Florida Statutes
Part XI - Department of Juvenile Justice (Ss. 985.601-985.692)
985.64 - Rulemaking.


(1) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such rules may not conflict with the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. All rules and policies must conform to accepted standards of care and treatment.
(2) The department shall adopt rules to ensure the effective provision of health services to youth in facilities or programs operated or contracted by the department. The rules shall address the delivery of the following:
(a) Ordinary medical care.
(b) Mental health services.
(c) Substance abuse treatment services.
(d) Services to youth with developmental disabilities.
The department shall coordinate its rulemaking with the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to ensure that the rules adopted under this section do not encroach upon the substantive jurisdiction of those agencies. The department shall include the above-mentioned entities in the rulemaking process, as appropriate. This subsection does not supersede the provisions governing consent to treatment and services found in ss. 39.407, 743.0645, and 985.18, or otherwise provided by law.

History.—s. 65, ch. 97-238; s. 230, ch. 98-200; s. 86, ch. 2006-120; s. 2, ch. 2010-123; s. 359, ch. 2014-19.
Note.—Former s. 985.405.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections

Chapter 985 - Juvenile Justice; Interstate Compact on Juveniles

Part XI - Department of Juvenile Justice (Ss. 985.601-985.692)

985.601 - Administering the juvenile justice continuum.

985.6015 - Shared County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund.

985.614 - Children locked out of the home; interagency cooperation.

985.618 - Educational and career-related programs.

985.622 - Multiagency plan for career and professional education (CAPE).

985.625 - Literacy programs for juvenile offenders.

985.629 - Contracts for the transfer of Florida children in federal custody.

985.632 - Quality improvement and cost-effectiveness; Comprehensive Accountability Report.

985.64 - Rulemaking.

985.644 - Departmental contracting powers; personnel standards and investigation.

985.6441 - Health care services.

985.645 - Protective action response.

985.648 - Consultants.

985.652 - Participation of certain programs in the State Risk Management Trust Fund.

985.66 - Juvenile justice training; staff development and training; Juvenile Justice Training Trust Fund.

985.664 - Juvenile justice circuit advisory boards.

985.668 - Innovation zones.

985.672 - Direct-support organization; definition; use of property; board of directors; audit.

985.676 - Community juvenile justice partnership grants.

985.682 - Siting of facilities; criteria.

985.6865 - Juvenile detention costs.

985.688 - Administering county and municipal delinquency programs and facilities.

985.6885 - Persons authorized to visit juvenile facilities.

985.69 - Repair and maintenance funding for juvenile justice purposes.

985.692 - Juvenile Welfare Trust Fund.