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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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63. Department of Juvenile Justice |
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63M. Medical |
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63M-2. Health Services |
1(1) Additional consent is required in special circumstances through the Parental Notification of Health Related Care: General (HS 020, January 2014) and is incorporated into this rule and is available electronically at 33http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03808 35or may be obtained by contacting: DJJ, Office of Health Services, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399. 52Informed consent is required for the following:
59(a) Hospitalization;
61(b) Surgery;
63(c) Dental services other than evaluations;
69(d) Any procedure or service of an invasive nature;
78(e) Any procedure where the benefit to the child is uncertain; and
90(f) Any procedure or service that the parent or guardian has previously prohibited.
103(2) New medications, or a significant change to medications, excluding psychotropic medications, require parental consent through the Parental Notification of Health Related Care: Medications (HS 021 January 2014) and is incorporated into this rule and is available electronically at 142http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03809 144or may be obtained by contacting: DJJ, Office of Health Services, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399.
161(3) New Vaccinations and Immunizations require parental consent through the Parental Notification of Health Related Care: Vaccinations/Immunizations (HS 022, February 2010) which is incorporated into this rule and is available electronically at 193http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03810 195or may be obtained by contacting: DJJ, Office of Health Services, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399.
212(4) When the person authorized to consent withholds, revokes or limits consent for any recommended treatment, the program’s Designated Health Authority, based on his or her clinical judgment, shall determine whether failure to provide the treatment will potentially result in serious or significant health consequences for the youth or threaten his or her life or jeopardize the health of other youth and staff in the program. If the Designated Health Authority so determines, the program director shall explain the situation to the person withholding, revoking or limiting consent, encouraging him or her to consent to the needed treatment; however, if consent is still denied, the program director shall contact the department’s regional general counsel to request that he or she obtain a court order authorizing the treatment.
339(5) Informed consent is not required for emergency services.
348Rulemaking Authority 350985.64(2) FS. 352Law Implemented 354985.64(2), 355985.145, 356985.18 FS. 358History359–360New 6-20-14.
