Application, Staffing Requirements, Health and Safety Related Requirements, Health Records, Enforcement, Large Family Child Care Homes (LFCCH), Gold Seal Quality Care Program  

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    DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    Family Safety and Preservation Program

    RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

    65C-20.008Application

    65C-20.009Staffing Requirements

    65C-20.010Health and Safety Related Requirements

    65C-20.011Health Records

    65C-20.012Enforcement

    65C-20.013Large Family Child Care Homes (LFCCH)

    65C-20.014Gold Seal Quality Care Program

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 43 No. 120, June 21, 2017 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    In response to comments and recommendations from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, the Department of Children and Families has updated the following forms:

    CF-FSP 5133, Application for a License to Operate a Family Day Care Home

    CF-FSP 5238, Application for a License to Operate a Large Family Child Care Home

    CF-FSP 5317, Large Family Child Care Home Standards Classification Summary

    CF-FSP 5318, Family Day Care Home Standards Classification Summary

    CF-FSP 5421, Reconciliation of 2009 and 2017 Large Family Child Care Home Standards Classification Summaries

    CF-FSP 5422, Reconciliation of 2009 and 2017 Family Day Care Home Classification Summaries

    Family Day Care Home/ Large Family Child Care Home Handbook

     

    A copy of the updated forms can be obtained by contacting Cindy Campbell at 1317 Winewood Blvd. Building 6, 3rd Floor, Room 386, Tallahassee, FL 32399, by phone at (850)717-4536, or by email at cynthia.campbell@myflfamilies.com.

     

    65C-20.008 Application.

    (1) through (6) No change

    (7) Definitions for terms used in this rule are contained in the “Family Day Care Home and Large Family Child Care Home Licensing Handbook”.

    (7)(8) The following documents and forms are also incorporated by reference as part of this rule:

    (a) through (b) No change.

     

    65C-20.009 Staffing Requirements.

    No change.

     

    65C-20.010 Health and Safety Related Requirements.

    No change.

     

    65C-20.011 Health Records. 

    No change.

     

    65C-20.012 Enforcement. No change

    (1) Definitions.

    (a) through (c) No change.

    (d) “Technical Assistance” means a Ddepartment offer of assistance to a licensee or registrant to correct the statutory or regulatory violations.

    (e) “Violation” is means a noncompliance with a licensing standard as described in an inspection report resulting from an inspection under section 402.311, Florida Statutes, as follows with regard to Class I, Class II, and Class III Violations.

    1. through 3. No change.

    (2) through (5) No change.

     

    65C-20.013 Large Family Child Care Homes (LFCCH).

    No change.

     

    65C-20.014 Gold Seal Quality Care Program.

    (1) No change.

    (a) “Class I Violation” has the same meaning as provided for the same term in paragraph 65C-20.012(1)(ed)1, F.A.C.

    (b) “Class II Violation” has the same meaning as provided for the same term in paragraph 65C-20.012(1)(ed)2, F.A.C.

    (c) “Class III Violation” has the same meaning as provided for the same term in paragraph 65C-20.012(1)(ed)3, F.A.C.

    (d) through (e) No change.

    (2) through (4) No change.