Florida Statutes Part III - Comprehensive Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.490-394.4995)

• 394.490 - Short Title.
  Sections 394.490-394.497 may be cited as the “Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 98-5.
• 394.491 - Guiding Principles For The Child And Adolescent Mental Health Treatment And Support System.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the following principles guide the development and implementation of the publicly funded child and adolescent mental health...
• 394.492 - Definitions.
  As used in ss. 394.490-394.497, the term:(1) “Adolescent” means a person who is at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age.(2) “Case manager”...
• 394.493 - Target Populations For Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services Funded Through The Department.
  (1) The child and adolescent mental health system of care funded through the Department of Children and Families shall serve, to the extent that resources are...
• 394.494 - General Performance Outcomes For The Child And Adolescent Mental Health Treatment And Support System.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the child and adolescent mental health treatment and support system achieve the following performance outcomes within the...
• 394.495 - Child And Adolescent Mental Health System Of Care; Programs And Services.
  (1) The department shall establish, within available resources, an array of services to meet the individualized service and treatment needs of children and adolescents who are...
• 394.496 - Service Planning.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the service planning process:(a) Focus on individualized treatment and the service needs of the child or adolescent.(b) Concentrate on...
• 394.497 - Case Management Services.
  (1) As used in this section, the term “case management” means those activities aimed at:(a) Developing and implementing a services plan specified in s. 394.496.(b) Providing advocacy services.(c) Linking...
• 394.4985 - Districtwide Information And Referral Network; Implementation.
  (1) Each service district of the Department of Children and Families shall develop a detailed implementation plan for a districtwide comprehensive child and adolescent mental health...
• 394.499 - Integrated Children’s Crisis Stabilization Unit/juvenile Addictions Receiving Facility Services.
  (1) Beginning July 1, 2001, the Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, is authorized to establish children’s behavioral...
• 394.4995 - Conversion Of Specified Facilities To Children’s Behavioral Crisis Units; Not Required.
  Nothing in 1s. 394.499 shall be construed to require an existing crisis stabilization unit or juvenile addictions receiving facility to convert to a children’s behavioral...

Last modified: September 23, 2016