Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65E - Mental Health Program › Chapter 65E-5 - MENTAL HEALTH ACT REGULATION › Section 65E-5.1303 - Discharge from Receiving and Treatment Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Before discharging an individual who has
				been admitted to a facility, the individual shall be encouraged to actively
				participate in treatment and discharge planning activities and shall be
				notified in writing of his or her right to seek treatment from the professional
				or agency of the individual's choice and the individual shall be assisted in
				making appropriate discharge plans.
(2) Discharge planning shall include the
				requirements in Section
				 394.468(2),
				F.S. In addition, the facility shall document consideration of the following:
(a) The individual's transportation
				resources;
(b) The individual's
				access to stable living arrangements;
(c) How assistance in securing needed living
				arrangements or shelter will be provided to individuals who are at risk of
				re-admission within the next 3 weeks due to homelessness or transient status
				and prior to discharge shall request a commitment from a shelter provider that
				assistance will be rendered;
(d)
				Assistance in obtaining a timely aftercare appointment for needed services,
				including continuation of prescribed psychotropic medications. Aftercare
				appointments for psychotropic medication, and care coordination or case
				management shall be requested to occur not later than seven (7) days after the
				expected date of discharge. If the discharge is delayed, the facility shall
				notify the aftercare provider. The facility shall coordinate with the aftercare
				service provider and shall document the aftercare planning;
(e) To ensure an individual's safety and
				provide continuity of prescribed psychotropic medications, such prescribed
				psychotropic medications, prescriptions, or multiple partial prescriptions for
				psychotropic medications, or a combination thereof, shall be provided to an
				individual when appropriate when discharged to cover the intervening days until
				the first scheduled psychotropic medication aftercare appointment. Discharge
				planning shall address the availability of and access to prescribed
				psychotropic medications in the community;
(f) The individual shall be provided
				education and written information about his or her illness and psychotropic
				medications including other prescribed and over-the-counter medications, the
				common side-effects of any medications prescribed and any adverse clinically
				significant drug-to-drug interactions common between that medication and other
				commonly available prescribed and over-the-counter medications;
(g) The individual shall be provided with
				information on any resources, services and community-based peer support
				services that are available in the community.
(h) The individual shall be referred to
				substance use treatment programs, trauma or abuse recovery focused programs, or
				other self-help groups, if indicated by assessments;
(i) The individual shall be provided with
				resource information on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and local
				Mobile Response Team services;
(j)
				The individual shall be provided information about advance directives,
				including resources to assist with preparation and use; and
(k) For individuals who are diagnosed with an
				intellectual or developmental disability according to Chapter 393, F.S., the
				facility shall provide the parents or guardians with information on how to
				access appropriate resources from the Agency for Persons with
				Disabilities.
(l) The facility
				staff shall assist the individual in making appointments, upon request or when
				indicated.