Bill Text: FL S1394 | 2024 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Community Mobile Support Teams

Spectrum:

Status: (Failed) 2024-03-08 - Died in Fiscal Policy [S1394 Detail]

Download: Florida-2024-S1394-Comm_Sub.html

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       Florida Senate - 2024                             CS for SB 1394
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; and
       Senators Gruters and Book
       
       
       
       
       586-02416-24                                          20241394c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to community mobile support teams;
    3         amending s. 394.495, F.S.; requiring the Department of
    4         Children and Families to contract with managing
    5         entities for community mobile support teams to place
    6         certain crisis counselors within local law enforcement
    7         agencies to conduct follow-up contacts with certain
    8         persons; providing requirements for crisis counselors,
    9         community mobile support teams, and certain community
   10         mental health centers; providing an effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 394.495,
   15  Florida Statutes, to read:
   16         394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care;
   17  programs and services.—
   18         (8)(a) The department shall contract with managing entities
   19  for community mobile support teams throughout this state to
   20  place crisis counselors from community mental health centers in
   21  local law enforcement agencies. The counselors shall conduct
   22  follow-up contacts with children, adolescents, and adults who
   23  have been involuntarily committed under the Baker Act by a law
   24  enforcement officer. The goal of the community mobile support
   25  team through its partnership with law enforcement is to reduce
   26  recidivism of involuntary commitments under the Baker Act by law
   27  enforcement, reduce the time burden of law enforcement
   28  completing follow-up work with persons after commitment under
   29  the Baker Act, provide additional crisis intervention services,
   30  assist persons with engagement in mental health care, and give
   31  persons another option for mental health crisis intervention
   32  other than the use of law enforcement.
   33         (b) A community mobile support team crisis counselor shall,
   34  at a minimum:
   35         1. Provide follow-up care to individuals in the community
   36  that law enforcement has identified as needing additional mental
   37  health support.
   38         2. Conduct home visits to assist a person with connecting
   39  with the appropriate aftercare services in his or her community
   40  following his or her discharge from a Baker Act receiving
   41  facility.
   42         3. Provide support to aid a person during the transition
   43  period from his or her release from commitment under the Baker
   44  Act to connection with aftercare services.
   45         4. Provide brief crisis counseling and assessment for
   46  additional needs.
   47         (c) A community mobile support team shall offer, at a
   48  minimum, all of the following services:
   49         1. Crisis assessment.
   50         2. Community-based crisis counseling.
   51         3. In-person, follow-up care after involuntary commitment
   52  under the Baker Act by a law enforcement officer.
   53         4. Assistance with accessing and engaging in aftercare
   54  services.
   55         5. Assistance with obtaining other necessary community
   56  resources to maintain stability.
   57         6. Coordination of safety planning.
   58         (d) A community mental health center contracted by a
   59  managing entity to provide a community mobile support team must:
   60         1. Collaborate with local law enforcement offices in the
   61  planning, development, and program evaluation processes.
   62         2. Require that services be made available 7 days a week.
   63         3. Establish independent response protocols and memorandums
   64  of understanding with local law enforcement agencies.
   65         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.