Florida Administrative Code

(1) Each Managing Entity shall develop and implement a Care Coordination Policy applicable to its subcontracted service providers. Care Coordination policies and practices shall assure eligibility for services, the appropriateness of services, and the need for services. Care Coor…

(1) Transactions between a SAMH-Funded Entity and a related party that appear to result, as determined by the department on the basis of the standards in subsection (3) of this rule, in additional cost to the program shall be reimbursed to the SAMH-Funded Entity in an amount equa…

(1) Applicability. The following principles shall apply to all SAMH-Funded Entities unless otherwise specified. (2) For contracts or subcontracts, these principles shall be used in determining the costs of work performed, identifying the appropriate use of state funds and local m…

(1) Definitions and Intent. (a) The service provider shall make a determination of ability to pay in accordance with the sliding fee scale for all individuals seeking substance abuse or mental health services. Payment of fees shall not be a pre-requisite to treatment or the recei…

(1) When purchasing substance abuse and mental health services pursuant to rule 65E-14.021, F.A.C., the department or a Managing Entity shall use one or a combination of the payment methodologies provided for in subsection 65E-14.019(2), F.A.C. Each contract or subcontract shall …

(1) This rule establishes requirements applicable to service providers under direct contract with the department or service providers under subcontracts with a Managing Entity regarding the implementation of a cost reimbursement method of payment for substance abuse and mental he…

This rule provides guidelines and requirements applicable to service providers under direct contract with the Department or service providers under subcontracts with a Managing Entity. (1) Unless specifically authorized otherwise in advance by the Department, service providers sh…

Rulemaking Authority 394.78(1), 397.321(5) FS. Law Implemented 394.66(9), 394.74(3)(e), 394.77, 397.321(3)(c), (10) FS. History-New 7-1-03, Amended 12-14-03., 1-2-05, Repealed 9-3-14.

Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5), 394.78(1) FS. Law Implemented 394.455, 394.4573, 394.67 FS. History-New 4-20-89, Amended 11-17-93, 6-9-96, Formerly 10E-15.021, Repealed 2-23-16.

Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5), 394.78(1) FS. Law Implemented 394.4573, 394.66, 394.74(3), 394.75, 394.76(2) FS. History-New 4-20-89, Formerly 10E-15.031, Repealed 2-23-16.

Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5), 394.78(1) FS. Law Implemented 394.4573, 394.66, 394.74(3) FS. History-New 11-17-93, Formerly 10E-15.032, Repealed 2-23-16.

Rulemaking Authority 394.457, 394.78(1) FS. Law Implemented 394.4573, 394.66, 394.74(3) FS. History-New 4-20-89, Amended 6-9-96, Formerly 10E-15.041, Repealed 2-23-16.

Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5), 394.78(1), 916.20(1) FS. Law Implemented 394.4573(1), 394.66, 394.74(3), 394.75, 916.17(2) FS. History-New 4-20-89, Amended 11-17-93, 6-9-96, Formerly 10E-15.051, Repealed 2-23-16.

Rulemaking Authority 394.457 FS. Law Implemented 394.4573 FS. History-New 4-20-89, Amended 6-9-96, Formerly 10E-15.071, Repealed 2-23-16.

Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5), 394.78(1) FS. Law Implemented 394.4573(2), 394.66, 394.75, 394.78 FS. History-New 4-20-89, Amended 6-9-96, Formerly 10E-15.081, Repealed 2-23-16.

Rulemaking Authority 394.457(2), 394.78(1) FS. Law Implemented 394.4573, 394.66, 394.907 FS. History-New 4-20-89, Formerly 10E-15.111, Repealed 2-23-16.

(1) "IPMP" or "the Program" means the Indigent Psychiatric Medication Program. (2) "IPMP/FSH Warehouse" means a physical space located on the campus of Florida State Hospital (FSH) at Chattahoochee, Florida. This space is reserved for receiving, storing, and shipping IPMP psychia…

To be eligible for the Program, individuals must meet the following clinical and financial eligibility criteria. (1) To meet the clinical criteria, individuals: (a) Must be a member of at least one (1) of the Department's priority populations, as defined in Section 394.674(1), F.…

(1) To participate in the IPMP program, providers must be under contract with a Managing Entity. (2) The provider must operate a licensed pharmacy or subcontract with a licensed pharmacy. (3) Providers shall submit the following information to the IPMP/FSH Warehouse and Managing …

(1) If an IPMP provider is not in compliance with the requirements in Chapter 65E-16 F.A.C. and Chapters 465 and 499, Part I, F.S., and the violation does not present a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of an individual or the public, the Department shall: (a) Provide a no…

(1) "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" as defined in Section 464.003(3), F.S. (2) "Commitment" means a court ordered involuntary hospitalization or placement of a forensic client according to the procedures of this act. It does not include voluntary admission of any client. (3)…

In addition to those rights enumerated in Section 916.107, F.S., every forensic client is entitled to the following: (1) Right to Individual Dignity. (a) Freedom from neglect or abuse; (b) Safe living conditions and protection from harm; (c) Appropriate seasonal attire; and (d) T…

Rulemaking Authority 916.1093(2) FS. Law Implemented 916.107(2) FS. History-New 9-29-86, Formerly 10E-20.004, Repealed 1-5-21.

