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FL Stat § 394.4787 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part I - Florida Mental Health Act (Ss. 394.451-394.47892)|394.4787 - Definitions; ss. 394.4786, 394.4787, 394.4788, and 394.4789.

394.4787 Definitions; ss. 394.4786, 394.4787, 394.4788, and 394.4789.—As used in this section and ss. 394.4786, 394.4788, and 394.4789:(1) “Acute mental health services” means mental health services provided through inpatient hospitalization.(2) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration.(3) “Charity care” means that portion of hospital charges for care provided to a patient whose family income for the 12 months preceding the determination is equal to or below 150 percent of the current federal nonfarm poverty guideline or the amount of hospital charges due from the patient which exceeds 25 percent of the annual family income and for which there is no compensation. Charity care shall not include administrative or courtesy discounts, contractual allowances to third party payors, or failure of a hospital to collect full charges due to partial payment by governmental programs.(4) “Indigent” means an individual whose financial status would qualify him or her for charity care.(5) “Operating expense” means all common and accepted costs appropriate in developing and maintaining the operating of the patient care facility and its activities.(6) “PMATF” means the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund.(7) “Specialty psychiatric hospital” means a hospital licensed by the agency pursuant to s. 395.002(28) and part II of chapter 408 as a specialty psychiatric hospital.History.—s. 2, ch. 89-355; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 11, ch. 90-295; s. 55, ch. 91-282; s. 90, ch. 92-33; ss. 70, 98, ch. 92-289; s. 717, ch. 95-148; s. 26, ch. 96-169; s. 32, ch. 98-89; s. 25, ch. 98-171; s. 205, ch. 99-13; s. 25, ch. 2007-230; s. 22, ch. 2018-24; s. 7, ch. 2021-112.
FL Stat § 394.4788 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part I - Florida Mental Health Act (Ss. 394.451-394.47892)|394.4788 - Use of certain PMATF funds for the purchase of acute care mental health services.

394.4788 Use of certain PMATF funds for the purchase of acute care mental health services.—(1) A hospital may be eligible to be reimbursed an amount no greater than the hospital’s previous year contribution to the PMATF for acute mental health services provided to indigent mentally ill persons who have been determined by the agency or its agent to require such treatment and who:(a) Do not meet Medicaid eligibility criteria, unless the agency makes a referral for a Medicaid eligible patient pursuant to s. 394.4789;(b) Meet the criteria for mental illness under this part; and(c) Meet the definition of charity care.(2) The agency shall annually calculate a per diem reimbursement rate for each specialty psychiatric hospital to be paid to the specialty psychiatric hospitals for the provision of acute mental health services provided to indigent mentally ill patients who meet the criteria in subsection (1). After the first rate period, providers shall be notified of new reimbursement rates for each new state fiscal year by June 1. The new reimbursement rates shall commence July 1.(3) Reimbursement rates shall be calculated using the most recent audited actual costs received by the agency. Cost data received each April 15 shall be used in the calculation of the rates. Historic costs shall be inflated from the midpoint of a hospital’s fiscal year to the midpoint of the state fiscal year. The inflation adjustment shall be made utilizing the latest available projections as of March 31 for the Data Resources Incorporated National and Regional Hospital Input Price Indices as calculated by the Medicaid program office.(4) Reimbursement shall be based on compensating a specialty psychiatric hospital at a per diem rate equal to its operating costs per inpatient day.(5) A hospital shall not be entitled to receive more in any one fiscal year than that hospital contributed to the PMATF during the previous fiscal year.(6) Hospitals that agree to participate in the program set forth in this section and ss. 394.4786, 394.4787, and 394.4789 shall agree that payment from the PMATF is payment in full for all patients for which reimbursement is received under this section and ss. 394.4786, 394.4787, and 394.4789, until the funds for this program are no longer available.(7) The agency shall develop a payment system to reimburse specialty psychiatric hospitals quarterly as set forth in this part.History.—s. 3, ch. 89-355; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 98, ch. 92-289; s. 27, ch. 96-169; s. 3, ch. 98-89.
FL Stat § 394.4789 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part I - Florida Mental Health Act (Ss. 394.451-394.47892)|394.4789 - Establishment of referral process and eligibility determination.

