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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to forensic client services;
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amending s. 40.29, F.S., relating to estimated
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amount of pay for expert witnesses, to conform
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a reference; amending s. 393.11, F.S.;
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specifying persons or entities that may file
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petition for proposed involuntary admission to
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residential services arising out of ch. 916,
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F.S., relating to forensic services; providing
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for petitions for defendants with autism;
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revising requirements relating to notice of
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filing of petition or service of copy of order;
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prohibiting release from order for involuntary
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admission except by court order; amending and
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reorganizing ch. 916, F.S., the Forensic Client
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Services Act; creating pt. I of ch. 916, F.S.;
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providing general provisions of the chapter;
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amending s. 916.105, F.S.; revising legislative
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intent; amending s. 916.106, F.S.; providing or
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revising definitions with respect to ch. 916,
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F.S.; redefining "department" to refer to the
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Department of Children and Family Services in
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lieu of the Department of Health and
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Rehabilitative Services; amending s. 916.107,
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F.S.; revising state policy with respect to the
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rights of forensic clients, and conforming
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terminology; amending and renumbering s.
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916.175, F.S., relating to criminal escape by a
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client; prohibiting escape or attempted escape
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from a facility or program by a client under
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specified circumstances, and providing
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penalties therefor; amending and renumbering s.
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916.178, F.S.; prohibiting the introduction of
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certain articles into or upon, or the taking or
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attempt to take or send certain articles from,
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facility grounds, under specified
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circumstances, and providing penalties
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therefor; providing for enforcement by
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institutional security personnel or law
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enforcement officers; conforming a reference;
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amending and renumbering s. 916.19, F.S.;
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providing for client protection and security;
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renumbering s. 916.20, F.S., relating to
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departmental rulemaking; creating pt. II of ch.
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916, F.S., relating to forensic services for
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persons who are mentally ill; amending and
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renumbering s. 916.108, F.S.; providing for
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evaluation of defendant for competency to
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proceed or for sanity, under specified
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circumstances; amending and renumbering s.
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916.11, F.S.; revising time limits and
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guidelines relating to appointment of experts;
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amending s. 916.12, F.S.; providing duties of
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examining experts and guidelines with respect
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to reports on defendant's mental competence to
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proceed and recommended treatment for defendant
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to attain competence to proceed; amending s.
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916.13, F.S.; providing criteria for
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involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated
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incompetent to proceed due to mental illness;
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revising duties of the court or the department
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and guidelines relating to commitment and
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placement of defendant and filing of reports;
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amending s. 916.14, F.S.; providing for
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inapplicability of statute of limitations and
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of bar against former jeopardy under specified
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circumstances when defendant is incompetent to
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proceed; amending s. 916.145, F.S.; revising
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time limits and guidelines with respect to
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dismissal of charges against a defendant
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adjudicated incompetent to proceed; providing
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for dismissal without prejudice under specified
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circumstances; amending s. 916.15, F.S.,
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relating to involuntary commitment of defendant
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adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity;
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conforming terminology; providing for mandatory
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departmental retention and treatment of
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defendant; reenacting s. 394.467(7)(a), F.S.,
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relating to procedure for continued involuntary
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placement, to incorporate said amendment in a
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reference; amending s. 916.16, F.S.; providing
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for retention of jurisdiction by committing
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court over a defendant hospitalized as
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incompetent to proceed or because of a finding
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of not guilty by reason of insanity or over a
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defendant placed on conditional release;
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prohibiting release except by court order in
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specified circumstances; amending s. 916.17,
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F.S.; revising procedures and guidelines
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relating to conditional release and
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modification of release conditions, including
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filing requirements for plans for outpatient
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treatment; creating pt. III of ch. 916, F.S.,
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relating to forensic services for persons who
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are mentally retarded or autistic; creating s.
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916.301, F.S.; providing for appointment of
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experts who are retardation or autism
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professionals, under specified circumstances;
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providing for certain witness fees and
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evaluator fees as court costs; providing for
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reimbursement of certain travel and per diem
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expenses of state employees; creating s.
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916.3012, F.S.; providing for determination of
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incompetence to proceed when the defendant's
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suspected mental condition is retardation or
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autism; creating s. 916.302, F.S.; providing
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for involuntary commitment of defendant
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determined to be incompetent to proceed due to
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retardation or autism; requiring the department
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to notify the court of transfer of a defendant;
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creating s. 916.3025, F.S.; providing for
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retention of jurisdiction over certain
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defendants found incompetent to proceed and
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ordered into a secure facility for retarded or
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autistic defendants; prohibiting release except
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by court order; creating s. 916.303, F.S.;
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providing for dismissal of charges without
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prejudice or involuntary admission to
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residential services or a training program
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under specified circumstances when the
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defendant is found incompetent to proceed due
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to retardation or autism; providing for
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petitions to continue defendant's placement in
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a secure facility or program under specified
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circumstances; creating s. 916.304, F.S.;
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providing for conditional release based on an
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approved plan for providing continuing
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community-based training of defendant;
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providing for modification of release
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conditions or termination of jurisdiction under
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specified circumstances; providing an effective
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date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 40.29, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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40.29 Clerks to estimate amount for pay of jurors and
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witnesses and make requisition.--
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(1) The clerk of the court in and for any county shall
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make an estimate of the amount necessary during any quarterly
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fiscal period beginning July 1 and during each succeeding
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quarterly fiscal period for the payment by the state of:
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(a) Jurors in the circuit court and the county court;
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(b) Witnesses before the grand jury;
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(c) Witnesses summoned to appear for an investigation,
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preliminary hearing, or trial in a criminal case when the
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witnesses are summoned by a state attorney or on behalf of an
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indigent defendant;
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(d) Mental health professionals who are appointed
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pursuant to s. 394.473 and required in a court hearing
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involving an indigent; and
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(e) Expert witnesses who are appointed pursuant to s.
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916.115(2) 916.11(3) and required in a court hearing involving
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an indigent;
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and shall forward each such estimate to the State Courts
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Administrator no later than the date scheduled by the State
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Courts Administrator. At the time of any forwarding of such
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estimate, the clerk of such court shall make a requisition
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upon the State Courts Administrator for the amount of such
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estimate; and the State Courts Administrator may reduce the
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amount if in his or her judgment the requisition is excessive.
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Section 2. Subsections (2), (3), (8), and (11) of
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section 393.11, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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393.11 Involuntary admission to residential
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services.--
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(2) PETITION.--
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(a) A petition for involuntary admission to
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residential services may be executed by a petitioning
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commission. For proposed involuntary admission to residential
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services arising out of chapter 916, the petition may be filed
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by a petitioning commission, the department, the state
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attorney of the circuit from which the defendant was
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committed, or the defendant's attorney.
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(b) The petitioning commission shall consist of three
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persons. One of these persons shall be a physician licensed
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and practicing under chapter 458 or chapter 459.
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(c) The petition shall be verified and shall:
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1. State the name, age, and present address of the
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commissioners and their relationship to the person with mental
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retardation or autism;
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2. State the name, age, county of residence, and
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present address of the person with mental retardation or
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autism;
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3. Allege that the commission believes that the person
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needs involuntary residential services and specify the factual
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information on which such belief is based;
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4. Allege that the person lacks sufficient capacity to
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give express and informed consent to a voluntary application
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for services and lacks the basic survival and self-care skills
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to provide for the person's well-being or is likely to
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physically injure others if allowed to remain at liberty; and
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5. State which residential setting is the least
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restrictive and most appropriate alternative and specify the
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factual information on which such belief is based.
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(d) The petition shall be filed in the circuit court
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of the county in which the person with mental retardation or
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autism resides.
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(3) NOTICE.--
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(a) Notice of the filing of the petition shall be
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given to the individual and his or her legal guardian parent
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or parents. The notice shall be given both verbally and in
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writing in the language of the client, or in other modes of
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communication of the client, and in English. Notice shall also
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be given to such other persons as the court may direct. The
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petition for involuntary admission to residential services
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shall be served with the notice.
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(b) Whenever a motion or petition has been filed
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pursuant to s. 916.303 to dismiss criminal charges against a
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defendant with retardation or autism, and a petition is filed
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to involuntarily admit the defendant to residential services,
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the notice of the filing of the petition shall also be given
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to the defendant's attorney and to the state attorney of the
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circuit from which the defendant was committed.
