18389956, 65C-35.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 18389956

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

Psychotropic Medication for Children in Out of Home Care

Overview

RULE:

65C-35.001	Definitions
65C-35.002	Behavioral Health Services
65C-35.003	Parent or Legal Guardian Involvement
65C-35.004	Caregiver Involvement
65C-35.005	Child Involvement in Treatment Planning
65C-35.006	Taking a Child Into Custody Who Is Taking Psychotropic Medication
65C-35.007	Authority to Provide Psychotropic Medications to Children in Out-of-Home Care
65C-35.008	Parent or Legal Guardian Declines to Consent to or Withdraws Consent for the Provision of Psychotropic Medication (Repealed)
65C-35.009	Parent or Legal Guardian Rights Terminated; Parent or Legal Guardian Refuses to Participate; or Parent or Legal Guardian Location or Identity Unknown (Repealed)
65C-35.010	Emergency Administration of Psychotropic Medication (Repealed)
65C-35.011	Medication Monitoring and Administration
65C-35.012	Requests for Second Opinions and Pre-Consent Reviews
65C-35.013	Medical Report

PURPOSE:

The Department intends to amend Rules 65C-35.001-.013, F.A.C., to accomplish the following: (1) Incorporate documents; (2) Add definitions; (3) Specify the efforts that must be made in obtaining consent and caregiver involvement; (4) Delete unnecessary rule provisions; (5) Clarify when a Medical Report must be completed; (6) Repeal rules and incorporate relevant provisions in other rules;  (7) Add requirements regarding medication monitoring and administration; (8) Specify when pre-consent reviews must be sought; and (9) Add a training rule.

SUBJECT:

Psychotropic Medication for Children in Out-of-Home Care

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.0121, 39.407(3)(g), F.S.

LAW:

39.407(1)-(3), F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/21/2016 Vol. 42/246

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

39.0121, 39.407(3)(g), F.S., 39.407(1)-(3), F.S.

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=65C-35.001&PDate=12/21/2016&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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