| 18 | | - | 395.901, F.S.; providing definitions; providing 5 |
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| 19 | | - | legislative findings and intent; creating s. 395.902, 6 |
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| 20 | | - | F.S.; specifying the manner in which licensed 7 |
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| 21 | | - | hospitals may seek designation as a behavioral health 8 |
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| 22 | | - | teaching hospital; specifying criteria that a hospital 9 |
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| 23 | | - | must meet to receive and maintain such designation; 10 |
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| 24 | | - | requiring the Agency for Health Care Administratio n to 11 |
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| 25 | | - | award a hospital certain funds upon designation, 12 |
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| 26 | | - | subject to appropriation; requiring a designated 13 |
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| 27 | | - | behavioral health teaching hospital to submit an 14 |
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| 28 | | - | annual report containing specified information; 15 |
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| 29 | | - | providing for terms and a renewal process for a 16 |
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| 30 | | - | hospital designation; authorizing the agency to deny, 17 |
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| 31 | | - | revoke, or suspend the designation; establishing a 18 |
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| 32 | | - | grant program for the purpose of funding designated 19 |
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| 33 | | - | behavioral health teaching hospitals; providing an 20 |
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| 34 | | - | administrative process to receive, evaluate, and rank 21 |
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| 35 | | - | applications that request grant funds; authorizing the 22 |
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| 36 | | - | agency to submit a budget amendment to the Legislature 23 |
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| 37 | | - | requesting the release of grant funds to make awards; 24 |
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| 38 | | - | providing a carry forward term of years for obligated 25 |
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| 18 | + | 395.901, F.S.; defining the terms "agency" and 5 |
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| 19 | + | "behavioral health teaching hospital"; providing 6 |
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| 20 | + | legislative findings and intent; creating s. 395.902, 7 |
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| 21 | + | F.S.; specifying the manner in which hospitals may 8 |
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| 22 | + | seek designation as a behavioral health teaching 9 |
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| 23 | + | hospital; specifying criteria that a hospital must 10 |
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| 24 | + | meet to receive such designation; amending s. 1004.44, 11 |
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| 25 | + | F.S.; establishing the Florida Center for Behavioral 12 |
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| 26 | + | Health Workforce within the Louis de la Parte Florida 13 |
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| 27 | + | Mental Health Institute for a specified purpose; 14 |
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| 28 | + | specifying the primary goals of the center; requiring 15 |
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| 29 | + | the center to establish and maintain a database o n the 16 |
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| 30 | + | supply and demand of behavioral health professionals 17 |
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| 31 | + | in this state for a specified purpose; authorizing the 18 |
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| 32 | + | center to request, and requiring certain boards to 19 |
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| 33 | + | provide, certain information regarding behavioral 20 |
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| 34 | + | health professionals licensed or practici ng in this 21 |
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| 35 | + | state; requiring the center to submit an annual report 22 |
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| 36 | + | of certain information to the Governor and the 23 |
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| 37 | + | Legislature; establishing the Florida Behavioral 24 |
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| 38 | + | Health Professions Scholarship and Grants Program, 25 |
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| 51 | | - | funds not disbursed in the same year in which the 26 |
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| 52 | | - | funds were appropriated; authorizing the agency to 27 |
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| 53 | | - | adopt rules; amending s. 1004.44, F.S.; establishing 28 |
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| 54 | | - | the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce 29 |
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| 55 | | - | within the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health 30 |
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| 56 | | - | Institute within the University of South Florida for a 31 |
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| 57 | | - | specified purpose; specifying the goals and 32 |
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| 58 | | - | requirements for the center; authorizing the center to 33 |
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| 59 | | - | request, and requiring certain boards to provide, 34 |
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| 60 | | - | certain information regarding behavioral health 35 |
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| 61 | | - | professionals licensed or practicing in this state; 36 |
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| 62 | | - | requiring the center to submit an annual report to the 37 |
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| 63 | | - | Governor and the Legislature; requiring the Board of 38 |
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| 64 | | - | Governors and the State Board of Education to adopt 39 |
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| 65 | | - | any necessary regulations and rules in an expeditious 40 |
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| 66 | | - | manner; requiring the Department o f Children and 41 |
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| 67 | | - | Families to contract for a study of the current and 42 |
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| 68 | | - | projected future demand for inpatient treatment 43 |
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| 69 | | - | services, the state's current and projected future 44 |
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| 70 | | - | ability to meet that demand, and to make certain 45 |
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| 71 | | - | recommendations; specifying requirements for the 46 |
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| 72 | | - | study; providing effective dates. 47 |
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| 73 | | - | 48 |
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| 74 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 49 |
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| 75 | | - | 50 |
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| 51 | + | subject to an appropriation, to be administ ered by the 26 |
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| 52 | + | center; providing purposes of the program; specifying 27 |
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| 53 | + | the center's duties in administering the program; 28 |
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| 54 | + | requiring the center, in collaboration with the Board 29 |
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| 55 | + | of Governors and the State Board of Education, to 30 |
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| 56 | + | identify certain indicators for meas uring progress and 31 |
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| 57 | + | performance of the educational programs at designated 32 |
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| 58 | + | behavioral health teaching hospitals in this state; 33 |
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| 59 | + | requiring the center to provide an annual report to 34 |
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| 60 | + | the Governor, the Legislature, the Chancellor of the 35 |
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| 61 | + | State University System, a nd the Commissioner of 36 |
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| 62 | + | Education; providing requirements for the report; 37 |
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| 63 | + | requiring the center, in collaboration with the Board 38 |
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| 64 | + | of Governors, the State Board of Education, and other 39 |
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| 65 | + | stakeholders, to submit statutory and budget 40 |
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| 66 | + | recommendations to the Governo r and the Legislature by 41 |
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| 67 | + | a specified date each year; requiring the Board of 42 |
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| 68 | + | Governors and the State Board of Education, in 43 |
