33-404.2095 Involuntary Examination, Placement, and Treatment in Mental Health Treatment Facilities. 🔗 📘
(1) An inmate must be considered for placement in a Corrections Mental Health Treatment Facility when he or she is mentally ill and in need of care and treatment as defined in Section 945.42, F.S.
(2) An inmate who appears to meet the criteria in section 945.44, F.S., for involuntary placement and treatment in a Corrections Mental Health Treatment Facility must be transferred to a Corrections Mental Health Treatment Facility for an involuntary examination in accordance with section 945.43, F.S.
(3) If it is determined that the inmate is in need of care and treatment after the evaluation, the psychiatrist must propose a recommended course of treatment, and the warden must initiate proceedings with the court for the involuntary placement and treatment of the inmate in the Corrections Mental Health Treatment Facility as specified in sections 945.43 and 945.44, F.S.
(4) A court order authorizing involuntary placement and treatment in a Corrections Mental Health Treatment Facility will authorize the placement and treatment for a period not to exceed six months following the date of the order.
(5) If inmate remains in need of care and treatment after the initial six months, the warden must file a notice with the court requesting a status hearing to authorize continued involuntary placement and treatment for another period not to exceed six months. This process must be repeated until the inmate is no longer in need of care and treatment and is discharged from the Corrections Mental Health Treatment Facility.