Dependency Law Finder

This operating procedure has one significant change: 1. Paragraph 1-10, entitled “2nd Tier Consultation,” has been deleted and the subsequent paragraphs renumbered. 2nd Tier consultations are no longer required in child fatality cases. This change aligns this operating procedure with CFOP 170-5, Chapter 27.

1. Chapter 1 – CHILD FATALITY INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSE p. 3
2. 1-1. Purpose p. 3
3. 1-2. Scope p. 3
4. 1-3. Authority p. 3
5. 1-4. Notification to Law Enforcement p. 3
6. 1-5. Consultation with the Child Protection Team (CPT) p. 3
7. 1-6. Notification to the Department Managers p. 3
8. 1-7. Notification to the Regional Child Fatality Prevention Specialist p. 3
9. 1-8. Reports to the Medical Examiner p. 4
10. 1-9. Public Disclosure of Child Fatalities p. 4
11. 1-10. Review of Investigative Findings p. 4
12. 1-11. Investigative Time Period p. 4
13. 1-12. Child Fatality During an Open Investigation p. 5
14. 1-13. Responsibilities of Regional Managing Directors p. 5
15. 1-14. Law Enforcement Interagency Agreements p. 5
16. 1-15. Child Death Maltreatment p. 5
17. 1-16. Drug Screening p. 5
18. 1-17. Supervisor Pre-Commencement Responsibilities p. 6
19. 1-18. Completion of a Family Functioning Assessment p. 6
20. 1-19. Other Investigative Activities p. 6
21. 1-20. Supporting Documentation p. 6
22. 1-21. Establishing the Maltreatment Finding p. 6
23. Chapter 2 – Draft Pending p. 7

CFOPs it cites (3)

• CFOP 170-5 Child Protective Investigations Pages 1, 6
• CFOP 215-7 Child Fatality Notification Requirements Pages 3, 5
• CFOP 170-4 Child Maltreatment Index Page 6

CFOPs that cite it (1)

• CFOP 5-1 Numerical and Subject Index to Administrative Publications Page 7

Florida Statutes (7)

• § 39.01 Definitions. Pages 3, 5
• § 39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect; exception. Pages 3, 4
• § 39.2022 Public disclosure of reported child deaths. Pages 3, 4
• § 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Pages 3, 4
• § 39.306 Child protective investigations; working agreements with local law enforcement. Pages 3, 5
• § 39.201 Required reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, sexual abuse of a child, and juvenile sexual abuse; required reports of death; reports involving a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior. Page 4
• § 39.303 Child Protection Teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 3

Administrative Code rules (1)

• Rule 65C-30.020 Child Fatalities. Page 3