Florida Statutes
Subpart F - Court Involved Admissions;Involuntary Assessment; Stabilization
397.6811 - Involuntary assessment and stabilization.

(1) If the person upon whose behalf the petition is being filed is an adult, a petition for involuntary assessment and stabilization may be filed by the respondent’s spouse or legal guardian, any relative, a private practitioner, the director of a licensed service provider or the director’s designee, or an adult who has direct personal knowledge of the respondent’s substance abuse impairment.
(2) If the person upon whose behalf the petition is being filed is a minor, a petition for involuntary assessment and stabilization may be filed by a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or licensed service provider.
History.—s. 6, ch. 93-39; s. 746, ch. 95-148; s. 31, ch. 2016-241.

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