1 | Representative(s) Galvano offered the following: |
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3 | Amendment |
4 | Remove line(s) 1991-2005 and insert: |
5 | (1) JURISDICTION.--When a person is mentally retarded and |
6 | requires involuntary admission to residential services provided |
7 | by the agency, the circuit court of the county in which the |
8 | person resides shall have jurisdiction to conduct a hearing and |
9 | enter an order involuntarily admitting the person in order that |
10 | the person may receive the care, treatment, habilitation, and |
11 | rehabilitation which the person needs. For the purpose of |
12 | identifying mental retardation, diagnostic capability shall be |
13 | established by the agency. Except as otherwise specified, the |
14 | proceedings under this section shall be governed by the Florida |
15 | Rules of Civil Procedure. |