Florida Administrative Code › 63 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE › 63E - Residential Services › Chapter 63E-7 - OPERATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS › Section 63E-7.100 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of this rule chapter, governing the
				 administration and operation of residential commitment programs for youth, the
				 following words shall have the meanings indicated.
(1) Academic Progress Monitoring Plan - An
				individualized academic plan that is developed, pursuant to Rule   6A-6.05281,
				F.A.C., by local school district personnel or contracted education staff within
				ten (10) school days of a youth's entry into a residential commitment program
				that is based on the youth's entry assessments and past educational
				history.
(2) Accountability - A
				youth taking personal responsibility for his or her actions and harm caused to
				others, making amends or restoring loss to those harmed, and changing behavior
				to reduce future harm and victimization.
(3) Admission - The admitting of a youth,
				committed by the court, into a specific residential commitment
				facility.
(4) Alert System - A
				method of alerting staff that a youth has physical health, mental health, or
				security issues that may require individual attention or closer supervision. An
				alert system is a tool for staff to use in making treatment, security and
				safety decisions as they relate to youth behavior, but does not provide
				detailed information about the conditions that resulted in the youth being
				identified for inclusion in the alert system.
(5) Apology letter - A youth's letter to the
				victim of his or her crime, or the next of kin in cases of homicide, or the
				parent or legal guardian in cases involving minor victims, in which the youth
				acknowledges personal accountability for the harm he or she caused the victim,
				as well as sincerely expresses remorse.
(6) Attorney of Record - A licensed attorney
				who represents the youth on a previous or pending case, or an attorney who has
				written authorization from the youth or the youth's parent or legal guardian to
				provide legal consultation or representation for the youth.
(7) Authority for Evaluation and Treatment
				(AET) - The document that, when signed by a parent or legal guardian, gives the
				department the authority to assume responsibility for the provision of
				necessary and appropriate physical and mental health care for a youth in the
				department's physical custody.
(8)
				Behavior Management System (BMS) - The use of techniques and strategies to
				change and motivate a youth's actions, such as getting them to follow the
				rules, increasing personal accountability and developing pro-social
				skills.
(9) Case Management Process
				- The process a residential commitment program uses to assess a youth, develop
				goals to address the youth's prioritized needs, review and report the youth's
				progress, and plan for the youth's transition to the community upon
				release.
(10) Central
				Communications Center (CCC) - The unit located in department headquarters that
				is charged with receiving reports regarding incidents and events involving
				youths in department custody or under supervision, and state and contracted
				employees from all department and provider facilities, programs funded in whole
				or in part, offices or sites operated by the department, a provider or
				grantee.
(11) Classification and
				Placement Administration - The department's unit responsible for providing
				statewide direction and oversight responsibilities to regional placement
				supervisors and their commitment staff.
(12) Commitment Manager - A department
				employee responsible for coordinating the placement of youth in residential
				commitment programs with the department's Classification and Placement
				Administration and the programs.
(13) Commitment/Transfer Packet - A
				compilation of legal, medical, mental health, substance abuse, and social
				history documents provided to a residential commitment program for each youth
				admitted to the program
(14)
				Commitment/Transfer Packet Checklist - A checklist to ensure that documents
				needed for an admission, including a transfer, to a residential commitment
				program are included in the Commitment/Transfer Packet.
(15) Community Projects - A structured public
				service activity wherein youth contribute to the community and make amends,
				while developing community awareness and skill competencies.
(16) Competency Development - Opportunities
				for youth to obtain and practice social, vocational, employability, academic,
				and other life skills so he or she is more capable of living responsibly and
				productively in the community upon release from a residential commitment
				program.
(17) Comprehensive
				Physical Assessment (CPA) - A comprehensive physical assessment (exam)
				performed by a physician (MD), osteopathic physician (DO), physician's
				assistant (PA), or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). The purpose of
				this assessment is the establishment of a data point, which is used to
				facilitate the following:
(a) Identification
				and treatment of acute, chronic, and functional medical and dental
				problems;
(b) Promotion of growth
				and development;
(c) Prevention of
				communicable diseases; and,
(d)
				Provision of health education.