9195908, 65C-36.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 9195908

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

Child Deaths

Overview

RULE:

65C-36.001	Definitions
65C-36.002	General Provisions
65C-36.003	Responsibilities of the Florida Abuse Hotline
65C-36.004	Responsibilities Related to the Child Protective Investigation
65C-36.005	Responsibilities of the Department of Children and Family Services Region Director
65C-36.006	Responsibilities of the Lead Agency
65C-36.007	State Child Fatality Prevention Specialist Responsibilities
65C-36.008	Region Child Fatality Prevention Specialist Responsibilities
65C-36.009	Dispute Resolution

PURPOSE:

This rule combines two previous rules dealing with child death to make the chronology of activities and roles and responsibilities of individuals involved in the investigation and review of a child death easier to understand; it clarifies responsibilities for notifying leadership in the event of a child death; and it formalizes the roles and responsibilities of the child fatality prevention specialists. Upon promulgation of this rule, Rules 65C-30.020 and 65C-30.021, F.A.C., will be repealed.

SUMMARY:

This rules ensures leadership is notified in instances of child death; requires local law enforcement and Region/Sheriff’s to incorporate procedures for joint investigations into working agreements; requires child protective investigators to meet certification requirements and be certified prior to being the primary investigation in a report involving a child death; and clarifies the role of the Child Fatality Prevention Specialist (CFPS) during the investigation and review of a death.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 39.0121 FS.

LAW:

39.001, 39.01 39.201, 39.301, 39.303(2)(g), 39.012, 39.306, 383.402, 409.165 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/1/2010 Vol. 36/39

COMMENTS:

From 10/1/2010 To 10/22/2010 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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