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Chapter 65C, Florida Administrative Code Family Safety and Preservation Program

Open 2 rules are open for rulemaking, 1 of them new: see Law Changes for the notices and proposed text.

65C-1 · Home Care for Disabled Adults5 rules

65C-1.002 Definitions. ––– 65C-1.003 Screening and Application. ––– 65C-1.006 Provider Requirements. ––– 65C-1.007 Home Study Standards. ––– 65C-1.009 Petition Proceedings. –––

65C-2 · Community Care for Disabled Adults4 rules

65C-2.002 Definitions. ––– 65C-2.005 Service Provider Requirements. ––– 65C-2.007 Fees for Services. ––1 65C-2.008 Community Care Costs. –––

65C-9 · Undocumented Foreign National Children2 rules

65C-9.002 Definitions. ––– 65C-9.003 Procedure for Handling Undocumented Foreign National Children Alleged to Be Abused, Neglected or Abandoned. 1–1

65C-15 · Child-Placing Agencies18 rules + 1 proposed

65C-16 · Adoptions19 rules

65C-16.001 Definitions. 3–– 65C-16.002 Adoptive Family Selection. 1131 65C-16.003 Case Reviews. ––– 65C-16.004 Recruitment, Screening and Application Process/Adoptive Applicants. –2– 65C-16.005 Evaluation of Applicants. 573 65C-16.007 Abuse Hotline and Registry and Criminal Records Checks. 231 65C-16.009 Adoption Placement. –1– 65C-16.010 Adoption Placement – Post-Placement Services. 1–– 65C-16.011 Confidentiality – Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Clients. ––– 65C-16.012 Types of Adoption Assistance. 1–1 65C-16.013 Determination of Maintenance Subsidy Payments. –22 65C-16.0131 Determination of Extension of Maintenance Subsidy Payments. –11 65C-16.014 Post Adoption Services. ––– 65C-16.015 Non-Recurring Adoption Expenses. ––– 65C-16.016 Access to Closed Adoption Records. ––– 65C-16.017 Florida Adoption Reunion Registry. ––– 65C-16.019 Intervention in Dependency Cases. ––– 65C-16.020 Communication or Contact. ––– 65C-16.021 Adoption Benefits for Qualifying Employees of State Agencies and Other Eligible Applicants. –––

65C-17 · Master Trust4 rules

65C-17.002 Definitions. ––1 65C-17.003 Planning and Budgeting Functions. –11 65C-17.004 Criteria for Fee Waiver and Change in Personal Allowance. –12 65C-17.005 Fee Waiver and Change in Personal Allowance Procedures. –11

65C-20 · Family Day Care Standards and Large Family Child Care Homes3 rules

65C-20.008 Application. –11 65C-20.012 Enforcement. –11 65C-20.014 Gold Seal Quality Care Program. ––1

65C-22 · Child Care Standards5 rules

65C-22.001 General Requirements. 121 65C-22.007 Evening Child Care. ––1 65C-22.008 School Age Child Care. ––1 65C-22.009 Gold Seal Quality Care Program. ––1 65C-22.010 Enforcement. –11

65C-23 · At-Risk Hardship Exemption and Prevention Services1 rule

65C-23.001 Assessment. –––

65C-26 · Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Scholarship Program3 rules

65C-26.001 General Information. ––– 65C-26.002 Program Guidelines. ––– 65C-26.003 Allocation Methodology. –––

65C-28 · Out-of-Home Care20 rules

65C-28.001 Definitions. ––1 65C-28.002 Family Time. ––– 65C-28.003 Medical Treatment. –1– 65C-28.006 Permanency Staffings. 1–– 65C-28.007 Voluntary Licensed Out-of-Home Care. ––– 65C-28.008 Relative Caregiver Program Requirements. 112 65C-28.009 Transition to Adulthood. –31 65C-28.010 Minor Parents in the Custody of the Department. ––1 65C-28.011 Criminal, Delinquency and Abuse/Neglect History Checks for Release to a Parent, Placement with a Relative and Non-Relative and Approval of Informal Safety Management Providers. –11 65C-28.012 Other Parent Home Assessment and Home Studies for Relative and Non-Relative Placements. 121 65C-28.013 Indian Child Welfare Act. ––1 65C-28.014 Behavioral Health Services. –2– 65C-28.015 Residential Mental Health Treatment. ––1 65C-28.017 Exit Interviews. ––– 65C-28.018 Meeting the Child’s Educational Needs. –2– 65C-28.019 Normalcy. –1– 65C-28.020 Fingerprint Exemptions for Household Members. –11 65C-28.021 Qualified Residential Treatment Programs. –3– 65C-28.022 State Institutional Claims for Damages Caused by Children in Out-of-Home Care. ––– 65C-28.024 Placement Transitions. –2–

65C-29 · Protective Investigations12 rules

65C-29.001 Definitions. ––– 65C-29.002 Reports of Child Abuse, Neglect or Abandonment. ––2 65C-29.003 Child Protective Investigations. ––3 65C-29.004 Institutional Child Protective Investigations. ––1 65C-29.006 Foster Care Referrals. ––1 65C-29.007 Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse. ––2 65C-29.008 Initial Health Care Assessment for Children Alleged to Be Abused, Neglected or Abandoned. 1–– 65C-29.009 Criminal, Juvenile and Abuse/Neglect History Checks. ––1 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. –11

