Am I
Eligible For The FloridaSDC program? |
In order to
be eligible to participate in FloridaSDC, the potential
participant must meet the following criteria:
·
Has been diagnosed
with a severe and persistent mental illness
·
Be 18 years or
older, and
·
Live in Clay,
Duval or Nassau County and
·
Receives
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability
Income (SSDI), disabled veteran’s income, or any other type of
disability income due to psychiatric disability; or
·
Receives Social
Security Income for reasons other than psychiatric disability
and meets the definition of Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
as described in “CFP 155-2”; or
·
Does not receive
disability income due to psychiatric disability, but has an
application in process or has received such income within the
last 5 years and meets the definition of Severe and Persistent
Mental Illness as described in “CFP 155-2”; and
·
Is not currently
legally incompetent to make financial decisions, as determined
by a court; and
·
Permanently
resides in the department’s Circuit 4; and
·
Is not enrolled in
Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT); and
·
Applies for
Medicaid and other income support programs for which he or she
may qualify; and
·
Relies on public
funds to cover costs for mental health services.
Participation is voluntary and participants may
discontinue program
enrollment at any time.
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