Florida Statute 394.78 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 394
MENTAL HEALTH

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F.S. 394.78

394.78 Operation and administration; personnel standards; procedures for audit and monitoring of service providers; resolution of disputes.—

(1)(a) The Department of Children and Families shall administer this part and shall adopt rules necessary for its administration. In addition to other rulemaking authority, the department may adopt financial rules relating to conflicts of interest; related party transactions; full disclosure of revenue funds and expenses; charts of accounts for state reporting; auditing; penalties for nonperformance; benefit packages; performance outcomes, including client satisfaction and functional assessments; nonpayment and suspended payments for failure to timely submit required client service reports; and client financial eligibility requirements.

(b) Rules of the department shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under chapter 120.

(2) The department shall, by rule, establish standards of education and experience for professional and technical personnel employed in substance abuse and mental health programs.

(3) The department shall establish, to the extent possible, a standardized auditing procedure for substance abuse and mental health service providers; and audits of service providers shall be conducted pursuant to such procedure and the applicable department rules. Such procedure shall be supplied to all current and prospective contractors and subcontractors prior to the signing of any contracts.

(4) The department shall monitor service providers for compliance with contracts and applicable state and federal regulations.

(5) The department shall, by rule, establish standards for contracting budgeting, methods of payment, and the accounting of patient fees that are earned on behalf of a specific client.

History.—s. 14, ch. 70-109; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 13, ch. 76-221; s. 4, ch. 77-372; s. 20, ch. 84-285; s. 4, ch. 98-152; s. 3, ch. 99-396; s. 15, ch. 2000-349; s. 5, ch. 2012-84; s. 99, ch. 2014-19.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 394.78

Total Results: 10

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2011-12-05

Snippet: substance abuse and mental health providers. Section 394.78, Florida Statutes, places administration of the

Mental Health District Board, II-B v. Florida Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-01-07

Citation: 425 So. 2d 160, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18414

Snippet: of Section 394.81, Florida Statutes, see Section 394.78(1), Florida Statutes. Regarding the question of

Mental H. Dist. Bd. v. Fla. Dept. of H. & R. Ser.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-01-07

Citation: 425 So. 2d 160

Snippet: of Section 394.81, Florida Statutes, see Section 394.78(1), Florida Statutes. Regarding the question of

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1982-06-11

Snippet: referred to as the department). See, ss394.66(1), and 394.78(1), F.S. The community mental health programs established

Borges v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-02-18

Citation: 394 So. 2d 1046

Snippet: ascertain what the legislature intended." Id. at 394, 78 S.Ct. at 1285 (Warren, C.J., dissenting). Whalen

Dept. of Hlt. & Rehabilitative Serv. v. Fla Psychiatric Society, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-04-16

Citation: 382 So. 2d 1280

Snippet: Department under Sections 381.031(1)(g)11, 394.457(5), 394.78(1), (2)(b), 400.23(2), and 893.01, Florida Statutes

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1979-10-29

Snippet: necessary for the administration of the act. See s. 394.78(1); seealso s. 394.76(6). It therefore appears

United Contractors, Inc. v. United Construction Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-06-10

Citation: 187 So. 2d 695

Snippet: Industrial a new promissory note in the total sum of $32,394.78 payable monthly over a period of eighteen months

Lee v. City of Miami

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1935-09-27

Citation: 163 So. 486, 121 Fla. 93

Snippet: 15 N.W. 250; Ex Parte Kameta,36 Or. 251, 60 P. 394, 78 A.S.R. 775. In many jurisdictions with constitutional

Insurance Co. of North America v. Erickson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1905-06-15

Citation: 50 Fla. 419

Snippet: Allen 213; Davis v. Pioneer Furn. Co., 102 Wis. 394, 78 N. W. Rep. 596; The Millville Mut. Fire Ins. Co