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| 69 | + | consultation with the center, to adopt any necessary 44 |
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| 70 | + | regulations and rules in an expeditious manner; 45 |
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| 71 | + | requiring the Department of Chil dren and Families, in 46 |
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| 72 | + | coordination with the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental 47 |
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| 73 | + | Health Institute, to contract for a two -part study of 48 |
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| 74 | + | the state's behavioral health system; specifying 49 |
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| 75 | + | requirements for the study; providing effective dates. 50 |
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| 88 | | - | Section 1. Part VI of chapter 395, Florida Statutes, 51 |
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| 89 | | - | consisting of ss. 395.901 and 395.902, Florida Statutes, is 52 |
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| 90 | | - | created and entitled "Behavioral Health Teaching Hospitals." 53 |
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| 91 | | - | Section 2. Section 395.901, Florida Statutes, is created 54 |
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| 92 | | - | to read: 55 |
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| 93 | | - | 395.901 Definitions; findings and intent. — 56 |
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| 94 | | - | (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this part, the term: 57 |
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| 95 | | - | (a) "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care 58 |
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| 96 | | - | Administration. 59 |
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| 97 | | - | (b) "Behavioral health" means the prevention, treatment 60 |
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| 98 | | - | of, and recovery from any or all substance use disorders, mental 61 |
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| 99 | | - | health disorders, or co -occurring disorders. 62 |
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| 100 | | - | (c) "Behavioral health professions" means licensed or 63 |
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| 101 | | - | certified professionals servin g the needs of patients with 64 |
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| 102 | | - | behavioral health disorders, including, but not limited to, 65 |
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| 103 | | - | psychiatrists licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, 66 |
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| 104 | | - | psychologists licensed under chapter 490, psychiatric nurses 67 |
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| 105 | | - | licensed under chapter 464, and social workers, m arriage and 68 |
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| 106 | | - | family therapists, or mental health counselors licensed under 69 |
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| 107 | | - | chapter 491. 70 |
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| 108 | | - | (d) "Behavioral health teaching hospital" means a hospital 71 |
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| 109 | | - | licensed under this chapter and designated as a behavioral 72 |
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| 110 | | - | health teaching hospital by the agency under s. 3 95.902. 73 |
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| 111 | | - | (e) "Department" means the Department of Children and 74 |
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| 112 | | - | Families. 75 |
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| 88 | + | 51 |
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| 89 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 52 |
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| 90 | + | 53 |
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| 91 | + | Section 1. Part VI of chapter 395, Florida Statutes, 54 |
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| 92 | + | consisting of ss. 395.901 and 395.902, Florida Statutes, is 55 |
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| 93 | + | created and entitled "Behavioral Health Teaching Hospitals." 56 |
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| 94 | + | Section 2. Section 395.901, Flo rida Statutes, is created 57 |
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| 95 | + | to read: 58 |
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| 96 | + | 395.901 Behavioral health teaching hospitals. — 59 |
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| 97 | + | (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this part, the term: 60 |
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| 98 | + | (a) "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care 61 |
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| 99 | + | Administration. 62 |
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| 100 | + | (b) "Behavioral health teaching hospital" means a 63 |
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| 101 | + | community-based hospital licensed under this chapter which has 64 |
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| 102 | + | partnered with a university school of medicine and offers 65 |
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| 103 | + | integrated behavioral health education as specified in s. 66 |
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| 104 | + | 395.902. 67 |
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| 105 | + | (2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. — 68 |
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| 106 | + | (a) The Legislature finds that there is a critical 69 |
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| 107 | + | shortage of behavioral health professionals and recognizes the 70 |
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| 108 | + | urgent need to expand the existing behavioral health workforce, 71 |
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| 109 | + | prepare for an aging workforce, incentivize entry into 72 |
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| 110 | + | behavioral health professions, and train a modernized workforce 73 |
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| 111 | + | in innovative integrated care. 74 |
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| 112 | + | (b) The Legislature finds there is a specific need to 75 |
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| 125 | | - | (2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. — 76 |
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| 126 | | - | (a) The Legislature finds that there is a critical 77 |
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| 127 | | - | shortage of behavioral health professionals and recognizes the 78 |
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| 128 | | - | urgent need to expand the existing behavioral health workforce, 79 |
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| 129 | | - | prepare for an aging workforce, incentivize entry into 80 |
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| 130 | | - | behavioral health professions, and train a modernized workforce 81 |
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| 131 | | - | in innovative integrated care. 82 |
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| 132 | | - | (b) The Legislature finds there is a specific need to 83 |
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| 133 | | - | support a behavioral health education system that not only 84 |
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| 134 | | - | trains the next generation of professionals in innovative and 85 |
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| 135 | | - | integrated care for those with behavioral health needs, but also 86 |
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| 136 | | - | works to modernize the state's overall behavioral health system 87 |
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| 137 | | - | of care. 88 |
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| 138 | | - | (c) The Legislature intends to identify and designate 89 |
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| 139 | | - | multiple behavioral health teaching hospitals that work to 90 |
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| 140 | | - | provide the necessary research, education, and services to 91 |
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| 141 | | - | enhance the state's behavioral health workforce and make that 92 |
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| 142 | | - | workforce and system of care the national standard. 93 |
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| 143 | | - | (d) The Legislature intends to create the Florida Center 94 |
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| 144 | | - | for Behavioral Health Workforce within the Louis de la Parte 95 |
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| 145 | | - | Florida Mental Health Institute to address issues of workforce 96 |
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| 146 | | - | supply and demand in behavioral health professions , including 97 |
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| 147 | | - | issues of recruitment, retention, and workforce resources. 98 |
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| 148 | | - | (e) The Legislature intends for designated behavioral 99 |
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| 149 | | - | health teaching hospitals to: 100 |
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| 125 | + | support a behavioral health education system that not only 76 |
