FL S1736

Expands consent authority for mental health treatment to include health care surrogates, representatives, and proxies in addition to guardians and guardian advocates.

Reduces the review frequency for restrictions on patient communication and visits from every 7 days to every 24 hours.

Authorizes counties to use mobile crisis response teams for transportation and assistance in involuntary examination procedures, in addition to law enforcement.

Changes involuntary examination criteria to require "substantial likelihood in the near future" of serious harm and adds examples like significant property damage; requires officers to use least necessary physical force and mandates 40 hours of crisis intervention team training within preceding 5 years.

Establishes procedural protections for inmates in county detention facilities receiving involuntary psychiatric treatment, including informed consent requirements, court hearings with legal representation, and clear and convincing evidence standards.