HB 1439 — Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

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984.19(4), F.S., relating to medical screening and treatment of a child and examination of a parent, guardian, or person requesting custody, to incorporate the amendment made to s.

394.467, F.S., in a reference thereto;

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hb1439-01-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 CS/HB 1439 2025 394.495, F.S., in references thereto;

PresentSubsection subsections(3) (33)and throughparagraph (50)(c) of subsection (5) of section 394.455,394.457, Florida Statutes, are redesignatedamended, as subsections (34) through (51), respectively, and aparagraph new(d) subsection (33) is added to subsection (5) of that section, to read:

Page394.457 3Operation ofand 23administration.— CODING:(3) POWER TO CONTRACT.—The department may contract to provide, and be provided with, services and facilities in order to carry out its responsibilities under this part with the following agencies:

public and private hospitals;

receiving and treatment facilities;

clinics;

laboratories;

departments, divisions, and other units of state government;

the state colleges and universities;

the community colleges;

private colleges and universities;

counties, municipalities, and any other governmental unit, including facilities of the United States Government;

and any other public or private entity which provides or needs facilities or services.

The department shall require any provider directly under contract with the department Page 3 of 22 CODING:

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Paragraph287.057(3)(e), (c)contracts for community-based Baker Act services for inpatient, crisis stabilization, short-term residential treatment, and screening provided under this part, other than those with other units of subsectiongovernment, (5)to be provided for the department must be awarded using competitive sealed bids if the county commission of sectionthe 394.457,county Floridareceiving Statutes,the isservices amendedmakes a request to read:the department's district office by January 15 of the contracting year.

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Contracts for these Baker Act services using competitive sealed bids are effective for 3 years.

The department shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for such contracted services and facilities and shall make periodic audits and inspections to assure that the contracted services are provided and meet the standards of the department.

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hb1439-01-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 CS/HB 1439 2025 (c) The department shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for services provided by a mental health overlay program or a mobile crisis response service.

EnsureSpecify accessany training or other requirements applicable to a mobile crisis response servicesservice foravailable to persons age 65 yearsand ofover ageto orenable older;the service to meet the specialized needs of such persons;

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Provision of and referral to evidence-based services that are responsive to the needs of the individual and the Pageindividual's 4family; of 23 CODING:

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Sharing of best practices with medical professionals, including the use of person-first language and trauma-responsive care, to improve patient experiences and outcomes and encourage cooperative engagement from patients seeking treatment;

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hb1439-01-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 CS/HB 1439 2025 Section 2.

AnFacilities individualizedshall update the treatment planplan, mustincluding, bebut reevaluatednot nolimited lessto, thanthe everyphysician 6summary, monthsat toleast ensureevery 30 days during the time a patient is in a receiving or treatment plan'sfacility, recommendedexcept carea remainspatient necessaryretained for thelonger patient.than 24 months shall have updates to his or her treatment plan at least every 60 days.

Section 4.3.

Subsection (13)(2) of section 394.467,394.468, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

394.467 Involuntary inpatient placement and involuntary Page 5 of 23 CODING:

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hb1439-00 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 HB 1439 2025 outpatient services.— (13) DISCHARGE.—The patient must shall be discharged upon expiration of the court order or at any time the patient no longer meets the criteria for involuntary services, unless the patient has transferred to voluntary status.

Upon discharge, the service provider shall provide the patient with a sufficient supply of necessary prescribed medication to cover the patient's scheduled dosage until his or her scheduled follow-up appointment or for at least 30 days, unless contraindicated in the patient's treatment plan or the provider has clinical safety concerns for giving the patient a supply of medication based on a safety risk assessment.

Such medication may include, but is not limited to, long-acting injectables.

Upon discharge, the service provider or facility shall send a certificate of discharge to the court.

Section 5.

Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of section 394.468, Florida Statutes, to read:

(a) Followup Follow-up behavioral health appointments;

(b) Information on how to obtain prescribed medications;medications, including, but not limited to, administration of long-acting Page 6 of 22 CODING:

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The discharge plan must address any barriers faced by the patient to accessing long-acting injectable medications after discharge if such medication is part of the patient's plan;

and (c) Information pertaining to:

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and.and (e) Administration of long-acting injectable medication before discharge if such medication is available to treat the patient's diagnosed behavioral health condition and is clinically appropriate for the patient.

(e)Section Upon4. discharge, provision of a sufficient supply necessary prescribed medication to cover the patient's scheduled dosage until his or her scheduled follow-up appointment or for at least 30 days, unless contraindicated in the patient's treatment plan or the provider has clinical safety concerns for giving the patient a supply of medication based on a safety risk assessment.

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Section 6.

Subsection (2) of section 394.495, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

programs and services.— (2) The array of services must include assessment services Page 7 of 2322 CODING:

hb1439-00hb1439-01-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 1439 2025 that provide a professional interpretation of the nature of the problems of the child or adolescent and his or her family;

TheAssessment departmenttools shallused reevaluatemust, at a minimum, include the servicesuse noof lessthe thanmost everyrecent 6version monthsof tothe ensureDaily Living Activities-20 (DLA-20) functional assessment tool, unless the child'sdepartment clinicalspecifies needsin arerule beingthe met.use of a different assessment tool.

(f) Functional daily living through the implementation of the Daily Living Activities-20 functional assessment tool as described in s.

1006.041(2)(b).

The department shall cooperate with other state agencies and the school district to Pageavoid 8duplicating ofassessment 23services. CODING:

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hb1439-00hb1439-01-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 1439 2025 avoid(5) duplicatingIn assessmentorder services.to enhance collaboration between agencies and to facilitate the provision of services by the child and adolescent mental health treatment and support system and the school district:, (a) The local child and adolescent mental health system of care shall include the local educational multiagency network for severely emotionally disturbed students specified in s.

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(b) The department, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall biennially review school-based behavioral health access in the state through telehealth, with an emphasis on underserved and rural communities.

The review shall, at a minimum, assess gaps in the provision of school-based behavioral health services, the extent of use of telehealth for school- based behavioral health services, barriers to use and expansion of such telehealth services, and recommendations to address barriers and any implementation requirements.

The review shall also identify any new models for increasing school-based behavioral health access.

The Department of Children and Families shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives its findings by January 1, beginning in 2026.

This subsection expires June 30, 2030, unless reenacted by the Legislature.

Section 5.

394.659 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance AbusePage Technical9 Assistance Center.— (1) There is created a Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South22 Florida,CODING: which shall:

(d)Words Disseminatestricken andare sharedeletions; evidence-based practices and best practices among grantees, including, but not limited to, the use of person-first language and trauma-responsive care, to improve patient experiences and outcomes and encourage cooperative engagement for patients seeking treatment.

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hb1439-01-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 CS/HB 1439 2025 Abuse Technical Assistance Center.— (1) There is created a Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, which shall:

(d) Disseminate and share evidence-based practices and best practices among grantees, including, but not limited to, the use of person-first language and trauma-responsive care, to improve patient experiences and outcomes of individuals with behavioral health conditions and encourage cooperative engagement with such individuals.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "person-first language" means language used which emphasizes the individual as a person rather than the individual's disability, illness, or condition.

Section 6.

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(11) The department, in consultation with the agency, shall biennially conduct a review everyto otheridentify yearthe toneed identifyfor countiesnew thatshort-term requireresidential treatment facilities and additional resourcesbeds forin existing short-term residential treatment facilities.

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Section 9.7.

