29848857, 65E-5.1303 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 29848857

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Mental Health Program

Chapter:

MENTAL HEALTH ACT REGULATION

Overview

RULE:

65E-5.1303	Discharge from Receiving and Treatment Facilities
65E-5.1703	Emergency Treatment Orders for the Administration of Phychotropic Medications
65E-5.260	Transportation
65E-5.270	Voluntary Admission
65E-5.285	Involuntary Outpatient Placement
65E-5.290	Involuntary Inpatient Placement

PURPOSE:

Amendments will align mental health receiving and treatment facility rules with statutory changes in Chapter 2024-245, Laws of Florida. The amendments will revise Baker Act, transportation, discharge, communication, and treatment (voluntary and involuntary) forms and regulations to comply with updated statutory requirements; and revise language and requirements for emergency treatment orders in the administration of psychotropic medications.

SUBJECT:

Standards for Mental Health Receiving and Treatment Facilities

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

394.457(5), 394.46715, FS.

LAW:

394.455, 394.457(5), 394.4573, 394.459, 394.4598, 394.4599, 394.460, 394.462, 394.4625, 394.463, 394.4655, 397.675, 394.46715, FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/5/2025 Vol. 51/151

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

394.457(5), 394.46715, FS., 394.455, 394.457(5), 394.4573, 394.459, 394.4598, 394.4599, 394.460, 394.462, 394.4625, 394.463, 394.4655, 397.675, 394.46715, FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=65E-5.1303&PDate=8/5/2025&Section=1

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