FL S1726

Department of Children and Families must develop standards and protocols for managing entities to collect, store, and transmit utilization data from public receiving facilities (licensed crisis stabilization units) in their service areas.

Managing entities must require public receiving facilities to submit real-time or daily data on admissions, discharges of indigent clients, and current bed census information.

Managing entities must reconcile monthly and annual aggregate data from public receiving facilities and submit consolidated data to the department for creation of a statewide database.

Department must adopt rules and submit annual reports to the Governor and Legislature by January 31, 2015, and thereafter detailing implementation status and analysis of crisis stabilization services funded under the Baker Act.

Compliance by managing entities required by August 1, 2014, with implementation contingent on specific appropriations.