Florida Administrative Code

(1) Photographing of Children. (a) Children to be photographed: 1. All children under court ordered supervision in-home shall be photographed within 15 days after the case has been staffed and transferred. 2. All children placed in out-of-home care shall be photographed within 72…

(1) The case manager shall complete an ongoing family functioning assessment within 30 calendar days following the case transfer. (a) The progress update shall be updated and approved at least every three (3) months or at critical junctures until termination of services. (b) Ongo…

(1) Each child under Department or contracted service provider's supervision shall have a case plan developed and documented using the case plan functionality in the child welfare information system using the Ongoing Family Functioning Assessment to guide case plan outcomes. (2) …

(1) Contacts with Children. (a) The case manager shall make face-to-face contact with every child under supervision and living in Florida no less frequently than every 30 days in the child's residence. If the child lives in a county other than the county of jurisdiction, this sha…

(1) For children remaining in the home, the case manager shall assist the parents in order to: (a) Resolve the situation that resulted in the need for a lead agency managed safety plan; (b) Understand and meet their child's needs, including the child's need for safety; (c) Mainta…

(1) When the child welfare professional determines the protective, treatment and remedial services necessary to ensure the child's safety, well-being and need for permanency, the following shall be the priority order of least intrusive options considered and shall be informed by …

Rulemaking Authority 39.012, 39.0121 FS. Law Implemented 39.301 FS. History-New 5-4-06, Repealed 2-25-16.

(1) The child welfare professional making the placement shall: (a) Provide or arrange for the transport of the child to the placement; (b) Advise the caregiver as to the reason or circumstances that caused the child to be placed; (c) Facilitate the adjustment of the child to the …

(1) Permanency Goals. Permanency goals, as set forth in Section 39.621(2), F.S., shall be selected based on the best interest of the individual child. The primary permanency option is to maintain a child with his or her parents or legal custodian followed by reunification of the …

(1) Judicial Review Social Study Report. (a) The case manager will develop Judicial Review Social Study Reports (JRSSR) using the JRSSR functionality in the child welfare information system. (b) When a combined report is prepared for children who are referenced in court by the sa…

(1) The child's best interest and safety considerations, including conditions of return, shall be evaluated prior to recommending reunification and throughout the post-placement supervision period. The child's adjustment shall be evaluated throughout the post-placement supervisio…

(1) When a new report of abuse, neglect, or abandonment is received on an active case, the child protective investigator (CPI) shall: (a) Notify the case manager and Children's Legal Services within one (1) business day; and (b) Conduct a multidisciplinary staffing based upon the…

(1) The case manager shall immediately report to the supervisor a pending birth, a child born into a family, or any other circumstance adding a new child who is living in a home that is under supervision. (2) The case manager shall visit the home where the new child will or alrea…

Rulemaking Authority 39.012, 39.0121(12), (13) FS. Law Implemented 39.001(1)(m), 39.601, 39.701 FS. History-New 5-4-06, Repealed 12-13-15.

(1) When children and young adults and/or their parents or caregivers relocate to a county outside of the county of jurisdiction, out-of-county services will be provided when requested for: (a) Completing a home study of an other parent, relative, nonrelative, or prospective adop…

(1) Notification to Law Enforcement. (a) Exigent Circumstances. The child's caregiver, legal guardian, child welfare professional or designee shall immediately report a child as missing to law enforcement when: 1. The child is under age 13, 2. The child has a physical or mental i…

(1) Any employee of the Department or the contracted service providers who conduct child protective investigations, who has knowledge of a child's death and who has reasonable cause to suspect that the child died as a result of abuse, neglect or abandonment shall immediately repo…

The Department shall conduct multidisciplinary reviews of all child deaths where there was a prior report with a verified finding to the Department within the previous 12 months in accordance with Section 39.2015, F.S. The regional Child Fatality Prevention Specialist shall condu…

(1) Supervision of a child shall be terminated unless: (a) A lead agency-managed safety plan is still necessary; (b) Supervision is court ordered, or (c) The child has reached age 18 and remains in extended foster care. (2) Prior to terminating any services case, the case manager…

65C-30.024 Case Record Face Sheet

(1) The child welfare professional shall document relevant case information, pursuant to Section 39.00146(2), F.S., in the child's electronic case file contained in the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS). (2) The case record face sheet shall include the recomm…

Rulemaking Authority 39.5075(8), 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 39.5075, 409.1451 FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 2-7-19.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451 FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 1-8-17.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451(1), (2), (3)(a), (c), (d), (5)(a) F.S. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 10-19-15.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451(1), (2), (3)(a), (c), (d), (5)(b) FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 2-7-19.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451(1), (2), (3)(a), (c), (d), (5)(c) FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 10-19-15.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451(1), (2), (3)(a), (c), (d), (5)(a), (c) FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 2-7-19.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) F.S. Law Implemented 409.1451(5)(b)4. F.S. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 2-7-19.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451(1), (2), (3)(a), (c), (d), (5)(b) FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 2-7-19.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451(5)(e) FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 2-7-19.