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(c)(b) The notice shall state that a hearing shall be
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set to inquire into the need of the person with mental
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retardation or autism for involuntary residential services.
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The notice shall also state the date of the hearing on the
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petition.
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(d)(c) The notice shall state that the individual with
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mental retardation or autism has the right to be represented
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by counsel of his or her own choice and that, if the person
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cannot afford an attorney, the court shall appoint one.
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(8) ORDER.--
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(a) In all cases, the court shall issue written
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findings of fact and conclusions of law to support its
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decision. The order shall state the basis for such findings
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of fact.
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(b) An order of involuntary admission to residential
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services shall not be entered unless the court finds that:
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1. The person is mentally retarded or autistic;
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2. Placement in a residential setting is the least
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restrictive and most appropriate alternative to meet the
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person's needs; and
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3. Because of the person's degree of mental
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retardation or autism, the person:
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a. Lacks sufficient capacity to give express and
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informed consent to a voluntary application for services
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pursuant to s. 393.065 and lacks basic survival and self-care
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skills to such a degree that close supervision and
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habilitation in a residential setting is necessary and, if not
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provided, would result in a real and present threat of
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substantial harm to the person's well-being; or
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b. Is likely to physically injure others if allowed to
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remain at liberty.
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(c) If the evidence presented to the court is not
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sufficient to warrant involuntary admission to residential
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services, but the court feels that residential services would
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be beneficial, the court may recommend that the person seek
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voluntary admission.
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(d) If an order of involuntary admission to
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residential services provided by the developmental services
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program of the department is entered by the court, a copy of
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the written order shall be served upon the person, the
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person's counsel, and the department, and the state attorney
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and the person's defense counsel, if applicable. The order of
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involuntary admission sent to the department shall also be
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accompanied by a copy of the examining committee's report and
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other reports contained in the court file.
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(e) Upon receiving the order, the department shall,
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within 45 days, provide the court with a copy of the person's
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family or individual support plan and copies of all
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examinations and evaluations, outlining the treatment and
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rehabilitative programs. The department shall document that
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the person has been placed in the most appropriate, least
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restrictive and cost-beneficial residential facility. A copy
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of the family or individual support plan and other
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examinations and evaluations shall be served upon the person
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and the person's counsel at the same time the documents are
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filed with the court.
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(11) CONTINUING JURISDICTION.--The court which issues
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the initial order for involuntary admission to residential
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services under this section shall have continuing jurisdiction
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to enter further orders to ensure that the person is receiving
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adequate care, treatment, habilitation, and rehabilitation,
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including psychotropic medication and behavioral programming.
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Upon request, the court may transfer the continuing
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jurisdiction to the court where a client resides if it is
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different from where the original involuntary admission order
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was issued. No person may be released from an order for
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involuntary admission to residential services except by the
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order of the court.
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Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the
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amendment to section 916.15, Florida Statutes, in a reference
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thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 394.467,
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Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
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394.467 Involuntary placement.--
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(7) PROCEDURE FOR CONTINUED INVOLUNTARY PLACEMENT.--
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(a) Hearings on petitions for continued involuntary
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placement shall be administrative hearings and shall be
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conducted in accordance with the provisions of s. 120.57(1),
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except that any order entered by the hearing officer shall be
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final and subject to judicial review in accordance with s.
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120.68. Orders concerning patients committed after
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successfully pleading not guilty by reason of insanity shall
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be governed by the provisions of s. 916.15.
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Section 4. Part I of chapter 916, Florida Statutes,
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consisting of sections 916.10, 916.105, 916.106, 916.107,
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916.1081, 916.1085, 916.1091, and 916.1093, is created and
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entitled "General Provisions."
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Section 5. Section 916.105, Florida Statutes, is
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amended to read:
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916.105 Legislative intent.--
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
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Department of Children and Family Health and Rehabilitative
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Services establish, locate, and maintain separate and secure
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facilities and programs for the treatment or training of
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defendants forensic clients who are charged with a felony and
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who have been found to be incompetent to proceed due to their
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mental illness, retardation, or autism mentally retarded or
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mentally ill defendants, or who have been acquitted of
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felonies crimes by reason of insanity, and who, while still
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under the jurisdiction of the committing court, are committed
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to the department for mental retardation or mental health
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services under the provisions of this chapter. The separate,
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secure facilities shall be sufficient to accommodate the
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number of defendants clients committed under the conditions
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noted above, except those defendants clients found by the
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department to be appropriate for treatment or training in a
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civil mental health treatment facility or program. Such secure
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facilities shall be designed and administered so that ingress
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and egress, together with other requirements of this chapter,
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may be strictly controlled by staff responsible for security
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in order to protect the defendant client, facility hospital
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personnel, other clients, and citizens in adjacent
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communities.
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(2) It is further the intent of the Legislature that
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treatment or training programs for defendants clients who are
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found to be mentally retarded or mentally ill, retarded, or
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autistic defendants and are involuntarily committed to the
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department certain mental retardation or mental health
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facilities, and who are still under the jurisdiction of the
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committing court, be provided in such a manner, subject to
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security requirements and other mandates of this chapter, as
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to ensure the rights of the defendants said clients as
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provided in this chapter.
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(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that
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evaluation and services to defendants who are treatment of
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mentally ill, and mentally retarded, or autistic defendants be
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provided in community inpatient or outpatient settings, in
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community residential facilities, or in civil, nonforensic
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facilities, whenever this is a feasible alternative to
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treatment or training in a state forensic facility.
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Section 6. Section 916.106, Florida Statutes, is
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amended to read:
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916.106 Definitions.--For the purposes of this
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chapter:
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(1) "Autism" means a pervasive, neurologically based
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developmental disability of extended duration which causes
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severe learning, communication, and behavior disorders, with
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the age of onset of autism occurring during infancy or
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childhood. Individuals with autism exhibit impairment in
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reciprocal social interaction, impairment in verbal and
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nonverbal communication and imaginative ability, and a
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markedly restricted repertoire of activities and interests.
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(2)(1) "Chemical weapon" means any shell, cartridge,
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bomb, gun, or other device capable of emitting
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chloroacetophenone (CN), chlorobenzalmalononitrile (CS) or any
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derivatives thereof in any form, or any other agent with
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lacrimatory properties, and shall include products such as
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that commonly known as "mace."
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(3) "Civil facility" means a mental health facility
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established within the department to serve individuals
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committed pursuant to chapter 394 and those defendants
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committed pursuant to this chapter who do not require the
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security provided in a forensic facility.
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(4)(2) "Court" means the circuit court.
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(5)(3) "Department" means the Department of Children
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and Family Health and Rehabilitative Services.
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(6) "Express and informed consent" or "consent" means
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consent given voluntarily in writing after a conscientious and
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sufficient explanation and disclosure of the purpose of the
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proposed treatment, the common side effects of the treatment,
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if any, the expected duration of the treatment, and any
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alternative treatment available.
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(7)(4) "Forensic client" or "client" "patient" means
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any defendant who is mentally ill, mentally retarded, or
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autistic and mentally ill person who is committed to the
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department pursuant to this chapter and:
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(a) Who has been determined to need treatment for a
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mental illness or training for mental retardation or autism;
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(b) Who has been found incompetent to proceed on a
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felony offense stand trial or incompetent for sentencing, has
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been acquitted of a felony criminal offense by reason of
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insanity;, has criminal charges pending, or has been found
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guilty of a criminal offense but is not an inmate of the
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Department of Corrections or any other correctional facility;
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and
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(c) Who has been determined by the department to:
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1. Be dangerous to himself or herself or others; or
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2. Present a clear and present potential to escape;
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and
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(d) Who is an adult or juvenile prosecuted as an
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adult.
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(8)(5) "Forensic facility" means a separate and secure
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facility established within the department to serve for the
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treatment of forensic clients. Such separate and secure
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facilities shall be security-grade buildings located on
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grounds distinct in location from other treatment facilities
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for persons who are mentally ill. The Florida State Hospital
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shall not be required to maintain separate treatment
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facilities for mentally ill, or mentally retarded, or autistic
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defendants who are persons found incompetent to proceed for
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trial or who are acquitted of a criminal offense by reason of
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insanity.
