Florida § 945.47 Discharge of inmate from mental health treatment

Florida Statutes

§ 945.47 — Discharge of inmate from mental health treatment

Florida § 945.47

TitleXLVII

Ch. 945DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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Bluebook

Fla. Stat. § 945.47 (2026).

Text

(1)An inmate who has been placed in a mental health treatment facility for the purpose of mental health treatment shall be discharged from treatment by the warden under the following conditions:

(a)If the inmate is no longer in need of care and treatment, as defined in s. 945.42, he or she may be transferred out of the mental health treatment facility and provided with appropriate mental health services; or (b) If the inmate’s sentence expires during his or her treatment, but he or she is no longer in need of care and treatment as an inpatient, the inmate may be released with a recommendation for outpatient treatment, pursuant to ss. 945.40-945.49.

(2)At any time that an inmate who has received mental health treatment while in the custody of the department becomes eligible for release

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(1) An inmate who has been placed in a mental health treatment facility for the purpose of mental health treatment shall be discharged from treatment by the warden under the following conditions: (a) If the inmate is no longer in need of care and treatment, as defined in s. 945.42, he or she may be transferred out of the mental health treatment facility and provided with appropriate mental health services; or (b) If the inmate’s sentence expires during his or her treatment, but he or she is no longer in need of care and treatment as an inpatient, the inmate may be released with a recommendation for outpatient treatment, pursuant to ss. 945.40-945.49.

(2) At any time that an inmate who has received mental health treatment while in the custody of the department becomes eligible for release under supervision or upon end of sentence, a record of the inmate’s mental health treatment may be provided to the Florida Commission on Offender Review and to the Department of Children and Families to arrange postrelease aftercare placement and to prospective recipient inpatient health care or residential facilities upon request. The record shall include, at a minimum, a summary of the inmate’s diagnosis, length of stay in treatment, clinical history, prognosis, prescribed medication, treatment plan, and recommendations for aftercare services.

Legislative History

s. 1, ch. 82-224; s. 29, ch. 84-361; s. 59, ch. 88-122; s. 8, ch. 96-422; s. 1863, ch. 97-102; s. 318, ch. 99-8; s. 24, ch. 2000-161; s. 16, ch. 2008-250; s. 327, ch. 2014-19; s. 38, ch. 2014-191; s. 14, ch. 2025-81.