409.919 Rules.—The agency shall adopt any rules necessary to comply with or administer ss. 409.901-409.920 and all rules necessary to comply with federal requirements. In addition, the Department of Children and Families shall adopt and accept transfer of any rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities for receiving and processing Medicaid applications and determining Medicaid eligibility, and for assuring compliance with and administering ss. 409.901-409.906, as they relate to these responsibilities, and any other provisions related to responsibility for the determination of Medicaid eligibility.
...[2] This court and others have relied upon the Policy Manual in deciding whether agency action was appropriate. See Thomas v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Families, 707 So.2d 954 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); Kurnik v. Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 661 So.2d 914 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995); see also § 409.919, Fla....