Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65C - Family Safety and Preservation Program › Chapter 65C-45 - LEVELS OF LICENSURE › Section 65C-45.0121 - Level II Non-Child-Specific Foster Home Relicensing Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Individuals applying for relicensure of a Level II Non-Child
				  Specific Foster Home shall meet all relicensing requirements in Rule
				   65C-45.012, F.A.C., as well as
				  the following requirements:
(1) The
				supervising agency shall obtain from the licensed out-of-home caregiver
				documentation of an additional seven (7) hours of continuing education
				annually.
(2) The supervising
				agency shall obtain and review information about the home from the "Case
				Manager/Case Worker Review of Foster Parent, " CF-FSP 5223, February 2015,
				incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11890
and the "Quality of Licensed Caregiver's Home - Community Input, " CF-FSP 5225,
				March 2007, incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11892
.
				The "Case Manager/Case Worker Review of Foster Parent" and at least one
				"Quality of Licensed Caregiver's Home - Community Input" shall be completed for
				every child who has been placed for a minimum of 30 calendar days. The
				supervising agency and case manager must staff and address any issues raised by
				the case manager in the re-licensing home study. The staffing and any measures
				taken shall be documented in the Florida Safe Families Network
				(FSFN).
(3) The supervising agency
				shall obtain the completed "Exit Interview about Foster Parents" form, CF-FSP
				5353, Apr 2020, incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11893
.
				This form must be completed for every child over the age of five (5) who exits
				the home following a placement of 30 calendar days or longer. The supervising
				agency must review the exit interviews and address issues raised in the exit
				interviews in the relicensing summary. Any measures taken to address issues of
				concern shall be documented in FSFN. The re-licensing file must contain all
				applicable exit interviews. If exit interviews are not provided with the
				re-licensing file, the supervising agency must document in FSFN efforts made to
				secure the exit interviews, and the proper administrator of the community-based
				care lead agency and supervising agency shall be notified.
(4) The supervising agency shall obtain from
				the licensed out-of-home caregiver a completed "Foster Parent's Review of the
				Case Worker/Care Manager" form, CF-FSP 5224, Apr 2020, incorporated by
				reference and
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11891
,
				and review information from case managers who supervised children in the home
				during the previous licensing year. The supervising agency must address any
				issues raised by the licensed out-of-home caregiver with the case management
				staff and in the relicensing home study.
(5) The supervising agency shall review and
				discuss with the licensed out-of-home caregiver the "Partnership Plan for
				Children in Out-of-Home Care, " incorporated by reference in Rule
				 65C-45.003, F.A.C., with the
				licensee, and document the date of the discussion in FSFN.
(6) The Unified Home Study must include:
(a) History of Placement Activity. Placement
				activity during the previous licensing year shall be identified and discussed.
				If the family requested that a child be moved, the reasons and circumstances
				must be addressed. The narrative must provide detail about each child who has
				left the home and address how the family has worked with each child;
(b) Youth Exit Interviews. An exit interviews
				obtained in accordance with subsection (3) of this rule; and
(c) Staff Feedback. A summary of feedback
				from lead and/or supervising agency staff members as it relates to the family's
				continued suitability and performance as a licensed out-of-home
				caregiver.