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Fla. Stat. § 397.6977 (2025)
Disposition of individual upon completion of involuntary services.
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397.6977 Disposition of individual upon completion of involuntary services.—
(1) At the conclusion of the 90-day period of court-ordered involuntary services, the respondent is automatically discharged unless a motion for renewal of the involuntary services order has been filed with the court pursuant to s. 397.6975.
(2) Discharge planning and procedures for any respondent’s release from involuntary treatment services must include and document the respondent’s needs, and actions to address such needs, for, at a minimum:
(a) Follow-up behavioral health appointments.
(b) Information on how to obtain prescribed medications.
(c) Information pertaining to available living arrangements and transportation.
(d) Referral to recovery support opportunities, including, but not limited to, connection to a peer specialist.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1998–2015 · leading case: Cole v. State, 714 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998).
Cole v. State, 714 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). “§ 397.6977, Fla. Stat. (1997). STEVEN COLE'S CASE [10] On January 9, 1998, Lisa Cole Roberts filed in the circuit court in Polk County a pre-printed form petition entitled "Petition for Order for Involuntary Treatment for Substance Abuse.”
Lund v. Proj. Warm, 177 So. 3d 283 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015). “Pursuant to section 397.6977, at the conclusion of a 60-day period of court-ordered involuntary treatment, the individual is to be automatically discharged unless a motion for' renewal of the involuntary treatment order is filed.”
S.M.F. v. Needle, 757 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). “Petitioner argues that she is entitled to immediate release pursuant to section 397.6977, Florida Statutes (1999), which provides that “[a]t the conclusion of the 60-day period of court-ordered involuntary treatment, the client is automatically discharged unless a motion for…”
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