HB 1711 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Future of Florida's Families recommends the
7	following:
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9	Committee Substitute
10	Remove the entire bill and insert:
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12	A bill to be entitled
13	An act relating to community care for the elderly;
14	amending s. 430.205, F.S.; providing guidelines for
15	determining the priority of recipients of services;
16	providing an effective date.
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18	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20	Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 430.205, Florida
21	Statutes, is amended to read:
22	430.205 Community care service system.--
23	(5) Any person who has been classified as a functionally
24	impaired elderly person is eligible to receive community-care-
25	for-the-elderly core services.
26	(a)Those elderly persons who are determined by protective
27	investigations to be vulnerable adults in need of services,
28	pursuant to s. 415.104(3)(b), or to be victims of abuse,
29	neglect, or exploitation who are in need of immediate services
30	to prevent further harm and are referred by the adult protective
31	services program, shall be given primary consideration for
32	receiving community-care-for-the-elderly services. As used in
33	this paragraphsubsection, "primary consideration" means that an
34	assessment and services must commence within 72 hours after
35	referral to the department or as established in accordance with
36	department contracts by local protocols developed between
37	department service providers and the adult protective services
38	program.
39	(b) The department shall determine an order of
40	prioritization for all other functionally impaired elderly
41	persons seeking community-care-for-the-elderly services that is
42	based upon the potential recipient’s frailty level and
43	likelihood of institutional placement without such services.
44	After determining such frailty level and likelihood of
45	institutional placement, should the list of potential recipients
46	require further prioritization, another factor that must be
47	considered is the potential recipient’s ability to pay for such
48	services. Those who are less able to pay for such services must
49	receive higher priority than those who are better able to pay
50	for such services. A potential recipient’s ability to pay may be
51	determined by the department based on the potential recipient’s
52	self-declared statement of income and expenses.
53	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.