F.S. 393.12
Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate
Florida Statute 393.12 is titled “Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate”. It sits in Chapter 393 of the Florida Statutes (Developmental Disabilities), which is one of the two chapters most often quoted at Florida APD group-home providers.
What this chapter covers
The chapter APD itself runs on. It defines who is served, licenses the facilities, sets the screening duty for direct service providers, and creates the iBudget system your services are billed under. If a letter from APD cites a statute, it is usually from here.
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F.S. 393.12 on leg.state.fl.usOther sections in Chapter 393
- 393.002 — Transfer of Florida Developmental Disabilities Council as formerly created in this chapter to private nonprofit corporation
- 393.062 — Legislative findings and declaration of intent
- 393.063 — Definitions
- 393.064 — Care navigation
- 393.0651 — Family or individual support plan
- 393.0654 — Direct service providers; private sector services
- 393.0655 — Screening of direct service providers
- 393.0657 — Persons not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened
- 393.066 — Community services and treatment
- 393.0662 — Individual budgets for delivery of home and community-based services; iBudget system established
- 393.0663 — Support coordination; legislative intent; qualified organizations; agency duties; due process; rulemaking
- 393.067 — Facility licensure
- 393.0673 — Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; moratorium on admissions; administrative fines; procedures
- 393.0674 — Penalties
- 393.0675 — Injunctive proceedings authorized
- 393.0678 — Receivership proceedings
- 393.0679 — Utilization review
- 393.068 — Family care program
- 393.0695 — Provision of in-home subsidies
- 393.071 — Client fees
- 393.075 — General liability coverage
- 393.11 — Involuntary admission to residential services
- 393.115 — Discharge
- 393.122 — Applications for continued residential services
- 393.125 — Hearing rights
- 393.13 — Treatment of persons with developmental disabilities
- 393.135 — Sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties
- 393.15 — Legislative intent; Community Resources Development Loan Program
- 393.17 — Behavioral programs; certification of behavior analysts
- 393.23 — Developmental disabilities centers; trust accounts
- 393.501 — Rulemaking
- 393.502 — Family care councils
- 393.504 — Administration of insulin
- 393.506 — Administration of medication
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