ParagraphParagraphs (a)(v) ofand (w) are added to subsection (4)(5) of section 394.9086,394.9082, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

394.9086394.9082 CommissionBehavioral onhealth Mentalmanaging Healthentities.— and(5) SubstanceMANAGING UseENTITY Disorder.—DUTIES.—A (4)managing DUTIES.—entity (a)shall: The duties of the Commission on Mental Health and Page 10 of 23 CODING:

(v) Promote the use of person-first language and trauma- informed responsive care among providers, peer organizations, and family members, including, but not limited to, through Page 11 of 22 CODING:

hb1439-00hb1439-01-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 1439 2025 Substancetraining Useand Disordersharing includebest thepractices. following:

1.For purposes of this paragraph, the term "person-first language" means language used which emphasizes the patient as a person rather than that patient's disability, illness, or condition.

Conducting(w) aRequire reviewuse and evaluation of the managementmost andrecent functioningversion of the existingDaily publiclyLiving supportedActivities-20 mental(DLA-20) healthfunctional andassessment substancetool useby disorderall systemsproviders andunder servicescontract inwith the department,managing theentity, Agencyunless forthe Healthdepartment Carespecifies Administration,in andrule allthe otheruse departmentsof whicha administerdifferent mentalassessment healthtool. and substance use disorder services.

SuchSection review8. must shall include, at a minimum, a review of current goals and objectives, current planning, services strategies, coordination management, purchasing, contracting, financing, local government funding responsibility, and accountability mechanisms.

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Considering the unique needs of persons who are dually diagnosed.

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Addressing access to, financing of, and scope of responsibility in the delivery of emergency behavioral health care services.

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Addressing the quality and effectiveness of current mental health and substance use disorder services delivery systems, and professional staffing and clinical structure of services, roles, and responsibilities of public and private providers, such as community mental health centers;

community substance use disorder agencies;

hospitals, including emergency services departments;

law enforcement agencies;

and the judicial system.

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Addressing priority population groups for publicly Page 11 of 23 CODING:

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hb1439-00 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 HB 1439 2025 funded mental health and substance use disorder services;, identifying the comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder services delivery systems;, mental health and substance use disorder needs assessment and planning activities, including, but not limited to, the use of the Daily Living Activities-20 functional assessment tool as described in s.

1006.041(2)(b);

and local government funding responsibilities for mental health and substance use disorder services.

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Reviewing the implementation of chapter 2020-107, Laws of Florida.

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Identifying any gaps in the provision of mental health and substance use disorder services.

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Providing recommendations on how behavioral health managing entities may fulfill their purpose of promoting service continuity and work with community stakeholders throughout this state in furtherance of supporting the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system and other crisis response services.

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Conducting an overview of the current infrastructure of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system.

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Analyzing the current capacity of crisis response services available throughout this state, including services provided by mobile response teams and centralized receiving facilities.

The analysis must include information on the geographic area and the total population served by each mobile response team along with the average response time to each call Page 12 of 23 CODING:

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hb1439-00 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 HB 1439 2025 made to a mobile response team;

the number of calls that a mobile response team was unable to respond to due to staff limitations, travel distance, or other factors;

and the veteran status and age groups of individuals served by mobile response teams.

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Evaluating and making recommendations to improve linkages between the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline infrastructure and crisis response services within this state.

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Identifying available mental health block grant funds that can be used to support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and crisis response infrastructure within this state, including any available funding through opioid settlements or through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub.

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No.

117-2;

the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub.

L.

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116-136;

or other federal legislation.

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In consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, identifying sources of funding available through the Medicaid program specifically for crisis response services, including funding that may be available by seeking approval of a Section 1115 waiver submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Making recommendations regarding the mission and objectives of state-supported mental health and substance use disorder services and the planning, management, staffing, financing, contracting, coordination, and accountability Page 13 of 23 CODING:

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hb1439-00 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 HB 1439 2025 mechanisms which will best foster the recommended mission and objectives.

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Evaluating and making recommendations regarding the establishment of a permanent, agency-level entity to manage mental health, substance use disorder, and related services statewide.

At a minimum, the evaluation must consider and describe the:

a.