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| 126 | + | trains the next generation of professionals in innovative and 77 |
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| 127 | + | integrated care for those with behavio ral health needs, but also 78 |
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| 128 | + | works to modernize the state's overall behavioral health system 79 |
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| 129 | + | of care. 80 |
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| 130 | + | (c) Therefore, the Legislature intends to identify and 81 |
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| 131 | + | designate multiple behavioral health teaching hospitals that 82 |
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| 132 | + | work to provide the necessary research , education, and services 83 |
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| 133 | + | to not only enhance this state's behavioral health workforce, 84 |
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| 134 | + | but to make that workforce and system of care the national 85 |
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| 135 | + | standard. The Legislature intends to partner with the University 86 |
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| 136 | + | of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital to establish a pilot 87 |
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| 137 | + | designated behavioral health teaching hospital to develop and 88 |
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| 138 | + | implement a statewide model, and further intends to create the 89 |
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| 139 | + | Behavioral Health Workforce Center within the university's Louis 90 |
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| 140 | + | de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute t o address issues of 91 |
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| 141 | + | workforce supply and demand in behavioral health professions, 92 |
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| 142 | + | including issues of recruitment, retention, and workforce 93 |
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| 143 | + | resources. 94 |
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| 144 | + | (d) The Legislature intends for designated behavioral 95 |
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| 145 | + | health teaching hospitals to: 96 |
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| 146 | + | 1. Focus on state-of-the-art behavioral health research. 97 |
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| 147 | + | 2. Provide leading-edge education and training for this 98 |
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| 148 | + | state's behavioral health workforce in innovative and integrated 99 |
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| 149 | + | care. 100 |
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| 162 | | - | 1. Conduct state-of-the-art behavioral health research. 101 |
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| 163 | | - | 2. Provide leading-edge education and t raining in 102 |
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| 164 | | - | innovative and integrated care for the state's behavioral health 103 |
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| 165 | | - | workforce. 104 |
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| 166 | | - | 3. Collaborate with other university colleges and schools 105 |
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| 167 | | - | of medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, public health, 106 |
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| 168 | | - | and other relevant disciplines to promote and e nhance a 107 |
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| 169 | | - | modernized behavioral health system of care. 108 |
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| 170 | | - | 4. Develop, implement, and promote public -private 109 |
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| 171 | | - | partnerships throughout this state to support and enhance the 110 |
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| 172 | | - | intent of this part. 111 |
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| 173 | | - | 5. Partner with the state to provide behavioral health 112 |
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| 174 | | - | care, address regional and system -wide behavioral health needs, 113 |
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| 175 | | - | and support the state in providing treatment and care for those 114 |
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| 176 | | - | whose need and acuity has resulted in the need for long -term 115 |
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| 177 | | - | voluntary services or involuntary civil commitment. 116 |
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| 178 | | - | Section 3. Section 39 5.902, Florida Statutes, is created 117 |
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| 179 | | - | to read: 118 |
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| 180 | | - | 395.902 Behavioral health teaching hospitals. — 119 |
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| 181 | | - | (1) A licensed hospital may apply to the agency for 120 |
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| 182 | | - | designation as a behavioral health teaching hospital by 121 |
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| 183 | | - | submitting an application and documentation establis hing 122 |
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| 184 | | - | eligibility in a manner determined by the agency. 123 |
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| 185 | | - | (2) To be designated as a behavioral health teaching 124 |
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| 186 | | - | hospital, a hospital must: 125 |
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| 162 | + | 3. Collaborate with other college and university schools 101 |
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| 163 | + | of nursing, psychology, social work, pharmacy, public health, 102 |
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| 164 | + | and other relevant disciplines to promote and enhance a 103 |
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| 165 | + | modernized behavioral health system of care. 104 |
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| 166 | + | 4. Develop, implement, and promote public -private 105 |
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| 167 | + | partnerships throughout this state to support and enhance the 106 |
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| 168 | + | intent of this part. 107 |
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| 169 | + | 5. Provide inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care 108 |
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| 170 | + | and support the state in providing treatment and care for those 109 |
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| 171 | + | whose need and acuity has resulted in the need for long -term 110 |
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| 172 | + | voluntary or involuntary civil commitment. 111 |
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| 173 | + | Section 3. Section 395.902, Florida Statutes, is created 112 |
|---|
| 174 | + | to read: 113 |
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| 175 | + | 395.902 Designated behavioral health teaching hospitals. — 114 |
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| 176 | + | (1) A hospital that partners with a university school of 115 |
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| 177 | + | medicine may seek designation as a behavioral health teaching 116 |
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| 178 | + | hospital by submitting an application and required documentation 117 |
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| 179 | + | to the agency in a manner determined by the agency. 118 |
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| 180 | + | (2) To be designated as a behavioral health teaching 119 |
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| 181 | + | hospital, a hospital must meet all of the following criteria: 120 |
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| 182 | + | (a) Offer a psychiatric residency program accredited 121 |
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| 183 | + | through the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation 122 |
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| 184 | + | Council of Graduate Medical Education. 123 |
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| 185 | + | (b) Offer a postdoctoral clinical psychology fellowship 124 |
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| 186 | + | program accredited by the American Psychological Association. 125 |
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| 199 | | - | (a) Operate as a teaching hospital as defined in s. 126 |
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| 200 | | - | 408.07. 127 |
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| 201 | | - | (b) Offer a psychiatric residency program accredited 128 |
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| 202 | | - | through the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation 129 |
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| 203 | | - | Council of Graduate Medical Education, and an accredited 130 |
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| 204 | | - | postdoctoral clinical psychology fellowship program. 131 |
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| 205 | | - | (c) Provide behavioral health services. 132 |
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| 206 | | - | (d) Affiliate with a university in this stat e to create 133 |
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| 207 | | - | and maintain integrated workforce development programs for 134 |