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(9) "Incompetent to proceed" means unable to proceed
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at any material stage of a criminal proceeding, which shall
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include trial of the case, pretrial hearings involving
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questions of fact on which the defendant might be expected to
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testify, entry of a plea, proceedings for violation of
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probation or violation of community control, sentencing, and
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hearings on issues regarding a defendant's failure to comply
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with court orders or conditions or other matters in which the
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mental competence of the defendant is necessary for a just
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resolution of the issues being considered.
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(10)(6) "Institutional security personnel" means staff
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members who meet or exceed the requirements of s. 943.13 and
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who are responsible for providing security, for protection of
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clients and personnel, for the enforcement of rules, for
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prevention and investigation of unauthorized activities, and
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for safeguarding the interests of citizens in the surrounding
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communities.
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(11)(7) "Mental illness" "Mentally ill" means having
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an impairment of the emotional processes that, of the ability
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to exercise conscious control of one's actions, or of the
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ability to perceive or understand reality or to understand,
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which impairment substantially interferes with a defendant's
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person's ability to meet the ordinary demands of living.,
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regardless of etiology; except that, For the purposes of this
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chapter, the term does not apply to defendants include simple
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intoxication, persons who are solely mentally retarded or
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autistic, and does not include intoxication or conditions
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manifested only by antisocial behavior or substance abuse
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impairment drug addiction.
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(12)(8) "Mental Retardation" means significantly
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subaverage general intellectual functioning existing
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concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested
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during the period from conception to age 18. "Significantly
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subaverage general intellectual functioning," for the purpose
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of this definition, means performance which is two or more
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standard deviations from the mean score on a standardized
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intelligence test specified in the rules of the department.
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"Adaptive behavior," for the purpose of this definition, means
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the effectiveness or degree with which an individual meets the
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standards of personal independence and social responsibility
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expected of the individual's age, cultural group, and
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community.
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(13) "Social service professional," for the purposes
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of part III, means a person whose minimum qualifications
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include a bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of social
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work, clinical practice, special education, habilitation, or
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equivalent experience working directly with persons with
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retardation, autism or other developmental disabilities.
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Section 7. Section 916.107, Florida Statutes, is
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amended to read:
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916.107 Rights of forensic clients.--
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(1) RIGHT TO INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY.--
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(a) The policy of the state is that the individual
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dignity of the client patient shall be respected at all times
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and upon all occasions, including any occasion when the
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forensic client patient is detained, transported, or treated.
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Defendants Persons who are mentally ill, or mentally retarded,
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or autistic and who are charged with, or who have been
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convicted of, committing felonies criminal acts shall receive
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appropriate treatment or training. In a criminal case
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involving a defendant person who has been adjudicated
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incompetent to proceed stand trial or not guilty by reason of
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insanity, or who has otherwise been found by the court to meet
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the criteria for involuntary commitment, a jail may be used as
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an emergency facility for up to 15 days from the date the
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department receives a completed copy of the commitment order
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containing the documentation required by Rules 3.212 and
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3.217, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. For In every case
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in which a defendant who is mentally ill, or mentally
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retarded, or autistic, who person is held in a jail, and who
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has been adjudicated incompetent to proceed or not guilty by
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reason of insanity, evaluation and treatment or training shall
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be provided in the jail by the local public receiving facility
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for mental health services or by the developmental services
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program for persons with retardation or autism, the client's
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patient's physician or clinical psychologist, or any other
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appropriate mental health program available to provide such
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treatment until the client person is transferred to the
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custody of the department.
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(b) Mentally ill, or mentally retarded, or autistic
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defendants persons who are committed to the department
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pursuant to this chapter and who are initially placed in, or
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subsequently transferred to, a civil mental health treatment
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facility as described in part I of chapter 394 or to a
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residential facility as described in chapter 393 shall have
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the same rights as other persons committed to these civil
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facilities for as described in part I of chapter 394, as long
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as they remain there in a civil facility.
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(2) RIGHT TO TREATMENT.--
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(a) The policy of the state is that the department
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shall not deny treatment or training of mental illness or
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mental retardation to any client and that no services shall be
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delayed at a forensic mental health treatment facility because
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the forensic client is unable to pay. However, every
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reasonable effort to collect appropriate reimbursement for the
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cost of providing mental health services to clients persons
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able to pay for the services, including reimbursement from
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insurance or other third-party payments, shall be made by
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forensic facilities providing services pursuant to this
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chapter and in accordance with the provisions of s. 402.33.
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(b) Each client who is a patient at a forensic
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facility shall be given, at the time of admission and at
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regular intervals thereafter, a physical examination, which
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shall include screening for communicable disease by a health
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practitioner authorized by law to give such screenings and
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examinations.
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(c) Every client patient committed pursuant to this
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act shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in
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activities designed to enhance self-image and the beneficial
22
effects of other treatments or training, as determined by the
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facility.
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(d) Not more than 30 days after admission, each client
25
patient shall have and receive, in writing, an individualized
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treatment or training plan which the client patient has had an
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opportunity to assist in preparing.
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(3) RIGHT TO EXPRESS AND INFORMED CONSENT.--
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(a) A client person committed to the department
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pursuant to this act shall be asked to give express and
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informed written consent for treatment. "Express and informed
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consent" or "consent" means consent given voluntarily in
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writing after a conscientious and sufficient explanation and
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disclosure of the purpose of the proposed treatment, the
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common side effects of the treatment, if any, the expected
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duration of the treatment, and any alternative treatment
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available. If a client patient in a forensic facility refuses
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such treatment as is deemed necessary by the client's
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patient's multidisciplinary treatment team at the forensic
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facility for the appropriate care of the client patient and
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the safety of the client patient or others, such treatment may
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be provided under the following circumstances:
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1. In an emergency situation in which there is
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immediate danger to the safety of the client patient or
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others, such treatment may be provided upon the written order
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of a physician for a period not to exceed 48 hours, excluding
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weekends and legal holidays. If, after the 48-hour period,
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the client patient has not given express and informed consent
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to the treatment initially refused, the administrator or
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designee of the forensic facility shall, within 48 hours,
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excluding weekends and legal holidays, petition the committing
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court or the circuit court serving the county in which the
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facility is located, at the option of the facility
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administrator or designee, for an order authorizing the
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continued treatment of the client patient. In the interim,
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treatment may be continued without the consent of the client
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patient upon the continued written order of a physician who
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has determined that the emergency situation continues to
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present a danger to the safety of the client patient or
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others.
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2. In a situation other than an emergency situation,
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the administrator or designee of the forensic facility shall
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petition the court for an order authorizing the treatment to
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of the client patient. The order shall allow such treatment
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for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of the entry
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of the order. Unless the court is notified in writing that the
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client patient has provided express and informed consent in
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writing or that the client patient has been discharged by the
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committing court, the administrator or designee shall, prior
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to the expiration of the initial 90-day order, petition the
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court for an order authorizing the continuation of treatment
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for another 90-day period. This procedure shall be repeated
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until the client patient provides consent or is discharged by
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the committing court.
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3. At the hearing on the issue of whether the court
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should enter an order authorizing treatment for which a client
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patient has refused to give express and informed consent, the
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court shall determine by clear and convincing evidence that
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the client patient is mentally ill, or mentally retarded, or
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autistic as defined in this chapter, that the treatment not
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consented to is essential to the care of the client patient,
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and that the treatment not consented to is not experimental
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and does not present an unreasonable risk of serious,
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hazardous, or irreversible side effects. In arriving at the
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substitute judgment decision, the court must consider at least
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the following factors:
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a. The client's patient's expressed preference
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regarding treatment;
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b. The probability of adverse side effects;
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c. The prognosis without treatment; and
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d. The prognosis with treatment.
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The hearing shall be as convenient to the client patient as
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may be consistent with orderly procedure and shall be
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conducted in physical settings not likely to be injurious to
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the client's patient's condition. The court may appoint a
5
master to preside at the hearing. The client patient or the
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client's patient's guardian, and the his or her
7
representative, shall be provided with a copy of the petition
8
and the date, time, and location of the hearing. The client
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patient has the right to have an attorney represent him or her
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at the hearing, and, if the client patient is indigent, the
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court shall appoint the office of the public defender to
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represent the client patient at the hearing. The client
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patient may testify or not, as he or she chooses, and has the
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right to cross-examine witnesses testifying on behalf of the
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facility and may present his or her own witnesses.
