HB 487 — Residential Treatment Center Requirements

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 487 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to trauma-informedresidential servicestreatment forcenter children;requirements;

394.495,409.1678, F.S.;

prohibitingeliminating acertain childrequirements whofor hasresidential sufferedtreatment sexualcenters exploitationthat fromprovide beingservices placedto incommercially asexually genericexploited shelterchildren; setting when safe-harbor or trauma-informed housing is not available;

requiring the Department of Children and Families to assemble a team of specified experts to determine the safest placement for the child;

providing criteria for placement;

8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

ParagraphSubsection (p)(3) of subsection (4) of section 394.495,409.1678, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

394.495409.1678 ChildSpecialized andresidential adolescentoptions mentalfor healthchildren systemwho are victims of care;commercial sexual exploitation.— (3) SERVICES WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER OR HOSPITAL.—Residential treatment centers licensed under s.

programs394.875, and services.—hospitals (4)licensed Theunder arraychapter 395 that provide residential mental health treatment, shall provide specialized treatment for commercially sexually exploited children in the custody of servicesthe maydepartment include,who butare isplaced notin limitedthese to:facilities pursuant to s.

(p)39.407(6), Trauma-informed services for children who have suffered sexual exploitation as defined in s.

39.01(71)(g).394.4625, or s.

If394.467. there is no safe-harbor or trauma-informed housing available, the child may not be placed in a generic shelter setting.

(a) The departmentspecialized shalltreatment assemblemust ameet teamthe consistingrequirements of atsubparagraphs least(2)(c)1., two3., experts6., in anti-trafficking and sexual7. violence and at least one Page 1 of 2 CODING:

(2)(c)1.

and 3.-7., paragraph (2)(d), and the department's treatment standards adopted pursuant to this section.

However, a residential treatment center or hospital may prioritize the delivery of Page 1 of 2 CODING:

hb0487-00hb0487-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 487 2018 licensedcertain psychiatristservices oramong psychologistthose whorequired hasunder experienceparagraph working(2)(d) withto childrenmeet whothe havespecific sufferedtreatment sexualneeds exploitation.of the child.

(b) The teamfacilities shall determineensure that children are served in single-sex groups and that staff working with such children are adequately trained in the safesteffects placementof fortrauma and sexual exploitation, the needs of child untilvictims anof appropriatecommercial out-of-homesexual careexploitation, placementand optionhow becomesto available.address those needs using strength- based and trauma-informed approaches.

The child's placement must match his or her individual needs, avoid revictimization of the child, and provide safety.

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