SB 1630 — Aging and Disability Services

(a) A Medicaid recipient enrolled in one of the following MedicaidPage home4 andof community-based34 servicesCODING: waiver programs who meets the eligibility criteria established in subsection (1) is eligible to participate in the long-term care managed care program and must be transitioned into the long-term care managed care program by January 1, 2018:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 Medicaid home and community-based services waiver programs who meets the eligibility criteria established in subsection (1) is eligible to participate in the long-term care managed care program and must be transitioned into the long-term care managed care program by January 1, 2018:

(b) The agency shall seek federal approval to terminate the Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Waiver, the Adult Cystic PageFibrosis 4Waiver, ofand 33the CODING:Project AIDS Care Waiver once all eligible Medicaid recipients have transitioned into the long- term care managed care program.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ Fibrosis Waiver, and the Project AIDS Care Waiver once all eligible Medicaid recipients have transitioned into the long- term care managed care program.

430.2053, aging and disability resource center personnel certified by the Department of Elderly Affairs shallPage perform5 theof screening34 forCODING: each individual requesting enrollment for home and community-based services through the long-term care managed care program.

Aging and disability resource center personnel shall place on and release from the pre-enrollment lists clients eligible for the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative or the Community Care for the Elderly, Home Care for the Elderly, or Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long- Term Care programs.

The Department of Elderly Affairs shall request that the individual or the individual’s authorized representative provide alternate contact names and contact Page 5 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 information.shall perform the screening for each individual requesting enrollment for home and community-based services through the long-term care managed care program.

Aging and disability resource center personnel shall place on and release from the pre-enrollment lists clients eligible for the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative or the Community Care for the Elderly, Home Care for the Elderly, or Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long- Term Care programs.

The Department of Elderly Affairs shall request that the individual or the individual’s authorized representative provide alternate contact names and contact information.

The Department of Elderly Affairs shall adopt by rule a screening tool that generates the priority score and shall make publicly available on its website the specific methodology used toPage calculate6 anof individual’s34 priorityCODING: score.

(b) Upon completion of the screening or rescreening process, the Department of Elderly Affairs shall notify the individual or the individual’s authorized representative that the individual has been placed on the pre-enrollment wait list, unless the individual has a low priority score.

The Department of Elderly Affairs must maintain contact information for each individual with a low priority score for purposes of any future rescreening.

Aging and disability resource center personnel shall inform individuals with low priority scores of community Page 6 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 resources available to assistcalculate theman andindividual’s informpriority themscore. that they may contact the aging and disability resource center for a new assessment at any time if they experience a change in circumstances.

(b) Upon completion of the screening or rescreening process, the Department of Elderly Affairs shall notify the individual or the individual’s authorized representative that the individual has been placed on the pre-enrollment wait list, unless the individual has a low priority score.

The Department of Elderly Affairs must maintain contact information for each individual with a low priority score for purposes of any future rescreening.

Aging and disability resource center personnel shall inform individuals with low priority scores of community resources available to assist them and inform them that they may contact the aging and disability resource center for a new assessment at any time if they experience a change in circumstances.

The DepartmentPage 7 of Elderly34 AffairsCODING: shall release individuals from the pre-enrollment wait list based on the priority scoring process and prerelease assessment results.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 Department of Elderly Affairs shall release individuals from the pre-enrollment wait list based on the priority scoring process and prerelease assessment results.

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(f) Notwithstanding this subsection, the following individuals are afforded priority enrollment for home and community-basedPage services8 throughof the34 long-termCODING: care managed care program and do not have to complete the screening or pre- enrollment list wait-list process if all other long-term care managed care program eligibility requirements are met:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 community-based services through the long-term care managed care program and do not have to complete the screening or pre- enrollment list wait-list process if all other long-term care managed care program eligibility requirements are met:

A nursing facility resident who requests to transition Pageinto 8the ofcommunity 33and CODING:who has resided in a Florida-licensed skilled nursing facility for at least 60 consecutive days.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ into the community and who has resided in a Florida-licensed skilled nursing facility for at least 60 consecutive days.

(4) The initial assessment of an enrollee’s level of care shall be reviewed or performed made by the Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) program, which shall assign the recipient into one of the followingPage levels9 of care:34 CODING:

(a) Level of care 1 consists of recipients residing in or who must be placed in a nursing home.