Specific duties and organizational structure proposed for the entity;

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Resource needs of the entity and possible sources of funding;

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Estimated impact on access to and quality of services;

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Impact on individuals with behavioral health needs and their families, both those currently served through the affected systems providing behavioral health services and those in need of services;

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Relation to, integration with, and impact on providers, managing entities, communities, state agencies, and systems which provide mental health and substance use disorder services in this state.

Such recommendations must ensure that the ability of such other agencies and systems to carry out their missions and responsibilities is not impaired.

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Evaluating and making recommendations regarding skills-based training that teaches participants about mental health and substance use disorder issues, including, but not Page 14 of 23 CODING:

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Section 10.

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(6)(a)The Therereview isshall, establishedat withina theminimum, instituteidentify theservices Floridacovered Centerby such programs, assess quality of care and cost management, and identify services for BehavioralPage Health12 Workforce.of 22 CODING:

The purpose of the center is to support an adequate, highly skilled, resilient, and innovative workforce that meets the current and future human resources needs of the state's behavioral health system in order to provide high-quality care, services, and supports to Floridians with, or at risk of developing, behavioral health conditions through original research, policy analysis, Page 15 of 23 CODING:

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The institute shall submit the report to the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives by June 30, 2026.

(6)(a) There is established within the institute the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce.

The purpose of the center is to support an adequate, highly skilled, resilient, and innovative workforce that meets the current and future human resources needs of the state's behavioral health system in order to provide high-quality care, services, and supports to Floridians with, or at risk of developing, behavioral health conditions through original research, policy analysis, evaluation, and development and dissemination of best practices.

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Developing and implementing innovative projects to support the recruitment, development, and retention of behavioral health workers, includingincluding, additionalbut stipends,not compensation,limited andto, financialprojects supportto forprovide clinicaladditional supervisors,stipends, workers,compensation, interns, and studentsPage currently14 workingof in22 theCODING: behavioral health field.

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Conduct a workforce compensation study annually to identify factors that have led to the shortage of behavioral health workers in this state.

Section 11.

Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 1006.041, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is added to that section, to read:

1006.041 Mental health assistance program.—Each school district must implement a school-based mental health assistance program that includes training classroom teachers and other school staff in detecting and responding to mental health issues Page 17 of 23 CODING:

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Section 9.

Subsection (2) of section 1006.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1006.041 Mental health assistance program.—Each school district must implement a school-based mental health assistance program that includes training classroom teachers and other school staff in detecting and responding to mental health issues and connecting children, youth, and families who may experience behavioral health issues with appropriate services.

Assessment procedures must, at a minimum, include the use of the most recent version of the Daily Living Activities-20 (DLA-20) functional assessment tool, unless the department specifies in rule the use of a different assessment tool.

The department shall consult with the Department of Children and Families before adopting rules regarding use of a different assessment tool.

At a minimum, the plan mustPage include15 all of the22 followingCODING: components:

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hb1439-01-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 CS/HB 1439 2025 must include all of the following components:

(a) Direct employment of school-based mental health services providers to expand and enhance school-based student services and to reduce the ratio of students to staff in order to better align with nationally recommended ratio models.

The providers shall include, but are not limited to, certified school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, and other licensed mental health professionals.

The plan must also identify strategies to increase the amount of time that school-based student services personnel spend providing direct services to students, which may include the review and revision of district staffing resource allocations based on school or student mental health assistance needs.

In(c) additionPolicies toand theprocedures, servicesincluding incontracts thiswith paragraph, the department shall implement the Daily Living Activities-20 (DLA-20) functional assessment tool Page 1816 of 2322 CODING:

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The1. department shall review the DLA-20 functional assessment tool every other year to implement the most updated version.

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Such2. models must include, but are not limited to, telehealth services.

