eLaws of Florida

  SECTION 409.8135. Behavioral health services.  


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  • 1In order to ensure a high level of integration of physical and behavioral health care and to meet the more intensive treatment needs of enrollees with the most serious emotional disturbances or substance abuse problems, the Department of Health shall contract with the Department of Children and Families to provide behavioral health services to non-Medicaid-eligible children with special health care needs. The Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Department of Health and the agency, is authorized to establish the following:
    84(1) 85The scope of behavioral health services, including duration and frequency.
    95(2) 96Clinical guidelines for referral to behavioral health services.
    104(3) 105Behavioral health services standards.
    109(4) 110Performance-based measures and outcomes for behavioral health services.
    118(5) 119Practice guidelines for behavioral health services to ensure cost-effective treatment and to prevent unnecessary expenditures.
    134(6) 135Rules to implement this section.
History.-ss. 38, 57, ch. 98-288; s. 22, ch. 2003-405; s. 197, ch. 2014-19.

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