Bill > S1358

This bill: 1. Requires mental health personnel applying for an exemption from disqualification to submit their application within 30 days of being notified of the disqualification. It also requires the Department of Children and Families or the Agency for Health Care Administration to notify the applicant within 30 days if the application is incomplete and to grant or deny the exemption request within 45 days of receiving a complete application. 2. Revises the burden of proof for peer specialists seeking an exemption from employment disqualification, requiring them to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that they should not be disqualified from employment. 3. Incorporates the amendments made by this bill to section 397.4073, Florida Statutes, in references to that section in other parts of Florida's statutes, ensuring consistency across the state's laws related to background screenings for mental health and substance abuse service provider personnel.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1358