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DCF Check Sheet for Licensed Foster Homes

The following are for use as a guide and not an official copy of the DCF rule.

For a complete copy of Chapter 65C-13, FAC, go to the following website:

WATER SUPPLY & WASTE WATER

1. Private well-routine testing: 65C-13.030(5)(a)1.a. and d., Licensed out-of-home caregivers not served by a municipal

water supply shall test the water and submit bacteriological water test results to the local county health department. Routine

Testing shall occur (I) Before license approval; (II) At least every 12 months; (III) Upon relocation; (IV) Before having the

well placed in service after construction, repair, or modification; or (V) After an emergency situation, such as a flood, that

may introduce contaminants to the system.

2. Private well-results absent: 65C-13.030(5)(a)1., b. and c., Test results must be negative for bacteriological contamination.

Positive test results require the facility to use potable water from a source approved by law for the purpose of drinking,

cooking, and oral contact, until test results are negative. In addition, wells that test positive shall be disinfected, flushed, and

tested for bacterial contamination.

3. Hot water at a max. of 120

F: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 1., the water temperature shall not exceed 120

F to avoid scalding.

4. Hot water at 100

F min.: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 1. Adequate hot water shall be provided at a minimum of 100

FOOD HOLDING TEMPERATURE

5. Food storage equipment: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 2. Food storage equipment shall be provided.

6. Cold food at 41

F or lower: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 2. Cold potentially hazardous foods shall be kept at a temperature of 41

7. Hot food at 140

F or higher: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 2. Hot potentially hazardous foods shall be kept at a temperature of 140

8. Thermometer accurate & provided in refrigerator: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 2. Refrigeration units used for the storage of

potentially hazardous foods shall be provided with a numerically scaled indicating thermometer accurate to plus or minus 3

F. The thermometer shall be located in the warmest or coldest part of the units as may be applicable and of such type and

so situated that the temperature can be easily and readily observed by the licensed out-of-home caregiver and any

inspector.

PLUMBING

9. Bath clean & working: 65C-13.030(5)(f) 3. Bath facilities shall be clean and in good working order.

10. Toilet clean & working: 65C-13.030(5)(f) 3. Toilet facilities shall be clean and in good working order.

VECTOR CONTROL

11. Effective control measures: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 3., a., Effective control measures shall be utilized to minimize the

presence of rodents, flies, cockroaches, and other vectors and vermin on the premises.

12. Creation of conditions: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 3., b., The creation, maintenance, or causing of any condition capable of

causing vectors and vermin will not be permitted.

13. Rodent/Rat Proof: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 3., b., The home shall be effectively maintained rodent-proof and rodent free.

14. Outside openings screened: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 3., b., All outside openings shall be effectively sealed or screened with 16

mesh screening or equivalent, to prevent entry of insects, rodents, or other vectors and vermin.

SEWAGE

15. Onsite septic system operational per 64E-6: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 4. Any home not on a municipal sewage system and

having an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system or septic tank, shall meet applicable standards in Chapter 64E-6,

Florida Administrative Code.

GARBAGE & RUBBISH DISPOSAL

16. Collection frequency: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 5. All garbage, trash, and rubbish from the kitchen area shall be collected daily.

Garbage or trash containing diapers or any odor-causing agent shall also be collected daily and placed in garbage

receptacles. Garbage or trash consisting only of paper items must be collected weekly. Garbage shall be removed from

garbage receptacles frequently enough to prevent a sanitary nuisance, as defined in Chapter 386, F.S.

17. Garbage placed in receptacle: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 5. All garbage, trash, and rubbish from the kitchen area, paper items,

and diapers or odor-causing agents shall be placed in garbage receptacles.

18. Wet garbage in fly tight container; 65C-13.030(5)(a) 5. Wet garbage shall be collected and stored in impermeable, leak

proof, fly tight containers pending disposal.

19. Garbage areas clean: 65C-13.030(5)(a) 5. All containers, storage areas and, surrounding premises shall be kept clean

and free of vectors and vermin. And 65C-13.030(5)(a) 5., c. All garbage and trash shall be covered and removed regularly.

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