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Family Safety Desk Reference
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Name |
Last Updated |
Description |
| Master Index | 06/20/98 | Master Index |
| Imp Plan | 07/2000 | Implementation Plan, Laws of Florida--Chapter 2000-139 (Yellow Book) |
| Chapter 39 | 9/7/2006 | Child Welfare |
Operating Procedures |
Last Updated |
Includes the following from DCF's Policies and Procedures: |
| HRSOP 15-12 | 12/01/98 | Procedures for Releasing Selected Information Pertaining to an Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment or Exploitation Report |
| CFOP 30-5 | 06/01/98 | Cases Requiring Entry of a Final Order |
| CFOP 60-11 | 05/26/98 | Policy on Domestic Violence |
| CFOP 60-52 | 07/01/01 | Employees as Guardians Ad Litem |
| CFOP 175-15 | 09/01/99 | Child Welfare Legal Services |
| CFOP 175-16 | 03/04/97 | Avoiding Unnecessary Placements Through the Use of Substitute Care Funds |
| CFSOP 175-17 | 06/01/02 | Child Death Review Procedures |
| CFOP 175-18 | 04/01/99 | Child Care Training |
| CFSOP 175-19 | 05/09/01 | Administrative Fines and Other Penalties for False Reporting of Abuse, Neglect and Abandonment |
| CFOP 175-20 | 02/26/97 | Child Protection Teams and Sexual Abuse Treatment Programs |
| CFOP 175-21 | 05/24/01 | Investigative Response |
| CFSOP 175-22 | 06/14/96 | Diligent Search |
| CFOP 175-23 | 04/01/99 | Case Supervision in Initial Responses/Assessments Involving Shelter Care |
| CFOP 175-24 | 10/13/97 | Predisposition Study |
| CFOP 175-25 | 02/18/97 | Additional and Supplemental Reports |
| HRSOP 175-26 | 06/03/96 | Confidentiality of Children and Families Records |
| CFSOP 175-28 | 05/01/98 | Allegation Matrix |
| CFOP 175-29 | 05/01/00 | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funding for Services |
| HRSOP 175-33 | 06/21/96 | Out-Of-Town Inquiries |
| CFOP 175-34 | 08/01/98 | Removal and Placement of Children |
| CFOP 175-36 | 12/01/98 | Reports and Services Involving Indian Children |
| CFOP 175-37 | 12/01/98 | Sharing Records With Children |
| CFOP 175-38 | 12/01/98 | Reunification |
| CFSOP 175-39 | 08/02/96 | Change of Custody |
| CFSOP 175-40 | 01/15/97 | Consent for Medical Screening, Examination, and Treatment of Children in Physical or Legal Custody of the Department |
| CFOP 175-41 | 10/13/97 | Family Assessment |
| CFOP 175-42 | 11/25/96 | Case Chronological Documentation |
| CFOP 175-43 | 08/01/00 | Referral Sources - Courtesy Supervision |
| CFOP 175-44 | 06/01/99 | Services to Refugee and Entrant Unaccompanied Minors |
| CFOP 175-45 | 11/01/96 | Assessment of Florida Abuse Hotline Information Referrals |
| CFOP 175-46 | 02/05/97 | Duplicate and Sequence Merges |
| CFOP 175-47 | 12/01/98 | Termination of Services - General |
| CFOP 175-48 | 07/01/99 | Transfer of Cases Within and Between Districts |
| CFOP 175-49 | 12/01/98 | Reports Involving Allegations of Medical Neglect of an Infant with a Life Threatening Condition |
| CFOP 175-50 | 07/01/99 | Visitation and Other Contact with Children in Shelter |
| CFOP 175-51 | 12/01/98 | Manual Expunction of Florida Abuse Hotline Information System Records |
| CFOP 175-52 | 11/01/98 | Relicensing Child-Placing Agencies |
| CFOP 175-54 | 10/10/97 | Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children |
| CFOP 175-55 | 10/10/97 | Priority Placement under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children |
| CFOP 175-56 | 12/01/98 | Reports Involving Families Residing on Federal Property |
| CFOP 175-57 | 04/01/99 | Caller Identification |
| CFOP 175-58 | 11/01/98 | Relicensing of Family Foster Homes and Emergency Shelter Care Homes |
| CFOP 175-59 | 08/19/97 | Master Trust for Benefit of Family Safety and Preservation Program Clients |
| CFOP 175-60 | 06/01/99 | State Institutional Claimsfor Damages Caused by Shelter or Foster Child |
| CFOP 175-61 | 04/01/99 | Exit Interviews for Children in Shelter/Foster Care |
| CFOP 175-62 | 04/01/99 | Expediting Permanency for Abandoned Infants |
| CFOP 175-64 | 04/30/02 | Family Foster Home Waivers |