(b) Level of care 2 consists of recipients at imminent risk of nursing home placement, as evidenced by the need for the constant availability of routine medical and nursing treatment and care, and who require extensive health-related care and services because of mental or physical incapacitation.

(c) Level of care 3 consists of recipients at imminent risk of nursing home placement, as evidenced by the need for the Page 9 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 constantfollowing availabilitylevels of routinecare: medical and nursing treatment and care, who have a limited need for health-related care and services and are mildly medically or physically incapacitated.

(a) Level of care 1 consists of recipients residing in or who must be placed in a nursing home.

(b) Level of care 2 consists of recipients at imminent risk of nursing home placement, as evidenced by the need for the constant availability of routine medical and nursing treatment and care, and who require extensive health-related care and services because of mental or physical incapacitation.

(c) Level of care 3 consists of recipients at imminent risk of nursing home placement, as evidenced by the need for the constant availability of routine medical and nursing treatment and care, who have a limited need for health-related care and services and are mildly medically or physically incapacitated.

The department may provide direct services for the Community Care for the Elderly Program, Home Care for the Elderly Program, and the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative only in the event of a state of emergency or in the event a contracted service provider or subcontractor is unable to provide services.

Present paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of sectionPage 430.04,10 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (h), a new paragraph (g) is added to that subsection, and paragraph (f) of that34 subsectionCODING: is amended to read:

430.04 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Elderly Affairs.—The Department of Elderly Affairs shall:

(2) Be responsible for ensuring that each area agency on aging operates in a manner to ensure that the elderly of this state receive the best services possible.

The department shall rescind designation of an area agency on aging or take intermediate measures against the agency, including corrective Page 10 of 33 CODING:

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430.04 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Elderly Affairs.—The Department of Elderly Affairs shall:

(2) Be responsible for ensuring that each area agency on aging operates in a manner to ensure that the elderly of this state receive the best services possible.

The department shall rescind designation of an area agency on aging or take intermediate measures against the agency, including corrective action, unannounced special monitoring, temporary assumption of operation of one or more programs by the department, placement on probationary status, imposing a moratorium on agency action, imposing financial penalties for nonperformance, or other administrative action pursuant to chapter 120, if the department finds that:

(a) InArea accordanceagencies withon s.aging shall competitively procure all contracts in excess of $35,000.

287.017(2),Page area11 agenciesof on34 agingCODING: shall competitively procure all contracts.

(b) The department shall impose financial consequences, as established by the department and incorporated into the contract, for noncompliance with applicable local, state, or federal law for the procurement of commodities or contractual services.

(2) An administrative employee of an area agency on aging may not receive a salary in excess of 150 percent of the annual salary paid to the secretary of the Department of Elderly Affairs from state-appropriated funds, or from state- appropriated federal funds.

This limitation applies regardless Page 11 of 33 CODING:

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(2) An administrative employee of an area agency on aging may not receive a salary in excess of 150 percent of the annual salary paid to the secretary of the Department of Elderly Affairs from state-appropriated funds or from state-appropriated federal funds.

This limitation applies regardless of the number of contracts an area agency on aging may execute with the department.

(5) “Core services” means a variety of home-delivered services,Page day12 careof services,34 andCODING: other basic services that may be provided by several entities.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 services, day care services, and other basic services that may be provided by several entities.

(c) In each community care service system, the lead agency Pagemust 12be given the authority and responsibility to coordinate some or all of 33the CODING:services, either directly or through subcontracts, for functionally impaired elderly persons.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ must be given the authority and responsibility to coordinate some or all of the services, either directly or through subcontracts, for functionally impaired elderly persons.

Whenever feasible, an area agency on aging shall be the contracting agencyPage of13 preference to engage only in the planning and funding of community-care-for-the-elderly34 coreCODING: services for functionally impaired elderly persons.

(b) The department shall fund, through each area agency on aging in each county as defined in s.

125.011(1), more than one community care service system the primary purpose of which is the prevention of unnecessary institutionalization of functionally impaired elderly persons through the provision of community-based core services.

(4) The department or contracting agency shall contract for Page 13 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 agency of preference to engage only in the provisionplanning and funding of thecommunity-care-for-the-elderly core services requiredfor byfunctionally aimpaired communityelderly carepersons. service area.

(b) The areadepartment agencyshall onfund, agingthrough mayeach notarea directly provide core services unless the designated lead agency ison unableaging toin performeach itscounty dutiesas anddefined thein departments. approves.

