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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-29. Protective Investigations |
1(1) Out-of-town inquiries (OTIs) 5are requests for information exchange between child protective investigators working in counties of different jurisdiction.
20(a) Requests for interviews of subjects of reports;
28(b) Requests for intra-state home studies for relative/non-relative emergency placements; and
39(c) Requests for local criminal history checks.
46(2) Any request made on behalf of children that lawfully requires the initiation of interstate compact for placement of children procedures are not eligible to utilize the OTI process.
75(3) OTIs may be initiated by a child protective investigator, the court, or an out-of-state social service agency.
93(4) Upon initiating the request for an OTI, the investigator 103requesting the OTI 106shall document the 109purpose for the request and 114the specific actions required to be completed 121in the investigative record125.
126(5) OTIs shall be commenced within 24 hours of the receipt of the request 140unless the OTI involves an emergency placement or response to imminent child safety. When an emergency placement is being sought or imminent child safety is involved, the OTI shall be commenced immediately.
172(6) OTIs 174requesting information for planned placements, adult subjects of a report, or children not alleged to be a victim 192shall be completed within five (5) working days of the receipt of the OTI request, unless otherwise agreed upon 211at the time of the OTI request218. Upon completion of the OTI actions, the child protective investigator shall document all requested information in the investigative record.
238Rulemaking 239Authority 24039.012, 24139.0121 FS. 243Law Implemented 24539.0121 FS. 247History–New 5-4-06, Amended 12-31-14.
