(1) If the respondent is an adult, a petition for involuntary services may be filed by the respondent’s spouse or legal guardian, any relative, a service provider, or an adult who has direct personal knowledge of the respondent’s substance abuse impairment and his or her prior course of assessment and treatment.
(2) If the respondent is a minor, a petition for involuntary treatment may be filed by a parent, legal guardian, or service provider.
History.—s. 6, ch. 93-39; s. 750, ch. 95-148; s. 35, ch. 2016-241.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 397 - Substance Abuse Services
Part V - Involuntary Admissions Procedures (Ss. 397.675-397.6978)
Subpart G - Court Involved Admissions;Involuntary Treatment
397.693 - Involuntary treatment.
397.695 - Involuntary services; persons who may petition.
397.6951 - Contents of petition for involuntary services.
397.6955 - Duties of court upon filing of petition for involuntary services.
397.6957 - Hearing on petition for involuntary services.
397.697 - Court determination; effect of court order for involuntary services.
397.6971 - Early release from involuntary services.
397.6975 - Extension of involuntary services period.
397.6977 - Disposition of individual upon completion of involuntary services.
397.6978 - Guardian advocate; patient incompetent to consent; substance abuse disorder.