Rule amendment is necessary to amend the existing rule to allow outpatient mental health assessments to be conducted by any fully licensed mental health clinician.

 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

33-404.108Discipline and Confinement of Mentally Disordered Inmates

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule amendment is necessary to amend the existing rule to allow outpatient mental health assessments to be conducted by any fully licensed mental health clinician.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Discipline of Inmates Diagnosed as Mentally Ill

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 944.09, 945.49, F.S

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 944.09, 945.49, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Lauren Sanchez, Paralegal Specialist, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399, [e-mail] If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Office of the General Counsel, Attn: FDC Rule Correspondence, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [e-mail]. A copy of the preliminary draft may also be obtained using the following link: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/legal/ch33/notices/index.html

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.