Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
Prenatal and infant health care coalitions shall be
established according to the following procedure:
(1) The department shall notify the public of
the legislative authorization of coalitions and of the process local
communities must follow to seek recognition as a coalition. Coalitions may be
organized at any time and may apply for funding after the effective date of
these rules in accordance with the schedule defined by the department. Initial
funding will be awarded through an application process. Continuation funding
shall be based on the performance of the coalition, an annual application,
availability of funds, and evidence of need.
(2) Membership:
(a) The coalition must contain, at a minimum,
representation from those groups described in Section
383.216(5),
F.S.
(b) There shall be no more
than one member who represents any one agency or organization. There shall be
no more than one representative of the same agency or organization from a
county on a coalition. Nothing in this section shall prevent the official
representative of an organization or group included in the coalition from
simultaneously being affiliated with any other organization or group which may
also be represented on the coalition by some other person. A provider who
serves more than one coalition's service area may serve on each
coalition.
(c) Multi-county
coalitions shall have representation from each county.
(d) The coalition may establish a general
membership from which a board and an executive committee may be elected, as
specified in the coalition's by-laws.
(3) By-laws: Coalitions shall have a written
set of by-laws setting out procedures.
(4) Procedures for coalition formation and
recognition:
(a) Any group of interested
individuals or organizations can initiate the coalition recognition process by
submitting a letter of intent to submit an application to the department within
the time frame specified by the department through public notice in the Florida
Administrative Register. This letter of intent to submit an application shall
include a list of the members, and a geographic description of the coalition's
proposed service area.
(b)
Application For Funding:
1. Following receipt
of the request for application for funding from the department, the prospective
coalition shall submit an application for funding to the department in the time
frame specified by the department which shall be no less than 60 days from the
date the request for application for funding was sent by the
department.
2. The application for
funding shall be submitted in the format specified by the department and shall
minimally include the following elements:
a. A
list of the membership of the prospective coalition and who they
represent.
b. For each member who
represents an organization there shall be a notarized statement from the
organization that the person listed in the proposal as the organization's
authorized representative has been designated to fulfill that position by the
organization.
c. A copy of the
by-laws of the prospective coalition.
d. A copy of the prospective coalition's true
and correct copy of articles of incorporation as a not-for-profit
organization.
e. A geographic
description of the prospective coalition's service area which shall be a single
county or a group of counties.
f. A
statement of the prospective coalition's acceptance of all of its
responsibilities as outlined in Rule
64F-2.002, F.A.C.
g. A time table for completing the
responsibilities outlined in Rule
64F-2.002, F.A.C.
h. A budget for the coalition which reflects
the anticipated operating costs of the coalition and revenues from all sources
including funding from the state and other public sources.
i. Written assurance that the local
contributions will be available upon recognition of the coalition by the
department.
(c)
State funds: The funds that the department awards may be used for the following
purposes:
1. Staff.
2. Travel.
3. Office space, furniture, expenses and
equipment.
4. Contractual services
such as conducting community needs assessments and evaluating performance, but
not direct client services.
5.
Computer hardware and software.
(d) Local match may be cash or in-kind: All
local match shall be for the exclusive purpose of operating the
coalition.
Rulemaking Authority 383.216(10) FS. Law Implemented
383.216 FS.
New 11-11-91, Amended 4-1-93, 4-21-96, Formerly
10D-113.005.
