New Board Members Handbook

New Board Members Handbook 23 Reimbursable amounts: n Breakfast: $ 6.00 (Travel begins before 6 a.m. – extending beyond 8 a.m.) n Lunch: $11.00 (Travel begins before 12 p.m. – extending beyond 2 p.m.) n Dinner: $19.00 (Travel begins before 6 p.m. – extending beyond 8 p.m.) Per Diem Per-diem is applied on the LAST day of travel and shall be calculated using four six hour quarters beginning at midnight for travelers traveling overnight. The traveler will receive PER DIEM, at a set rate of $20.00 for each quarter, during travel based on the traveler ’s return time home. n Quarter 1: Travel ends between 12:00 am and 6:00 am = $20.00 n Quarter 2: Travel ends between 6:01 am and 12:00 pm = $20.00 n Quarter 3: Travel ends between 12:01 pm and 6:00 pm = $20.00 n Quarter 4: Travel ends between 6:01 pm and 11:59 pm = $20.00 Ex. If you depart on 11/1 at 11:55 am and return 11/2 at 5:55 pm, you will receive: Meals: $30.00 for lunch and dinner Per Diem: $60.00 per diem 50 Mile Exemption A traveler shall not claim per diem or lodging reimbursement for overnight travel within 50 miles (one-way) of his head - quarters or residence city unless the circumstance necessitating the overnight stay are fully explained by the traveler ap- proved by the agency head and attached to the travel voucher. The Board office must obtain prior approval for overnight lodging for any board member who reside within a fifty miles radius of the board meeting location. Please contact your board office if you need to obtain approval. Please email requests for travel reimbursements with supporting documents to Boardtravelreimb@flhealth.gov Attachments The attached MQA – Authorized Travel Reimbursement Summary Form must be completed, signed and submit- ted with your receipts in order for OSS staff to process your reimbursement. Your reimbursement will not be processed without the submission of this form and will delay payment. 7.3 Travel Reimbursement Summary Form Travel Reimbursement Summary Form (spreadsheet) 7.4 Travel Guide Travel Guide (pdf)