FL S1544

Requires aging resource center personnel to annually rescreen individuals with high priority scores on the statewide wait list for home and community-based services through the long-term care managed care program

Makes annual rescreening optional for individuals with low priority scores, while requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to maintain their contact information for future rescreening purposes

Mandates that aging resource center personnel inform individuals with low priority scores about available community resources and their right to request a new assessment if circumstances change

Allows community-care-for-the-elderly services providers to dispute referrals from adult protective services by requesting negotiation on placement and services for vulnerable adults or abuse victims

Establishes that adult protective services' referral decisions prevail if negotiations with community-care-for-the-elderly services providers fail to reach agreement