(1)(a) The Department of Children and Families shall administer this part and shall adopt rules necessary for its administration. In addition to other rulemaking authority, the department may adopt financial rules relating to conflicts of interest; related party transactions; full disclosure of revenue funds and expenses; charts of accounts for state reporting; auditing; penalties for nonperformance; benefit packages; performance outcomes, including client satisfaction and functional assessments; nonpayment and suspended payments for failure to timely submit required client service reports; and client financial eligibility requirements.
(b) Rules of the department shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under chapter 120.
(2) The department shall, by rule, establish standards of education and experience for professional and technical personnel employed in substance abuse and mental health programs.
(3) The department shall establish, to the extent possible, a standardized auditing procedure for substance abuse and mental health service providers; and audits of service providers shall be conducted pursuant to such procedure and the applicable department rules. Such procedure shall be supplied to all current and prospective contractors and subcontractors prior to the signing of any contracts.
(4) The department shall monitor service providers for compliance with contracts and applicable state and federal regulations.
(5) The department shall, by rule, establish standards for contracting budgeting, methods of payment, and the accounting of patient fees that are earned on behalf of a specific client.
History.—s. 14, ch. 70-109; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 13, ch. 76-221; s. 4, ch. 77-372; s. 20, ch. 84-285; s. 4, ch. 98-152; s. 3, ch. 99-396; s. 15, ch. 2000-349; s. 5, ch. 2012-84; s. 99, ch. 2014-19.
Structure Florida Statutes
Part IV - Community Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.65-394.9087)
394.656 - Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program.
394.657 - County planning councils or committees.
394.659 - Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center.
394.6591 - Administrative costs and number of grants awarded.
394.66 - Legislative intent with respect to substance abuse and mental health services.
394.676 - Indigent psychiatric medication program.
394.73 - Joint alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health service programs in two or more counties.
394.74 - Contracts for provision of local substance abuse and mental health programs.
394.741 - Accreditation requirements for providers of behavioral health care services.
394.75 - State and district substance abuse and mental health plans.
394.76 - Financing of district programs and services.
394.761 - Revenue maximization.
394.77 - Uniform management information, accounting, and reporting systems for providers.
394.80 - Authorization to appropriate funds.
394.90 - Inspection; right of entry; records.
394.902 - Moratorium on admissions.
394.903 - Receivership proceedings.
394.907 - Community mental health centers; quality assurance programs.
394.908 - Substance abuse and mental health funding equity; distribution of appropriations.
394.9082 - Behavioral health managing entities.
394.90825 - Boards of behavioral health managing entities; conflicts of interest.
394.9084 - Florida Self-Directed Care program.
394.9085 - Behavioral provider liability.