The Florida Senate

394.78  Operation and administration; personnel standards; procedures for audit and monitoring of service providers; resolution of disputes.--

(1)

(a)  The ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules necessary for its administration.

(b)  Rules of the department shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under chapter 120.

(2)  The department shall, by rule, establish standards of education and experience for professional and technical personnel employed in alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health programs.

(3)  The department shall establish, to the extent possible, a standardized auditing procedure for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health service providers; and audits of service providers shall be conducted pursuant to such procedure and the applicable department rules. Such procedure shall be supplied to all current and prospective contractors and subcontractors prior to the signing of any contracts.

(4)  The department shall monitor service providers for compliance with contracts and applicable state and federal regulations. A representative of the district planning council shall be represented on the monitoring team.

(5)  In unresolved disputes regarding this part or rules established pursuant to this part, providers and district planning councils shall adhere to formal procedures as provided by the rules established by the department.

History.--s. 14, ch. 70-109; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 13, ch. 76-221; s. 4, ch. 77-372; s. 20, ch. 84-285.

¹Note.--The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.