29417498, 65C-16.005 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 29417498

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

ADOPTIONS

Overview

RULE:

65C-16.005

Evaluation of Applicants

PURPOSE:

Align rule language regarding adoptions pursuant to Chapter Law 2024-177. Amendments will update and clarify language.

SUMMARY:

Amendments include: (1) changes the number of references needed, (2) allows references to be made verbally or electronically, (3) allows the case manager or guardian ad litem to be a reference, (4) adds the rebuttable presumption, (5) reduces the number of in-home visits, (6) updates the home study requirements when the prospective adoptive parent is the current caregiver, (7) updates the requirements for the child abuse, abandonment, and neglect record check, (8) adds new form: Adoption Application Review Committee (AARC) Recommendation Cover Letter, and (9) updates the decision process.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 63.093, 63.233 FS.

LAW:

39.0138, 63.042, 63.062, 63.092, 63.093, 63.207 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/28/2025 Vol. 51/61

COMMENTS:

From 3/28/2025 To 4/18/2025 (21 Days)

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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