The Department intends to amend several rules within Chapter 65C-29, Protective Investigations for children, to accomplish the following tasks: 1) Make rule language reflective of 2012 legislative changes to Chapter 39; 2) Add language implementing ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Family Safety and Preservation Program

RULE NOS.: RULE TITLES:

65C-29.001Definitions

65C-29.002Reports of Child Abuse, Neglect or Abandonment

65C-29.003Child Protective Investigations

65C-29.004Institutional Child Protective Investigations

65C-29.005Children Denied Shelter (Lockouts)

65C-29.006Foster Care Referrals

65C-29.007Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse

65C-29.008Initial Health Care Assessment and Medical Examination of Children Alleged to be Abused, Neglect or Abandoned

65C-29.009Criminal, Juvenile and Abuse/Neglect History Checks

65C-29.010False Reports

65C-29.011Out-of-Town Inquiries

65C-29.012Transfer of Child Protective Investigations Within and Between Districts

65C-29.013Reasonable Efforts to Locate

65C-29.014High Risk Tracking and Review

65C-29.015Pre-Arranged Private Interstate Placements Involving Drug-Exposed Newborns

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department intends to amend several rules within Chapter 65C-29, Protective Investigations for children, to accomplish the following tasks: 1) Make rule language reflective of 2012 legislative changes to Chapter 39; 2) Add language implementing safety assessments and safety planning that will be consistent with the Department’s new safety decision making methodology, and; 3) Simplify wording and resolve issues of ambiguity.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Children alleged to be abused or neglected.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 39.012, 39.0121, 39.410 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 39.001, 39.301, 39.302, 39.304, 39.308, 39.401, 39.402 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: October 3, 2013, 9:00 a.m. − 12:00 Noon

*This workshop will be held in conjunction with rule development workshops for 65C-28 F.A.C. and 65C-30 F.A.C. Each of which will be publicly noticed in the Florida Administrative Register.

PLACE: Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, Turnpike Mile Post 263, Building 5315, Ocoee, FL 34761, [phone]

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT IS: Carrie Toy, Office of Child Welfare, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399, Email: [e-mail], Telephone: [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.