Rulemaking Authority 39.012, 39.0121(13), 39.5075(8), 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 39.013, 39.5075, 39.701(6)(a), 409.1451(5)(d) FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 2-7-19.

Rulemaking Authority 409.1451(10) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451(5) FS. History-New 7-27-06, Repealed 2-7-19.

(1) "Complaint" means an allegation of a violation of Sections 61.21(2)-(3), F.S., and the rules adopted pursuant to Rule Chapter 65C-32, F.A.C. (2) "Department" means the Department of Children and Families. (3) "Distance learning" means instruction provided through corresponden…

(1) A parenting course shall be a minimum of four (4) hours of course instruction, including the time required for instruction, participant exercises and an end of course test. Online courses shall have a mechanism that prevents participants from completing the course in less tha…

(1) All parenting courses developed pursuant to the requirements of Section 61.21, F.S., and Rule Chapter 65C-32, F.A.C., shall be named the "Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course." Course providers are permitted to assign a unique name to their curriculum. (2) The pro…

(1) Each parenting course shall include an end of course test designed to demonstrate the level of comprehension of the learning objectives by the participants. (2) Participants shall have an unlimited number of attempts to pass the end of course test. (a) Any time a participant …

(1) Each applicant seeking approval of a Parent Education and Family Stabilization course shall submit a formal course guidebook and attachments to the Department of Children and Families, Office of Child Welfare, for review. (a) The formal course guidebook shall include: 1. Cour…

(1) The approval process shall be: (a) The Department shall notify the provider via letter or email within five (5) business days of receipt of the application packet; (b) The Department shall review the packet within 30 business days of notification to the applicant; (c) After a…

(1) All complaints shall be in writing to the Department and shall include the following information: (a) Date of the alleged violation of Section 61.21, F.S., or the rules in this chapter; (b) Name of the parenting course; (c) Name of the provider or lead instructor of the cours…

The following shall subject a parenting course to revocation of approval: (1) A verified finding that course approval or certification was obtained by fraudulent means, such as providing documentation for approval which was based on false documentation; (2) A verified finding tha…

(1) "Agency" or "Employing Agency" refers to the Department, or any Sheriff's Office or community-based care (CBC) provider under Grant Agreement or under contract with the Department to provide child welfare services. (2) "Break in Service" refers to an interruption of an indivi…

(1) Every Child Welfare Professional is required to be certified within one (1) year of the date of having successfully completed either the post-test or the waiver test for his or her position classification. (2) Certification is based upon meeting the standards and successfully…

(1) The Department-approved State of Florida Child Welfare Pre-Service Training Program curriculum is primarily comprised of classroom instruction, but may also include on-line learning and agency-specific field activities. Department approval shall be based on whether the curric…

(1) The training entity is responsible for proctoring the post-test, and for ensuring that there is technical support available, in the event of an emergency related to the administration of the test. (2) Only individuals hired by the employing agency in a Child Welfare Professio…

(1)(a) A trainee must successfully complete all of the required pre-service training and pass the post-test, or pass the waiver test, in order to receive provisional certification. (b) Any Child Protective Investigator, Case Manager, or Licensing Counselor who has either successf…

(1) A provisionally certified Child Welfare Professional must meet the following requirements to earn Full Certification: (a) Complete 1,040 hours of on-the-job experience in his or her certification designation; (b) Complete six (6) field observations, as defined by the Third Pa…

Rulemaking Authority 402.40, 402.731(1) FS. Law Implemented 402.40, 402.731(1) FS. History-New 10-14-10, Repealed 10-19-15.

(1) Certification renewal is a condition of continued employment for positions requiring certification. (2) In order to be eligible for certification renewal, a certified Child Welfare Professional must continue to fulfill his or her job requirements and participate in a minimum …

Rulemaking Authority 402.40, 402.731(1) FS. Law Implemented 402.40, 402.731(1) FS. History-New 10-14-10, Repealed 10-19-15.

(1) The waiver process is the procedure by which individuals who already meet criteria established by the Third Party Credentialing Agency are eligible to take a waiver test and enter into an individualized waiver plan in lieu of participating in the training requirements to achi…