This revision to the licensure of residential facilities rule is necessary in order to reflect the 2004 divestiture of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities from the Department of Children and Families. In addition to those requisite technical ...

Developmental Services Program

RULE NOS: RULE TITLES:

65B-6.001 Definitions

65B-6.0015 License Application and Renewal

65B-6.002 Licensed Capacity and Clients Served

65B-6.003 License Denial, Suspension or Revocation

65B-6.004 License Violations

65B-6.005 Types of Licenses

65B-6.007 Other Licenses. (Repealed)

65B-6.008 General Standards

65B-6.0081 Staffing Requirements

65B-6.0082 Client Care and Supervision

65B-6.0083 Fire and Emergency Procedures

65B-6.009 Foster Care Facility Standards

65B-6.010 Group Home Facility Standards

65B-6.011 Residential Habilitation Center Standards

65B-6.013 Comprehensive Transitional Education Program Standards

65B-6.014 Facility Siting

PURPOSE AND EFFECT:This revision to the licensure of residential facilities rule is necessary in order to reflect the 2004 divestiture of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities from the Department of Children and Families. In addition to those requisite technical and conforming changes, a number of substantive revisions to this administrative rule have been made in order to effectuate policies and procedures regarding the licensure of residential facilities which serve persons with developmental disabilities.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: This rule revision delineates the requirements for the licensure of foster care facilities, group home facilities, residential habilitation centers, and comprehensive transitional education programs as well as the siting of such facilities on single parcels and adjacent parcels of land.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 393.501(1) FS., 393.501(2) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 393.067 FS., 393.501(1) FS., 393.501(2) FS.

IF REQUESTED AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AT THE DATES, TIMES AND PLACES SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: March 14, 2006, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 4030 Esplanade Way, Conference Room 370A, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399

DATE AND TIME: March 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: 400 West Robinson Street, South Tower – Conference Room B, Orlando, Florida, 32801

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Tom Rice, Operations Review Specialist, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399. Mr. Rice may also be contacted at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail] .

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE REVISION IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.