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| 208 | | - | students of the university's colleges or schools of medicine, 135 |
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| 209 | | - | nursing, psychology, social work, and public health related to 136 |
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| 210 | | - | the entire continuum of behavioral health care, including, a t a 137 |
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| 211 | | - | minimum, screening, therapeutic and supportive services, 138 |
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| 212 | | - | community outpatient care, crisis stabilization, short -term 139 |
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| 213 | | - | residential treatment, and long -term care. 140 |
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| 214 | | - | (e) Develop a plan to create and maintain integrated 141 |
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| 215 | | - | workforce development programs with t he affiliated university's 142 |
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| 216 | | - | colleges or schools and to supervise clinical care provided by 143 |
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| 217 | | - | students participating in such programs. 144 |
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| 218 | | - | (3) A designated behavioral health teaching hospital must: 145 |
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| 219 | | - | (a) Within 90 days after designation, develop and maintain 146 |
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| 220 | | - | a consultation agreement with the Florida Center for Behavioral 147 |
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| 221 | | - | Health Workforce within the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental 148 |
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| 222 | | - | Health Institute to establish best practices related to 149 |
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| 223 | | - | integrated workforce development programs for the behavioral 150 |
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| 199 | + | (c) Develop and maintain a consultation agreement with the 126 |
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| 200 | + | Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute as established 127 |
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| 201 | + | in s. 1004.44, including with the Florida Center for Behavioral 128 |
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| 202 | + | Health Workforce. 129 |
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| 203 | + | (d) As part of its partnership with a university school of 130 |
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| 204 | + | medicine, develop a plan that meets all of the following 131 |
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| 205 | + | criteria: 132 |
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| 206 | + | 1. Promotes a coordinated system of care which offers 133 |
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| 207 | + | inpatient and outpatient treatment and services for individuals 134 |
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| 208 | + | with behavioral health needs, including, but not limited to, 135 |
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| 209 | + | prevention, community inpatient care, crisis stabilization, 136 |
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| 210 | + | short-term residential treatment, screening, therapeutic and 137 |
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| 211 | + | supportive services, and long -term care. 138 |
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| 212 | + | 2. Develops and offers integrated workforce development 139 |
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| 213 | + | programs, including, but not limited to, practicu ms and 140 |
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| 214 | + | internships for clinical and nonclinical behavioral and physical 141 |
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| 215 | + | health professions. 142 |
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| 216 | + | 3. Coordinates and promotes innovative partnerships that 143 |
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| 217 | + | integrate colleges and schools of nursing, psychology, social 144 |
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| 218 | + | work, pharmacy, public health, and other re levant disciplines 145 |
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| 219 | + | with existing local and regional programs, clinics, and 146 |
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| 220 | + | resources. 147 |
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| 221 | + | Section 4. Subsections (6), (7), and (8) are added to 148 |
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| 222 | + | section 1004.44, Florida Statutes, to read: 149 |
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| 223 | + | 1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health 150 |
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| 236 | | - | health professions. 151 |
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| 237 | | - | (b) Collaborate with the department and managing entities 152 |
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| 238 | | - | as defined in s. 394.9082(2) to identify gaps in the regional 153 |
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| 239 | | - | continuum of behavioral health care that are appropriate for the 154 |
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| 240 | | - | behavioral health teaching hospital to address, either 155 |
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| 241 | | - | independently or in collaboration with other organizations 156 |
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| 242 | | - | providing behavioral health services, and which will facilitate 157 |
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| 243 | | - | implementation of the plan developed under paragraph (2)(e). 158 |
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| 244 | | - | (c) Within 90 days after designation, enter into an 159 |
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| 245 | | - | agreement with the department to provide state treatment 160 |
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| 246 | | - | facility beds, when determined necessary by the department. 161 |
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| 247 | | - | (d) Provide data related to the hospital's integrated 162 |
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| 248 | | - | workforce development programs and the services provided by the 163 |
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| 249 | | - | hospital to the agency, the department, or the O ffice of 164 |
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| 250 | | - | Reimagining Education and Career Help, as determined by the 165 |
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| 251 | | - | agency, department, or the Office of Reimagining Education and 166 |
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| 252 | | - | Career Help. 167 |
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| 253 | | - | (4) Upon designating a behavioral health teaching hospital 168 |
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| 254 | | - | pursuant to this section, the agency shall, subjec t to 169 |
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| 255 | | - | legislative appropriation, award the hospital funds: 170 |
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| 256 | | - | (a) For up to 10 newly created resident positions through 171 |
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| 257 | | - | the Slots for Doctors Program established in s. 409.909. 172 |
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| 258 | | - | (b) Through the Training, Education, and Clinicals in 173 |
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| 259 | | - | Health (TEACH) Funding Pr ogram established in s. 409.91256 to 174 |
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| 260 | | - | offset the costs of maintaining integrated workforce development 175 |
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| 236 | + | Institute.—There is established the Louis de la Parte Florida 151 |
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| 237 | + | Mental Health Institute within the University of South Florida. 152 |
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| 238 | + | (6)(a) There is established, within the institute, the 153 |
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| 239 | + | Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce to address issues 154 |
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| 240 | + | of workforce supply and de mand in behavioral health professions, 155 |
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| 241 | + | including issues of recruitment, retention, and workforce 156 |
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| 242 | + | resources. 157 |
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| 243 | + | (b) The primary goals for the center are to: 158 |
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| 244 | + | 1. Develop a strategic statewide plan for the behavioral 159 |
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| 245 | + | health workforce in this state by: 160 |
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| 246 | + | a. Conducting a statistically valid biennial data -driven 161 |
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| 247 | + | analysis of the supply and demand of the behavioral health 162 |
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| 248 | + | workforce. To achieve such goal, the center must: 163 |
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| 249 | + | (I) Establish and maintain a database on the supply and 164 |
