eLaws of Florida

  SECTION 985.64. Rulemaking.  


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  • 1(1) 2The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 10120.536(1) 11and 12120.54 13to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such rules may not conflict with the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. All rules and policies must conform to accepted standards of care and treatment.
    45(2) 46The department shall adopt rules to ensure the effective provision of health services to youth in facilities or programs operated or contracted by the department. The rules shall address the delivery of the following:
    80(a) 81Ordinary medical care.
    84(b) 85Mental health services.
    88(c) 89Substance abuse treatment services.
    93(d) 94Services to youth with developmental disabilities.

    100The department shall coordinate its rulemaking with the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to ensure that the rules adopted under this section do not encroach upon the substantive jurisdiction of those agencies. The department shall include the above-mentioned entities in the rulemaking process, as appropriate. This subsection does not supersede the provisions governing consent to treatment and services found in ss. 16839.407, 169743.0645, 170and 171985.18, 172or otherwise provided by law.

History.-s. 65, ch. 97-238; s. 230, ch. 98-200; s. 86, ch. 2006-120; s. 2, ch. 2010-123; s. 359, ch. 2014-19.

Note

Note.-Former s. 985.405.