Rulemaking Authority 916.1093(2) FS. Law Implemented 916.107(3) FS. History-New 9-29-86, Amended 7-1-96, Formerly 10E-20.005, Amended 9-29-98, Repealed 1-5-21.

Rulemaking Authority 916.1093(2) FS. Law Implemented 916.107(5) FS. History-New 9-29-86, Amended 7-1-96, Formerly 10E-20.006, Repealed 1-5-21.

Rulemaking Authority 916.1093(2) FS. Law Implemented 916.107(7) FS. History-New 9-29-86, Amended 7-1-96, Formerly 10E-20.007, Repealed 1-5-21.

Rulemaking Authority 916.1093(2) FS. Law Implemented 916.107(8) FS. History-New 9-29-86, Amended 7-1-96, Formerly 10E-20.008, Repealed 1-5-21.

Rulemaking Authority 916.1093(2) FS. Law Implemented 916.107 FS. History-New 9-29-86, Formerly 10E-20.009, Repealed 1-5-21.

(1) Department forensic clients shall be transported separately from Department of Corrections felons who are being transported to and from correctional facilities. (2) All transportation provided shall be consistent with the needs of clients and the condition of clients being tr…

(1) Commitment orders pertaining to any person committed to the Department of Children and Families pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 916, F.S., shall be sent to the Department of Children and Families for review and determination of an appropriate facility placement for the …

(1) Forensic facilities shall admit forensic clients who are: (a) Assigned and scheduled for admission by the appropriate Forensic Admissions Office; and (b) Accompanied by an Order of Commitment and other documentation, as specified in Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.212 a…

(1) At the time of admission, the transporting officers shall remain with the client until the forensic facility accepts custody of the client. (a) The transporting officers shall surrender any firearm, deadly weapon or contraband item to the facility security staff upon entering…

(1) General Standards. (a) Each facility will provide a therapeutic milieu that supports a culture of recovery, individual empowerment, and responsibility. Each individual will have a voice in determining his or her treatment options. Treatment will foster trusting relationships …

(1) There shall be an initial assessment of every person referred to the Department of Children and Families (Department) for possible commitment as a sexually violent predator. The initial assessment shall consist of a record review by no fewer than two licensed psychologists or…

Multidisciplinary team members must be licensed psychologists or psychiatrists with a minimum of one year's experience in the assessment or treatment of sex offenders. The Department may accept other relevant experience in lieu of the one year of sex offender assessment or treatm…

(1) In order for the multidisciplinary team to conclude a person meets criteria for civil commitment, the person's history must include specific clinically-relevant information which suggests the person: (a) Has a propensity to engage in acts of sexual violence defined as sexuall…

The secure facilities to be utilized by the department for the control, care and treatment of persons detained or committed under Sections 394.910-.931, F.S., are the Florida Civil Commitment Center at 13619 S.E. Hwy. 70, Arcadia, FL 34266, and the South Bay Sexually Violent Pred…

(1) The treatment program for persons involuntarily committed to the Department shall be a cognitive-behavioral therapy and relapse prevention program tailored to meet the needs of each committed person. Each committed person must receive a comprehensive assessment that will perm…

(1) Prior to conducting a personal interview of a potential sexually violent predator, the person to be interviewed must be informed of the following: (a) That the person is the subject of a clinical evaluation which, together with review of pertinent records, will enable the Sta…

This chapter establishes standards for identifying individuals who are eligible for publicly funded substance abuse and mental health services and for enrolling these individuals into the department's priority populations as referenced in Section 394.674, F.S. Rulemaking Authorit…

(1) To be eligible for substance abuse and mental health services funded by the Department of Children and Families (DCF), an individual must be enrolled in one of the department's priority populations as referenced in Section 394.674, F.S. (2) To meet this enrollment requirement…

Rulemaking Authority 394.78 FS. Law Implemented 394.4573, 394.75, 394.78 FS. History-New 11-3-82, Formerly 10E-4.14, Amended 4-20-89, 5-23-96, Formerly 10E-4.014, Amended 12-20-98, Repealed 6-19-25.

(1) Licensure of Mental Health Residential Treatment Facilities. To be licensed as a mental health residential treatment facility an applicant must provide a long term, homelike residential environment that provides care, support, assistance and limited supervision in daily livin…

As used in this chapter the following words and phrases have the following definitions: (1) "Advance directive" as defined in Section 765.101, F.S. (2) "Assent" is an affirmative agreement by the minor to remain at the receiving facility for examination and treatment. (3) "Assess…

In order to protect the health and safety of persons treated in or served by any receiving or treatment facility or any service provider, any delegation of an administrator's authority pursuant to chapter 394, F.S., or these rules shall be documented in writing prior to exercisin…

Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5), 394.46715 FS. Law Implemented 394.455, 394.457(5)(a) FS. History-New 4-4-05, Amended 1-8-07, Repealed 4-2-12.

All forms referred to in this chapter are available from the Department's website, https://www.myflfamilies.com/crisis-services/baker-act/baker-act-forms. All forms incorporated in this rule chapter contain the information necessary to comply with the statutory and rule requireme…