Marchman Act User Reference Guide 2003 - …

1 Marchman Act User Reference Guide 2003 Produced by State of Florida Department of Children and Families Substance Abuse Program Marchman Act Handbook page 2 Marchman Act Handbook Table of Contents Overview ..5 Development and Use of Marchman Act Technical Assistance ..6 History and Overview ..7 ..13 General 19 Legislative Findings, Intent, and Purpose ..19 ..19 Client Rights .. 27 Rights of Clients ..27 Right to Individual Dignity ..27 Right to Nondiscriminatory Right to Quality Services ..28 Right to Communication ..28 Right to Care and Custody of Personal Effects of Right to Education of Right to Confidentiality of Client Records ..29 Right to Counsel ..32 Right to Habeas Corpus ..32 Liability and Immunity ..32 Unlawful Activities Relating to Client Assessment and Treatment; Penalties.

2 32 VOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES .. 33 INVOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS 33 Criteria for Involuntary Admissions ..33 Service Provider Responsibilities Regarding Involuntary Admissions ..34 Referral of Involuntarily Admitted Client for Voluntary Treatment ..35 Release of Client From Protective Custody, Emergency Admission, Involuntary Assessment, Involuntary Treatment, and Alternative Involuntary Assessment of a Minor ..35 Protective 36 Protective Custody; Circumstances Protective Custody With Consent ..36 Protective Custody Without Consent ..36 Dispositional Alternatives After Protective Department to Maintain Lists of Licensed Immunity from Liability ..37 Emergency Admissions .. 37 Emergency Admission; Circumstances Emergency Admission; Persons Who May Initiate ..38 Physician s Certificate for Emergency Marchman Act Handbook page 3 Transportation-Assisted Delivery of Persons for Emergency Assessment.

3 39 Disposition Alternatives After Emergency Alternative Involuntary Assessmenfor Minors .. 39 Alternative Involuntary Assessment Procedures for Disposition of Minor Client Upon Completion of Alternative Involuntary Court Involved Admissions, Civil Involuntary Proceedings; Generally .. 40 Involuntary Petitions ..40 Court Involved Admissions; Involuntary Assessment; Stabilization .. 41 Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization ..41 Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization; Contents of Petition ..41 Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization; Court Determination ..42 Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization; Responsibility of Licensed Service Provider ..43 Extension of Time for Completion of Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization ..43 Involuntary Involuntary Treatment; Persons Who may Contents of Petition for Involuntary Treatment ..45 Duties of Court Upon Filing of Petition for Involuntary Hearing on Petition for Involuntary Treatment.

4 46 Court Determination; Effect of Court Order for Involuntary Substance Abuse Early Release From Involuntary Substance Abuse Treatment ..47 Extension of Involuntary Substance Abuse Treatment Disposition of Client Upon Completion of Involuntary Substance Abuse LOCAL ORDINANCE PROHIBITION AND AUTHORIZATION; ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES .. 48 Local Ordinances Affecting Impairment and Public Impairment Offenses Forbidden ..48 Authorization of Local Ordinances for Treatment of Habitual Abusers in Licensed Secure Facilities ..49 OFFENDER REFERRALS .. 51 Referral of Substance Abuse Impaired Offenders to Service Providers ..51 Screening, Assessment, and Disposition of Juvenile INMATE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS .. 52 Scope of 52 Duties and Responsibilities of the Department of Marchman Act Handbook page 4 Appendix A: Marchman Act and Related 56 Appendix B: Client Rights.

5 63 Appendix C: Voluntary 69 Appendix D: Law Enforcement and the Marchman Act Protective 70 Appendix E: Emergency Substance Abuse Admissions and Persons with Emergency Medical Conditions .. 78 Appendix F: Alternative Involuntary Assessment for Minors Juvenile Emergency Procedures & Children s Substance Abuse Services .. 88 Appendix G: Involuntary Substance Abuse Assessment and 94 Appendix H: Involuntary Treatment .. 106 Appendix I: Consent for Admission and Treatment for 115 Appendix J: Offender Referrals Treatment-Based Drug 124 Appendix K: Habitual Abusers .. 128 Appendix L: Inmate Substance Abuse 130 Appendix M: Marchman Act and Elders .. 132 Appendix N: Marchman Act Notices .. 141 Appendix O: Marchman Act Case Law .. 143 Appendix P: Where to Go for 149 Appendix Q: Duties of the Department Licensure .. 156 Appendix R: Common Licensing 181 Appendix S: Substance Abuse Program Standards .. 200 Appendix T: Marchman Act 225 Marchman Act Power Point 229 Marchman Act Forms.