394.4789 Establishment of referral process and eligibility determination.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a hospital which seeks payment under s. 394.4788 shall accept referrals from the department. However, a hospital shall have the right to refuse the admission of a patient due to lack of functional bed space or lack of services appropriate to a patient’s specific treatment and no hospital shall be required to accept referrals if the costs for treating the referred patient are no longer reimbursable because the hospital has reached the level of contribution made to the PMATF in the previous fiscal year. Furthermore, a hospital that does not seek compensation for indigent mentally ill patients under the provisions of this act shall not be obliged to accept department referrals, notwithstanding any agreements it may have entered into with the department. The right of refusal in this subsection shall not affect a hospital’s requirement to provide emergency care pursuant to s. 395.1041 or other statutory requirements related to the provision of emergency care.(2) The department shall adopt a patient eligibility form and shall be responsible for eligibility determination. However, the department may contract with participating psychiatric hospitals for eligibility determination. The eligibility form shall provide the mechanism for determining a patient’s eligibility according to the requirements of s. 394.4788(1).(a) A specialty psychiatric hospital shall be eligible for reimbursement only when an eligibility form has been completed for each indigent mentally ill person for whom reimbursement is sought.(b) As part of eligibility determination, every effort shall be made by the hospital to determine if any third party insurance coverage is available.History.—s. 4, ch. 89-355; s. 71, ch. 92-289; s. 4, ch. 2015-4.
FL Stat § 394.480 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part II - Interstate Compact on Mental Health (Ss. 394.479-394.484)|394.480 - Compact administrator.

394.480 Compact administrator.—Pursuant to said compact, the Secretary of Children and Families shall be the compact administrator who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The compact administrator is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to cooperate with all departments, agencies, and officers of and in the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact of any supplementary agreement or agreements entered into by this state thereunder.History.—s. 2, ch. 71-219; s. 100, ch. 99-8; s. 87, ch. 2014-19.
FL Stat § 394.481 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part II - Interstate Compact on Mental Health (Ss. 394.479-394.484)|394.481 - Supplemental agreements with other states.

394.481 Supplemental agreements with other states.—The compact administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that such supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, no such agreement shall have force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction said institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of such service.History.—s. 3, ch. 71-219.
FL Stat § 394.482 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part II - Interstate Compact on Mental Health (Ss. 394.479-394.484)|394.482 - Payment of financial obligations imposed by compact.

394.482 Payment of financial obligations imposed by compact.—The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the Chief Financial Officer, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.History.—s. 4, ch. 71-219; s. 414, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 394.483 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part II - Interstate Compact on Mental Health (Ss. 394.479-394.484)|394.483 - Authorized actions by administrator.

394.483 Authorized actions by administrator.—The compact administrator is hereby directed to consult with the immediate family representatives or guardian of any proposed transferee and, in the case of a proposed transferee from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, to take no final action without approval of the committing court, if any.History.—s. 5, ch. 71-219.
FL Stat § 394.484 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part II - Interstate Compact on Mental Health (Ss. 394.479-394.484)|394.484 - Transmission of copies of act adopting compact.

394.484 Transmission of copies of act adopting compact.—Copies of this act shall upon its approval be transmitted by the Department of State to the governor of each state, the Attorney General and the Administrator of General Services of the United States, and the Council of State Governments.History.—s. 6, ch. 71-219.
FL Stat § 394.490 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part III - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.490-394.4995)|394.490 - Short title.

394.490 Short title.—Sections 394.490-394.497 may be cited as the “Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 98-5.
FL Stat § 394.493 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part III - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.490-394.4995)|394.493 - Target populations for child and adolescent mental health services funded through the department.

