Florida Statutes
Part II - Forensic Services for Persons Who Are Mentally Ill (Ss. 916.111-916.185)
916.111 - Training of mental health experts.

(1) To provide:
(a) A plan for training mental health professionals to perform forensic evaluations and to standardize the criteria and procedures to be used in these evaluations;
(b) Clinical protocols and procedures based upon the criteria of Rules 3.210 and 3.216, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure; and
(c) Training for mental health professionals in the application of these protocols and procedures in performing forensic evaluations and providing reports to the courts; and

(2) To compile and maintain the necessary information for evaluating the success of this program, including the number of persons trained, the cost of operating the program, and the effect on the quality of forensic evaluations as measured by appropriateness of admissions to state forensic facilities and to community-based care programs.
History.—s. 33, ch. 85-167; s. 13, ch. 98-92; s. 9, ch. 2006-195.
Note.—Former s. 916.108.

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