18244456, 65C-30.020 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 18244456

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

General Child Welfare Provisions

Overview

RULE:

65C-30.020

Child Fatalities

PURPOSE:

The Department intends to amend Rule 65C-30.020, F.A.C, Child Deaths, to accomplish the following: (1) Clarify when the regional child fatality prevention specialist must be notified of a child death and when he or she must convene a case review; and (2) Add language regarding drug screens.

SUMMARY:

The amendments will require: (1) A child protective investigator to notify the regional child fatality prevention specialist whenever it appears that a child died as a result of abuse, neglect or abandonment, or when a child dies for reasons unrelated to abuse, neglect or abandonment during the course of an active child protective investigation; (2) The regional child fatality prevention specialist  to conduct a case review of such deaths; and (3) The results of any completed drug screens to be considered in the investigation of the child death.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 39.0121(13), F.S.

LAW:

39.201(2)(a), 39.2015(1), (6), 39.301(9)(a), (11), (16), (17), F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/8/2016 Vol. 42/218

COMMENTS:

From 11/8/2016 To 11/29/2016 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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