TheParents Department of Childrena andstudent Familiesreceiving shallservices submitunder itsthis findingssubsection toare theprovided Governor,information theabout Presidentother ofbehavioral thehealth Senate,services andavailable thethrough Speaker of the Housestudent's ofschool Representativesor bylocal Januarycommunity-based 1behavioral everyhealth otherservices year,providers. beginning in 2026.

SectionA 12.school may meet this requirement by providing information about and Internet addresses for web-based directories or guides for local behavioral health services.

Subsection3. (6) of section 394.9085, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

394.9085Individuals Behavioralliving providerin liability.—a (6)household Forwith purposesa ofstudent receiving services under this section,subsection theare termsprovided "detoxification,"information "addictionsabout receivingbehavioral facility,"health andservices "receivingavailable facility"through haveother thedelivery samesystems meaningsor aspayors thosefor providedwhich such individuals may qualify, if such services appear to be needed or enhancements in ss.such individuals' behavioral health would contribute to the improved well-being of the student.

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Section 13.

For the purpose of incorporating the amendment Page 19 of 23 CODING:

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984.19depression; Medical screening and treatment of child;

examinationanxiety ofdisorders; parent, guardian, or person requesting custody.— (4) A judge may order that a child alleged to be or adjudicated a child in need of services be treated by a licensed health care professional.

Thesuicidal judgetendencies; may also order such child to receive mental health or intellectual disability services from a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other appropriate service provider.

Ifor itsubstance isuse necessarydisorders. to place the child in a residential facility for such services, the procedures and criteria established in s.

394.467(e) orStrategies chapterto 393improve shallthe beearly used,identification asof applicable.social, emotional, or behavioral problems or substance use disorders;

A child may be provided services in emergency situations pursuant to improve the proceduresprovision andof criteriaearly containedintervention inservices; s.

394.463(1)and orto chapterassist 393,students asin applicable.dealing with trauma and violence.

Section(f) 14.Procedures to assist a mental health services provider or a behavioral health provider as described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), respectively, or a school resource officer or school safety officer who has completed mental health crisis intervention training in attempting to verbally de-escalate a student's crisis situation before initiating an involuntary examination pursuant to s.

For394.463. the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 394.468, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 394.463, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

394.463Such Involuntaryprocedures examination.—must (2)include INVOLUNTARYstrategies EXAMINATION.—to (g)de-escalate Thea examinationcrisis periodsituation must be for upa tostudent 72with hours and begins when a patientdevelopmental arrivesdisability atas thedefined receivingin facility.s.

For393.063. a minor, the examination shall be initiated within 12 hours after Page 20 of 23 CODING:

(g) Policies of the school district which must require that in a student crisis situation, school or law enforcement personnel must make a reasonable attempt to contact a mental health professional who may initiate an involuntary examination pursuant to s.

394.463, unless the child poses an imminent danger to themselves or others, before initiating an involuntary examination pursuant to s.

394.463.

Such contact may be in Page 18 of 22 CODING:

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The mental health professional may be available to the school district either by a contract or interagency agreement with the managing entity, one or more local community-based behavioral health providers, or the local mobile response team, or be a direct or contracted school district employee.

Section 10.

For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 394.468, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 394.463, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

394.463 Involuntary examination.— (2) INVOLUNTARY EXAMINATION.— (g) The examination period must be for up to 72 hours and begins when a patient arrives at the receiving facility.

For a minor, the examination shall be initiated within 12 hours after the patient's arrival at the facility.

The patient, unless he or she is charged with a crime, shall be asked to give express and informed consent to placement asPage a19 voluntaryof patient22 and,CODING: if such consent is given, the patient shall be admitted as a voluntary patient;

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Intends to file a petition for involuntary services, such patient may be held at the facility through the next Pageworking 21day ofthereafter 23and CODING:the petition must be filed no later than such date.

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394.468, and approvalPage pursuant20 toof paragraph22 (f),CODING: are not possible until the next working day.

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Section 11.

394.495 Pageavailable 22under ofeach 23plan CODING:and include relevant information in its annual needs assessment required by s.

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