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(b) In addition to the provisions of paragraph (a), in
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the case of surgical procedures requiring the use of a general
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anesthetic or electroconvulsive treatment or nonpsychiatric
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medical procedures, and prior to performing the procedure,
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written permission shall be obtained from the client patient,
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if the client he or she is legally competent, from the parent
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or guardian of a minor client patient, or from the guardian of
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an incompetent client patient. The administrator or designee
24
of the forensic facility or a his or her designated
25
representative may, with the concurrence of the client's
26
patient's attending physician, authorize emergency surgical or
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nonpsychiatric medical treatment if such treatment is deemed
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lifesaving or for a situation threatening serious bodily harm
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to the client patient and permission of the client patient or
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the client's patient's guardian cannot be obtained.
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(4) QUALITY OF TREATMENT.--Each client patient
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committed pursuant to this chapter shall receive treatment or
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training suited to the client's his or her needs, which shall
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be administered skillfully, safely, and humanely with full
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respect for the the client's patient's dignity and personal
6
integrity. Each client patient shall receive such medical,
7
vocational, social, educational, and rehabilitative services
8
as the client's patient's condition requires to bring about a
9
return to court for disposition of charges or a an early
10
return to the his or her community. In order to achieve this
11
goal, the department is directed to coordinate the services of
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the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Program Office and
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the Developmental Services Program Office its forensic mental
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health and mental retardation programs with all other programs
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of the department and other appropriate state agencies.
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(5) COMMUNICATION, ABUSE REPORTING, AND VISITS.--
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(a) Each client patient committed pursuant to the
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provisions of this chapter has the right to communicate freely
19
and privately with persons outside the facility unless it is
20
determined that such communication is likely to be harmful to
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the client patient or others. Clients shall have the right to
22
contact and to receive communication from their attorneys at
23
any reasonable time.
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(b) Each client patient committed under the provisions
25
of this chapter shall be allowed to receive, send, and mail
26
sealed, unopened correspondence; and no client's patient's
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incoming or outgoing correspondence shall be opened, delayed,
28
held, or censored by the facility unless there is reason to
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believe that it contains items or substances which may be
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harmful to the client patient or others, in which case the
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administrator or designee may direct reasonable examination of
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such mail and may regulate the disposition of such items or
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substances. "Correspondence" shall not include parcels or
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packages. Forensic facilities are authorized to promulgate
4
reasonable institutional policies rules to provide for the
5
inspection of parcels or packages and for the removal of
6
contraband items for health or security reasons prior to the
7
contents being given to a client resident.
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(c) If a client's patient's right to communicate is
9
restricted by the administrator, written notice of such
10
restriction shall be served on the client patient or his or
11
her legal the patient's guardian or representatives, and such
12
restriction shall be recorded on the client's patient's
13
clinical record with the reasons therefor. The restriction of
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a client's patient's right to communicate shall be reviewed at
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least every 7 90 days.
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(d) Each forensic facility shall establish reasonable
17
institutional policies rules governing visitors, visiting
18
hours, and the use of telephones by clients patients in the
19
least restrictive possible manner possible.
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(e) Each client patient committed pursuant to this
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chapter shall have ready access to a telephone in order to
22
report an alleged abuse. The facility or program staff shall
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orally verbally and in writing inform each client patient of
24
the procedure for reporting abuse and shall present the
25
information in a language the client understands. A written
26
copy of that procedure, including the telephone number of the
27
abuse registry and reporting forms, shall be posted in plain
28
view.
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(f) The department's forensic facilities department
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shall develop policies adopt rules providing a procedure for
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reporting abuse. Facility staff shall be required, as a
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condition of employment, to become familiar with the
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procedures for the reporting of abuse.
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(6) CARE AND CUSTODY OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF CLIENTS
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PATIENTS.--A client's patient's right to possession of his or
5
her clothing and personal effects shall be respected. The
6
department by rule, or the administrator of any facility by
7
written institutional policy, may declare certain items to be
8
hazardous to the welfare of clients patients or others or to
9
the operation of the facility. Such items may be restricted
10
from introduction into the facility or may be restricted from
11
being in a client's patient's possession. The administrator
12
or designee may take temporary custody of such effects when
13
required for medical and safety reasons. Custody of such
14
personal effects shall be recorded in the client's patient's
15
clinical record.
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(7) VOTING IN PUBLIC ELECTIONS.--A client patient
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committed pursuant to this chapter who is eligible to vote
18
according to the laws of the state has the right to vote in
19
the primary and general elections. The department shall
20
establish rules to enable clients patients to obtain voter
21
registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and
22
absentee ballots.
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(8) CLINICAL RECORD; CONFIDENTIALITY.--A clinical
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record for each client patient shall be maintained. The record
25
shall include data pertaining to admission and such other
26
information as may be required under rules of the department.
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Unless waived by express and informed consent of by the client
28
patient or the client's patient's legal guardian or, if the
29
client patient is deceased, by the client's patient's personal
30
representative or by that family member who stands next in
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line of intestate succession or except as otherwise provided
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in this subsection, the clinical record is confidential and
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exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
3
I of the State Constitution.
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(a) Such clinical record may be released:
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1. To such persons and agencies as are designated by
6
the client patient or the client's patient's legal guardian.
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2. To persons authorized by order of court and to the
8
client's counsel when the records are needed by the counsel
9
for adequate representation.
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3. To a qualified researcher, as defined by rule; a
11
staff member of the facility; or an employee of the department
12
when the administrator of the facility or secretary of the
13
department deems it necessary for treatment of the client
14
patient, maintenance of adequate records, compilation of
15
treatment data, or evaluation of programs.
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4. For statistical and research purposes if the
17
information is abstracted in such a way as to protect the
18
identity of individuals.
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5. If a client patient receiving services pursuant to
20
this chapter has declared an intention to harm other persons.
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When such a declaration has been made, the administrator shall
22
authorize the release of sufficient information to provide
23
adequate warning to the person threatened with harm by the
24
client, and to the committing court, the state attorney, and
25
the attorney representing the client; however, only the
26
declaration may be disclosed.
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6. To the parent or next of kin of a mentally ill, or
28
mentally retarded, or autistic person who is committed to, or
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is being served treated by, a forensic mental health facility
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or program when such information is limited to that person's
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service treatment plan and current physical and mental
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condition. Release of such information shall be in accordance
2
with the code of ethics of the profession involved.
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(b) Notwithstanding other provisions of this
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subsection, the department may request or receive from or
5
provide to any of the following entities client information to
6
facilitate treatment, habilitation, rehabilitation, and
7
continuity of care of any forensic client:
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1. The Social Security Administration and the United
9
States Department of Veterans Affairs;
10
2. Law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, defense
11
attorneys public defenders or other attorneys defending the
12
patient, and judges in regard to the client's patient's
13
status;
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3. Jail personnel in the jail to which a client may be
15
returned; and
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4. Community agencies and others expected to provide
17
followup care to the client patient upon the client's his or
18
her return to the community.
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(c) The department may provide notice to any client's
20
patient's next of kin or first representative regarding any
21
serious medical illness or the death of the client patient.
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(d)1. Any law enforcement agency, treatment facility,
23
or other governmental agency that receives information
24
pursuant to this subsection shall maintain the confidentiality
25
of such information except as otherwise provided herein.
26
2. Any agency or private practitioner who acts in good
27
faith in releasing information pursuant to this subsection is
28
not subject to civil or criminal liability for such release.
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(a) At any time, and without notice, a client person
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detained by a facility, or a relative, friend, guardian,
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representative, or attorney on behalf of such client person,
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may petition for a writ of habeas corpus to question the cause
3
and legality of such detention and request that the committing
4
circuit court issue a writ for release. Each client patient
5
committed pursuant to this chapter shall receive a written
6
notice of the right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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(b) A client patient or his or her legal the patient's
8
guardian or representatives or attorney may file a petition in
9
the circuit court in the county where the client patient is
10
committed alleging that the client patient is being unjustly
11
denied a right or privilege granted herein or that a procedure
12
authorized herein is being abused. Upon the filing of such a
13
petition, the circuit court shall have the authority to
14
conduct a judicial inquiry and to issue any appropriate order
15
to correct an abuse of the provisions of this chapter.
