Florida Administrative Code

(1) Mental Health Treatment Services shall be documented in a progress note or treatment note in the youth's Active Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment File or mental health section of the youth's Individual Healthcare Record. (a) Recording of progress notes/treatment notes s…

(1) Each Detention Center and residential commitment program shall have available, either within the facility, or by written agreements or contracts with off-site providers, provision of Psychiatric Services for treatment of serious Mental Disorders. (2) Psychiatric Services shal…

(1) Mental Health Transition/Discharge Planning. (a) During the final phase of mental health treatment, the Mental Health Clinical Staff Person, treatment team and youth shall establish a transition/discharge plan whereby improvements made during mental health treatment will be m…

(1) Each Detention Center, residential commitment program and day treatment program shall develop procedures for implementing the facility's suicide prevention plan and Suicide Precautions. (2) The facility superintendent or program director must assure that a youth identified wi…

(1) Each Detention Center, residential commitment program and day treatment program must have a written plan that details suicide prevention procedures. The suicide prevention plan must be reviewed annually. (2) A facility/program's plan for suicide prevention must include the fo…

(1) Suicide risk screening conducted by the JPO or in the JAC shall include a review of available youth records, review of the PACT Mental Health and Substance Abuse Screening Report and Referral Form suicide category, administration of the MAYSI-2 which contains a suicide ideati…

(1) If further assessment is indicated by suicide risk screening administered in the facility or program, or information obtained at intake or admission or staff observations identify Suicide Risk Factors or Potential Suicide Risk, the following must take place: (a) A Suicide Ris…

(1) Assessment of Suicide Risk. (a) An Assessment of Suicide Risk shall be conducted within 24 hours of referral, or immediately if the youth is in Crisis. 1. Any youth with current Suicide Ideation shall be immediately referred to a Mental Health Clinical Staff Person who will c…

In the circumstance where an Assessment of Suicide Risk or Follow-Up Assessment of Suicide Risk is conducted by a non-licensed Mental Health Clinical Staff Person within 24 hours of the referral but cannot be reviewed by a Licensed Mental Health Professional within 24 hours of th…

(1) When an Assessment of Suicide Risk is conducted off-site of the facility or program, documentation of the assessment shall be requested by the juvenile justice representative responsible for the youth during the off-site assessment. (2) Upon the youth's return from an off-sit…

Detention Centers, residential commitment programs and day treatment programs must utilize either Precautionary Observation or Secure Observation as a Suicide Precaution method when a youth is identified as having Suicide Risk Factors, or determined to be a Potential Suicide Risk…

(1) Precautionary Observation shall be utilized as a Suicide Precaution method in Detention Centers, residential commitment programs and day treatment programs. (2) A youth shall be placed on Precautionary Observation if the youth is identified by intake screening or staff observ…

(1) When less restrictive means of control are not effective, facilities and programs are authorized to utilize a Secure Observation Room for observation of an At Risk or Potential Suicide Risk youth who manifests behavior which constitutes a strong potential threat to the youth'…

(1) Transition to Standard Supervision. The youth placed on Precautionary Observation prior to an Assessment of Suicide Risk who receives an Assessment of Suicide Risk and is not found to be a Potential Suicide Risk may be transitioned directly to standard supervision. (2) Step-D…

(1) The superintendent/program director or assistant superintendent/assistant program director and a Licensed Mental Health Professional must review the Suicide Precautions Observation Log (MHSA 006) to determine whether the use of Suicide Precautions was appropriate in each inst…

(1) Each facility's quarterly mock drills of a Suicide Attempt or Incident of Serious Self-Inflicted Injury must include action to be taken by staff in such circumstances as follows: (a) Methods for contacting other facility staff by radio or call for backup support, medical pers…

For youths on Suicide Risk Alert or Suicide Precautions immediately prior to release, transfer or discharge from a Detention Center, residential commitment program or day treatment program, verbal and written notification of the youth's suicide risk status and need for Assessment…

(1) The facility superintendent or program director shall establish a review process for every Suicide Attempt or Serious Self-Inflicted Injury requiring hospitalization or medical attention and a mortality review for a completed suicide. (2) The serious Suicide Attempt or Seriou…

(1) Each Detention Center, residential commitment program and day treatment program must have a written crisis intervention plan which includes the following: (a) Verbal de-escalation and Protective Action Response as defined and set forth in Chapter 63H-1, F.A.C. Physical interv…

(1) The superintendent/program director or designee is responsible for consulting the Designated Mental Health Clinician Authority or Licensed Mental Health Professional who conducts or supervises mental health evaluations at the facility to discuss the youth's Crisis and associa…

