Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65D - Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 65D-30 - SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES OFFICE › Section 65D-30.0043 - Placement

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Criteria and Operating Procedures. This
				requirement applies to addictions receiving facilities, inpatient and
				outpatient detoxification, intensive inpatient treatment, residential
				treatment, day or night treatment with community housing, day or night
				treatment, outpatient treatment, intervention, intensive outpatient, and
				methadone medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Providers shall
				have operating procedures that clearly state the criteria for admitting,
				retaining, transferring, and discharging individuals. This includes procedures
				for implementing these placement requirements.
(2) Individuals must be assessed prior to
				admission to a service component to determine level of service need and choice
				of the individual. If the provider completing the assessment does not offer the
				service needed, the provider must refer the individual to the assessed level of
				care.
(3) Primary Counselor,
				Orientation, and Initial Treatment Plan. This requirement applies to addictions
				receiving facilities, detoxification, intensive inpatient treatment,
				residential treatment, day or night treatment with community housing, day or
				night treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, and
				methadone medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.
(a) Primary Counselor. A primary counselor
				shall be assigned to each individual placed in a component. This standard does
				not apply to detoxification and addictions receiving facilities.
(b) Orientation. Each individual served must
				receive an orientation to the program at the time of admission and upon
				request. The orientation shall be in a language the individual or his or her
				representative understands. The individual's acknowledgement of the orientation
				and receipt of required information must be documented in the clinical record.
				The orientation shall include:
1. A
				description of services to be provided;
2. A copy of the individual's rights pursuant
				to chapter 397, part III, F.S.;
3.
				A summary of the facility's admission and discharge policies;
4. A copy of the service fee schedule,
				financial responsibility policy, and applicable fees;
5. Written rules of conduct for individual's
				served which shall be reviewed, signed, and dated;
6. A copy of the grievance process and
				procedure;
7. General information
				about infection control policies and procedures;
8. Limits of confidentiality;
9. Information on parental or legal
				guardian's access to information and participation in treatment; and
10. Information regarding advance directives
				which delineate the facility's position with respect to the state law and rules
				relative to advance directives.
(c) Individuals may not be retained in a
				facility when they require services beyond those for which the facility is
				licensed or has the functional ability to provide, as determined by the Medical
				Director in consultation with the facility chief executive officer or
				designee.