125.011(1), more than one community care service system the primary purpose of which is the prevention of unnecessary institutionalization of functionally impaired elderly persons through the provision of community-based core services.

(4) The department or contracting agency shall contract for the provision of the core services required by a community care service area.

The area agency on aging may not directly provide core services unless the designated lead agency is unable to perform its duties or in the event of a state of emergency and the department approves.

To help pay for services received from community care for the elderly, a functionally impaired elderly person shall be assessed a fee basedPage on14 anof overall34 abilityCODING: to pay.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 based on an overall ability to pay.

430.205 Community care service system.— (1)(a) The department, through the area agency on aging, shall fund in each planning and service area at least one community care service system that provides case management and Pageother 14in-home ofand 33community CODING:services as needed to help the older person maintain independence and prevent or delay more costly institutional care.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ other in-home and community services as needed to help the older person maintain independence and prevent or delay more costly institutional care.

This subsection does not require programs in existencePage prior15 to the effective date of this34 actCODING: to be relocated.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 existence prior to the effective date of this act to be relocated.

Page(5) 15Any ofperson 33who CODING:has been classified as a functionally impaired elderly person is eligible to receive community-care- for-the-elderly core services.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ (5) Any person who has been classified as a functionally impaired elderly person is eligible to receive community-care- for-the-elderly core services.

Regardless, a community-care- for-the-elderly services provider may dispute a referral under this paragraph by requesting that adult protective services negotiatePage the16 referral placement of, and the services to be provided to, a vulnerable adult or victim of abuse,34 neglect,CODING: or exploitation.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 negotiate the referral placement of, and the services to be provided to, a vulnerable adult or victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

430.2053 Aging and disability resource centers.— (1) The department, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Children and Families, shall develop pilot projects for aging and disability Pageresource 16centers. of 33 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ resource centers.

(2) The purposes of an aging and disability resource center shall be:

(a) Develop referral agreements with local community service organizations, such as senior centers, existing elder service providers, volunteer associations, and other similar organizations,Page to17 betterof assist34 clientsCODING: who do not need or do not wish to enroll in programs funded by the department or the agency.

The referral agreements must also include a protocol, developed and approved by the department, which provides specific actions that an aging and disability resource center and local community service organizations must take when a person or a person’s an elder or an elder’s representative seeking information on long-term-care services contacts a local community service organization before prior to contacting the aging and disability resource center.

The protocol shall be designed to ensure that persons elders and their families are Page 17 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 ableorganizations, to accessbetter informationassist andclients serviceswho do not need or do not wish to enroll in theprograms mostfunded efficientby andthe leastdepartment cumbersomeor mannerthe possible.agency.

The referral agreements must also include a protocol, developed and approved by the department, which provides specific actions that an aging and disability resource center and local community service organizations must take when a person or a person’s an elder or an elder’s representative seeking information on long-term-care services contacts a local community service organization before prior to contacting the aging and disability resource center.

The protocol shall be designed to ensure that persons elders and their families are able to access information and services in the most efficient and least cumbersome manner possible.

(e) Manage the availability of financial resources for the programsPage and18 servicesof listed34 inCODING: subsection (9) for persons residing within the geographic area served by the aging and disability resource center.

(f)(e) When financial resources become available, refer a client to the most appropriate entity to begin receiving services.

The aging and disability resource center shall make referrals to lead agencies for service provision that ensure that persons individuals who are vulnerable adults in need of services pursuant to s.

415.104(3)(b), or who are victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in need of immediate services to prevent further harm and are referred by the adult protective Page 18 of 33 CODING:

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(f)(e) When financial resources become available, refer a client to the most appropriate entity to begin receiving services.

The aging and disability resource center shall make referrals to lead agencies for service provision that ensure that persons individuals who are vulnerable adults in need of services pursuant to s.

415.104(3)(b), or who are victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in need of immediate services to prevent further harm and are referred by the adult protective services program, are given priority primary consideration for receiving community-care-for-the-elderly services in compliance with the requirements of s.

(g) Enhance the existing area agency on aging in each planningPage and19 service area by integrating, either physically or virtually, the staff and services of the34 areaCODING: agency on aging with the staff of the department’s local CARES Medicaid preadmission screening unit and a sufficient number of staff from the Department of Children and Families’ Economic Self- Sufficiency Unit necessary to determine the financial eligibility for all persons age 60 and older residing within the area served by the aging and disability resource center that are seeking Medicaid services, Supplemental Security Income, and food assistance.

