Florida Statute 430.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE

Chapter 430
ELDER AFFAIRS

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F.S. 430.03

430.03 Purposes.—The purposes of the Department of Elderly Affairs are to:

(1) Serve as the primary state agency responsible for administering human services programs for the elderly and for developing policy recommendations for long-term care.

(2) Combat ageism and create public awareness and understanding of the potentials and needs of elderly persons.

(3) Study and plan for programs and services to meet identified and projected needs and to provide opportunities for personal development and achievement of persons aged 60 years and older.

(4) Advocate quality programs and services for the state’s elderly population and on behalf of the individual citizen’s needs.

(5) Coordinate interdepartmental policy development and program planning for all state agencies that provide services for the elderly population in order to prevent duplicative efforts, to maximize utilization of resources, and to ensure cooperation, communication, and departmental linkages.

(6) Recommend state and local level organizational models for the planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of programs serving the elderly population.

(7) Oversee implementation of federally funded and state-funded programs and services for the state’s elderly population.

(8) Recommend legislative budget requests for programs and services for the state’s elderly population.

(9) Serve as a state-level information clearinghouse and encourage the development of local-level identifiable points of information and referral regarding all federal, state, and local resources of assistance to elderly citizens.

(10) Assist elderly persons to secure needed services in accordance with personal choice and in a manner that achieves or maintains autonomy and prevents, reduces, or eliminates dependency.

(11) Promote the maintenance and improvement of the physical well-being and mental health of elderly persons.

(12) Promote opportunities for volunteerism among the elderly population.

(13) Promote the prevention of neglect, abuse, or exploitation of elderly persons unable to protect their own interests.

(14) Eliminate and prevent inappropriate institutionalization of elderly persons by promoting community-based care, home-based care, or other forms of less intensive care.

(15) Aid in the support of families and other caregivers of elderly persons.

(16) Promote intergenerational relationships.

(17) Oversee aging research conducted or funded by any state agency to ensure that such activities are coordinated and directed to fulfill the intent and purposes of this act.

History.—s. 5, ch. 91-115; s. 79, ch. 95-418.

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Amendments to 430.03

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 430.03

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 430.03.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 430.03

Total Results: 9

Amendments to Fl. Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-04-05

Citation: 954 So. 2d 16, 2007 WL 1012924

Snippet: Judicial Branch Records, and 2.075 (renumbered 2.430[3]), Retention of Court Records, and Florida Rule

Scipio v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-02-16

Citation: 928 So. 2d 1138, 2006 WL 345025

Snippet: earlier deposition testimony." Scipio, 867 So.2d at 430. [3] See, e.g., Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87

Perez v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-11-25

Citation: 721 So. 2d 409, 1998 WL 821730

Snippet: award, the plaintiff's judgment amounted to $7,430.03; $69.97 short of the required amount. The plaintiff's

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1998-02-12

Snippet: complying with the federal Older Americans Act" and s. 430.03(1), Fla. Stat., stating that one of the purposes

Petition of Fla. Bar, Rules of Juv. Proc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-12-28

Citation: 462 So. 2d 399, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1

Snippet: law for placement in a shelter have been met. *430 (3) The issue of probable cause shall be determined

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1977-08-30

Snippet: 1966); Monyek v. Parkway General Hospital, 273 So.2d 430 (3 D.C.A. Fla., 1973). Assuming, of course, that the

In re Florida Traffic Court Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1972-12-20

Citation: 271 So. 2d 97

Snippet: 360, 3.370, 3.390, 3.391, 3.400, 3.410, 3.420, 3.430, 3.440, 3.450, 3.451, 3.470, 3.500, 3.510, 3.520,

Collins v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1869-07-01

Citation: 13 Fla. 651

Snippet: and Indiana. 8 Yerg., 170; 7 Hamp., 155; 20 Ill., 430; 3 Scam., 85; 3 Gilman, 71; 3 Greene, 252; 24 Ark

Underwood v. Underwood

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1868-07-01

Citation: 12 Fla. 434

Snippet: 115; 2 Barb. Ch’y, 146; 1 Paige, 274; 1 Barb., 430; 3 John. Ch’y, 519; 3 Ed. Ch’y, 387; 1 John. Ch’y