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Florida Statute 397.679 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 397
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
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F.S. 397.679
397.679 Emergency admission; circumstances justifying.A person who meets the criteria for involuntary admission in s. 397.675 may be admitted to a hospital or to a licensed detoxification facility or addictions receiving facility for emergency assessment and stabilization, or to a less intensive component of a licensed service provider for assessment only, upon receipt by the facility of a certificate by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a psychiatric nurse, a clinical psychologist, a clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, a mental health counselor, a physician assistant working under the scope of practice of the supervising physician, or a master’s-level-certified addictions professional for substance abuse services, if the certificate is specific to substance abuse impairment, and the completion of an application for emergency admission.
History.s. 6, ch. 93-39; s. 26, ch. 2016-241; s. 27, ch. 2018-106.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 397.679
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 397.679.



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Cases Citing Statute 397.679

Total Results: 1

Cole v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-06-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 714 So. 2d 479

Snippet: subject to an emergency admission pursuant to s. 397.679 within the previous 10 days; (3) Has been assessed