(1) Commitment orders pertaining to any
person committed to the Department of Children and Families pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 916, F.S., shall be sent to the Department of Children
and Families for review and determination of an appropriate facility placement
for the client. The order shall be accompanied by documentation specified in
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.212 and 3.217. The complete commitment
package shall be sent to one of the following addresses:
For mentally ill forensic clients, the perferred method is to
send via email to DCF.Adult.Forensic.Admissions@myflfamilies.com.
Alternatively, packets can be mailed to:
Forensic Admission Coordinator,
Department of Children and Families/SAMH
1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 6
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850)487-3471
For developmentally disabled forensic clients, the preferred
method is to send via email to APD.Forensic.Admissions@apdcares.org.
Alternatively, packets can be mailed to:
APD Forensic Admissions
4030 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
(850) 414-7592
Upon receipt of each commitment package the Department shall
review the package for completeness.
(a) If complete, the date of receipt shall be
recorded. The statutory 15 day period set forth in Section
916.107(1)(a),
F.S., will commence on this day.
(b) If the package is incomplete, the
appropriate authority will be notified of the missing items and advised that
the official date of receipt of the commitment package will be delayed until
all missing items are received.
(2) Clients are scheduled for admission based
on date of receipt of complete commitment package. Upon notification by the
Department of the availability of a bed and date of assignment, the committing
county will be responsible for arranging transportation.
(3) Admissions at state forensic facilities
are accepted Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m., and
Fridays from 8:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. No weekend or holiday admissions are
accepted.
(4) Assignment of a
forensic client for admission to a civil mental health treatment facility shall
be done according to procedures established by the Department. Prior to the
assignment to a civil facility, that facility must be contacted and approval
obtained. A forensic client who is dangerous or is a serious escape risk shall
not be assigned to a civil facility.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 65E-20.011
Rulemaking Authority 916.1093(2) FS. Law Implemented
916.107 FS.
New 9-29-86, Amended
7-1-96, Formerly 10E-20.011, Amended 11-29-12, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 46, Number 247, December 22, 2020 effective
1/5/2021.
New 9-29-86, Amended 7-1-96, Formerly 10E-20.011, Amended
11-29-12, 1-5-21.
