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FL S7012
Bill
AI Summary
- Establishes the First Responders Suicide Deterrence Task Force within the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention to reduce suicide among active and retired first responders, with annual reports due to the Governor and Legislature by July 1 starting in 2021, and a sunset date of July 1, 2023
- Expands the Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council from 27 to 31 voting members, adding representatives from medical associations, Veterans Florida, and the Florida Association of Managing Entities, and broadens the council's duties to include recommending evidence-based mental health training programs for municipalities
- Defines "coordinated specialty care program" as an evidence-based program for individuals experiencing early signs of serious mental illness, particularly first psychotic episodes, and integrates these programs into the state's behavioral health system, reinvestment grant eligibility, and annual assessments
- Requires jails to share medical information on committed defendants with the Department of Children and Families within 3 business days and mandates continuation of psychotropic medications for defendants transferred between forensic facilities and jails unless a jail physician documents a compelling medical reason to change or discontinue them
- Requires the Department of Transportation to work with the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention to develop a plan for implementing evidence-based suicide deterrents on new infrastructure projects, and mandates that guardians of minors released from involuntary examination receive information on mobile response services, suicide prevention resources, and local support groups
Legislative Description
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Last Action
Chapter No. 2020-39
6/19/2020
Committee Referrals
Appropriations2/17/2020
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services11/21/2019
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs11/5/2019
Full Bill Text
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