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Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE
Chapter 430
Elderly Affairs
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Section 430.602, Florida Statutes 2000

430.602  Home care for the elderly; definitions.--As used in ss. 430.601-430.606:

(1)  "Department" means the Department of Elderly Affairs.

(2)  "Elderly person" means any person 60 years of age or over who is currently a resident of this state and has an intent to remain in this state.

(3)  "Home care for the elderly" means a full-time family-type living arrangement, in a private home, under which a person or group of persons provides, on a nonprofit basis, basic services of maintenance and supervision, and any necessary specialized services as may be needed, for three or fewer elderly persons.

History.--s. 82, ch. 95-418.