(h) Assist clients who request long-term care services in Page 19 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 beingplanning evaluatedand forservice eligibilityarea forby enrollmentintegrating, ineither physically or virtually, the Medicaidstaff long-termand careservices managedof carethe programarea asagency eligibleon plansaging becomewith availablethe instaff eachof the department’s local CARES Medicaid preadmission screening unit and a sufficient number of staff from the regionsDepartment pursuantof Children and Families’ Economic Self- Sufficiency Unit necessary to s.determine the financial eligibility for all persons age 60 and older residing within the area served by the aging and disability resource center that are seeking Medicaid services, Supplemental Security Income, and food assistance.

(h) Assist clients who request long-term care services in being evaluated for eligibility for enrollment in the Medicaid long-term care managed care program as eligible plans become available in each of the regions pursuant to s.

(a) Expertise in the needs of each target population the center proposes to serve and a thorough knowledge of the providersPage that20 serveof these34 populations.CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 providers that serve these populations.

Page(g) 20Commitment ofto 33adequate CODING:staffing by qualified personnel to effectively perform all functions.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ (g) Commitment to adequate staffing by qualified personnel to effectively perform all functions.

(8)Page The21 duties and responsibilities of the34 communityCODING: care for the elderly lead agencies within each area served by an aging and disability resource center shall be to:

(a) Develop strong community partnerships to maximize the use of community resources for the purpose of assisting persons elders to remain in their community settings for as long as it is safely possible.

(b) Conduct comprehensive assessments of clients that have been determined eligible and develop a care plan consistent with established protocols that ensures that the unique needs of each client are met.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 (9)(8) The servicesduties toand beresponsibilities administeredof throughthe community care for the elderly lead agencies within each area served by an aging and disability resource center shall includebe thoseto: funded by the following programs:

(a) Develop strong community partnerships to maximize the use of community resources for the purpose of assisting persons elders to remain in their community settings for as long as it is safely possible.

(b) Conduct comprehensive assessments of clients that have been determined eligible and develop a care plan consistent with established protocols that ensures that the unique needs of each client are met.

(9) The services to be administered through the aging and disability resource center shall include those funded by the following programs:

(d) Alzheimer’s diseaseDisease initiative.Initiative.

ThePage department22 shallof by34 ruleCODING: provide operating procedures for aging and disability resource centers, which shall include:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 The department shall by rule provide operating procedures for aging and disability resource centers, which shall include:

(d) Minimum staff requirements which shall ensure that the aging and disability resource center employs sufficient quality and quantity of staff to adequately meet the needs of the elders Pageresiding 22within ofthe 33area CODING:served by the aging and disability resource center.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ residing within the area served by the aging and disability resource center.

(11) In an area in which the department has designated an areaPage agency23 onof aging34 asCODING: an aging and disability resource center, the department and the agency may shall not make payments for the services listed in subsection (9) and the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-term Care Program Long-Term Care Community Diversion Project for such persons who were not screened and enrolled through the aging and disability resource center.

The department shall cease making payments for recipients in eligible plans as eligible plans become available in each of the regions defined in s.

409.981(2).

(12) Each aging and disability resource center shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department for Page 23 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 collaborationarea withagency on aging as an aging and disability resource center, the CARESdepartment unitand staff.the agency may shall not make payments for the services listed in subsection (9) and the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-term Care Program Long-Term Care Community Diversion Project for such persons who were not screened and enrolled through the aging and disability resource center.

The department shall cease making payments for recipients in eligible plans as eligible plans become available in each of the regions defined in s.

409.981(2).

(12) Each aging and disability resource center shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department for collaboration with the CARES unit staff.

(14) If any of the state activities described in this section are outsourced, either in part or in whole, the contract executing the outsourcing shall mandate that the contractor or its subcontractors shall, either physically or virtually, execute the provisions of the memorandum of understanding instead of the state entity whose function the contractor or subcontractorPage now24 performs.of 34 CODING:

(15)(a) In order to be eligible to begin transitioning to an aging resource center, an area agency on aging board must ensure that the area agency on aging which it oversees meets all of the minimum requirements set by law and in rule.

(16)(a) Once an aging resource center is operational, The department, in consultation with the aging and disability resource center agency, may develop capitation rates for any of the programs administered through the agency aging resource center.

