Florida Administrative Code
65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
65C - Family Safety and Preservation Program
Chapter 65C-15 - CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Section 65C-15.021 - Services to Families and Children in Foster Care

(a) The child-placing agency shall provide placement services to families and children in foster care in accordance with Rule 65C-28.004, F.A.C.

(b) When making placement decisions, the child-placing agency shall consider the cultural, religious, and ethnic values of each child.

(c) At Risk Placements: The "At Risk Placement, " document CF-FSP 5401, January 2015, incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07509, and www.dcf.state.fl.us/dcfforms/, shall be signed by the prospective adoptive parent or parents prior to placement of a child in their home, if the agency does not have a court order documenting termination of parental rights of the child being placed for adoption.

(a) The child-placing agency shall provide services to children in foster care in accordance with Rule Chapter 65C-28, F.A.C.

(b) Within 90 days of the child-placing agency taking a child into care for the purpose of adoption, the agency shall file a petition for termination of parental rights or for temporary custody.