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Introduced
01/04/2024
01/04/2024
In Committee
01/10/2024
01/10/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024
03/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to behavioral health; amending s. 394.463, F.S.; requiring a law enforcement officer to provide a parent or legal guardian of a minor being transported to certain facilities with specified facility information; amending s. 394.4785, F.S.; requiring a specified mental health facility to have a waiting area for minors which is physically separate from any adult waiting area; amending s. 365.179, F.S.; defining the term “mobile response team”; requiring sheriffs to develop and implement certain written agreements with mobile response team providers; providing requirements for such agreements; requiring a 911 public safety answering point to dispatch a mobile response team as the primary responder under certain circumstances; providing an exception; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill amends several Florida statutes related to behavioral health. It requires law enforcement officers to provide the parent or legal guardian of a minor being transported to a certain facility with the facility's contact information. It also requires crisis stabilization units that admit both children and adults to have separate waiting areas for minors. Additionally, the bill requires sheriffs to develop agreements with mobile response teams, which are teams established to respond to behavioral health emergencies for children and adolescents, and requires 911 public safety answering points to dispatch mobile response teams as the primary responder for such emergencies unless the team is unavailable. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2024.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (on 03/08/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1306 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1306/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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