65C-43.002. Reporting  


Effective on Thursday, October 24, 2019
  • 1Each lead agency and regional Department of Children and Families, Family Safety Office shall provide the following information about children and young adults the lead agency serves to the Department’s Office of Child Welfare’s Human Trafficking Unit on a monthly basis:

    42(1) The total number of children and young adults assessed using the Human Trafficking Screening Tool (HTST);

    59(2) The total number of children and young adults determined to be victims of commercial sexual exploitation;

    76(3) The total number of children and young adults assessed for placement in a safe foster home or safe house;

    96(4) The total number of children and young adults who were referred to specialized non-residential services in the community to address their needs as a victim of commercial sexual exploitation;

    126(5) The total number of children and young adults who were placed in a safe foster home or safe house;

    146(6) The total number of children and young adults who were referred to a safe foster home or safe house, but placement was unavailable;

    170(7) The total number of children and young adults who were not placed in a safe foster home or safe house due to lack of funding or funding eligibility;

    199(8) The total number of children and young adults who were not placed in a safe foster home or safe house due to lack of recommendation;

    225(9) The total number of children and young adults who were not placed due to a runaway episode;

    243(10) The total number of children and young adults who were referred to a safe foster home or safe house who were not placed due to their choice not to go;

    274(11) Specifically for each child and young adult:

    282(a) Date the Human Trafficking Screening Tool was administered;

    291(b) The name and working title of the person who administered the screening tool;

    305(c) Date the multidisciplinary team staffing was completed;

    313(d) Child protective investigation findings for the current commercially sexually exploited child (CSEC) investigation;

    327(e) Date the safe foster home/safe house assessment was completed;

    337(f) The placement that resulted from the screening, including whether a safe foster home or safe house placement was made;

    357(g) Referrals to any specialized services and the type, date, and outcome of those referrals; and

    373(h) Whether or not the community-based care agency accrued costs for specialized services.

    386(12) The information specifically for each child and young adult required in subsection (11) of this rule shall be captured utilizing Part 1 of the “Screening, Placement and Services Checklist for Sexually Exploited Children and Young Adults Reporting Checklist,” CF-FSP 5413, May 2019, incorporated by reference and available at 436http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11145438. The information required in subsections (1) through (10) of this rule shall be captured utilizing Part 2 of the “Screening, Placement and Services Checklist for Sexually Exploited Children and Young Adults.”

    470Rulemaking Authority 47239.0121(2), 473409.1754(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 47739.524, 478409.1754 FS. History–New 1-12-16, Amended 1-24-19, 10-24-19.