19417283 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services


Notice: 19417283
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:	DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Division:	Mental Health Program


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	The Department of Children and Families announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	September 28, 2017, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

PLACE:	Department of Children and Families, Headquarters: 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 6, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32399. To participate by telephone, the conference call number is 1(888)670-3525, and the passcode is 959 287 4884.

Subject:	Task Force on Involuntary Examination of Minors. The purpose of this meeting of the Task Force on Involuntary Examination of Minors is to comply with statutory requirements of Chapter 2017-151 Laws of Florida, which mandates the creation of a task force to address the involuntary Baker Act examination of minors. The task force is required to: 1) Analyze data on the initiation of involuntary examinations of children, 2) Research the root causes of any trends in such involuntary examinations, 3) Identify and evaluate options for expediting examinations for children, and 4) Identify recommendations for encouraging alternatives to and eliminating inappropriate initiations of such examinations. The task force is will submit a report of its findings to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before November 15, 2017.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: A copy of the agenda may be obtained at: http://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/mental-health/involuntary-examination-minors, or by contacting: Gloria Henderson at Gloria.Henderson@myflfamilies.com, or (850) 717-4295.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	9/18/2017 Vol. 43/180


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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