In This Section:
What documents will I get when I am 17?
The documents that must be given to you by your case manager before you turn 18 are:
- Medicaid card
- Certified copy of your birth certificate
- Driver’s license or State ID if you do not yet have your license
- Bank account or information and documents needed to open one on your own
- Your educational records
- Your health and mental health records
- A letter that shows the dates that the dependency case is open
- A letter showing you are in compliance with financial aid documentation requirements
- A letter that informs you about court hearings and your right to attend
Is there any other information I should get?
Your case manager should also give you the following information:
- Where you will be living on your 18th birthday and how the living environment will be paid for, and info on any education program you will be enrolled in
- How to request your case file
- How to get a driver’s license or permit
- Information on programs you qualify for: EFC, PESS, Aftercare
- Information on public assistance programs and how to apply for them
Your case manager or Independent Living Specialist must fill out a form, called Records and Resources Exchanged, that shows they have given you all of your documents and talked to you about all of the information listed above. The form also has a place for you to put your initials that you have or haven’t been given the information. Find a copy of that form HERE
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The Law
45 U.S.C. Sec. 675 , Fla Stat sec 39.701, Fla. Admin Code 65-c-28.009