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(10) TRANSPORTATION.--
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(a) The sheriff shall consult with the governing board
18
of the county as to the most appropriate and cost-effective
19
means of transportation for forensic clients committed for
20
treatment or training. Such consultation shall include, but
21
is not limited to, consideration of the cost to the county of
22
transportation performed by sheriff's department personnel as
23
opposed to transportation performed by other means and, if
24
sheriff's department personnel are to be used for
25
transportation, the effect such use will have, if any, on
26
service delivery levels of the sheriff's road patrol. After
27
such consultation with the governing board of the county, the
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sheriff shall determine the most appropriate and
29
cost-effective means of transportation for forensic clients
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committed for treatment or training.
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(b) The governing board of each county is authorized
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to contract with private transport companies for the
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transportation of such clients patients to and from a forensic
4
facility.
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(c) Any company that transports a client patient
6
pursuant to this section is considered an independent
7
contractor and is solely liable for the safe and dignified
8
transportation of the client patient. Any transport company
9
that contracts with the governing board of a county for the
10
transport of clients patients as provided for in this section
11
shall be insured and provide no less than $100,000 in
12
liability insurance with respect to the transportation of the
13
clients patients.
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(d) Any company that contracts with a governing board
15
of a county to transport clients patients shall comply with
16
the applicable rules of the department to ensure the safety
17
and dignity of the clients patients.
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(11) LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS.--Any person who
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violates or abuses any rights or privileges of a client
20
patient provided by this act is liable for damages as
21
determined by law. Any person who acts in good faith in
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complying with the provisions of this act is immune from civil
23
or criminal liability for his or her actions in connection
24
with the admission, diagnosis, treatment, training, or
25
discharge of a client patient to or from a facility. However,
26
this subsection does not relieve any person from liability if
27
he or she the person is negligent.
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Section 8. Section 916.175, Florida Statutes, is
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renumbered as section 916.1081, Florida Statutes, and amended
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to read:
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916.1081 916.175 Escape from treatment program;
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penalty.--A defendant client involuntarily committed to the
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department under the provisions of this chapter who escapes or
4
attempts to escape from a facility or program commits the
5
department is guilty of a felony of the second degree,
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punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
7
775.084.
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Section 9. Section 916.178, Florida Statutes, is
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renumbered as section 916.1085, Florida Statutes, and amended
10
to read:
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916.1085 916.178 Introduction or removal of certain
12
articles unlawful; penalty.--
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(1)(a) Except as authorized by law or as specifically
14
authorized by the person in charge of a forensic facility, it
15
is unlawful to introduce into or upon the grounds of any
16
forensic facility under the supervision or control of the
17
department, or to take or attempt to take or send therefrom,
18
any of the following articles, which are hereby declared to be
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contraband for the purposes of this section:
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1. Any intoxicating beverage or beverage which causes
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or may cause an intoxicating effect;
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2. Any controlled substance as defined in chapter 893;
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3. Any firearm or deadly weapon; or
24
4. Any other item items as determined by the
25
department, and as designated by departmental rule or by the
26
administrator of any facility, and designated by written
27
institutional policies, to be hazardous to the welfare of
28
patients or the operation of the facility.
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(b) It is unlawful to transmit to, attempt to transmit
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to, or cause or attempt to cause to be transmitted to or
31
received by any client patient of any facility any article or
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thing declared by this section to be contraband, at any place
2
which is outside of the grounds of such facility, except as
3
authorized by law or as specifically authorized by the person
4
in charge of such facility.
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(2)(a) All individuals or vehicles entering upon the
6
grounds of any forensic facility under the supervision or
7
control of the department may shall be subject to reasonable
8
search and seizure of any contraband materials introduced
9
thereon, for purpose of enforcement of this chapter.
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(b) These provisions shall be enforced by
11
institutional security personnel as defined in s.
12
916.106(10)(6) or by a law enforcement officer as defined in
13
s. 943.10.
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(c) A person who Whoever violates any provision of
15
subparagraph (1)(a)2. or subparagraph (1)(a)3. commits is
16
guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided
17
in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Section 10. Section 916.19, Florida Statutes, is
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renumbered as section 916.1091, Florida Statutes, and amended
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to read:
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916.1091 916.19 Duties, functions, and powers of
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institutional security personnel.--In case of emergency, and
23
when necessary to provide protection and security to any
24
client patient, to the personnel, equipment, buildings, or
25
grounds of a department facility, or to citizens in the
26
surrounding community, institutional security personnel may,
27
when authorized by the administrator of the facility or her or
28
his designee when the administrator is not present, use a
29
chemical weapon against a patient housed in a forensic
30
facility. However, such weapon shall be used only to the
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extent necessary to provide such protection and security.
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Under no circumstances shall any such officer carry a chemical
2
weapon on her or his person except during the period of the
3
emergency for which its use was authorized. All chemical
4
weapons shall be placed in secure storage when their use is
5
not authorized as provided in this section.
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Section 11. Section 916.20, Florida Statutes, is
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renumbered as section 916.1093, Florida Statutes.
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Section 12. Part II of chapter 916, Florida Statutes,
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consisting of sections 916.111, 916.115, 916.12, 916.13,
10
916.14, 916.145, 916.15, 916.16, and 916.17, is created and
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entitled "Forensic Services for Persons Who are Mentally Ill."
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Section 13. Section 916.108, Florida Statutes, is
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renumbered as section 916.111, Florida Statutes, and amended
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to read:
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916.111 916.108 Training of mental health
16
experts.--The evaluation of defendants for competency to
17
proceed stand trial or for sanity at the time of the
18
commission of the offense shall be conducted in such a way as
19
to ensure uniform application of the criteria enumerated in
20
Rules 3.210 and 3.216, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure.
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The department shall develop, and may contract with accredited
22
institutions:
23
(1) To provide:
24
(a) A plan for training community mental health
25
professionals to perform forensic evaluations and to
26
standardize the criteria and procedures to be used in these
27
evaluations;
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(b) Clinical protocols and procedures based upon the
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criteria of Rules 3.210 and 3.216, Florida Rules of Criminal
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Procedure; and
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(c) Training for community mental health professionals
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in the application of these protocols and procedures in
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performing forensic evaluations and providing reports to the
4
courts; and
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(2) To compile and maintain the necessary information
6
for evaluating the success of this program, including the
7
number of persons trained, the cost of operating the program,
8
and the effect on the quality of forensic evaluations as
9
measured by appropriateness of admissions to state forensic
10
facilities and to community-based care programs.
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Section 14. Section 916.11, Florida Statutes, is
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renumbered as section 916.115, Florida Statutes, and amended
13
to read:
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916.115 916.11 Appointment of experts.--
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(1)(a) Annually Semiannually, the department shall
16
provide the courts with a list of mental health professionals
17
who have completed approved training as experts.
18
(b) The court may appoint no more than three nor fewer
19
than two experts to determine issues of the mental condition
20
of a defendant in a criminal case, including the issues of
21
competency to proceed stand trial, insanity, and involuntary
22
hospitalization or placement. The panel of experts may
23
evaluate the defendant in jail or in another appropriate local
24
facility.
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(c) To the extent possible, at least one of the
26
appointed experts shall have completed forensic evaluator
27
training approved by the department and be either a
28
state-employed psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, or
29
physician if in the local vicinity; a psychiatrist,
30
psychologist, or physician designated by the district alcohol,
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drug abuse, and mental health program office; or a community
2
mental health center psychiatrist, psychologist, or physician.
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(d) If a defendant's suspected mental condition is
4
mental retardation, the court shall appoint the developmental
5
services program of the Department of Health and
6
Rehabilitative Services to examine the defendant and determine
7
whether she or he meets the definition of "retardation" in s.
8
393.063 and, if so, whether she or he is competent to stand
9
trial.
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(2) Expert witnesses appointed by the court to
11
evaluate determine the mental condition of a defendant in a
12
criminal case shall be allowed reasonable fees for services
13
rendered as evaluators of competence or sanity and as
14
witnesses, which shall be paid by the county in which the
15
indictment was found or the information or affidavit was
16
filed. State employees shall be paid expenses pursuant to s.
17
112.061. The fees shall be taxed as costs in the case. In
18
order for the experts to be paid for the services rendered,
19
the reports and testimony must explicitly address each of the
20
factors and follow the procedures set out in this chapter and
21
in the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure.
