Overview

The establishment of a statewide risk pool program, administered by the Florida Department of Children and Families, serves to manage and share the financial risks associated with the Community-Based Care Lead Agency model for child welfare services in Florida. Should factors outside of a Lead Agency's control (e.g., shifts in the number of children in care, increases in high-need populations, or changes in the characteristics of the children and families served) cause costs to rise and potentially impede service delivery, section 409.990(7), F.S., provides qualified Lead Agencies access to petition for relief from the risk pool to avoid system failure.

Per section 409.990(7), F.S. , the Department, in consultation with the Florida Coalition for Children, Inc., shall develop and implement a community-based care risk pool initiative to mitigate financial risk to eligible lead agencies. The criteria within this protocol are intended to fulfill statutory intent by creating a risk pool program designed to protect state financial interests and distribute risk and accountability across qualified entities.

This page contains the most current Risk Pool Protocols, Applications, and Reports. For prior years, see the Historical Risk Pool Protocols, Applications, and Reports page.