Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 356
                        Barcode 532134
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11  Senator Lynn moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, between lines 19 and 20,
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17         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 394.499, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         394.499  Integrated children's crisis stabilization
20  unit/juvenile addictions receiving facility services.--
21         (1)  Beginning July 1, 2001, the Department of Children
22  and Family Services, in consultation with the Agency for
23  Health Care Administration, is authorized to establish
24  children's behavioral crisis unit demonstration models in
25  Collier, Lee, and Sarasota Counties. By December 31, 2003, the
26  department shall submit to the President of the Senate, the
27  Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairs of the
28  Senate and House committees that oversee departmental
29  activities a report that evaluates the number of clients
30  served, quality of services, performance outcomes, and
31  feasibility of continuing or expanding the demonstration
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 356 Barcode 532134 1 models. As a result of the recommendations regarding expansion 2 of the demonstration models contained in the evaluation report 3 of December 31, 2003 Beginning July 1, 2004, subject to 4 approval by the Legislature, the department, in cooperation 5 with the agency, may expand the demonstration models to other 6 areas in the state after July 1, 2005. The children's 7 behavioral crisis unit demonstration models will integrate 8 children's mental health crisis stabilization units with 9 substance abuse juvenile addictions receiving facility 10 services, to provide emergency mental health and substance 11 abuse services that are integrated within facilities licensed 12 and designated by the agency for children under 18 years of 13 age who meet criteria for admission or examination under this 14 section. The services shall be designated as "integrated 15 children's crisis stabilization unit/juvenile addictions 16 receiving facility services," shall be licensed by the agency 17 as children's crisis stabilization units, and shall meet all 18 licensure requirements for crisis stabilization units. The 19 department, in cooperation with the agency, shall develop 20 standards that address eligibility criteria; clinical 21 procedures; staffing requirements; operational, 22 administrative, and financing requirements; and investigation 23 of complaints for such integrated facility services. Standards 24 that are implemented specific to substance abuse services 25 shall meet or exceed existing standards for addictions 26 receiving facilities. 27 28 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 29 30 31 2 3:23 PM 03/29/05 s0356c-07-t1a
Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 356 Barcode 532134 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, line 2, after the semicolon, 4 5 insert: 6 amending s. 394.499, F.S.; authorizing the 7 Department of Children and Family Services to 8 expand certain demonstration models; 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 3:23 PM 03/29/05 s0356c-07-t1a