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Section 15. Section 916.12, Florida Statutes, is
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amended to read:
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916.12 Mental competence to proceed stand trial.--
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(1) A defendant person is incompetent to proceed stand
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trial within the meaning of this chapter if the defendant
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person does not have sufficient present ability to consult
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with her or his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational
29
understanding or if the defendant person has no rational, as
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well as factual, understanding of the proceedings against her
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(2) The experts shall first determine whether the
2
person is mentally ill and, if so, consider the factors
3
related to the issue of whether the defendant meets the
4
criteria for competence to proceed; that is, whether the
5
defendant has sufficient present ability to consult with
6
counsel with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and
7
whether the defendant has a rational, as well as factual,
8
understanding of the pending proceedings.
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(3) In considering the issue of competence to proceed,
10
the examining experts shall first consider and specifically
11
include in their report the defendant's capacity to:
12
(a) Appreciate the charges or allegations against the
13
defendant;
14
(b) Appreciate the range and nature of possible
15
penalties, if applicable, that may be imposed in the
16
proceedings against the defendant;
17
(c) Understand the adversarial nature of the legal
18
process;
19
(d) Disclose to counsel facts pertinent to the
20
proceedings at issue;
21
(e) Manifest appropriate courtroom behavior; and
22
(f) Testify relevantly;
23
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and include in their report any other factor deemed relevant
25
by the experts.
26
(4) If the experts should find that the defendant is
27
incompetent to proceed, the experts shall report on any
28
recommended treatment for the defendant to attain competence
29
to proceed. In considering the issues relating to treatment,
30
the examining experts shall specifically report on:
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(a) The mental illness causing the incompetence;
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(b) The treatment or treatments appropriate for the
2
mental illness of the defendant and an explanation of each of
3
the possible treatment alternatives in order of choices;
4
(c) The availability of acceptable treatment and, if
5
treatment is available in the community, the expert shall so
6
state in the report; and
7
(d) The likelihood of the defendant's attaining
8
competence under the treatment recommended, an assessment of
9
the probable duration of the treatment required to restore
10
competence, and the probability that the defendant will attain
11
competence to proceed in the foreseeable future.
12
(5)(2) A defendant who, because of psychotropic
13
medication, is able to understand the nature of proceedings
14
and assist in the defendant's own her or his defense shall not
15
automatically be deemed incompetent to proceed stand trial
16
simply because the defendant's satisfactory mental functioning
17
is dependent upon such medication. As used in this subsection,
18
"psychotropic medication" means any drug or compound used to
19
treat mental or emotional disorders affecting the mind,
20
behavior, intellectual functions, perception, moods, or
21
emotions and includes antipsychotic, antidepressant,
22
antimanic, and antianxiety drugs.
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Section 16. Section 916.13, Florida Statutes, is
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amended to read:
25
916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated
26
incompetent to stand trial or incompetent for sentencing.--
27
(1) CRITERIA.--Every defendant who is charged with a
28
felony and who is person adjudicated incompetent to proceed
29
stand trial or incompetent for sentencing, pursuant to the
30
applicable Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, may be
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involuntarily committed for treatment upon a finding by the
2
court of clear and convincing evidence that:
3
(a) The defendant person is mentally ill and because
4
of the her or his mental illness, or that the person is
5
mentally retarded and because of her or his mental
6
retardation:
7
1. The defendant person is manifestly incapable of
8
surviving alone or with the help of willing and responsible
9
family or friends, including available alternative services,
10
and, without treatment, the defendant person is likely to
11
suffer from neglect or refuse to care for herself or himself
12
and such neglect or refusal poses a real and present threat of
13
substantial harm to the defendant's her or his well-being; and
14
or
15
2. There is a substantial likelihood that in the near
16
future the defendant person will inflict serious bodily harm
17
on herself or himself or another person, as evidenced by
18
recent behavior causing, attempting, or threatening such harm;
19
and
20
(b) All available, less restrictive treatment
21
alternatives, including treatment in community residential
22
facilities or community inpatient or outpatient settings,
23
which would offer an opportunity for improvement of the
24
defendant's person's condition have been judged to be
25
inappropriate; and.
26
(c) There is a substantial probability that the mental
27
illness causing the defendant's incompetence will respond to
28
treatment and the defendant will regain competency to proceed
29
in the reasonably foreseeable future.
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(2) ADMISSION TO A FORENSIC FACILITY.--
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(a) A defendant Every person who has been charged with
2
a felony and who has been adjudicated incompetent to proceed
3
stand trial or incompetent for sentencing, and who meets the
4
criteria for commitment to the department under the provisions
5
of this chapter, may shall be committed to the department, and
6
the department shall may retain and treat the defendant. No
7
later than 6 months after the date of admission commitment or
8
at the end of any period of extended commitment, or at any
9
time the administrator or designee shall have determined that
10
the defendant has regained competency to proceed stand trial
11
or no longer meets the criteria for continued commitment, the
12
administrator or designee shall file a report with the court
13
pursuant to the applicable Florida Rules of Criminal
14
Procedure.
15
(b) A defendant adjudicated incompetent to stand trial
16
due to her or his mental retardation may be ordered into a
17
secure facility designated by the department for retarded
18
defendants. The department may not transfer a client from the
19
secure facility to another residential setting without first
20
notifying the court; the department may transfer such
21
defendant unless the department receives written objection to
22
the transfer from the court within 30 days after receipt of
23
the notice by the court. No retarded client may be placed in
24
the designated secure facility except by criminal court order.
25
However, if criminal charges are subsequently dropped and the
26
client is involuntarily admitted to retardation residential
27
services, the placement at the secure facility may be
28
continued if so ordered by the committing court following a
29
hearing with the same due process requirements as set out in
30
s. 393.11 for an initial involuntary admission. Such court
31
hearings shall be held at least annually, with notice to the
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state attorney, and each order of continuing placement shall
2
be based on a finding that the client is likely to physically
3
injure others as specified in s. 393.11(1)(c)2. In no case may
4
a client's placement in a secure facility exceed the maximum
5
sentence for the crime for which she or he was charged.
6
Section 17. Section 916.14, Florida Statutes, is
7
amended to read:
8
916.14 Statute of limitations; former jeopardy.--The
9
statute of limitations shall not be applicable to criminal
10
charges dismissed because of the incompetency of the defendant
11
to proceed stand trial. If a defendant is declared
12
incompetent to proceed stand trial during trial and afterwards
13
is declared competent to proceed stand trial, the defendant's
14
other, uncompleted trial shall not constitute former jeopardy.
15
Section 18. Section 916.145, Florida Statutes, is
16
amended to read:
17
916.145 Adjudication of incompetency due to mental
18
illness retardation; dismissal of charges.--The charges
19
against any defendant adjudicated incompetent to proceed stand
20
trial due to the defendant's his or her mental illness
21
retardation shall be dismissed without prejudice to the state
22
if the defendant remains incompetent to proceed 5 years after
23
such determination stand trial 2 years after such
24
adjudication, unless the court in its order specifies its
25
reasons for believing that the defendant will become competent
26
to proceed within the foreseeable future stand trial and
27
specifies the time within which the defendant is expected to
28
become competent to proceed stand trial. The charges against
29
the defendant are dismissed without prejudice to the state to
30
refile the charges should the defendant be declared competent
31
to proceed in the future.
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Section 19. Section 916.15, Florida Statutes, is
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amended to read:
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916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated
4
not guilty by reason of insanity.--
5
(1) A defendant person who is acquitted of criminal
6
charges because of a finding of not guilty by reason of
7
insanity may be involuntarily committed pursuant to such
8
finding if the defendant person is mentally ill and, because
9
of the person's illness, is manifestly dangerous to himself or
10
herself or others.
11
(2) Every defendant person acquitted of criminal
12
charges by reason of insanity and found to meet the criteria
13
for involuntary commitment may be committed and treated in
14
accordance with the provisions of this section and the
15
applicable Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The
16
department shall admit a defendant so adjudicated to an
17
appropriate facility or program for treatment and shall may
18
retain and treat such defendant. No later than 6 months after
19
the date of admission, prior to the end of any period of
20
extended commitment, or at any time the administrator or
21
designee shall have determined that the defendant no longer
22
meets the criteria for continued commitment placement, the
23
administrator or designee shall file a report with the court
24
pursuant to the applicable Florida Rules of Criminal
25
Procedure.
