15349588, 65C-13.022 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 15349588

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

FOSTER CARE LICENSING

Overview

RULE:

65C-13.022	Definitions (Repealed)
65C-13.023	Background Screening Requirements (Repealed)
65C-13.024	Parent Preparation Pre-service Training (Repealed)
65C-13.025	Initial Licensing and Unified Home Study (Repealed)
65C-13.026	Continuing Education (Repealed)
65C-13.027	Changes During the Licensed Year (Repealed)
65C-13.028	Re-Licensing (Repealed)
65C-13.029	Licensed Out-of-Home Team Member Roles (Repealed)
65C-13.030	Standards for Licensed Out-of-Home Caregivers (Repealed)
65C-13.031	Terms of a License (Repealed)
65C-13.032	Over-Capacity Assessments and Exceptions (Repealed)
65C-13.033	Babysitting, Overnight Care, Extended Overnight Care, and Other Supervision Arrangements (Repealed)
65C-13.034	Foster Care Referrals and Investigations (Repealed)
65C-13.035	Administrative Actions, Appeals and Closures (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The Department intends to amend and repeal several rules within Chapter 65C-13, Foster Care Licensing, to accomplish the following tasks: 1) revise background screening requirements to comport with Florida statutes; 2) revise the components of the initial licensing home study to align with the components of the unified home study in the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN); 3) add requirements to the relicensing home study; 4) repeal duplicative language; 5) add procedural requirements regarding notification of denial of re-licensure; 6) add a quality review process; 6) require compliance with normalcy provisions of Florida statutes; 7) add compliance requirements to Residential Pool Safety Act; and 8) clarify requirements for bedroom sharing.

SUBJECT:

Licensing of family foster homes

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 39.0121, 435.01 (2), 409.175 FS.

LAW:

39.0138, 409.175, 435.04

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/5/2014 Vol. 40/235

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

39.012, 39.0121, 435.01 (2), 409.175 FS., 39.0138, 409.175, 435.04

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-13.022&PDate=12/5/2014&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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