16768795, 65C-30.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 16768795

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

General Child Welfare Provisions

Overview

RULE:

65C-30.001	Definitions
65C-30.002	Safety Planning and Case Transfer
65C-30.003	Diligent Search
65C-30.004	Identification of Children
65C-30.005	Ongoing Family Functioning Assessment
65C-30.006	Case Planning
65C-30.007	Case Management Responsibilities After Case Transfer
65C-30.008	Child Welfare Professional Responsibilities to Parents
65C-30.009	Least Intrusive Interventions
65C-30.010	Voluntary Protective Services (Repealed)
65C-30.011	Placement Responsibilities of the Child Welfare Professional
65C-30.012	Permanency Goal Selection
65C-30.013	Judicial Reviews and Court Reports
65C-30.014	Post-Placement Supervision and Services
65C-30.015	New Reports Received, Removal, and Placement of Children
65C-30.016	New Children in Families under Supervision
65C-30.018	Out-of-County Services
65C-30.019	Missing Children
65C-30.020	Child Fatalities
65C-30.021	Child Death Reviews
65C-30.022	Termination of Services

PURPOSE:

The Department of Children and Families intends to amend rules within Chapter 65C-30, General Child Welfare Provisions, to accomplish the following tasks: 1) Implement legislative changes; 2) Delete rule language which is either being moved to other departmental administrative rules or repealed; and 3) Simplify wording and resolve ambiguities.

SUMMARY:

These rules require safety planning; establish the conditions when safety plans must be developed; identify what must occur at a case transfer conference; clarify when a diligent search must begin and notification requirements; require ongoing family functioning assessments; establish case management responsibilities after case transfer; establish a priority order of least intrusive options; sets forth when a behavior plan is required; establish procedures for missing children; and incorporate a Partnership Plan.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 39.0121, 39.0141, 39.407(1), 39.5075(8), 39.5085(2)(a), (d), 63.233, 394.4781(3)(c), 409.145, 409.175(5), F.S.

LAW:

39.0141, 39.201, 39.2015, 39.202, 39.301, 39.303, 39.401, 39.402, 39.407, 39.502, 39.503, 39.5075, 39.5085, 39.521, 39.522, 39.6011, 39.6012, 39.6013, 39.604, 39.622, 39.6221, 39.6241, 39.701, 39.702, 63.162, 63.167, 394.9082, 409.145, 409.165, 409.401, 409.175, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/13/2015 Vol. 41/221

COMMENTS:

From 11/13/2015 To 12/4/2015 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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