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| 250 | + | demand of behavioral health professio nals in this state, to 165 |
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| 251 | + | include current supply and demand; and 166 |
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| 252 | + | (II) Analyze the current and future supply and demand in 167 |
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| 253 | + | the state. 168 |
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| 254 | + | b. Developing recommendations and strategies to increase 169 |
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| 255 | + | behavioral health faculty and educational supervision, support 170 |
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| 256 | + | behavioral health faculty development, and promote advanced 171 |
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| 257 | + | behavioral health education. 172 |
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| 258 | + | c. Developing best practices in the academic preparation 173 |
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| 259 | + | and continuing education needs of qualified behavioral health 174 |
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| 260 | + | educators. 175 |
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| 273 | | - | programs. 176 |
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| 274 | | - | (5) A designated behavioral health teaching hospital must 177 |
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| 275 | | - | annually report to the agency and the department by December 1 178 |
|---|
| 276 | | - | the current status of the designated behavioral health teaching 179 |
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| 277 | | - | hospital program, including, but not limited to, the: 180 |
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| 278 | | - | (a) Number of psychiatric residents. 181 |
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| 279 | | - | (b) Number of postdoctoral clinical psychology fellows. 182 |
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| 280 | | - | (c) Status and details of the consultation agreement with 183 |
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| 281 | | - | and Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce within the 184 |
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| 282 | | - | Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. 185 |
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| 283 | | - | (d) Implementation status of the plan required by 186 |
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| 284 | | - | paragraph (2)(e). 187 |
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| 285 | | - | (e) Activities, agreements, and accomplishments of the 188 |
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| 286 | | - | collaboration required by paragraph (3)(b). 189 |
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| 287 | | - | (f) Number of facility beds and patients served under 190 |
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| 288 | | - | paragraph (3)(c). 191 |
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| 289 | | - | (6) A behavioral health teaching hospital designation is 192 |
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| 290 | | - | valid for 2 years. To renew the designation, a hospital must 193 |
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| 291 | | - | submit an application for renewa l to the agency on a form 194 |
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| 292 | | - | established by the agency at least 90 days before the expiration 195 |
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| 293 | | - | of the designation. The renewal process is subject to the time 196 |
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| 294 | | - | periods and tolling provisions of s. 120.60. The agency may 197 |
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| 295 | | - | deny, revoke, or suspend a designation at any time if a 198 |
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| 296 | | - | behavioral health teaching hospital is not in compliance with 199 |
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| 297 | | - | the requirements of this section. 200 |
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| 273 | + | d. Collecting data on behavioral he alth faculty, 176 |
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| 274 | + | employment, distribution, and retention. 177 |
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| 275 | + | e. Piloting innovative projects to support the 178 |
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| 276 | + | recruitment, development, and retention of qualified behavioral 179 |
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| 277 | + | health faculty and clinical preceptors. 180 |
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| 278 | + | f. Encouraging and coordinating the developmen t of 181 |
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| 279 | + | academic-practice partnerships, to support behavioral health 182 |
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| 280 | + | faculty employment and advancement. 183 |
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| 281 | + | g. Developing distance learning infrastructure for 184 |
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| 282 | + | behavioral health education and advancing faculty competencies 185 |
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| 283 | + | in the pedagogy of teaching and the ev idence-based use of 186 |
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| 284 | + | technology, simulation, and distance learning techniques. 187 |
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| 285 | + | 2. Enhance and promote behavioral health professionals in 188 |
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| 286 | + | this state by developing and promoting: 189 |
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| 287 | + | a. Behavioral health excellence programs; 190 |
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| 288 | + | b. Reward, recognition, and renewal activities; and 191 |
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| 289 | + | c. Media and image-building efforts. 192 |
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| 290 | + | 3. Convene various groups representative of behavioral 193 |
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| 291 | + | health professions, other health care providers, business and 194 |
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| 292 | + | industry, consumers, lawmakers, and educators to: 195 |
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| 293 | + | a. Review and comment on data analysis prepared for the 196 |
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| 294 | + | center; 197 |
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| 295 | + | b. Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for 198 |
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| 296 | + | implementation of recommended changes; and 199 |
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| 297 | + | c. Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the 200 |
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| 310 | | - | (7) There is established within the agency a grant program 201 |
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| 311 | | - | for the purpose of funding designated behavioral health teaching 202 |
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| 312 | | - | hospitals, subject t o legislative appropriation. Grant funding 203 |
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| 313 | | - | may be used for operations and expenses and fixed capital 204 |
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| 314 | | - | outlay, including, but not limited to, facility renovation and 205 |
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| 315 | | - | upgrades. 206 |
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| 316 | | - | (a) Beginning October 1, 2024, and subject to the 207 |
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| 317 | | - | availability of funds, the age ncy shall hold an annual open 208 |
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| 318 | | - | application period to accept applications from designated 209 |
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| 319 | | - | behavioral health teaching hospitals on a form established by 210 |
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| 320 | | - | the agency. Applicants must include a detailed spending plan 211 |
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| 321 | | - | with the application. 212 |
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| 322 | | - | (b) The agency, in co nsultation with the department, shall 213 |
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| 323 | | - | evaluate and rank grant applications based on the quality of the 214 |
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| 324 | | - | plan submitted under paragraph (2)(e), or the quality of plan 215 |
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| 325 | | - | implementation, as applicable, related to achieving the purposes 216 |
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| 326 | | - | of the behavioral health t eaching hospital program and make 217 |
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| 327 | | - | recommendations for grant awards and distribution of available 218 |
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| 328 | | - | funding for such awards. The agency shall submit the evaluation 219 |
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| 329 | | - | and grant award recommendations to the President of the Senate 220 |
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| 330 | | - | and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within 90 days 221 |