65C-30 · General Child Welfare Provisions22 rules

65C-30.001 Definitions. 386 65C-30.002 Safety Planning and Case Transfer. ––3 65C-30.003 Diligent Search. –13 65C-30.004 Identification of Children. ––– 65C-30.005 Ongoing Family Functioning Assessment. ––1 65C-30.006 Case Planning. ––– 65C-30.007 Case Management Responsibilities After Case Transfer. –25 65C-30.008 Child Welfare Professional Responsibilities to Parents. ––1 65C-30.009 Least Intrusive Interventions. ––2 65C-30.011 Placement Responsibilities of the Child Welfare Professional. –14 65C-30.012 Permanency Goal Selection. ––– 65C-30.013 Judicial Reviews and Court Reports. ––2 65C-30.014 Post-Placement Supervision and Services. ––2 65C-30.015 New Reports Received, Removal and Placement of Children. –11 65C-30.016 New Children in Families under Supervision. ––– 65C-30.018 Out-of-County Services. –12 65C-30.019 Missing Children. –42 65C-30.020 Child Fatalities. ––1 65C-30.021 Child Death Reviews. ––– 65C-30.022 Termination of Services. ––1 65C-30.023 Multidisciplinary Team Staffing. –7– 65C-30.024 Case Record Face Sheet. –––

65C-32 · Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course8 rules

65C-32.001 Definitions. ––– 65C-32.002 Parenting Course Delivery. –3– 65C-32.003 Required Components of the Parenting Course. –1– 65C-32.004 Parenting Course Test. ––– 65C-32.005 Parenting Course Approval. –1– 65C-32.006 Parenting Course Approval Process. ––– 65C-32.007 Complaints. ––– 65C-32.008 Revocation of Course Approval. –––

65C-33 · Child Welfare Training and Certification12 rules

65C-35 · Psychotropic Medication for Children in Out of Home Care11 rules

65C-38 · State Automated Child Welfare System (SACWIS) Checks for the Placement of Children2 rules

65C-38.001 Definitions. ––– 65C-38.002 Child Abuse, Abandonment and Neglect Record Check. –1–

65C-41 · Extended Foster Care7 rules

65C-41.001 Definitions. ––– 65C-41.002 Application Procedures. –2– 65C-41.003 Eligibility Requirements. 11– 65C-41.0031 Supervised Living Arrangement. –1– 65C-41.004 Case Planning and Management Reviews. –11 65C-41.005 Termination from Program. –11 65C-41.006 Conflict Resolution and Appeals. ––1

65C-42 · Road to Independence4 rules

65C-42.001 Definitions. ––– 65C-42.002 Postsecondary Education Services and Support. –5– 65C-42.003 Aftercare Services. ––1 65C-42.004 Appeals. –51

65C-43 · Placement and Services for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children5 rules

65C-43.001 Initial Screening Instrument. –21 65C-43.002 Reporting. ––– 65C-43.004 Training for Foster Parents of Safe Foster Homes and Staff of Safe Houses. –3– 65C-43.005 Specialized Training in Serving Human Trafficking Victims. –21 65C-43.006 Administrative Actions. –––

65C-44 · Guardianship Assistance Program8 rules

65C-44.001 Definitions. ––– 65C-44.002 Types of Guardianship Assistance. ––– 65C-44.003 Determination of Guardianship Assistance Payments. ––2 65C-44.004 Guardianship Assistance Agreement. –1– 65C-44.0045 Successor Guardians. ––– 65C-44.005 Non-recurring Guardianship Expenses ––– 65C-44.006 Extension of Guardianship Assistance Agreement ––– 65C-44.007 Redetermination of Guardianship Assistance Payment and Extended Guardianship Assistance Payment. –––

65C-45 · Levels of Licensure21 rules

65C-46 · Child-Caring Agency Licensing26 rules

65C-46.001 Definitions. Open –11– 65C-46.002 Application Packet and Licensing Documents. ––– 65C-46.003 Administration and Organization. ––– 65C-46.004 Buildings, Grounds, Equipment, and Interior Accommodations. ––– 65C-46.005 Safety, Sanitation, and Food Service Requirements. ––– 65C-46.006 Health and Medical Services. ––– 65C-46.007 Child Abuse and Neglect and Incident Notification Procedures. ––– 65C-46.008 Individual Needs and Rights of Children in Care. ––– 65C-46.009 Discipline and Behavior Management. ––– 65C-46.010 Child Records and Confidentiality Requirements. ––– 65C-46.011 Personnel and Staffing Requirements. –8– 65C-46.012 Admission, Placement, and Ongoing Services. –1– 65C-46.013 Discharge Planning and Aftercare Services. ––– 65C-46.014 Administrative Actions, Appeals and Closures. –10– 65C-46.0141 Corrective Action Plans. –1– 65C-46.015 Standards for Contracted Emergency Shelters. ––– 65C-46.016 Standards for Runaway Shelters. ––– 65C-46.017 Standards for Maternity Homes. –1– 65C-46.018 Standards for Wilderness Camps. ––– 65C-46.019 Standards for At-Risk Houses. ––– 65C-46.020 Standards for Safe Houses. –1– 65C-46.021 Standards for Qualified Residential Treatment Program Credential. –1– 65C-46.0211 Standards for Licensed Behavioral Qualified Residential Treatment Programs. –1– 65C-46.022 Standards for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Homes and Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Programs. ––– 65C-46.023 Standards for Traditional and Residential Homes. ––– 65C-46.026 Standards for Physically Secure Shelter. –––

6A-10 · Other agencies' rules: Board of Education (the tuition and fee exemption)1 rule

6A-10.087 Postsecondary Education Benefits and Services for Students Who Have Been or are in Foster Care or are Experiencing Homelessness. –––

Repealed or other rule numbers cited in the opinions21 numbers

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