FL S2518

Payments returned by financial institutions to the Department of Health under the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program and the Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education (FRAME) Program may be deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund and reused for the same purposes, with authority to submit budget amendments to increase payment capacity

Grant award caps for continuum of care lead agencies designated by the State Office on Homelessness are increased from $750,000 to $1.2 million per agency, applying to both challenge grants and homeless housing assistance project grants

Area agencies on aging may carry forward documented unexpended state funds from one fiscal year to the next, up to 10 percent of their planning and service area allocation for the community-care-for-the-elderly program, provided the funds do not create recurring obligations and are separately reported to the department

Implementation of Florida Kidcare program eligibility changes enacted under chapter 2023-277, Laws of Florida, by the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation is made contingent upon federal approval through a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment

Effective date is July 1, 2024, except for the Kidcare contingency provision and the general effective date section, which take effect upon the act becoming law