- (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.
Rulemaking Authority 39.012, 39.0121 FS. Law Implemented 39.6251 FS. History–New 11-2-15, Amended 2-7-19.