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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to children removed from caregivers; 2
amending s. 409.988, F.S.; requiring community -based 3
care lead agencies, in coordination with the local 4
managing entity, to administer a validated trauma -5
focused screening within a specified timeframe to 6
children removed from certain caregivers; providing 7
requirements for such screening and therapy, if 8
recommended; requiring such agencies to offer 9
voluntary trauma screening and appropriate services to 10
children and their families under certain 11
circumstances; amending s. 409.996, F.S.; requiring 12
the Department of Children and Families to require in 13
its contracts with community -based care lead agencies 14
that such agencies and managing entities coordinate to 15
administer a validated trauma -focused screening within 16
a specified timeframe to children removed from certain 17
caregivers; conforming a cross -reference; providing an 18
effective date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Paragraphs (b) through (n) of subsection (1) of 23
section 409.988, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 24
paragraphs (c) through (o), respectively, and a new paragraph 25
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(b) is added to that subsection to read: 26
409.988 Community-based care lead agency duties; general 27
provisions.— 28
(1) DUTIES.—A lead agency: 29
(b)1. Shall, in coordination with the local managing 30
entity, administer a validated trauma -focused screening to a 31
child removed from his or her parent, l egal custodian, or 32
caregiver to ensure that any trauma related to the child's 33
removal is timely identified, if present, and that the child is 34
promptly referred to appropriate trauma services, including 35
clinical evaluation and intervention, if needed. The t rauma-36
focused screening must occur as soon as practicable subsequent 37
to the child's removal but no later than 14 days after the 38
shelter hearing. The screening and therapy, if recommended, must 39
evaluate and address the impact of the removal to the child. 40
2. Shall offer voluntary trauma screening and appropriate 41
trauma services to a child and his or her family in the event 42
that a shelter petition is denied and the child is returned to 43
his or her parent, legal custodian, or caregiver. 44
Section 2. Paragrap hs (b) through (f) of subsection (1) of 45
section 409.996, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 46
paragraphs (c) through (g), respectively, paragraph (b) of 47
subsection (4) is amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to 48
subsection (1) of that section, to read : 49
409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and 50
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Families.—The department shall contract for the delivery, 51
administration, or management of care for children in the child 52
protection and child welfare system. In doing so, the department 53
retains responsibility for the quality of contracted services 54
and programs and shall ensure that, at a minimum, services are 55
delivered in accordance with applicable federal and state 56
statutes and regulations and the performance standards and 57
metrics specified in the strat egic plan created under s. 58
20.19(1). 59
(1) The department shall enter into contracts with lead 60
agencies for the performance of the duties by the lead agencies 61
established in s. 409.988. At a minimum, the contracts must do 62
all of the following: 63
(b) Require lead agencies and managing entities to 64
coordinate to administer a validated trauma -focused screening to 65
a child removed from his or her parent, legal custodian, or 66
caregiver to ensure that any trauma related to the child's 67
removal is timely identified, i f present, and that the child is 68
promptly referred to appropriate trauma services, including 69
clinical evaluation and intervention, if needed, as required by 70
s. 409.988(1)(b). 71
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(b) The department shall collect and publish on its 73
website, and update mo nthly, the information required under s. 74
409.988(1)(l) s. 409.988(1)(k). 75
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 76