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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 1286
By Senator Lynn
7-940-06
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Substance Abuse and
3 Mental Health Corporation; amending s. 394.655,
4 F.S.; requiring that the corporation review and
5 assess the recovery and resiliency-based system
6 for mental health care; requiring that the
7 corporation review and assess the activities
8 relating to the transformation of the substance
9 abuse and mental health system; revising the
10 expiration date of the corporation; providing
11 an effective date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and
16 subsection (11) of section 394.655, Florida Statutes, are
17 amended to read:
18 394.655 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
19 Corporation; powers and duties; composition; evaluation and
20 reporting requirements.--
21 (3)(a) The Florida Substance Abuse and Mental Health
22 Corporation shall be responsible for oversight of the publicly
23 funded substance abuse and mental health systems and for
24 making policy and resources recommendations which will improve
25 the coordination, quality, and efficiency of the system.
26 Subject to and consistent with direction set by the
27 Legislature, the corporation shall exercise the following
28 responsibilities:
29 1. Review and assess the status of the recovery and
30 resiliency-based system for comprehensive mental health care.
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1 2. Review and assess the activities relating to the
2 transformation of the substance abuse and mental health system
3 to ensure that a recovery and resiliency-based system of care
4 is maintained.
5 3.1. Review and assess the collection and analysis of
6 needs assessment data as described in s. 394.82.
7 4.2. Review and assess the status of the publicly
8 funded mental health and substance abuse systems and recommend
9 policy designed to improve coordination and effectiveness.
10 5.3. Provide mechanisms for substance abuse and mental
11 health stakeholders, including consumers, family members,
12 providers, and advocates to provide input concerning the
13 management of the overall system.
14 6.4. Recommend priorities for service expansion.
15 7.5. Prepare budget recommendations to be submitted to
16 the appropriate departments for consideration in the
17 development of their legislative budget requests and provide
18 copies to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
19 Speaker of the House of Representatives for their
20 consideration.
21 8.6. Review data regarding the performance of the
22 publicly funded substance abuse and mental health systems.
23 9.7. Make recommendations concerning strategies for
24 improving the performance of the systems.
25 10.8. Review, assess, and forecast substance abuse and
26 mental health manpower needs and work with the department and
27 the educational system to establish policies, consistent with
28 the direction of the Legislature, which will ensure that the
29 state has the personnel it needs to continuously implement and
30 improve its services.
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1 (11) This section expires on October 1, 2011 2006,
2 unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that
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4 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
5 law.
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8 SENATE SUMMARY
9 Requires that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Corporation review and assess the recovery and
10 resiliency-based system for mental health care. Requires
that the corporation review and assess the activities
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mental health system. Revises the expiration date of the
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