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Notice: 132713

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Developmental Services Program

Chapter:

LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

Overview

RULE:

65B-6.001	Definitions
65B-6.0015	License Application and Renewal
65B-6.002	Licensed Capacity (Transferred)
65B-6.003	Denial or Revocation (Transferred)
65B-6.004	License Violations
65B-6.005	Types of Licenses (Transferred)
65B-6.007	Other Licenses (Transferred)
65B-6.008	General Standards (Transferred)
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 (Transferred)
65B-6.010	Group Home Facility Standards (Transferred)
65B-6.011	Residential Habilitation Center Standards (Transferred)
65B-6.013	Comprehensive Transitional Education Program (Transferred)
65B-6.014	Siting (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

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:

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.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

393.501(1) FS., 393.501(2) FS.

LAW:

393.067 FS., 393.501(1) FS., 393.501(2) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/24/2006 Vol. 32/08

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

393.501(1) FS., 393.501(2) FS., 393.067 FS., 393.501(1) FS., 393.501(2) FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=65B-6.001&PDate=2/24/2006&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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