition to handle all matters pursuant to Extended Foster Care.

(3) “Extended Foster Care” means the program available pursuant to section 39.6251, F.S.

(4) “Extended Foster Care Agreement” means a document that contains the youth’s or their legal guardian’s informed consent to participate in the program.

(5) “Extended Foster Care Voluntary Placement Agreement” means a document that contains the young adult’s or their legal guardians informed consent to participate in the program, the application, and authorization for the Department to have placement and care responsibility.

(6) “Fair hearing” means a hearing that is conducted pursuant to the procedural requirements of rules 65-2.042 through 65-2.069, F.A.C.

(7) “Shared Living Plan” means a document that contains detailed information about the living arrangement between applicable parties.

(8) “Supervised Living Arrangement” means that the young adult is living independently under a supervised arrangement, approved by the community-based care lead agency, pursuant to subsection 39.6251(4), F.S.

(9) “Supervised Living Arrangement Assessment” means a document that contains an evaluation of the young adult’s living environment.