14883891, 65C-29.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 14883891

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Overview

RULE:

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-29.006	Foster Care Referrals
65C-29.007	Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse
65C-29.008	Initial Health Care Assessment for 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 Circuits
65C-29.013	Diligent Efforts to Locate
65C-29.014	High Risk Tracking and Review (Repealed)
65C-29.015	Internal Reviews

PURPOSE:

: The Department intends to amend several rules within Chapter 65C-29, Protective Investigations, to accomplish the following tasks: 1) Make rule language reflective of 2014 legislative changes to Chapter 39, F.S.; 2) Add clarifying language implementing safety assessments and safety planning which are essential elements of the above referenced legislative changes; and  3) Simplify wording and resolve issues of ambiguity.  Additionally, the Department intends to add a rule within Chapter 65C-29 to implement an internal review, as required in 42 U.S.C. § 5106a(b)(2)(B)(xv(II)), of a verified finding based upon a written request by the individual identified as the “caregiver responsible.”

SUBJECT:

Children alleged to be abused or neglected

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 39.0121, F.S.

LAW:

39.001, 39.301, 39.302, 39.304, 39.308, 39.401, 39.402, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/30/2014 Vol. 40/147

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

39.012, 39.0121, F.S., 39.001, 39.301, 39.302, 39.304, 39.308, 39.401, 39.402, F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=65C-29.001&PDate=7/30/2014&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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