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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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65. Department of Children and Families |
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65C. Family Safety and Preservation Program |
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65C-28. Out-Of-Home Care |
1(1) Family Time between a Child in Out-of-Home Care and Parents.
12(a) Family Time between the child and the child’s parents shall occur in accordance with court orders. 29If the court order conflicts with the safety plan, the child welfare professional shall contact Children’s Legal Services to determine what steps will be taken to modify family time. 58If at any time the safety of the child 67can not be assured, family time 73shall be suspended 76for up to 72 hours 81and the 83child welfare professional 86shall 87contact Children’s Legal Services to determine what steps will be taken to modify family time102.
103(b) The Department or contracted service provider shall arrange for family time when the child or parent is out of the home. The family time plan details will be addressed and included in any child safety plan established.
141(c) When a child welfare professional or designee either supervises or is a part of a visit, the activities and interactions between the child and parent during the visit shall be documented in FSFN within 48 hours of the visit.
181(2) Family Time among Siblings. The 187child welfare professional responsible for the case 194shall ensure that separated siblings under supervision maintain family time unless the family time would be contrary to the safety or well-being of any of the children. Sibling family time shall only be limited or terminated by order of the court.
235Rulemaking Authority 23739.012, 23839.0121(13) FS. 240Law Implemented 24239.402(9) FS. 244History– New 5-4-06, Amended 5-8-16.