| CFOP 175-67 | 08/01/98 | Finalized Adoption Cases and Automated System Clitent Identifiers |
| CFOP 175-69 | 01/23/98 | Hospital/Emergency Room Child Abuse Reports |
| CFOP 175-70 | 03/13/00 | Funeral Arrangements for Children in Foster Care |
| CFOP 175-71 | 01/06/03 | Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Subsidy |
| CFOP 175-72 | 04/01/99 | New Children In Families With Active Investigations or Case Services or Where Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights Has Occurred in the Past |
| CFOP 175-76 | 06/01/99 | Employees Involved in Reports of Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment or Exploitation |
| CFOP 175-77 | 09/01/99 | Wages/Hardship Exemption - Substitute Care Review |
| CFOP 175-79 | 05/19/01 | Relative Caregiver Program |
| CFOP 175-80 | 11/15/99 | Independent Living Services (Ages 16 to 21) |
| CFOP 175-81 | 11/15/99 | Subsidized Independent Living (SIL) |
| CFOP 175-83 | 02/24/03 | Identification of Children |
| CFOP 175-85 | 06/14/02 | Prevention, Reporting and Services to Missing Children |
| CFOP 175-86 | 09/01/99 | Dependency Court Intervention in Cases of Abuse or Neglect by Non-Custodial Parents |
| CFOP 175-88 | 03/08/99 | The Prevention and Placement of Child Victims and Aggressors Involved in Child-On-Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Seduction or Exploitation in Substitute Care |
| CFOP 175-89 | 09/01/99 | Filing of Petition for Release of Abuse Records to the Public |
| CFOP 175-90 | 10/01/99 | "EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES" for Extension of Case Plans |
| CFOP 175-91 | 11/15/99 | Abuse and Neglect Clearance of Informal Child Care Providers |
| CFOP 175-93 | 10/16/02 | TANF Uses in Family Safety |
| CFOP 175-94 | 01/02/01 | Direct Access to Information for Background/Criminal History Checks for Investigations, Emergency Placements, or Out of the Ordinary Circumstances |
| CFOP 175-96 | 10/15/02 | Coordination of Services incl. Mental Health/Substance Abuse for Youth in the Care and Custody of the DCF and Served by the DJJ |
| CFOP 215-6 | 11/01/98 | Incident Reporting and Client Risk Prevention |
Adminstrative Rules |
Last Updated |
Includes the following from Policies and Procedures Chapters 64C & 65C |
| 64C-8 | 05/07/96 | Specific Standards for Child Protection Teams |
| 64C-9 | 03/28/96 | Sexual Abuse Treatment Program |
| 65C-6 | 03/12/00 | Domestic Violence |
| 65C-9 | 05/02/96 | Alien Children |
| 65C-10 REPEALED | 11/15/06 | Child Protective Investigations |
| 65C-11 REPEALED | 11/15/06 | Protective Services |
| 65C-12 REPEALED | 11/15/06 | Emergency Shelter Care |
| 65C-13 Overview, Rule | 04/25/08 | Substitute Care of Children |
| 65C-14 | 11/30/97 | Group Care |
| 65C-15 | 12/04/97 | Child-Placing Agencies |
| 65C-16 | 12/23/97 | Adoptions |
| 65C-17 | 04/06/99 | Master Trust |
| 65C-20 | 01/04/01 | Family Day Care Standards |
| 65C-21 | 04/22/99 | Subsidized Child Care |
| 65C-22 | 04/02/02 | Child Care Standards |
| 65C-23 | 07/23/01 | WAGES Hardship Exemption |
| 65C-24 REPEALED | 1/26/09 | Relative Caregiver |
| 65C-25 | 05/21/00 | Specialized Child Care Facilities for the Care of Mildly-Ill Chldren |
| 65C-28 Overview, Rule | N/A | Out of Home Care |
| 65C-29 Overview, Rule | N/A | Protective Investigations |
| 65C-30 Overview, Rule | N/A | General Child Welfare Provisions |
| 65C-31 Overview, Rule | N/A | Services to Young Adults Formerly in the Custody of the Department |
Statutes |
Last Updated |
Includes the following from
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| CH039 Also available is the latest revision dated July 1, 2006 (posted 9/7/2006) |
N/A | Child Welfare |
| CH063 | N/A | Adoption |
| CH119 | N/A | Public Records |
| CH383 | N/A | Maternity and Infancy Hygiene |
| CH402 | N/A | Health and Human Services:Miscellaneous Provisions |
| CH409 | N/A | Social and Economic Assistance |
| CH415 | N/A | Protection from Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation |
| CH435 | N/A | Employment Screening |
| CH743 | N/A | Disability of Nonage of Minors Removed |
| CH827 | N/A | Abuse of Children |