2025 Public Notices
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
Florida Administrative Register
DATE: February 17, 2025
Vol. 51/32 Chapter 55-15, F.A.C
Department: Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Division: Departmental
Rule No.: 55-15.001, 55-15.002, 55-15.003, 55-15.004, 55-15.005
Purpose: To help Florida veterans gain greater access to routine dental care.
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/View_Notice.asp?id=29267148
NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
Rule Number 55: Rule Titles 001-005
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Veterans Dental Care Grant Program (hereinafter “Program”) is to be established under the new rule and the purpose of the Program is to help Florida veterans enjoy greater access to routine dental care through The Florida Veterans Foundation (“FVF”) which will be tasked with overseeing the creation of the Program as well as being responsible for its administration once created. The Program will be funded with a yearly appropriation from the Florida legislature and will serve veterans during the annual funding period. To administer the Program, the FVF will award grants to one or more organizations, dental practices, or individual dentists. The rule establishes the eligibility requirements for veterans seeking dental care under the program and sets up the framework for the FVF to acquire funding from the legislature and describes how the FVF will apportion those funds to approved dental service organizations via grants to help pay for dental procedures required by eligible Florida veterans.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: General information.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 295.157(5) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 295.157 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 11:00 am.
PLACE: If a meeting is requested in writing. Members of the public can also attend electronically via webinar; participants will need to register for the webinar using the following link: Microsoft Teams Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 267 251 160 388 Passcode: u2tD6n3f or by phone +1 929-352-1564, Phone conference ID: 805 140 488#
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Henry Miller at (850)782-4318. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Henry Miller, Office of the General Counsel, Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs 2601 South Blairstone Road, Suite C-300, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 telephone (850)782-4318, email Henry.Miller@fdva.fl.gov.
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
Published on the Department’s website at floridavets.org/resources.