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| 331 | | - | after the close of the open application period. 222 |
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| 332 | | - | (c) Notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, the agency 223 |
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| 333 | | - | may submit budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and 224 |
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| 334 | | - | objection procedures under s. 216.177, requesting the release of 225 |
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| 310 | + | Legislature and other entities. 201 |
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| 311 | + | (c) The center may request from any board as defined in s. 202 |
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| 312 | + | 456.001, and the board must provide to the center upon its 203 |
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| 313 | + | request, any information held by the board regarding a 204 |
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| 314 | + | behavioral health professional licensed in this state or holding 205 |
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| 315 | + | a multistate license pursuant to a p rofessional multistate 206 |
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| 316 | + | licensure compact or information reported to the board by 207 |
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| 317 | + | employers of such behavioral health professionals, other than 208 |
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| 318 | + | personal identifying information. 209 |
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| 319 | + | (d) By January 10 of each year, the center shall submit a 210 |
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| 320 | + | report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 211 |
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| 321 | + | Speaker of the House of Representatives providing details of its 212 |
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| 322 | + | activities during the preceding calendar year in pursuit of its 213 |
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| 323 | + | goals and in the execution of its duties under paragraph (b). 214 |
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| 324 | + | (7)(a) There is estab lished a Florida Behavioral Health 215 |
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| 325 | + | Professions Scholarship and Grants Program, subject to an 216 |
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| 326 | + | appropriation by the Legislature, to be administered by the 217 |
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| 327 | + | Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce. The purpose of 218 |
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| 328 | + | the program is to provide scholarships t o students enrolled in 219 |
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| 329 | + | educational programs, including practicums, internships, and 220 |
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| 330 | + | rotations, at designated behavioral health teaching hospitals in 221 |
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| 331 | + | this state and provide grants to support establishment of such 222 |
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| 332 | + | educational programs. 223 |
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| 333 | + | (b) The center must, at a minimum, do all of the following 224 |
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| 334 | + | to administer the Florida Behavioral Health Professions 225 |
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| 347 | | - | the funds to make awards. The agency is authorized to submit 226 |
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| 348 | | - | budget amendments relating to capital improvement projects under 227 |
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| 349 | | - | the grant program only within 90 days after the close of the 228 |
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| 350 | | - | open application period. 229 |
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| 351 | | - | (8) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 230 |
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| 352 | | - | the balance of any appropriation from the General Revenue Fund 231 |
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| 353 | | - | for the program which is not disbursed but which is obligated 232 |
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| 354 | | - | pursuant to contract or committed to be expended by June 30 of 233 |
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| 355 | | - | the fiscal year in which the funds are a ppropriated may be 234 |
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| 356 | | - | carried forward for up to 5 years after the effective date of 235 |
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| 357 | | - | the original appropriation. 236 |
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| 358 | | - | (9) The agency may adopt rules necessary to implement this 237 |
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| 359 | | - | section. 238 |
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| 360 | | - | Section 4. Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section 239 |
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| 361 | | - | 1004.44, Florida Statutes, to read: 240 |
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| 362 | | - | 1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health 241 |
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| 363 | | - | Institute.—There is established the Louis de la Parte Florida 242 |
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| 364 | | - | Mental Health Institute within the University of South Florida. 243 |
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| 365 | | - | (6)(a) There is established, within the institute, the 244 |
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| 366 | | - | Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce. The purpose of 245 |
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| 367 | | - | the center is to support an adequate, highly skilled, resilient, 246 |
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| 368 | | - | and innovative workforce that meets the current and future human 247 |
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| 369 | | - | resources needs of the state's behavioral health system in order 248 |
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| 370 | | - | to provide high-quality care, services, and supports to 249 |
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| 371 | | - | Floridians with, or at risk of developing, behavioral health 250 |
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| 347 | + | Scholarship and Grants Program: 226 |
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| 348 | + | 1. Coordinate, facilitate, and oversee statewide 227 |
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| 349 | + | implementation of the Florida Behavioral Health Professions 228 |
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| 350 | + | Scholarship and Grants Program. 229 |
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| 351 | + | 2. Consult and collaborate with designated behavioral 230 |
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| 352 | + | health teaching hospitals and affiliated universities to 231 |
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| 353 | + | identify eligible educational programs to offer the scholarship 232 |
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| 354 | + | program. 233 |
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| 355 | + | 3. Establish requirements, timelines, and processes fo r 234 |
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| 356 | + | eligibility and application for scholarships and grants. 235 |
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| 357 | + | 4. Administer scholarship funds. The annual amount of the 236 |
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| 358 | + | scholarship to be provided to an eligible student must be the 237 |
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| 359 | + | amount specified in the General Appropriations Act. 238 |
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| 360 | + | 5. Administer grant f unds. The grants must be used for the 239 |
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| 361 | + | implementation and operation of educational programs, including 240 |
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| 362 | + | practicums, internships, and rotations, at designated behavioral 241 |
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| 363 | + | health teaching hospitals in this state. Funds appropriated to 242 |
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| 364 | + | the center may be used for such grants only as specifically 243 |
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| 365 | + | authorized in the General Appropriations Act. 244 |
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| 366 | + | 6. Report on the implementation and administration of this 245 |
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| 367 | + | subsection by planning, advising, and evaluating approved degree 246 |
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| 368 | + | and certificate programs and the performance of st udents and 247 |
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| 369 | + | programs pursuant to paragraph (c). 248 |
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| 370 | + | (c)1. The center, in collaboration with the Board of 249 |
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| 371 | + | Governors and the State Board of Education, shall identify 250 |
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| 384 | | - | conditions through original research, policy analysis, 251 |
