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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 397
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
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F.S. 397.601
397.601 Voluntary admissions.
(1) A person who wishes to enter treatment for substance abuse may apply to a service provider for voluntary admission.
(2) Within the financial and space capabilities of the service provider, a person must be admitted to treatment when sufficient evidence exists that the person is impaired by substance abuse and the medical and behavioral conditions of the person are not beyond the safe management capabilities of the service provider.
(3) The service provider must emphasize admission to the service component that represents the least restrictive setting that is appropriate to the person’s treatment needs.
(4)(a) The disability of minority for persons under 18 years of age is removed solely for the purpose of obtaining voluntary substance abuse impairment services from a licensed service provider, and consent to such services by a minor has the same force and effect as if executed by an individual who has reached the age of majority. Such consent is not subject to later disaffirmance based on minority.
(b) Except for purposes of law enforcement activities in connection with protective custody, the disability of minority is not removed if there is an involuntary admission for substance abuse services, in which case parental participation may be required as the court finds appropriate.
(5) A service provider must document that, within 24 hours of admission, individuals admitted on a voluntary basis have been provided with the option to authorize the release of information from their clinical record to the individual’s health care surrogate or proxy, attorney, representative, or other known emergency contact.
History.s. 5, ch. 93-39; s. 27, ch. 2009-132; s. 9, ch. 2022-36.

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Cases Citing Statute 397.601

Total Results: 3

Jones v. State

640 So. 2d 1084, 1994 WL 202545

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 26, 1994 | Docket: 1719017

Cited 44 times | Published

consent to alcohol- and drug-abuse treatment, § 397.601, Fla. Stat. (1991), they also must have a right

E.G. v. Dept. of Children and Familes

193 So. 3d 78, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 7151

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 11, 2016 | Docket: 3062979

Published

himself’ to the residential treatment facility. Section 397.601, Florida Statutes, governs voluntary admission

SC v. Guardian Ad Litem

845 So. 2d 953, 2003 WL 1970335

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2003 | Docket: 1432702

Published

intervention, diagnostic and evaluation services); § 397.601(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (2001)(removes disability of