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Introduced
02/25/2025
02/25/2025
In Committee
04/25/2025
04/25/2025
Crossed Over
04/29/2025
04/29/2025
Passed
06/13/2025
06/13/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/16/2025
06/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to substance abuse and mental health care; amending s. 394.4573, F.S.; expanding mental health crisis services to include the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center; amending s. 394.4598, F.S.; authorizing a guardian advocate to be discharged when a patient is discharged from involuntary outpatient services; amending s. 394.4625, F.S.; requiring clinical psychologists who make determinations of involuntary placement at certain mental health facilities to have specified clinical experience; amending s. 394.463, F.S.; authorizing a designated facility to retain a patient for the remainder of a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; amending s. 394.4655, F.S.; providing specified criteria relating to orders to involuntary outpatient placement; amending s. 394.467, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "court"; providing that orders entered by an administrative law judge for continued involuntary placement for patients at certain mental health facilities are final and subject to judicial review; requiring a patient to be represented by the public defender of the circuit in which the patient is receiving services at hearings for continued involuntary services under certain hb1091 -03-er2025 Legislature circumstances; requiring the court or the administrative law judge to make certain determinations before waiving a patient's attendance at a hearing for continued involuntary placement; authorizing an administrative law judge to issue an order for involuntary services if the patient meets certain criteria; amending s. 394.67, F.S.; revising the definition of "crisis services" to include a 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center and defining the term "988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center"; creating s. 394.9088, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and Families to authorize and provide oversight of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call centers and adopt specified rules; amending s. 397.427, F.S.; removing requirements relating to providers of medication-assisted treatment services for opiate addiction; amending s. 916.111, F.S.; revising training requirements for mental health professionals; amending s. 916.115, F.S.; requiring court appointed experts to have completed specified training and continued education; amending s. 916.12, F.S.; providing requirements for an expert to determine acceptable treatments available in a community; amending ss. 394.674, 397.68141, and 394.74, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing hb1091 -03-er2025 Legislature an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill addresses multiple aspects of substance abuse and mental health care in Florida, with a primary focus on expanding and improving mental health crisis services. The legislation introduces the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center as a key component of crisis services, requiring the Department of Children and Families to authorize and provide oversight of these centers. The bill modifies several statutes related to mental health treatment, including provisions for involuntary placement, guardian advocates, and expert evaluations. It establishes new requirements for clinical psychologists and mental health professionals, specifying training and experience standards for those conducting mental health evaluations and making placement determinations. The bill also updates procedures for continued involuntary services, allowing administrative law judges to issue orders for involuntary services and ensuring patients have representation through public defenders. Additionally, the legislation makes technical changes to various statutes, such as updating cross-references and definitions, and provides more flexibility for medical facilities in handling patients during involuntary examinations. The changes aim to improve the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of mental health and substance abuse services in Florida, with a particular emphasis on crisis intervention and patient care.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (3)
Other Sponsors (2)
Health & Human Services Committee (House), Human Services Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-143 (on 06/16/2025)
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