26
(3) In all proceedings under this subsection, both the
27
defendant patient and the state shall have the right to a
28
hearing before the committing court. Evidence at such hearing
29
may be presented by the hospital administrator or the
30
administrator's his or her designee as well as by the state
31
and the defendant. The defendant shall have the right to
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counsel at any such hearing. In the event that a defendant
2
cannot afford counsel, the court shall appoint the public
3
defender to represent the defendant. The parties shall have
4
access to the defendant's records at the treating facilities
5
and may interview or depose personnel who have had contact
6
with the defendant at the treating facilities.
7
Section 20. Section 916.16, Florida Statutes, is
8
amended to read:
9
916.16 Jurisdiction of committing court.--
10
(1) The committing court shall retain jurisdiction in
11
the case of any defendant patient hospitalized as incompetent
12
to proceed or because of a finding of not guilty by reason of
13
insanity or, if retarded, admitted to retardation residential
14
services pursuant to this chapter. No such defendant person
15
may be released except by order of the committing court. The
16
administrative hearing examiner shall have no jurisdiction to
17
determine issues of continuing hospitalization or release of
18
any defendant person admitted pursuant to this chapter.
19
(2) The committing court shall retain jurisdiction in
20
the case of any defendant placed on conditional release. No
21
such defendant may be released from the conditions of release
22
except by order of the committing court.
23
Section 21. Section 916.17, Florida Statutes, is
24
amended to read:
25
916.17 Conditional release.--
26
(1) The committing court may order a conditional
27
release of any defendant who has been found to be incompetent
28
to proceed committed according to a finding of incompetency to
29
stand trial or an adjudication of not guilty by reason of
30
insanity, based on an approved plan for providing appropriate
31
outpatient care and treatment. The committing court may order
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a conditional release of any defendant in lieu of an
2
involuntary commitment to a facility pursuant to s. 916.13 or
3
s. 916.15. Upon a recommendation that At such time as the
4
administrator shall determine outpatient treatment of the
5
defendant is to be appropriate, she or he may file with the
6
court, with copies to all parties, a written plan for
7
outpatient treatment, including recommendations from qualified
8
professionals, must be filed with the court, with copies to
9
all parties. Such a plan may also be submitted by the
10
defendant and filed with the court with copies to all parties.
11
The plan shall include:
12
(a) Special provisions for residential care or
13
adequate supervision of the defendant.
14
(b) Provisions for outpatient mental health services.
15
(c) If appropriate, recommendations for auxiliary
16
services such as vocational training, educational services, or
17
special medical care.
18
19
In its order of conditional release, the court shall specify
20
the conditions of release based upon the release plan and
21
shall direct the appropriate agencies or persons to submit
22
periodic reports to the court regarding the defendant's
23
compliance with the conditions of the release and progress in
24
treatment, with copies to all parties.
25
(2) Upon the filing of an affidavit or statement under
26
oath by any person If at any time it appears that the
27
defendant has failed to comply with the conditions of release,
28
that the defendant's condition has deteriorated to the point
29
that inpatient care is required, or that the release
30
conditions should be modified, the court shall hold a hearing
31
within 7 days after receipt of the affidavit or statement
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under oath. After the hearing, the court and may modify the
2
release conditions. The court may also or order that the
3
defendant be returned to the department if it is found, after
4
the appointment and report of experts, that the person meets
5
the criteria for involuntary further treatment.
6
(3) If at any time it is determined after a hearing
7
that the defendant no longer requires court-supervised
8
followup care, the court shall terminate its jurisdiction in
9
the cause and discharge the defendant.
10
Section 22. Part III of chapter 916, Florida Statutes,
11
consisting of sections 916.301, 916.3012, 916.302, 916.3025,
12
916.303, and 916.304, is created and entitled "Forensic
13
Services for Persons Who Are Retarded or Autistic."
14
Section 23. Section 916.301, Florida Statutes, is
15
created to read:
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916.301 Appointment of experts.--
17
(1) The department shall provide the courts annually
18
with a list of retardation and autism professionals who are
19
qualified to perform evaluations of defendants alleged to be
20
incompetent to proceed due to retardation or autism. The
21
courts may use professionals from this list when ordering
22
evaluations for defendants suspected of being retarded or
23
autistic.
24
(2) If a defendant's suspected mental condition is
25
retardation or autism, the court shall appoint two experts,
26
one of whom must be the developmental services program of the
27
department, each of whom will evaluate whether the defendant
28
meets the definition of retardation or autism and, if so,
29
whether the defendant is competent to proceed.
30
(3) At the request of any party, the court may appoint
31
one additional expert to evaluate the defendant. The expert
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appointed by the court will evaluate whether the defendant
2
meets the definition of retardation or autism and, if so,
3
whether the defendant is competent to proceed.
4
(4) The developmental services program shall select a
5
psychologist who is licensed or authorized by law to practice
6
in this state, with experience in evaluating persons suspected
7
of having retardation or autism, and a social service
8
professional with experience in working with persons with
9
retardation or autism to evaluate the defendant.
10
(a) The psychologist shall evaluate whether the
11
defendant meets the definition of retardation or autism and,
12
if so, whether the defendant is incompetent to proceed due to
13
retardation or autism.
14
(b) The social service professional shall provide a
15
social and developmental history of the defendant.
16
(5) All evaluations ordered by the court must be from
17
qualified experts with experience in evaluating persons with
18
retardation or autism.
19
(6) The panel of experts may examine the defendant in
20
jail, in another appropriate local facility, or on an
21
out-patient basis.
22
(7) Expert witnesses appointed by the court to
23
evaluate the mental condition of a defendant in a criminal
24
case shall be allowed reasonable fees for services rendered as
25
evaluators and as witnesses, which shall be paid by the county
26
in which the indictment was found or the information or
27
affidavit was filed. State employees shall be paid expenses
28
pursuant to s. 112.061. The fees shall be taxed as costs in
29
the case. In order for the experts to be paid for the services
30
rendered, the reports and testimony must explicitly address
31
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each of the factors and follow the procedures set out in this
2
chapter and in the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure.
3
Section 24. Section 916.3012, Florida Statutes, is
4
created to read:
5
916.3012 Mental competence to proceed.--
6
(1) A defendant whose suspected mental condition is
7
retardation or autism is incompetent to proceed within the
8
meaning of this chapter if the defendant does not have
9
sufficient present ability to consult with the defendant's
10
lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding or
11
if the defendant has no rational, as well as factual,
12
understanding of the proceedings against the defendant.
13
(2) The experts shall first consider whether the
14
defendant meets the definition of retardation or autism and,
15
if so, consider the factors related to the issue of whether
16
the defendant meets the criteria for competence to proceed;
17
that is, whether the defendant has sufficient present ability
18
to consult with counsel with a reasonable degree of rational
19
understanding and whether the defendant has a rational, as
20
well as factual, understanding of the pending proceedings.
21
(3) In considering the issue of competence to proceed,
22
the examining experts shall first consider and specifically
23
include in their report the defendant's capacity to:
24
(a) Appreciate the charges or allegations against the
25
defendant;
26
(b) Appreciate the range and nature of possible
27
penalties, if applicable, that may be imposed in the
28
proceedings against the defendant;
29
(c) Understand the adversarial nature of the legal
30
process;
31
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(d) Disclose to counsel facts pertinent to the
2
proceedings at issue;
3
(e) Manifest appropriate courtroom behavior; and
4
(f) Testify relevantly;
5
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and include in their report any other factor deemed relevant
7
by the experts.
8
(4) If the experts should find that the defendant is
9
incompetent to proceed, the experts shall report on any
10
recommended training for the defendant to attain competence to
11
proceed. In considering the issues relating to training, the
12
examining experts shall specifically report on:
13
(a) The retardation or autism causing the
14
incompetence;
15
(b) The training appropriate for the retardation or
16
autism of the defendant and an explanation of each of the
17
possible training alternatives in order of choices;
18
(c) The availability of acceptable training and, if
19
training is available in the community, the expert shall so
20
state in the report; and
21
(d) The likelihood of the defendant's attaining
22
competence under the training recommended, an assessment of
23
the probable duration of the training required to restore
24
competence, and the probability that the defendant will attain
25
competence to proceed in the foreseeable future.
