Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services
Notice: 30194468
Final Adopted Version in F.A.C.
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Division: Mental Health Program
Chapter: MENTAL HEALTH ACT REGULATION

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Overview
RULE:
65E-5.230   Guardian Advocate
RULE FILE DATE: 11/4/2025
RULE EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/24/2025
HISTORY NOTES: Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5) FS. Law Implemented 394.4598 FS. History–New 11-29-98, Amended 4-4-05, 11-24-25.
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 RULES
AND REGULATIONS: 		Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE: 		http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=65E-5.230&Section=0
REFERENCE MATERIALS: Ref-18652 CF-MH 3107 Order Appointing Guardian Advocate
Ref-18653 CF-MH 3120 Certification of Guardian Advocate Training Completion
Ref-18654 CF-MH 3108 Petition Requesting Court Approval for Guardian Advocate to Consent to Extraordinary Treatment
Ref-18655 CF-MH 3109 Order Authorizing Guardian Advocate to Consent to Extraordinary Treatment
Ref-18656 CF-MH 3121 Notification to Court of Competence to Consent to Treatment and Discharge of Guardian Advocate


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