6 255 Marchman Act Handbook page 5 Overview Development and Use of Marchman Act Handbook Use of Handbook This Handbook is intended to be used for information purposes only. The information presented herein is not legally binding and does not have any legal authority. Only Chapters 397, , 65D-30, , and federal laws/regulations have legal authority. The creation of administrative rules to implement and clarify statute is governed by Chapter 120, Thus state law prohibits repetition of statute in administrative rules. Therefore, persons must be familiar with and routinely Reference both the statutes and the corresponding rules to ensure correct implementation of the Marchman Act law. Substantial sections of the Appendices have been taken from the Florida Drug Control Strategy, published by the Office of Drug Control in the Executive Office of the Governor.

7 For training purposes, that statute and the corresponding administrative rules concerning the same subjects have been displayed side-by-side; statutes are sequentially displayed in the left column of each page in numerical order. The corresponding administrative rules are sequentially displayed in the right column. However, some rules are intentionally listed out of numerical sequence to display them next to the statute to which they refer. Other rules pertaining to program standards, licensing standards, Children s Substance Abuse Services, and other sections to which no specific statute is referenced have been omitted from the side-by-side display and are located in Appendices. Substance Abuse Website The primary website for Department of Children and Family Services Substance Abuse Program website is Step 1. Go to and in the column on the right and click on the category government Step 2.

8 Click on Executive Branch Step 3. Under State Agencies and Organizations, click on Department of Children and Families. Step 4. Under Children and Family Services, click on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Step 5. Click on any one of the following subjects: Substance Abuse for current news and special reports Reports and Publications for plans, rules, policies, forms and other documents Provider Search to obtain information on how to contact substance abuse and mental health providers in all of Florida s counties. Links and Resources to link to state, federal, substance abuse, prevention, and mental health resources. Contact Us for a list of district personnel, addresses, and telephone numbers. Marchman Act Handbook page 6 NEWS updated Off ice GI S 994-7436 Districts / RegionWaltonOk al oo saSa nt aRosaEsc amb i aBr ow ar dMo nr oeDad eVo l usi aFlaglerHi gh l an dsHar de ePo l kMa r t i nSt.

9 LucieOkeechobeeIndian RiverPu tn amAlachuaBradfordUni o nColumbiaGilchristLevyDi x i eLaf ayett eSu wa nne hnsCl ayDuv a lNas s auBa ke rPinellasPa sc oMa na t e eHillsboroughBr ev ar dOsce ol aOra ngeSe mi no l eCollierHen dr yLeeGladesCha rl o tt eDe SotoSa ra so taPa l m Be ac hLakeSu mt erHer nandoCi t ru sMa r i o nTaylorMa di s onJeffersonWakullaLeonFranklinLibert yGadsd enJacksonCal h ou nGul fBa yWashingtonHol m es8111091514713124321 SunCoastMarchman Act Technical Assistance Should you have questions about the Marchman Act or access to substance abuse information or services, contact the substance abuse program staff at the Department of Children and Family Services, as indicated below. District Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinators: District 1 Susan Sweeney 850 595-8366 District 2 Jonn Shelton 850 488-2419 District 3 Cynthia Tyson 352 955-5053 District 4 Jan Holder 904 723-2014 Suncoast.

10 Bob Holm 813 558-5715 District 7 Eric Butler 407 245-0420 District 8 Elizabeth Drake 941 338-1272 District 9 Cathy Claud 561 540-5660 District 10 954 713-3026 District 11 Karlene Tomlinson 305 349-1322 District 12 Angela Jackson 386 254-3744 District 13 Troy McDermott 352 330-2177 District 14 Jim Mosley 863 619-4171 District 15 George Woodley 561 467-552 Marchman Act Handbook page 7 Marchman Act History and Overview History In 1970 the Florida Legislature enacted Chapter 397 governing the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Drug Dependents in 1970. The following year, it enacted Chapter 396 titled the Myers Act as the state s Comprehensive Alcoholism Prevention, Control, and Treatment Act , modeled after the federal Hughes Act. Each of these laws, each governing different aspects of addiction had a different Florida Administrative Code (or rules) promulgated by the state to fully implement the respective pieces of legislation.