Florida § 945.49 Operation and administration

Florida Statutes

§ 945.49 — Operation and administration

Florida § 945.49

TitleXLVII

Ch. 945DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

This text of Florida § 945.49 (Operation and administration) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Florida primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Fla. Stat. § 945.49 (2026).

Text

(1)ADMINISTRATION. — The department is authorized to contract with the appropriate entities, agencies, persons, and local governing bodies to provide mental health services pursuant to ss. 945.40-945.49.

(2)RULES. — The department shall adopt rules necessary for administration of ss. 945.40-945.49 in accordance with chapter 120.

(3)ORIENTATION AND TRAINING. — Correctional officers employed by a mental health treatment facility shall receive specialized training above and beyond that required for basic certification pursuant to chapter 943.

(4)STATUS OF INMATE. — An inmate receiving mental health treatment shall be subject to the same standards applied to other inmates in the department, including, but not limited to, consideration for parole, release by reason of gain-time allowance

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) ADMINISTRATION. — The department is authorized to contract with the appropriate entities, agencies, persons, and local governing bodies to provide mental health services pursuant to ss. 945.40-945.49.

(2) RULES. — The department shall adopt rules necessary for administration of ss. 945.40-945.49 in accordance with chapter 120.

(3) ORIENTATION AND TRAINING. — Correctional officers employed by a mental health treatment facility shall receive specialized training above and beyond that required for basic certification pursuant to chapter 943.

(4) STATUS OF INMATE. — An inmate receiving mental health treatment shall be subject to the same standards applied to other inmates in the department, including, but not limited to, consideration for parole, release by reason of gain-time allowances as provided for in s. 944.291, and release by expiration of sentence.

Legislative History

s. 1, ch. 82-224; s. 29, ch. 84-361; s. 322, ch. 96-410; s. 10, ch. 96-422; s. 319, ch. 99-8; s. 18, ch. 2008-250; s. 328, ch. 2014-19; s. 17, ch. 2025-81.