Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65H - Domestic Violence › Chapter 65H-1 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 65H-1.017 - Monitoring and Evaluation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Department or contracted entity will monitor each
				  certified center to evaluate compliance with the minimum standards provided in
				  this rule chapter and in Section
				   39.905, F.S.
(1) To conduct evaluations, the Department or
				contracted entity shall have access to a center or subcontractor, its location,
				records relevant to the operation of said center or subcontractor, records of
				participants served, and any other information necessary for evaluation of
				compliance with this rule chapter and Section
				 39.905, F.S.
(2) The evaluation shall occur annually,
				through an on-site visit or desktop review, as determined by the Department or
				contracted entity. However, an evaluation may occur at any time there is a
				complaint to the Department or contracted entity. The contracted entity and the
				Department must be granted access to enter and inspect a center as provided in
				Sections  39.903 and
				 39.9035, F.S.
(3) Within 60 days after the evaluation, the
				provider will receive a written report from the Department or contracted entity
				detailing whether or not standards have been met. If any deficiencies were
				cited, the provider will be given ten business days from the date of the
				written report to submit a corrective action plan. The corrective action plan
				is subject to approval by the Department or contracted entity. The severity of
				the noncompliance may affect the period of time allowed for correction, but in
				no event shall the corrective action period exceed 90 days. Follow up visits or
				a desk review will be made by the Department or contracted entity to determine
				if the plan of correction is acceptable, has been implemented, or
				completed.
(4) The Department will
				renew a center's annual certification based upon receipt of a favorable
				monitoring report issued by the Department or contracted entity as provided in
				Section  39.903(2), F.S.
(a) A favorable monitoring report means the
				Department or contracted entity has determined a center is in compliance with
				the requirements of this rule chapter, Sections
				 39.905 and
				 39.908, F.S., and the contracted
				entity's contract for purposes of subsection
				 65H-1.012(3),
				F.A.C. The Department or contracted entity's determination that a center was
				initially not in compliance with these requirements but has successfully
				completed a corrective action plan will also constitute a favorable monitoring
				report.
(b) An unfavorable
				monitoring report means the center is not in compliance with the requirements
				of this rule chapter, Section
				 39.905, F.S., the contracted
				entity's contract, and has not successfully completed a corrective action plan
				as determined by the Department or contracted entity. An unfavorable monitoring
				report will result in suspension of a center's certification, unless the
				circumstances are beyond the provider's reasonable control, such as manmade or
				natural disasters, local zoning ordinances, or permitting
				processes.