Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services
Notice: 30215226
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-5.170   Right to Express and Informed Consent
RULE FILE DATE: 11/7/2025
RULE EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/27/2025
HISTORY NOTES: Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5), 394.46715 FS. Law Implemented 394.459, 394.4597, 394.4598, 394.4599, 394.4625(1), 394.463, 394.4655, 458.325, 765.401 FS. History–New 11-29-98, Amended 4-4-05, 11-27-25.
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-5.170&Section=0
REFERENCE MATERIALS: Ref-18648 CF-MH 3106 Petition for Adjudication of Incompetence to Consent to Treatment and Appointment of a Guardian Advocate
Ref-18649 CF-MH 3042a General Authorization for Treatment Except Psychotropic Medications
Ref-18650 CF-MH 3042b Specific Authorization for Psychotropic Medications
Ref-18651 CF-MH 3057 Authorization for Electroconvulsive Treatment


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