Florida Florida Statutes
§ 39.0121 — Specific rulemaking authority
FS § 39.0121Ch. 39
Statute text
View on sourcePursuant to the requirements of s. 120.536, the department is specifically authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal administrative rules which implement or interpret law or policy, or describe the procedure and practice requirements necessary to implement this chapter, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Background screening of department employees and applicants; criminal records checks of prospective foster and adoptive parents; and drug testing of protective investigators.
(2)Reporting of child abuse, neglect, and abandonment; reporting of child-on-child sexual abuse; false reporting; child protective investigations; taking a child into protective custody; and shelter procedures.
(3)Confidentiality and retention of department records; access to records; and record requests.
(4)Department and client trust funds.
(5)Requesting of services from Child Protection Teams.
(6)Consent to and provision of medical care and treatment for children in the care of the department.
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Legislative history
s. 23, ch. 98-403; s. 6, ch. 99-193; s. 2, ch. 2006-86; s. 2, ch. 2008-245; s. 1, ch. 2010-210; s. 41, ch. 2011-213; s. 12, ch. 2019-3. </HIST