Florida Administrative Code
63 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
63N - Mental Health/Substance Abuse/Developmental Disability Services
Chapter 63N-1 - SERVICE DELIVERY
Section 63N-1.0097 - Notifications When a Youth on Suicide Precautions is Released, Transferred or Discharged
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 63N-1.0097
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
For youths on Suicide Risk Alert or Suicide Precautions immediately prior to release, transfer or discharge from a Detention Center, residential commitment program or day treatment program, verbal and written notification of the youth's suicide risk status and need for Assessment of Suicide Risk must be provided and documented as follows:
(1) Youth is to be released or transferred from a Detention Center.
(a) If the youth is
being released to the parent or guardian, the parent or guardian must be
provided the Detention Suicide Risk Parent/Guardian Notification Form (MHSA
009) and the parent or guardian must sign the form. The Detention Suicide Risk
Parent/Guardian Notification Form (MHSA 009, October 2007) is incorporated by
reference and is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03792,
or may be obtained by contacting: DJJ, Office of Health Services, 2737
Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399. A copy of form MHSA 009, signed by the
parent or guardian, is to be permanently filed in the youth's case management
record and Individual Healthcare Record.
(b) If the youth is to be transferred to
another DJJ facility, a jail or hospital, the facility superintendent or
program director where the youth is to be transferred must be notified verbally
and by email of the youth's suicide risk status prior to discharge from the
Detention Center. The notification of suicide risk must be documented and
permanently filed in the youth's Individual Healthcare
Record.
(2) Youth is being released or transferred from a residential commitment program.
(a) If the youth is to be released to the
parent or guardian, the parent or guardian must be verbally informed and
provided written notification of the youth's suicide risk status prior to
discharge from the residential commitment program. The notification of suicide
risk must be documented and permanently filed in the youth's Individual
Healthcare Record.
(b) If the youth
is to be transferred to another DJJ facility, a jail or hospital, the facility
superintendent or program director where the youth is to be transferred must be
notified verbally and by email of the youth's suicide risk status prior to
discharge from the Detention Center. The notification of suicide risk must be
documented and permanently filed in the youth's Individual Healthcare
Record.
(3) Youth is being released from a day treatment program.
(a) If the youth is released to the physical
custody of the parent or guardian, the parent or guardian must be informed that
suicide risk findings were disclosed during screening and that an Assessment of
Suicide Risk should be conducted by a Mental Health Provider within 24 hours.
1. The parent or guardian must be provided
the Suicide Risk Screening Parent/Guardian Notification Form (MHSA 003) and the
parent or guardian must sign the form.
2. A copy of form MHSA 003, signed by the
parent or guardian, is to be permanently filed in the youth's case management
record and Individual Healthcare Record.
(b) If the parent/guardian is responsible for
obtaining an off-site Assessment of Suicide Risk for the youth, the following
action must be taken upon the youth's return to the day treatment program:
1. The parent/guardian must either provide a
copy of the off-site assessment documentation to the day treatment program, or
sign consent for release of the assessment documentation to the
program.
2. When the
parent/guardian provides an off-site Assessment of Suicide Risk, the off-site
assessment must be reviewed by Mental Health Clinical Staff to determine if
there are any recommendations regarding increased supervision or service
delivery for the youth while he/she is in the program.
3. When the parent/guardian provides written
consent for release of the off-site Assessment of Suicide Risk, the program
must obtain a copy of the off-site assessment as soon as possible, and provide
it to Mental Health Clinical Staff for review.
4. If the parent/guardian has not obtained an
off-site Assessment of Suicide Risk for the youth, the youth must be placed on
Suicide Precautions and referred to the facility's Mental Health Provider for
administration of an Assessment of Suicide Risk in accordance with Rule
63N-1.0093, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 985.64(2) FS. Law Implemented 985.601(3)(a), 985.14(3)(a), 985.145(1), 985.18, 985.48(4), 985.64(2) FS.
New 3-16-14.
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