Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1560 By Senator Bean 4-01184A-22 20221560__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to voluntary admissions for mental 3 illness; amending s. 394.4625, F.S.; revising 4 voluntary admission requirements for minors; providing 5 an effective date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 10 394.4625, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 394.4625Voluntary admissions. 12 (1)AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE PATIENTS. 13 (a)A facility may receive for observation, diagnosis, or 14 treatment any person 18 years of age or older making application 15 to the facility by express and informed consent for admission or 16 any person age 17 years of age or younger under for whom such 17 application is made by his or her guardian. If found to show 18 evidence of mental illness, to be competent to provide express 19 and informed consent, and to be suitable for treatment, such 20 person 18 years of age or older may be admitted to the facility. 21 A person age 17 years of age or younger under may be admitted, 22 if found to show evidence of mental illness and to be suitable 23 for treatment, upon the express and informed consent of the 24 persons guardian only after a hearing to verify the 25 voluntariness of the consent. 26 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.