(1) When a youth has received a Crisis Assessment and has been determined to exhibit behaviors which pose a potential safety or security risk in the facility or program, the following must occur: (a) The youth must be maintained or continue to be coded as a "Mental Health Alert,"…

(1) When a Crisis Assessment is conducted outside of the facility, documentation of the assessment shall be requested by the juvenile justice representative responsible for the youth during the off-site assessment. (2) Upon the youth's return from an off-site Crisis Assessment, t…

Each Detention Center, residential commitment program and day treatment program must have a written mental health and substance abuse emergency response plan which includes the following components: (1) Direct care staff and other facility staff shall be trained to immediately re…

(1) Off-Site Emergency Mental Health Evaluations. Upon the youth's return from an off-site mental health receiving facility, the youth must be placed on Constant Supervision until a Mental Health Clinical Staff Person, working under the direct supervision of a Licensed Mental Hea…

(1) Facility staff shall be trained to recognize signs and symptoms of Developmental Disability. Examples of information and behaviors which suggests Developmental Disability include: (a) Psychological testing or mental health evaluation indicate an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) bel…

(1) The Authority for Evaluation and Treatment (AET) Form (HS 002) incorporated in Rule 63M-2.0051, F.A.C., is the means by which the department obtains the consent of the parent or legal guardian for routine health and mental health evaluation and treatment. (2) The AET (HS 002)…

(1) Youth Consent for Substance Abuse Evaluation and Treatment. (a) A youth must consent to substance abuse evaluation and treatment unless such treatment is ordered by the court. (b) Youth consent for substance abuse evaluation and treatment shall be obtained through the Youth C…

This rule establishes the requirements for the provision of transition services for youth who have been residentially committed to the department. Rulemaking Authority 985.64 FS. Law Implemented 985.433(7)(c), 985.435, 985.46, 985.601(3)(a) FS. History-New 6-11-13.

For this rule chapter, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) Case Management Process - Refers to the process a residential commitment program uses to assess a youth, develop goals to address the youth's prioritized needs, review and report the youth's progress, and plan…

(1) Pre-Commitment. At disposition, the JPO will address the youth's post-commitment supervision status with the court. If ordered, post-commitment supervision includes either post-commitment probation or conditional release. Otherwise, the youth will be a direct discharge. (2) C…

(1) Transition Planning. When developing each youth's performance plan and throughout its implementation during the youth's stay, a residential commitment program shall ensure that the intervention and treatment team is planning for the youth's successful transition to the commun…

(1) A community-based team shall be established in each judicial circuit to review all youth returning to the community from residential commitment. (a) CRT Meeting - The Community Reentry Team meeting shall occur after the Transition Conference, but prior to the Exit Conference.…

Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1)-(3) FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1)-(3) FS. History-New 3-24-99, Repealed 1-8-13.

Rulemaking Authority 120.53(2)(a) FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1)(a), (2) FS. History-New 3-24-99, Repealed 1-8-13.

Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1)(a), (b), (f), (h), (2) FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1)(a), (b), (c), (f), (h) FS. History-New 3-24-99, Repealed 1-8-13.

Rulemaking Authority 120.53(3) FS. Law Implemented 119.041(2), 120.53(3) FS. History-New 3-24-99, Repealed 1-8-13.

Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1)(a), (c), (e) FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1)(a), (c), (d), (e) FS. History-New 3-24-99, Repealed 1-8-13.

Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1)(h) FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1)(h) FS. History-New 3-24-99, Repealed 1-8-13.

Rulemaking Authority 381.0303(4), (7) FS. Law Implemented 381.0303 FS. History-New 11-21-07, Repealed 3-16-17.

(1) The Department hereby adopts the publication "Guidelines for Special Needs Shelters" (December 2016 edition), incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08031. Except for this rule section, this publication contains the Depa…

Rulemaking Authority 381.0303(7) FS. Law Implemented 381.0303 FS. History-New 11-21-07, Repealed 3-16-17.

Rulemaking Authority 381.0303(7) FS. Law Implemented 381.0303 FS. History-New 11-21-07, Repealed 3-16-17.

Rulemaking Authority 381.0303(7) FS. Law Implemented 381.0303 FS. History-New 11-21-07, Repealed 3-16-17.

Rulemaking Authority 381.0303(7) FS. Law Implemented 381.0303 FS. History-New 11-21-07, Repealed 3-16-17.

Rulemaking Authority 381.0303(7) FS. Law Implemented 381.0303 FS. History-New 11-21-07, Repealed 3-16-17.

Rulemaking Authority 381.0303(7) FS. Law Implemented 381.0303 FS. History-New 11-21-07, Repealed 3-16-17.

Rulemaking Authority 381.0303(4), 381.0303(7) FS. Law Implemented 381.0303 FS. History-New 11-21-07, Repealed 3-16-17.