Residential Mental Health Treatment  

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    DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    Family Safety and Preservation Program

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    65C-28.015Residential Mental Health Treatment

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 43 No. 134, July 12, 2017 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    65C-28.015 Residential Mental Health Treatment.

    (1) through (3) No change.

    (4) Out-of-State Placements.

    (a) No change.

    (b) The CBC Chief Executive Officer or designee must obtain approval from the Department prior to the placement of any child or adolescent in residential mental health treatment outside of Florida. The Department will grant approval of out-of state placement upon documentation that the requirements of subsection (4)(a) above have been met.

    1. The Regional Managing Director (RMD) must approve placement of the child out-of-state. The RMD shall consider the documentation required in subsection (4)(a) above.

    2. The RMD shall present the case to the Department’s Assistant Secretary for Operations.

    3. The Assistant Secretary for Operations shall seek the approval of the Secretary of the Department, who can approve out-of-state placement for children in need of more intensive mental health treatment.

    4. The CBC shall access conflict resolution through the Deputy Secretary of the Department.

    (c) No change.

    (d) The CBC will notify Children’s Legal Services (CLS) so that proper notice to all parties and approval from the court can be obtained prior to placement.

    (e) Upon placement out-of-state for residential treatment, the child welfare professional and CBC point of contact shall  remain involved in the child’s treatment and discharge planning. 90-Day Reviews are an essential component to this monitoring and have the following requirements:

    1. No change.

    2. At a minimum, these reviews must include:

    a. through b. No change.

    c. An evaluation of the child/adolescent via telephone, video teleconference Skype (or similar technology), or face-to-face;

    d. No change.

    e. A written report of the independent evaluator’s findings, including recommendations, submitted to the CBC point of contact or designee.; and

    f. An opportunity for the guardian ad litem to provide input.

    (5) No change.

Document Information

Related Rules: (1)
65C-28.015. Residential Mental Health Treatment