Capitation rates for programs shall be based on the historical cost experience of the state in providing those same Page 24 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 servicessubcontractor tonow theperforms. population age 60 or older residing within each area served by an aging and disability resource center.

(15)(a) In order to be eligible to begin transitioning to an aging resource center, an area agency on aging board must ensure that the area agency on aging which it oversees meets all of the minimum requirements set by law and in rule.

(16)(a) Once an aging resource center is operational, The department, in consultation with the aging and disability resource center agency, may develop capitation rates for any of the programs administered through the agency aging resource center.

Capitation rates for programs shall be based on the historical cost experience of the state in providing those same services to the population age 60 or older residing within each area served by an aging and disability resource center.

(d) The department, in consultation with the agency, shall annually reevaluate and recertify the capitation rates, adjustingPage forward25 toof account34 forCODING: inflation, programmatic changes.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 adjusting forward to account for inflation, programmatic changes.

short title fees and administrative expense.— (1) Sections 430.501-430.504 may be cited as the “Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative.” Page(2) 25Provider agencies are responsible for the collection of 33fees CODING:for services in accordance with rules adopted by the department.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ (2) Provider agencies are responsible for the collection of fees for services in accordance with rules adopted by the department.

Payments must be based on the financialPage status26 of the34 personCODING: receiving care.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 financial status of the person receiving care.

430.72 Florida Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence.— Page(1) 26PURPOSE AND INTENT.— (a) The purpose of 33this CODING:section is to assist and support persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia and their caregivers by connecting them with resources in their communities.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ (1) PURPOSE AND INTENT.— (a) The purpose of this section is to assist and support persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia and their caregivers by connecting them with resources in their communities.

(b)Page “Department”27 means the Department of Elderly34 Affairs.CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 (b) “Department” means the Department of Elderly Affairs.

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Assistance in obtaining diagnosis or prognosis of dementia.Page 28 of 34 CODING:

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the Alzheimer’s Disease PageInitiative, 28including ofthe 33state-funded CODING:memory disorder clinics;

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ Initiative, including the state-funded memory disorder clinics;

Have the goal of providing in-home care for the person who has been diagnosed with, or is suspected of having, Alzheimer’sPage disease29 or a related form of dementia.34 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia.

(2) An entity that may partner with an aging and disability resource center to provide for easier access to long-term care Pageservices 29by ofseniors 33and CODING:their families who reside within the local community.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ services by seniors and their families who reside within the local community.

The instruction and education must be completed through a course approved or offered by the Office of PublicPage and30 Professionalof Guardians.34 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 Public and Professional Guardians.

enforcement.— (2) The Office of Public and Professional Guardians shall establish disciplinary proceedings, conduct hearings, and take Pageadministrative 30action ofpursuant 33to CODING:chapter 120.

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Present subsection (2) of section 744.2104, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), and a new subsection (2) and subsection (3) are added to that section, to read:

744.2104 Access to records by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians;

confidentiality.— (2) In conducting an investigation, the Office of Public and Professional Guardians may issue subpoenas duces tecum to financial institutions, insurance companies, the ward’s caregivers, any facility in which the ward is residing or has resided, and the facility’s professional guardians or employees Page 31 of 33 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 29-00734B-26586-02241-26 20261630__20261630c1 toSection compel17. the production of records relevant to the investigation conducted by the office.

Present subsection (2) of section 744.2104, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), and a new subsection (2) and subsection (3) are added to that section, to read:

744.2104 Access to records by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians;

confidentiality.— (2) In conducting an investigation, the Office of Public and Professional Guardians may issue subpoenas duces tecum to financial institutions, insurance companies, the ward’s caregivers, any facility in which the ward is residing or has resided, and the facility’s professional guardians or employees to compel the production of records relevant to the investigation conducted by the office.

A personPage registered32 and serving in Older American Volunteer Programs authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,34 asCODING: amended (Pub.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1630 586-02241-26 20261630c1 person registered and serving in Older American Volunteer Programs authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended (Pub.

Page430.504 32Confidentiality of 33information.—Information CODING:about clients of programs created or funded under s.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1630 29-00734B-26 20261630__ 430.504 Confidentiality of information.—Information about clients of programs created or funded under s.

rules.—The department shall by rule establish minimum standards and procedures for the provisionPage of33 home care for the elderly and for the approval of persons34 seekingCODING: to provide such care.

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