20459063, 33-404.102 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 20459063

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Chapter:

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Overview

RULE:

33-404.102	Provision of Mental Health Services
33-404.103	Mental Health Services - Definitions
33-404.108	Discipline of Inmates Diagnosed as Mentally Ill
33-404.112	Risk Management of Inmates in an Inpatient Setting

PURPOSE:

To clarify definitions, conditions, privileges, and the disciplinary process for mentally disordered inmates to insure the inmate’s underlying mental disorder is considered on an individual basis as related to his or her specific conduct or behavior.

SUMMARY:

To clarify the conditions and privileges to inmates inpatient mental health services; Corrects, clarifies, and adds a number of definitions in order to more precisely address the department’s individualized treatment of inmates afflicted with mental illnesses; Implements a system for mental health psychologist and psychiatrist to provide input to security personnel before an inpatient mentally ill inmate is disciplined and provide a recommendation on disposition, if any, that is consistent with the individual service plan (ISP); Creates new rule that provides for a risk assessment within certain time constraints and periodic reviews.  Creates three new forms to implement the provisions of the rules.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

944.09, 945.49 FS.

LAW:

944.09, 945.42, 945.48, 945.49 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/25/2018 Vol. 44/103

COMMENTS:

From 5/25/2018 To 6/15/2018 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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