Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 65C-30.004 - Identification of Children
(1) Photographing of
Children.
(a) Children to be photographed:
1. All children under court ordered
supervision in-home shall be photographed within 15 days after the case has
been staffed and transferred.
2.
All children placed in out-of-home care shall be photographed within 72 hours
of the beginning of a removal episode.
3. Upon return to care, any child who has
been on runaway status shall have his or her photograph taken
immediately.
(b) The
child's identity shall be verified by the child welfare professional or other
staff person familiar with the child. The photograph and identifying
information shall be maintained in the child welfare information
system.
(c) Photographs shall be
updated at the completion of each home visit for children involved in ongoing
services as follows:
1. For children under the
age of five (5) years, every six (6) months; and,
2. For all other children,
annually.
(2)
Fingerprinting of Children.
(a) For any in
out-of-home care that has a missing child episode, fingerprinting must be
obtained no later than 1 hour upon initial recovery. The record of the
fingerprints shall be maintained in the child's case file. If the child is
under age three (3), a means of obtaining the child's footprints shall be
explored.
(b) These fingerprints
shall be used only to identify a child who is missing.
(3) Birth Verification of Children.
(a) A copy of a birth certificate or birth
verification shall be obtained for each child under court ordered in-home
supervision within 30 days after the case transfer conference.
(b) A copy of a birth certificate or birth
verification shall be obtained for each child entering out-of-home care within
45 days after the case transfer conference.
(c) For children born out-of-state or
out-of-country, verification of the child's birth shall be requested within 15
days from initial placement and documented in the case file. Refer to
subsection 65C-30.007(12),
F.A.C., regarding the necessary actions when it is determined that a child was
born in another country and has not established legal alien
status.
(4) Social
Security Cards for Children
(a) For children
in out-of-home care, the child welfare professional shall request a copy of the
child's social security card within 30 days after the case transfer
conference.
(b) For newborns who
have not had an application for a social security card submitted, the child
welfare professional shall submit an application within 15 days of the case
transfer conference.
(c) A copy of
social security cards are not required for children under in-home
supervision.
(5) At the
time of adoption finalization, it is the responsibility of the case manager to
coordinate with the adoptive parents to determine whether the child will have a
new Social Security Number (SSN) or retain the same SSN after
adoption.
(6) Dental Records of
Children. The child welfare professional shall obtain dental records for
children ages three (3) and older in out-of-home care every seven (7)
months.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 39.012, 39.0121(3), (13), 39.5075(8), 63.233 FS. Law Implemented 39.5075 FS.
New 5-4-06, Amended 2-25-16.
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