Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 65C-33.005 - Provisional Certification
(1)
(a) A trainee must successfully complete all
of the required pre-service training and pass the post-test, or pass the waiver
test, in order to receive provisional certification.
(b) Any Child Protective Investigator, Case
Manager, or Licensing Counselor who has either successfully completed the
waiver test and entered into a waiver plan, or successfully completed the
pre-service training and passed the post-test, is considered to be a
Provisionally Certified Child Welfare Professional, and, as such, may perform
all tasks required by the position held, while completing his or her
certification process.
(c) The
Third Party Credentialing Entity is responsible for issuing provisional
certification certificates and maintaining a certification
database.
(2) Training
Caseload.
(a) Upon receiving provisional
certification, each Child Protective Investigator, Case Manager and Licensing
Counselor shall be given a training caseload of a reduced number of
investigations (for Child Protective Investigators), a reduced number of cases
(for Case Managers), or a reduced number of foster family home studies (for
Licensing Counselors) for 30 calendar days.
(b) The training caseload for Child
Protective Investigators shall be limited to no more than four (4) open, active
investigations at any time, and shall not exceed a total of eight (8)
investigations during the 30 calendar days following the date the individual
passed the waiver or post-test.
(c)
The training caseload for Case Managers shall be limited to no more than five
(5) open, active cases, and shall not exceed 10 children at any time during the
30 calendar days following the date the individual passed the waiver or
post-test.
(d) The training
caseload for Licensing Counselors shall be limited to no more than three (3)
open, active home studies at any time; and shall not exceed a total of five (5)
licensed foster homes during the 30 calendar days following the date the
individual passed the waiver or post-test.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 402.40, 402.731(1) FS. Law Implemented 402.40, 402.731(1) FS.
New 10-14-10, Amended 12-24-15.
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