Florida Statutes 397.6819 – Involuntary assessment and stabilization; responsibility of licensed service provider
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 397.6819
- Court: means the court of legal jurisdiction in the context in which the term is used in this chapter. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- Individual: means a person who receives alcohol or other drug abuse treatment services delivered by a service provider. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- Involuntary services: means an array of behavioral health services that may be ordered by the court for persons with substance abuse impairment or co-occurring substance abuse impairment and mental health disorders. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- Licensed service provider: means a public agency under this chapter, a private for-profit or not-for-profit agency under this chapter, a physician or any other private practitioner licensed under this chapter, or a hospital that offers substance abuse services through one or more licensed service components. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- Physician: means a person licensed under chapter 458 to practice medicine or licensed under chapter 459 to practice osteopathic medicine, and may include, if the context so indicates, an intern or resident enrolled in an intern or resident training program affiliated with an approved medical school, hospital, or other facility through which training programs are normally conducted. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- Qualified professional: means a physician or a physician assistant licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459; a professional licensed under chapter 490 or chapter 491; an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under part I of chapter 464; or a person who is certified through a department-recognized certification process for substance abuse treatment services and who holds, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- Stabilization: means :(a) Alleviation of a crisis condition; or(b) Prevention of further deterioration,
and connotes short-term emergency treatment. See Florida Statutes 397.311
A licensed service provider may admit an individual for involuntary assessment and stabilization for a period not to exceed 5 days unless a petition for involuntary services has been initiated and the individual is being retained pursuant to s. 397.6822(3) or a request for an extension of time has been filed with the court pursuant to s. 397.6821. The assessment of the individual must occur within 72 hours by a qualified professional. If an assessment is performed by a qualified professional who is not a physician, the assessment must be reviewed by a physician before the end of the assessment period.