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HB 1277: Behavioral Health Services

GENERAL BILL by Adkins

Behavioral Health Services; Creates Florida Priority Care Project; directs DCF, in consultation with AHCA & DOC & within current resources, to develop behavioral health services pilot project; establishes criteria for involuntary placement in assisted outpatient treatment; provides procedures for admitting person for assisted outpatient treatment; provides for funding of services; provides for service delivery by managing entity or managed care plan in case of Medicaid recipient; provides for petition for assisted outpatient treatment; requires appointment of counsel; provides procedures for hearing on assisted outpatient treatment; directs DCF to establish mental health treatment bed registry website; requiring public & private mental health facilities to participate in registry.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/2015 House • Filed
    • Introduced -HJ 107
    3/8/2015 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 193
    4/28/2015 House • Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102)

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  • HB 1277, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2015 at 9:51 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (7)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 79 (er) Crisis Stabilization Services Cummings Compare Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-102
    Location: Became Law
    H 7119 (c1) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102) -HJ 886
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 340 (c1) Crisis Stabilization Services Grimsley Compare Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102) -SJ 461
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 1462 (c1) Behavioral Health Services Bradley Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102)
    Location: In committee/council (AHS)
    S 1476 Mental Health Treatment Bed Registry Bean Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102)
    Location: In committee/council (CF)
    S 7068 (e2) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/29/2015 H Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102), CS/CS/HB 335 (Ch. 2015-111), CS/CS/HB 1069 (Ch. 2015-178), CS/SB 954 (Ch. 2015-67)
    Location: In returning messages from Senate
    S 7070 (c2) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Appropriations Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102), CS/CS/HB 335 (Ch. 2015-111), CS/SB 954 (Ch. 2015-67)
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.455 Definitions. Page 23 (pdf)
    394.4598 Guardian advocate. Page 24 (pdf)
    394.4615 Clinical records; confidentiality. Page 24 (pdf)
    394.463 Involuntary examination. Page 26 (pdf)
    394.4655 Involuntary outpatient placement. Page 7 (pdf)
    394.467 Involuntary inpatient placement. Page 28 (pdf)
    394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 29 (pdf)
    790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms. Page 30 (pdf)

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