26
Section 25. Section 916.302, Florida Statutes, is
27
created to read:
28
916.302 Involuntary commitment of defendant determined
29
to be incompetent to proceed due to retardation or autism.--
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(1) CRITERIA.--Every defendant who is charged with a
31
felony and who is found to be incompetent to proceed, pursuant
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to this chapter and the applicable Florida Rules of Criminal
2
Procedure, may be involuntarily committed for training upon a
3
finding by the court of clear and convincing evidence that:
4
(a) The defendant is retarded or autistic;
5
(b) There is a substantial likelihood that in the near
6
future the defendant will inflict serious bodily harm on
7
himself or herself or another person, as evidenced by recent
8
behavior causing, attempting, or threatening such harm;
9
(c) All available, less restrictive alternatives,
10
including services provided in community residential
11
facilities or other community settings, which would offer an
12
opportunity for improvement of the condition have been judged
13
to be inappropriate; and
14
(d) There is a substantial probability that the
15
retardation or autism causing the defendant's incompetence
16
will respond to training and the defendant will regain
17
competency to proceed in the reasonably foreseeable future.
18
(2) ADMISSION TO A FACILITY.--
19
(a) A defendant who has been charged with a felony and
20
who is found to be incompetent to proceed, and who meets the
21
criteria for commitment to the department under the provisions
22
of this chapter, shall be committed to the department, and the
23
department shall retain and serve the defendant. No later than
24
6 months after the date of admission or at the end of any
25
period of extended commitment or at any time the administrator
26
or designee shall have determined that the defendant has
27
regained competency to proceed or no longer meets the criteria
28
for continued commitment, the administrator or designee shall
29
file a report with the court pursuant to this chapter and the
30
applicable Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure.
31
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(b) A defendant determined to be incompetent to
2
proceed due to retardation or autism may be ordered by a
3
circuit court into a secure facility designated by the
4
department for retarded or autistic defendants.
5
(c) The department may transfer a defendant from a
6
designated secure facility to another designated secure
7
facility and must notify the court of the transfer within 30
8
days after the transfer is completed.
9
(d) The department may not transfer a defendant from a
10
designated secure facility to a nonsecure facility without
11
first notifying the court, and all parties, 30 days before the
12
proposed transfer. If the court objects to the proposed
13
transfer to a nonsecure facility, it must send its written
14
objection to the department. The department may transfer the
15
defendant unless it receives the written objection from the
16
court within 30 days after the court's receipt of the notice
17
of the proposed transfer.
18
(3) PLACEMENT OF DUALLY DIAGNOSED DEFENDANTS.--
19
(a) If a defendant is both retarded or autistic and
20
mentally ill, evaluations must address which condition is
21
primarily affecting the defendant's competency to proceed.
22
Referral of the defendant should be made to the facility or
23
program most appropriate to address the symptoms which are the
24
cause of the defendant's incompetence.
25
(b) Transfer from one facility or program to another
26
facility or program may occur when, in the department's
27
judgment, it is in the defendant's best treatment or training
28
interests. Transfer will require an amended order from the
29
committing court.
30
Section 26. Section 916.3025, Florida Statutes, is
31
created to read:
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916.3025 Jurisdiction of committing court.--
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(1) The committing court shall retain jurisdiction in
3
the case of any defendant found to be incompetent to proceed
4
and ordered into a secure facility designated by the
5
department for retarded or autistic defendants. No defendant
6
may be released except by the order of the committing court.
7
(2) The committing court shall retain jurisdiction in
8
the case of any defendant placed on conditional release. No
9
such defendant may be released from the conditions of release
10
except by order of the committing court.
11
(3) The committing court shall consider the petition
12
to involuntarily admit to residential services provided by the
13
department's developmental services program a person whose
14
charges have been dismissed, and, when applicable, to continue
15
secure placement of such person as provided in s. 916.303. The
16
committing court shall retain jurisdiction over such person so
17
long as he or she remains in secure placement or is on
18
conditional release.
19
Section 27. Section 916.303, Florida Statutes, is
20
created to read:
21
916.303 Determination of incompetency due to
22
retardation or autism; dismissal of charges.--
23
(1) The charges against any defendant found to be
24
incompetent to proceed due to retardation or autism shall be
25
dismissed without prejudice to the state if the defendant
26
remains incompetent to proceed within a reasonable time after
27
such determination, not to exceed 2 years, unless the court in
28
its order specifies its reasons for believing that the
29
defendant will become competent to proceed within the
30
foreseeable future and specifies the time within which the
31
defendant is expected to become competent to proceed. The
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charges against the defendant are dismissed without prejudice
2
to the state to refile the charges should the defendant be
3
declared competent to proceed in the future.
4
(2)(a) If the charges are dismissed and if the
5
defendant is considered to lack sufficient capacity to give
6
express and informed consent to a voluntary application for
7
services and lacks the basic survival and self-care skills to
8
provide for his or her well-being or is likely to physically
9
injure himself or herself or others if allowed to remain at
10
liberty, the department, the state attorney or the defendant's
11
attorney may apply to the committing court to involuntarily
12
admit the defendant to residential services pursuant to s.
13
393.11.
14
(b) If the defendant is considered to need involuntary
15
residential services under s. 393.11 and, further, there is a
16
substantial likelihood that the defendant will injure another
17
person or continues to present a danger of escape, and all
18
available less restrictive alternatives, including services in
19
community residential facilities or other community settings,
20
which would offer an opportunity for improvement of the
21
condition have been judged to be inappropriate, then the
22
person or entity filing the petition under s. 393.11, the
23
state attorney, the defendant's counsel, the petitioning
24
commission, or the department may also petition the committing
25
court to continue the defendant's placement in a secure
26
facility or program pursuant to this section. Any defendant
27
involuntarily admitted under this paragraph shall have his
28
status reviewed by the court at least annually at a hearing.
29
The annual review and hearing shall determine whether the
30
defendant continues to meet the criteria for involuntary
31
residential services and, if so, whether the defendant still
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requires placement in a secure facility or program because the
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court finds that the defendant is likely to physically injure
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others as specified in s. 393.11 and whether the defendant is
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receiving adequate care, treatment, habilitation, and
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rehabilitation, including psychotropic medication and
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behaviorial programming. Notice of the annual review and
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review hearing shall be given to the state attorney and to the
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defendant's attorney. In no instance may a defendant's
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placement in a secure facility or program exceed the maximum
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sentence for the crime for which the defendant was charged.
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Section 28. Section 916.304, Florida Statutes, is
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created to read:
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916.304 Conditional release.--
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(1) The committing court may order a conditional
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release of any defendant who has been found to be incompetent
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to proceed, based on an approved plan for providing continuing
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community-based training. The committing criminal court may
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order a conditional release of any defendant in lieu of an
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involuntary commitment to a forensic facility pursuant to s.
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916.302. Upon a recommendation that community-based training
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for the defendant is appropriate, a written plan for
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community-based training, including recommendations from
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qualified professionals, may be filed with the court, with
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copies to all parties. Such a plan may also be submitted by
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the defendant and filed with the court, with copies to all
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parties. The plan shall include:
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(a) Special provisions for residential care and
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adequate supervision of the defendant, including recommended
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location of placement.
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(b) Recommendations for auxiliary services such as
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vocational training, psychological training, educational
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services, leisure services, and special medical care.
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In its order of conditional release, the court shall specify
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the conditions of release based upon the release plan and
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shall direct the appropriate agencies or persons to submit
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periodic reports to the courts regarding the defendant's
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compliance with the conditions of the release and progress in
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training, with copies to all parties.
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(2) Upon the filing of an affidavit or statement under
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oath by any person that the defendant has failed to comply
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with the conditions of release, that the defendant's condition
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has deteriorated, or that the release conditions should be
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modified, the court shall hold a hearing within 7 days after
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receipt of the affidavit or statement under oath. After the
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hearing, the court may modify the release conditions. The
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court may also order that the defendant be placed into more
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appropriate programs for further training or may order the
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defendant to be returned to involuntary residential services
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of the department if it is found, after the appointment and
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report of experts, that the defendant meets the criteria for
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involuntary residential services.
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(3) If at any time it is determined after a hearing
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that the defendant no longer requires court-supervised
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followup care, the court shall terminate its jurisdiction in
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the cause and discharge the defendant.
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Section 29. This act shall take effect October 1 of
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the year in which enacted.
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