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| 385 | | - | evaluation, and development and dissemination of best practices. 252 |
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| 386 | | - | The goals of the cent er are, at a minimum, to research the 253 |
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| 387 | | - | state's current behavioral health workforce and future needs; 254 |
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| 388 | | - | expand the number of clinicians, professionals, and other 255 |
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| 389 | | - | workers involved in the behavioral health workforce; and enhance 256 |
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| 390 | | - | the skill level and innovativenes s of the workforce. The center 257 |
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| 391 | | - | shall, at a minimum: 258 |
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| 392 | | - | 1. Describe and analyze the current workforce and project 259 |
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| 393 | | - | possible future workforce demand, especially in critical roles, 260 |
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| 394 | | - | and develop strategies for addressing any gaps. The center's 261 |
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| 395 | | - | efforts may include, but need not be limited to, producing a 262 |
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| 396 | | - | statistically valid biennial analysis of the supply and demand 263 |
|---|
| 397 | | - | of the behavioral health workforce. 264 |
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| 398 | | - | 2. Expand pathways to behavioral health professions 265 |
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| 399 | | - | through enhanced educational opportunities and improved facul ty 266 |
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| 400 | | - | development and retention. The center's efforts may include, but 267 |
|---|
| 401 | | - | need not be limited to: 268 |
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| 402 | | - | a. Identifying best practices in the academic preparation 269 |
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| 403 | | - | and continuing education of behavioral health professionals. 270 |
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| 404 | | - | b. Facilitating and coordinating the deve lopment of 271 |
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| 405 | | - | academic-practice partnerships that support behavioral health 272 |
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| 406 | | - | faculty employment and advancement. 273 |
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| 407 | | - | c. Developing and implementing innovative projects to 274 |
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| 408 | | - | support the recruitment, development, and retention of 275 |
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| 384 | + | indicators for the satisfactory progress of students enrolled in 251 |
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| 385 | + | educational programs, includin g practicums, internships, and 252 |
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| 386 | + | rotations, at designated behavioral health teaching hospitals in 253 |
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| 387 | + | this state and for the performance of such programs. 254 |
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| 388 | + | 2. By October 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, the 255 |
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| 389 | + | center shall provide to the Governor, the President of the 256 |
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| 390 | + | Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 257 |
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| 391 | + | Chancellor of the State University System, and the Commissioner 258 |
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| 392 | + | of Education a report summarizing, at a minimum, the status of 259 |
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| 393 | + | the statewide coordination and implementation of educational 260 |
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| 394 | + | programs, including practicums, internships, and rotations, at 261 |
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| 395 | + | designated behavioral health teaching hospitals in this state 262 |
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| 396 | + | and the Florida Behavioral Health Professions Scholarships and 263 |
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| 397 | + | Grants Program, including, but not limited to, the: 264 |
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| 398 | + | a. Number of applications approved and denied and the 265 |
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| 399 | + | reasons for each denial. 266 |
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| 400 | + | b. Number and value of all scholarships awarded to 267 |
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| 401 | + | students. 268 |
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| 402 | + | c. Projected number of students who may be eligible to 269 |
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| 403 | + | enroll in educational programs, including practicums, 270 |
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| 404 | + | internships, and rota tions, at designated behavioral health 271 |
|---|
| 405 | + | teaching hospitals in this state within the next academic year. 272 |
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| 406 | + | 3. The center, in collaboration with the Board of 273 |
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| 407 | + | Governors, the State Board of Education, and other stakeholders, 274 |
|---|
| 408 | + | by December 1 of each year, shall su bmit to the Governor, the 275 |
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| 421 | | - | behavioral health educators, faculty , and clinical preceptors. 276 |
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| 422 | | - | d. Developing distance learning infrastructure for 277 |
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| 423 | | - | behavioral health education and the evidence -based use of 278 |
|---|
| 424 | | - | technology, simulation, and distance learning techniques. 279 |
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| 425 | | - | 3. Promote behavioral health professions. The center's 280 |
|---|
| 426 | | - | efforts may include, but need not be limited to: 281 |
|---|
| 427 | | - | a. Conducting original research on the factors affecting 282 |
|---|
| 428 | | - | recruitment, retention, and advancement of the behavioral health 283 |
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| 429 | | - | workforce, such as designing and implementing a longitudinal 284 |
|---|
| 430 | | - | study of the state's beha vioral health workforce. 285 |
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| 431 | | - | b. Developing and implementing innovative projects to 286 |
|---|
| 432 | | - | support the recruitment, development, and retention of 287 |
|---|
| 433 | | - | behavioral health workers. 288 |
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| 434 | | - | (b) The center may: 289 |
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| 435 | | - | 1. Convene groups, including, but not limited to, 290 |
|---|
| 436 | | - | behavioral health clinicians, professionals, and workers; 291 |
|---|
| 437 | | - | employers of such individuals; other health care providers; 292 |
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| 438 | | - | individuals with behavioral health conditions and their 293 |
|---|
| 439 | | - | families; business and industry leaders; policymakers; and 294 |
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| 440 | | - | educators to assist the center in its work . 295 |
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| 441 | | - | 2. Request from any board as defined in s. 456.001, and 296 |
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| 442 | | - | the board must provide to the center upon its request, any 297 |
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| 443 | | - | information held by the board regarding a behavioral health 298 |
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| 444 | | - | professional licensed in this state or holding a multistate 299 |
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| 445 | | - | license pursuant to a professional multistate licensure compact 300 |
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| 421 | + | President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 276 |
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| 422 | + | Representatives statutory and budget recommendations for 277 |
|---|
| 423 | + | improving the implementation and delivery of scholarships and 278 |
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| 424 | + | grants. 279 |
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| 425 | + | (8) The Board of Governors and the State Boa rd of 280 |
|---|
| 426 | + | Education, in consultation with the center, shall expeditiously 281 |
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| 427 | + | adopt any necessary regulations and rules, as applicable, to 282 |
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| 428 | + | allow the center to perform its responsibilities under 283 |
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| 429 | + | subsections (6) and (7) beginning in the 2025 -2026 fiscal year. 284 |
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| 430 | + | Section 5. Effective upon this act becoming a law, the 285 |
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| 431 | + | Department of Children and Families, in coordination with the 286 |
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| 432 | + | Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, must contract 287 |
