DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Family Safety and Preservation Program
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
65C-30.018Out-of-County Services
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. 168, August 29, 2017 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
65C-30.018 Out-of-County Services.
(1) through (4) No change.
(5) If the receiving county is recommending a denial of the adoption home study, the case will be reviewed by an Adoption Applicant Review Committee (AARC) in the county of jurisdiction, in accordance with subsection 65C-16.005(9), F.A.C. If the county of jurisdiction cannot complete the staffing due to a conflict of interest, a request shall be made, in consultation with the regional managing director or designee, to transfer the staffing to another county. If the AARC determines that the home study should be approved, the home study must be updated in the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN) by the receiving county, showing the home study as approved based on the recommendation of the AARC.
(6) through (10) No change.
(11) The case managers or child welfare professionals in the county of jurisdiction and the receiving county shall collaborate and reach an a timely agreement prior to taking any significant case actions. If the sending and receiving counties are not in agreement, the dispute resolution procedures in subsection (9) of this rule must be followed. Significant case actions include the following:
(a) through (d) No change.
(12) The case manager in the county of jurisdiction shall notify the case manager or child welfare professional in the receiving county within two (2) business days of the court’s oral pronouncement granting termination of parental rights. The case manager in the county of jurisdiction shall provide the case manager or child welfare professional in the receiving county a copy of a court’s signed termination order no longer than 30 days from the order being signed. The case manager or child welfare professional in the receiving county shall be provided with a copy of a court’s termination order within two (2) business days of the order being received by the case manager and no longer than 30 days from the order being signed.
Rulemaking Authority 39.012, 39.0121(13) FS. Law Implemented 39.521, 39.6011, 39.6012, 39.701 FS. History–New 5-4-06, Amended 2-25-16, ______ .
