The Florida Senate

414.0252  Definitions.--As used in ss. 414.015-414.45, the term:

(1)  "Alternative payee" means an individual who receives temporary assistance payments on behalf of a minor.

(2)  "Applicant" means an individual who applies to participate in the temporary family assistance program and submits a signed and dated application.

(3)  "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services.

(4)  "Family" means the assistance group or the individuals whose needs, resources, and income are considered when determining eligibility for temporary assistance. The family for purposes of temporary assistance includes the minor child, custodial parent, or caretaker relative who resides in the same house or living unit. The family may also include individuals whose income and resources are considered in whole or in part in determining eligibility for temporary assistance but whose needs, due to federal or state restrictions, are not considered. These individuals include, but are not limited to, ineligible noncitizens or sanctioned individuals.

(5)  "Homeless" means an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence or an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is:

(a)  A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations, including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill;

(b)  An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or

(c)  A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

(6)  "Minor child" means a child under 18 years of age, or under 19 years of age if the child is a full-time student in a secondary school or at the equivalent level of vocational or technical training, and does not include anyone who is married or divorced.

(7)  "Participant" means an individual who has applied for or receives temporary assistance or services under the WAGES Program.

(8)  "Public assistance" means benefits paid on the basis of the temporary cash assistance, food stamp, Medicaid, or optional state supplementation program.

(9)  "Relative caretaker" or "caretaker relative" means an adult who has assumed the primary responsibility of caring for a child and who is related to the child by blood or marriage.

(10)  "Temporary cash assistance" means cash assistance provided under the state program certified under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, as amended.

History.--s. 4, ch. 96-175; s. 206, ch. 97-101; s. 1, ch. 97-173.