63E-6.003: Admission Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Amending the requirement that the preadmission comprehensive evaluation be conducted no more than six months prior to program placement.
SUMMARY: The amendment runs the six-month period from the point at which the youth is referred to the program, thus ensuring that youth deemed eligible based upon a timely comprehensive evaluation will be referred without the need for a second evaluation at the time of admission.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 985.4891, 985.64 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 985.4891(2), (7)(a) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Monday, July 16, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: DJJ Headquarters, 2737 Centerview Dr., Ste. 312, General Counsels Conference Room, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Lydia Monroe, 2737 Centerview Dr., Ste. 312, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100, e-mail: lydia.monroe@djj.state.fl.us
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
63E-6.003 Admission Criteria.
(1) through (2)(b) No change.
(c) A preadmission comprehensive evaluation with the psychological component conducted by a licensed mental health professional or a Masters level mental health clinical staff person working under the direct supervision of a licensed mental health professional should be completed no more than six months prior to referral to commencement of the STAR program. A mental health clinical staff person is a person providing mental health services in a DJJ facility or program who has received training in mental health assessment processes and procedures and mental health treatment strategies and techniques. A Masters level mental health clinical staff person is a person who holds a Masters degree from an accredited university or college with a major in psychology, social work, counseling or related human services field. Related human services field is one in which major course work includes the study of human behavior and development, counseling and interviewing techniques, and individual, group or family therapy. Licensed mental health professional means a board certified psychiatrist licensed pursuant to Chapter 458, F.S., a psychologist licensed pursuant to Chapter 490, F.S., a mental health counselor, clinical social worker or marriage and family therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 491, F.S., or a psychiatric nurse as defined in Section 394.455(23), F.S. This evaluation must be completed prior to admission to screen out those youth whose mental status requires psychotropic medication interventions, who have a developmental disability as defined by an IQ less than 75 or classification as Educable Mentally Handicapped or Trainable Mentally Handicapped, a need for intensive mental health treatment, reveals suicidal risk histories, a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of substance abuse, substance dependence, poly substance dependence, substance intoxication or substance withdrawal, or indicates high-risk suicidal tendencies or history of self-injurious behavior.
(3) No change.
Specific Authority 985.4891, 985.64 985.3091, 985.405 FS. Law Implemented 985.4891(2), (7)(a) 985.3091(2), (7)(a) FS. History New 11-19-06, Amended________.
