DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Transportation Exception Plan-Polk County
The Department of Children & Families approved a transportation exception plan for Polk County, Florida on February 4, 2015, pursuant to Section 394.462(4), Florida Statutes. Under the plan, adults ages 60 and older may be transported directly to Lake Wales Medical Center for acute psychiatric care. Additionally, law enforcement officers may bypass Lake Wales Medical Center to transport persons 59 and younger directly to the nearest receiving facility that is not Lake Wales Medical Center. This transportation exception plan is approved for a period of 5 years.
