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Notice: 13553342

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

Protective Investigations

Overview

RULE:

65C-29.001	Definitions
65C-29.002	Reports of Child Abuse, Neglect or Abandonment
65C-29.003	Child Protective Investigations
65C-29.004	Institutional Child Protective Investigations
65C-29.005	Children Denied Shelter (Lockouts) (Repealed)
65C-29.006	Foster Care Referrals
65C-29.007	Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse
65C-29.008	Initial Health Care Assessment for Children Alleged to be Abused, Neglect or Abandoned
65C-29.009	Criminal, Juvenile and Abuse/Neglect History Checks
65C-29.010	False Reports
65C-29.011	Out-of-Town Inquiries
65C-29.012	Transfer of Child Protective Investigations Within and Between Circuits
65C-29.013	Diligent Efforts to Locate
65C-29.014	High Risk Tracking and Review (Repealed)
65C-29.015	Internal Reviews

PURPOSE:

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:

Children alleged to be abused or neglected

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 39.0121, 39.410, F.S.

LAW:

39.001, 39.301, 39.302, 39.304, 39.308, 39.401, 39.402, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/18/2013 Vol. 39/182

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

39.012, 39.0121, 39.410, F.S., 39.001, 39.301, 39.302, 39.304, 39.308, 39.401, 39.402, F.S.

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=65C-29.001&PDate=9/18/2013&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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