Florida § 20.1971 - Agency for Persons with Disabilities; trust funds.

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§ 20.1971. Agency for Persons with Disabilities; trust funds.

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities: (1) The Administrative Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of federal matching funds provided for the administration of Medicaid services. Funds shall be used for the purpose of supporting the agency’s administration of Medicaid programs and for other such purposes as may be appropriate and shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the agency’s operating budget pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. (2) The Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of receipts from third-party payors of health care services such as Medicaid. Funds shall be used for the purpose of providing health care services to agency clients and for other such purposes as may be appropriate and shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the agency’s operating budget pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. (3) The Social Services Block Grant Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of federal social services block grant funds. These shall be used for the purpose of providing health care and support services to agency clients and for other such purposes as may be appropriate and shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the agency’s operating budget pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. (4) The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of funds disbursed, by nonoperating transfer, from the Department of Financial Services Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund in amounts equal to the annual appropriations made from this trust fund. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any unencumbered balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year and any encumbered balance remaining undisbursed on September 30 of the same calendar year shall revert to the Department of Financial Services Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund. (5) The Federal Grants Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of receipts from federal grants. Funds shall be used for the purpose of providing health care services to agency clients and for other such purposes as may be appropriate and shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the agency’s operating budget pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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