(1) This rule establishes rates for reimbursement to the Office for examination and per diem and travel expenses for examinations of licensees conducted by third party contractors under sections 560.1091 and 560.1092, F.S. Rates will be the direct charges billed to the Office by the third party contractor. Such rates will be established by contract with the Office.

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 69V-560.505

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
    (2) The Office shall select third party contractors from the list of persons or firms who are qualified by the Department of Management Services to render “”Financial and Performance Audit Services”” under State of Florida Contract #973-001-06-1, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
    (3) Licensees will be charged for the third party contractor’s actual and reasonable per diem and other travel costs. Per Diem and other travel costs shall not, without prior written approval of the Office, exceed:
    (a) Fifty-eight and one-half cents per mile.
    (b) Maximum per diem rates for domestic travel approved by the United States General Services Administration for Florida for Fiscal Year 2009 as set forth in “”Domestic Per Diem Rates,”” which may be found at www.gsa.gov/perdiem and is hereby incorporated by reference.
    (4) Licensees will also be billed for administrative support and research directly related to the examination. Such work will be performed by administrative support staff of the Office and shall be charged at a rate of $12 per hour.
    (5) The Office will invoice licensees for the costs of the examination and licensees will have 30 days after the date of the invoice to remit payment for invoiced expenses to the Office.
Rulemaking Authority 560.105, 560.1091, 560.1092 FS. Law Implemented 560.1091, 560.1092, 560.109 FS. History-New 1-13-09.