Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Family Safety and Preservation Program
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
65C-29.001: Definitions
65C-29.002: Reports of Child Abuse, Neglect or Abandonment
65C-29.003: Child Protective Investigations
65C-29.004: Institutional Child Protective Investigations
65C-29.005: Children Denied Shelter (Lockouts)
65C-29.006: Foster Care Referrals
65C-29.007: Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse
65C-29.008: Initial Health Care Assessment and Medical Examination of Children Alleged to be Abused, Neglect or Abandoned
65C-29.009: Criminal, Juvenile and Abuse/Neglect History Checks
65C-29.010: False Reports
65C-29.011: Out-of-Town Inquiries
65C-29.012: Transfer of Child Protective Investigations Within and Between Districts
65C-29.013: Reasonable Efforts to Locate
65C-29.014: High Risk Tracking and Review
65C-29.015: Pre-Arranged Private Interstate Placements Involving Drug-Exposed Newborns
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To align administrative rules with recent legislative and policy changes.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Child Protective Investigations.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 39.202, 39.205, 39.206, 39.301, 39.302, 39.304, 39.307 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 39.202, 39.205, 39.206, 39.301, 39.302, 39.304, 39.307 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Workshop 1 – Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Workshop 2 – Thursday, January 15, 2009, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Workshop 3 – Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Workshop 1 – Department of Children and Families, 1400 West Commercial Boulevard, Room 195, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Workshop 2 – Communty Based Care of Seminole Service Center, 2921 South Orlando Drive, Sanford, Florida 32773
Workshop 3 – Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Room 152, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Julie Mayo, 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 6, Room 146, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or julie_mayo@dcf.state.fl.us or (850)922-0375. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Julie Mayo, 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 6, Room 146, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or julie_mayo@dcf.state.fl.us or (850)922-0375

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.