394.493 Target populations for child and adolescent mental health services funded through the department.—(1) The child and adolescent mental health system of care funded through the Department of Children and Families shall serve, to the extent that resources are available, the following groups of children and adolescents who reside with their parents or legal guardians or who are placed in state custody:(a) Children and adolescents who are experiencing an acute mental or emotional crisis.(b) Children and adolescents who have a serious emotional disturbance or mental illness.(c) Children and adolescents who have an emotional disturbance.(d) Children and adolescents who are at risk of emotional disturbance.(2) Each mental health provider under contract with the department to provide mental health services to the target population shall collect fees from the parent or legal guardian of the child or adolescent receiving services. The fees shall be based on a sliding fee scale for families whose net family income is at or above 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. The department shall adopt, by rule, a sliding fee scale for statewide implementation. Fees collected from families shall be retained in the service district and used for expanding child and adolescent mental health treatment services.(3) Each child or adolescent who meets the target population criteria of this section shall be served to the extent possible within available resources and consistent with the portion of the district substance abuse and mental health plan specified in s. 394.75 which pertains to child and adolescent mental health services.(4) Beginning with fiscal year 2020-2021 through fiscal year 2021-2022, the department and the Agency for Health Care Administration shall identify children and adolescents who are the highest utilizers of crisis stabilization services. The department and agency shall collaboratively take appropriate action within available resources to meet the behavioral health needs of such children and adolescents more effectively, and shall jointly submit to the Legislature a quarterly report listing the actions taken by both agencies to better serve such children and adolescents.History.—s. 4, ch. 98-5; s. 3, ch. 2000-349; s. 89, ch. 2014-19; s. 1, ch. 2020-107.
FL Stat § 394.494 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part III - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.490-394.4995)|394.494 - General performance outcomes for the child and adolescent mental health treatment and support system.

394.494 General performance outcomes for the child and adolescent mental health treatment and support system.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the child and adolescent mental health treatment and support system achieve the following performance outcomes within the target populations who are eligible for services:(a) Stabilization or improvement of the emotional condition or behavior of the child or adolescent, as evidenced by resolving the presented problems and symptoms of the serious emotional disturbance recorded in the initial assessment.(b) Stabilization or improvement of the behavior or condition of the child or adolescent with respect to the family, so that the child or adolescent can function in the family with minimum appropriate supports.(c) Stabilization or improvement of the behavior or condition of the child or adolescent with respect to school, so that the child can function in the school with minimum appropriate supports.(d) Stabilization or improvement of the behavior or condition of the child or adolescent with respect to the way he or she interacts in the community, so that the child or adolescent can avoid behaviors that may be attributable to the emotional disturbance, such as substance abuse, unintended pregnancy, delinquency, sexually transmitted diseases, and other negative consequences.(2) Annually, pursuant to former s. 216.0166, the department shall develop more specific performance outcomes and performance measures to assess the performance of the child and adolescent mental health treatment and support system in achieving the intent of this section.History.—s. 5, ch. 98-5; s. 37, ch. 2015-2.
FL Stat § 394.496 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part III - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.490-394.4995)|394.496 - Service planning.

394.496 Service planning.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the service planning process:(a) Focus on individualized treatment and the service needs of the child or adolescent.(b) Concentrate on the service needs of the family and individual family members of the child’s or adolescent’s family.(c) Involve appropriate family members and pertinent community-based health, education, and social agencies.(2) The principals of the service planning process shall:(a) Assist the family and other caregivers in developing and implementing a workable services plan for treating the mental health problems of the child or adolescent.(b) Use all available resources in the community, particularly informal support services, which will assist in carrying out the goals and objectives of the services plan.(c) Maintain the child or adolescent in the most normal environment possible, as close to home as possible; and maintain the child in a stable school placement, which is consistent with the child’s or adolescent’s and other students’ need for safety, if the child is removed from home and placed in state custody.(d) Ensure the ability and likelihood of family participation in the treatment of the child or adolescent, as well as enhancing family independence by building on family strengths and assets.(3) The services plan must include:(a) A behavioral description of the problem being addressed.(b) A description of the services or treatment to be provided to the child or adolescent and his or her family which address the identified problem, including:1. The type of services or treatment.2. The frequency and duration of services or treatment.3. The location at which the services or treatment are to be provided.4. The name of each accountable provider of services or treatment.(c) A description of the measurable objectives of treatment, which, if met, will result in measurable improvements of the condition of the child or adolescent, as specified in s. 394.494.(4) For students who are served by exceptional student education, there must be consistency between the services prescribed in the service plan and the components of the individual education plan.(5) A professional as defined in s. 394.455(5), (7), (33), (36), or (37) or a professional licensed under chapter 491 must be included among those persons developing the services plan.(6) The services plan shall be developed in conference with the parent or legal guardian. If the parent or legal guardian believes that the services plan is inadequate, the parent or legal guardian may request that the department or its designee review and make recommended changes to the plan.(7) The services plan shall be reviewed at least every 90 days for programmatic and financial compliance.History.—s. 7, ch. 98-5; s. 6, ch. 2015-4; s. 67, ch. 2016-241; s. 17, ch. 2020-39.
FL Stat § 394.497 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part III - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.490-394.4995)|394.497 - Case management services.

