1. (1) Placement Services:

   1. (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.
   2. (b) When making placement decisions, the child-placing agency shall consider the cultural, religious, and ethnic values of each child.
   3. (c) At Risk Placements: The “At Risk Placement,” document CF-FSP 5401, January 2015, incorporated by reference and available at HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07509" 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.

2. (2) Agency Services:

   1. (a) The child-placing agency shall provide services to children in foster care in accordance with Rule Chapter 65C-28, F.A.C.
   2. (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.

Rulemaking Authority 409.175 FS. Law Implemented 409.175 FS. History–New 12-19-90, Formerly 10M-24.032, Amended 11-14-16.