Florida Statute 394.469 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 394
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F.S. 394.469

394.469 Discharge of involuntary patients.—

(1) POWER TO DISCHARGE.—At any time a patient is found to no longer meet the criteria for involuntary placement, the administrator shall:

(a) Discharge the patient, unless the patient is under a criminal charge, in which case the patient shall be transferred to the custody of the appropriate law enforcement officer;

(b) Transfer the patient to voluntary status on his or her own authority or at the patient’s request, unless the patient is under criminal charge or adjudicated incapacitated; or

(c) Place an improved patient, except a patient under a criminal charge, on convalescent status in the care of a community facility.

(2) NOTICE.—Notice of discharge or transfer of a patient shall be given as provided in s. 394.4599.

History.—s. 10, ch. 71-131; s. 9, ch. 73-133; s. 10, ch. 79-298; s. 13, ch. 82-212; s. 712, ch. 95-148; s. 23, ch. 96-169.

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Godwin v. State

593 So. 2d 211, 1992 WL 4452

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 2, 1992 | Docket: 1447514

Cited 93 times | Published

discharged or released from active treatment. See § 394.469(4), Fla. Stat. (1989). Thus, we answer the rephrased

Bellavance v. State

390 So. 2d 422

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 1980 | Docket: 1504174

Cited 16 times | Published

Florida Statutes. It is equally clear that Section 394.469(1) and (2), Florida Statutes, provides, within

Mosher v. State

876 So. 2d 1230, 2004 WL 1263716

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 2004 | Docket: 1245462

Cited 14 times | Published

placement while criminal charges are pending. See § 394.469(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2002)("At any time a patient

Powell v. Genung

306 So. 2d 113

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 1974 | Docket: 1720419

Cited 6 times | Published

to a voluntary status." Most importantly, Section 394.469 provides in part: "(1) Power to discharge.

Ozbourn v. State

651 So. 2d 795, 1995 WL 93822

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 1995 | Docket: 1518164

Cited 5 times | Published

discharged or released from active treatment. See § 394.469(4), Fla. Stat. (1989). Godwin, 593 So.2d at 214

Tuten v. Fariborzian

84 So. 3d 1063, 2012 WL 104465, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 355

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 13, 2012 | Docket: 60306579

Cited 3 times | Published

petition for involuntary placement, we note that section 394.469, Florida Statutes (2008), provides that “[a]t

Jaggers v. State

509 So. 2d 1165, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1528

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 1987 | Docket: 1361807

Cited 3 times | Published

appropriate law enforcement authorities, see section 394.469 Florida Statutes, unlike the provisions of

State v. Heidrick

707 So. 2d 1165, 1998 WL 88372

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 4, 1998 | Docket: 1676006

Cited 1 times | Published

those contained in Chapter 394. Specifically, section 394.469(1), Florida Statutes (Supp.1996),[2] provides

Sanchez v. State

949 So. 2d 1059, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 51, 2007 WL 5784

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 2007 | Docket: 64849489

Published

committed while criminal charges are pending. See § 394.469(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2002)("At any time a patient