Florida Administrative Code › 63 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE › 63M - Medical › Chapter 63M-2 - HEALTH SERVICES › Section 63M-2.081 - Youth Release to the Community

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				assigned JPO, facility nursing staff, and the facility case manager shall work
				together to ensure that all medical information requiring parental follow-up is
				communicated to the responsible parent/guardian prior to the youth's exit from
				the facility.
(2) The youth's
				Juvenile Probation Officer, parent/guardian, the facility case manager and
				conditional release provider as applicable shall be notified regarding pending
				or unresolved health care issues upon the youth's release to the
				community.
(3) For youth who will
				not be in the physical custody of the department, the parent or guardian is
				responsible for arranging the youth's health care services upon
				release.
(4) Transitional health
				care planning shall begin within 45-60 days prior to the youth's anticipated
				release to the community from a residential commitment program.
(5) A Parental Notification of Health-Related
				Care form (HS 020) shall be sent in advance to the parent or guardian by the
				facility with any information on upcoming appointments.
(6) Fourteen (14) days prior to discharge,
				the residential commitment program shall again review the need for any upcoming
				appointments and notify the parent or guardian.
(7) Final medical follow-up information shall
				be provided to the parent or guardian on the Health Discharge Summary Transfer
				Note (HS 012, October 2006) when the youth is released. The Health Discharge
				Summary Transfer Note (HS 012, October 2006) is incorporated into this rule and
				is available electronically at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03829
,
				or may be obtained by contacting: DJJ, Office of Health Services, 2737
				Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399.
(8) Medical conditions reportable as per
				state regulations require instructions to the youth and parent for medical
				follow-up with the local county health department.
(9) Efforts to make medical appointments with
				community providers shall be documented in the Individual Health Care Record by
				the facility releasing the youth.
(10) Specific instructions given to the youth
				about follow-up health care shall be noted in the Health Education Record (HS
				013).
(11) The youth's medication
				shall be provided to the youth and parents or guardians at the time of release
				from the program. The medication must be in an individually labeled,
				youth-specific, prescription container generated by a pharmacy
				vendor.
(12) Prescription
				medications shall not be released solely to the youth.
(13) Verification of the parents or
				guardian's acceptance of the youth's medication shall be documented in the
				Individual Health Care Record.
(14)
				The youth's parent or guardian shall be provided with a 30 day paper
				prescription from the facility DHA, designee, PA, or ARNP for any non-narcotic
				medications that a youth will continue after release.
(15) The prescription copy shall be placed in
				the youth's Individual Health Care Record.
(16) When required, a DNA specimen shall be
				obtained as per Section   943.325, F.S., using the FDLE kit prior to the youth's
				release into the community.
(17) A
				summary of health-related needs shall be included in the program's exit
				conference for the youth.
(18)
				Statutorily protected health-related information shall not be provided to
				parents unless the youth has given permission.
(19) The Individual Health Care Record and
				Case Management File comprise the youth's official file, and are to be stored
				together.
Rulemaking Authority  985.64(2)  FS. Law Implemented
					  985.64(2),  985.145,  985.18 FS.
New 3-16-14.