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| 433 | + | for a two-part study of Florida's behavioral health system. 288 |
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| 434 | + | (1) The first part of the study must be a study of 289 |
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| 435 | + | Florida's behavioral health system in general, including, but 290 |
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| 436 | + | not limited to, all of the following: 291 |
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| 437 | + | (a) An analysis of Florida's behavioral health workforce 292 |
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| 438 | + | and behavioral health education and training. 293 |
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| 439 | + | (b) An evaluation of how to best promote, integrate, and 294 |
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| 440 | + | incentivize the establishment of behavioral health teaching 295 |
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| 441 | + | hospitals, as detailed in this act. 296 |
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| 442 | + | (c) Policy recommendations for recruiting, training, and 297 |
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| 443 | + | retaining an integrated behavioral health workforce. 298 |
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| 444 | + | (2) The second part of the study must be a detailed 299 |
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| 445 | + | analysis of Florida's involuntary commitment system, including, 300 |
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| 458 | | - | or information reported to the board by employers of such 301 |
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| 459 | | - | behavioral health professionals, other than personal identifying 302 |
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| 460 | | - | information. 303 |
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| 461 | | - | (c) By January 10 of each year, the center shall submit a 304 |
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| 462 | | - | report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 305 |
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| 463 | | - | Speaker of the House of Representatives providing details of its 306 |
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| 464 | | - | activities during the preceding calendar year in pursuit of its 307 |
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| 465 | | - | goals and in the execution of its duties under paragraph (a). 308 |
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| 466 | | - | The report submitted in 2025, shall include an initial statewide 309 |
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| 467 | | - | strategic plan for meeting the goals in subsection (6), which 310 |
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| 468 | | - | shall be updated in each subsequent report. 311 |
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| 469 | | - | (7) The Board of Governors and the State Board of 312 |
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| 470 | | - | Education, in consultation with the center, shall expeditiously 313 |
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| 471 | | - | adopt any necessary regulations and rules, as applicable, to 314 |
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| 472 | | - | allow the center to perform its responsibilities under 315 |
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| 473 | | - | subsection (6) and this subsection beginning in the 2025 -2026 316 |
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| 474 | | - | fiscal year. 317 |
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| 475 | | - | Section 5. Effective upon this act becoming a l aw, the 318 |
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| 476 | | - | Department of Children and Families must contract for a study of 319 |
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| 477 | | - | the current and projected future demand for inpatient treatment 320 |
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| 478 | | - | services for adults and children with serious mental illness, 321 |
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| 479 | | - | the state's current and projected future ability to meet that 322 |
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| 480 | | - | demand, and recommendations for enhancing the availability of 323 |
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| 481 | | - | inpatient treatment services and for providing alternatives to 324 |
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| 482 | | - | such services. The study must consider the demand for both civil 325 |
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| 495 | | - | and forensic inpatient placements. The study must be complete d 326 |
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| 496 | | - | by January 31, 2025, and at a minimum: 327 |
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| 497 | | - | (1) Describe, by state treatment facility, the current 328 |
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| 498 | | - | number and allocation of beds for inpatient treatment between 329 |
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| 499 | | - | forensic and civil placements, number of individuals admitted 330 |
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| 500 | | - | and discharged annually, types and frequency of diagnoses, and 331 |
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| 501 | | - | lengths of stay. 332 |
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| 502 | | - | (2) Describe, by department region, the current number and 333 |
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| 503 | | - | allocation of beds in receiving facilities for inpatient 334 |
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| 504 | | - | treatment between forensic and civil placements, number of 335 |
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| 505 | | - | individuals admitted and discharged annually, types and 336 |
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| 506 | | - | frequency of diagnoses, and lengths of stay. 337 |
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| 507 | | - | (3) Specify the current and projected future demand for 338 |
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| 508 | | - | civil and forensic inpatient placements at state treatment 339 |
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| 509 | | - | facilities and at receiving facilities, by region; any gaps in 340 |
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| 510 | | - | current and future availability of these services compared to 341 |
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| 511 | | - | current service availability; and the number of inpatient beds 342 |
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| 512 | | - | needed by facility type, region of state, and placement type to 343 |
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| 513 | | - | meet current and projected future demand. 344 |
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| 514 | | - | (4) Describe policy rec ommendations for ensuring 345 |
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| 515 | | - | sufficient bed capacity for longer -term involuntary treatment, 346 |
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| 516 | | - | either at the state treatment facilities or receiving 347 |
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| 517 | | - | facilities, and enhancing services that could prevent the need 348 |
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| 518 | | - | for involuntary inpatient placements. 349 |
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| 532 | | - | act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 351 |
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| 458 | + | but not limited to, all of the following: 301 |
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| 459 | + | (a) Involuntary commitment bed capacity, in both forensic 302 |
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| 460 | + | and civil involuntary commitment sett ings. 303 |
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| 461 | + | (b) Involuntary commitment policies and processes. 304 |
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| 462 | + | (c) Policy recommendations for ensuring sufficient 305 |
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| 463 | + | involuntary commitment bed capacity. 306 |
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| 464 | + | (d) An evaluation of maintaining civil commitment beds as 307 |
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| 465 | + | a requirement for designation as a behavioral h ealth teaching 308 |
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| 466 | + | hospital, to include potential costs related to capital outlay, 309 |
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| 467 | + | enhanced bed rate, and staffing requirements. 310 |
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| 468 | + | (e) Recommendations for promoting coordination between 311 |
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| 469 | + | Florida's involuntary commitment system, behavioral health 312 |
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| 470 | + | teaching hospitals, and other integrated health programs. 313 |
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| 471 | + | Section 6. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 314 |
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| 472 | + | act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 315 |
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| 473 | + | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 316 |
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| 474 | + | 2024. 317 |
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