(1) An inmate who has been transferred for the purpose of mental health treatment shall be discharged from treatment by the warden under the following conditions:
(a) If the inmate is no longer in need of care and treatment, as defined in s. 945.42, he or she may be transferred out of the mental health treatment facility and provided with appropriate mental health services; or
(b) If the inmate’s sentence expires during his or her treatment, but he or she is no longer in need of care and treatment as an inpatient, the inmate may be released with a recommendation for outpatient treatment, pursuant to the provisions of ss. 945.40-945.49.
(2) At any time that an inmate who has received mental health treatment while in the custody of the department becomes eligible for release under supervision or upon end of sentence, a record of the inmate’s mental health treatment may be provided to the Florida Commission on Offender Review and to the Department of Children and Families upon request. The record shall include, at a minimum, a summary of the inmate’s diagnosis, length of stay in treatment, clinical history, prognosis, prescribed medication, treatment plan, and recommendations for aftercare services.
History.—s. 1, ch. 82-224; s. 29, ch. 84-361; s. 59, ch. 88-122; s. 8, ch. 96-422; s. 1863, ch. 97-102; s. 318, ch. 99-8; s. 24, ch. 2000-161; s. 16, ch. 2008-250; s. 327, ch. 2014-19; s. 38, ch. 2014-191.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 945 - Department of Corrections
945.025 - Jurisdiction of Department.
945.0311 - Employment of Relatives.
945.04 - Department of Corrections; General Function; Seal; Use of Inmate Labor.
945.043 - Department-Operated Day Care Services.
945.091 - Extension of the Limits of Confinement; Restitution by Employed Inmates.
945.10 - Confidential Information.
945.12 - Transfers for Rehabilitative Treatment.
945.215 - Inmate Welfare and Employee Benefit Trust Funds.
945.21501 - Employee Benefit Trust Fund.
945.21503 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
945.2151 - Verifying Social Security Numbers.
945.27 - Proceedings by Department.
945.28 - Selection of Probation or Parole Offices by the Department; Public Notice.
945.31 - Restitution and Other Payments.
945.355 - HIV Testing of Inmates Prior to Release.
945.36 - Law Enforcement Personnel Authorized to Conduct Drug Tests on Inmates and Releasees.
945.40 - Corrections Mental Health Act; Short Title for Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.41 - Legislative Intent of Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.42 - Definitions; Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.43 - Placement of Inmate in a Mental Health Treatment Facility.
945.44 - Emergency Placement of Inmate in a Mental Health Treatment Facility.
945.45 - Continued Placement of Inmates in Mental Health Treatment Facilities.
945.47 - Discharge of Inmate From Mental Health Treatment.
945.48 - Rights of Inmates Provided Mental Health Treatment; Procedure for Involuntary Treatment.
945.49 - Operation and Administration.
945.601 - Correctional Medical Authority; Ss. 945.601-945.6035, Definitions.
945.602 - State of Florida Correctional Medical Authority; Creation; Members.
945.603 - Powers and Duties of Authority.
945.6031 - Required Reports and Surveys.
945.6032 - Quality Management Program Requirements.
945.6033 - Continuing Contracts With Health Care Providers.
945.6034 - Minimum Health Care Standards.
945.6035 - Dispute Resolution.
945.6037 - Nonemergency Health Care; Inmate Copayments.
945.6038 - Inmate Litigation Costs.
945.6041 - Inmate Medical Services.
945.71 - Inmate Training Programs; Intent and Purposes.
945.72 - Eligibility and Screening of Inmates.