The Florida Senate

945.44  Emergency admission of inmate to mental health treatment facility.--

(1)  CRITERIA.--An inmate may be placed in a mental health treatment facility on an emergency basis if he or she is mentally ill and in immediate need of care and treatment.

(2)  PROCEDURE FOR EMERGENCY ADMISSION.--An inmate who is mentally ill and in immediate need of care and treatment which cannot be provided at the institution where he or she is confined may be admitted to a mental health treatment facility on an emergency basis. The inmate may be transferred immediately to the facility and shall be accompanied by the recommendation of the warden of the institution where the inmate is confined, which recommendation shall state the need for the transfer and shall include a written opinion of a physician verifying the need for transfer. Upon the admission of the inmate to the facility, the inmate shall be evaluated; if he or she is determined to be in need of treatment or care, the warden shall initiate proceedings for placement of the inmate, as described in s. 945.43(2).

History.--s. 1, ch. 82-224; s. 29, ch. 84-361; s. 5, ch. 96-422; s. 1861, ch. 97-102; s. 21, ch. 2000-161.