394.497 Case management services.—(1) As used in this section, the term “case management” means those activities aimed at:(a) Developing and implementing a services plan specified in s. 394.496.(b) Providing advocacy services.(c) Linking service providers to a child or adolescent and his or her family.(d) Monitoring the delivery of services.(e) Collecting information to determine the effect of services and treatment.(2) The department shall develop standards for case management services and procedures for appointing case managers. It is the intent of the Legislature that case management services not be duplicated or fragmented and that such services promote the continuity and stability of a case manager assigned to a child or adolescent and his or her family.History.—s. 8, ch. 98-5; s. 7, ch. 2015-4.
FL Stat § 394.4995 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part III - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.490-394.4995)|394.4995 - Conversion of specified facilities to children’s behavioral crisis units; not required.

394.4995 Conversion of specified facilities to children’s behavioral crisis units; not required.—Nothing in 1s. 394.499 shall be construed to require an existing crisis stabilization unit or juvenile addictions receiving facility to convert to a children’s behavioral crisis unit.History.—s. 7, ch. 2001-171; s. 2, ch. 2001-191.1Note.—As enacted by s. 2, ch. 2001-191. Section 394.4995 was also enacted by s. 7, ch. 2001-171, and that version references “this act” instead of specifying s. 394.499.
FL Stat § 394.65 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part IV - Community Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.65-394.9087)|394.65 - Short title.

394.65 Short title.—This part may be cited as “The Community Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 70-109; s. 10, ch. 84-285; s. 4, ch. 2000-349.
FL Stat § 394.659 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part IV - Community Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.65-394.9087)|394.659 - Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center.

394.659 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center.—(1) There is created a Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, which shall:(a) Provide technical assistance to counties in preparing a grant application.(b) Assist an applicant county in projecting the effect of the proposed intervention on the population of the county detention facility.(c) Assist an applicant county in monitoring the effect of a grant award on the criminal justice system in the county.(d) Disseminate and share evidence-based practices and best practices among grantees.(e) Act as a clearinghouse for information and resources related to criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse.(f) Coordinate and organize the process of the state interagency justice, mental health, and substance abuse work group with the outcomes of the local grant projects for state and local policy and budget developments and system planning.(2) The Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center shall submit an annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1 of each year. The report must include:(a) A detailed description of the progress made by each grantee in meeting the goals described in the application;(b) A description of the effect the grant-funded initiatives have had on meeting the needs of adults and juveniles who have a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, thereby reducing the number of forensic commitments to state mental health treatment facilities;(c) A summary of the effect of the grant program on the growth and expenditures of the jail, juvenile detention center, and prison;(d) A summary of the initiative’s effect on the availability and accessibility of effective community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment services for adults and juveniles who have a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The summary must describe how the expanded community diversion alternatives have reduced incarceration and commitments to state mental health treatment facilities; and(e) A summary of how the local matching funds provided by the county or consortium of counties leveraged additional funding to further the goals of the grant program.History.—s. 4, ch. 2007-200; s. 6, ch. 2010-159.
FL Stat § 394.6591 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 394 - Mental Health|Part IV - Community Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.65-394.9087)|394.6591 - Administrative costs and number of grants awarded.

394.6591 Administrative costs and number of grants awarded.—(1) The administrative costs for each applicant county or consortium of counties may not exceed 10 percent of the total funding received for any grant.(2) The number of grants awarded shall be based on funding appropriated for that purpose.History.—s. 5, ch. 2007-200.