(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 414.065 to the contrary, any participant who requires out-of-home residential treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, or a mental health disorder, as certified by a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, shall be exempted from work activities while participating in treatment. The participant shall be required to comply with the course of treatment necessary for the individual to resume work activity participation. The treatment agency shall be required to notify the department with an initial estimate of when the participant will have completed the course of treatment and be ready to resume full participation in the Temporary Cash Assistance Program. If the treatment will take longer than 60 days, the treatment agency shall provide to the department the conditions justifying extended treatment, and the department and the treatment agency shall negotiate a continued stay in treatment not to exceed an additional 90 days.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of s. 414.095(2)(a)4. or 5. to the contrary, a participant who is absent from the home due to out-of-home residential treatment for not more than 150 days shall continue to be a member of the assistance group whether or not the child or children for whom the participant is the parent or caretaker relative are living in the residential treatment center.
History.—s. 11, ch. 99-241; s. 16, ch. 2010-209.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 414 - Family Self-Sufficiency
414.035 - Authorized Expenditures.
414.045 - Cash Assistance Program.
414.065 - Noncompliance With Work Requirements.
414.0652 - Drug Screening for Applicants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
414.0655 - Medical Incapacity Due to Substance Abuse or Mental Health Impairment.
414.075 - Resource Eligibility Standards.
414.085 - Income Eligibility Standards.
414.095 - Determining Eligibility for Temporary Cash Assistance.
414.105 - Time Limitations of Temporary Cash Assistance.
414.106 - Exemption From Public Meetings Law.
414.122 - Withholding of Payments Based on Evidence of Fraud.
414.14 - Public Assistance Policy Simplification.
414.157 - Diversion Program for Victims of Domestic Violence.
414.158 - Diversion Program to Prevent or Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect.
414.1599 - Diversion Programs; Determination of Need.
414.161 - Homelessness Prevention Grants.
414.175 - Review of Existing Waivers.
414.24 - Integrated Welfare Reform and Child Welfare Services.
414.26 - Court-Appointed Guardian Unnecessary.
414.27 - Temporary Cash Assistance; Payment on Death.
414.28 - Public Assistance Payments to Constitute Debt of Recipient.
414.295 - Temporary Cash Assistance Programs; Public Records Exemption.
414.31 - State Agency for Administering Federal Food Assistance Program.
414.32 - Prohibitions and Restrictions With Respect to Food Assistance Program.
414.33 - Violations of Food Assistance Program.
414.36 - Public Assistance Overpayment Recovery Program; Contracts.
414.391 - Automated Fingerprint Imaging.
414.392 - Applicant Screening.
414.40 - Stop Inmate Fraud Program Established; Guidelines.
414.41 - Recovery of Payments Made Due to Mistake or Fraud.
414.411 - Public Assistance Fraud.
414.42 - Cause for Employee Dismissal.
414.455 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Legislative Authorization.
414.456 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Transactions in Fresh Produce Markets.