21959459, 65C-30.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 21959459

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

General Child Welfare Provisions

Overview

RULE:

65C-30.002

Safety Planning and Case Transfer

PURPOSE:

The Department intends to amend Rule 65C-30.002, Safety Planning and Case Transfer, to address ongoing safety plan development.

SUMMARY:

The amendments accomplish the following: 1) Require safety plans to be developed with the involvement of the parents or legal guardians; 2) Require present danger threats to be addressed prior to the child welfare professional leaving the home; 3) Require the child welfare professional to develop a safety plan in response to impending danger threats; 4) Establish procedures in cases involving an American Indian or Alaskan Native child; 5) Require a discussion of specified topics when a child has been voluntarily moved out of the family home as part of a family made arrangement; and 6) Require a multidisciplinary staffing to address concerns when a consensus between child welfare professionals cannot be reached.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 39.0121(12), (13), 39.5075(8) FS.

LAW:

39.301(7) (9), 39.402(7), (15), 39.522(1), F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/10/2019 Vol. 45/112

COMMENTS:

From 6/10/2019 To 7/1/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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