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Fla. Stat. § 1006.0625 (2025)

Administration of psychotropic medication; prohibition; conditions.

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1006.0625 Administration of psychotropic medication; prohibition; conditions.—

(1) As used in this section, the term “psychotropic medication” means a prescription medication that is used for the treatment of mental disorders and includes, without limitation, antihypnotics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiety agents, sedatives, psychomotor stimulants, and mood stabilizers.

(2) A public school may not deny any student access to programs or services because the parent of the student has refused to place the student on psychotropic medication.

(3) A public school teacher and school district personnel may share school-based observations of a student’s academic, functional, and behavioral performance with the student’s parent and offer program options and other assistance that is available to the parent and the student based on the observations. However, a public school teacher and school district personnel may not compel or attempt to compel any specific actions by the parent or require that a student take medication. A parent may refuse psychological screening of the student.

Any medical decision made to address a student’s needs is a matter between the student, the student’s parent, and a competent health care professional chosen by the parent.

History.—s. 6, ch. 2005-65.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2007–2007 · leading case: In Re Amendments to Rules of Juv. Procedure, 952 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 2007).

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In Re Amendments to Rules of Juv. Procedure, 952 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “(2006) (defining "psychotropic medication" as "any drug or compound used to treat mental or emotional disorders affecting the mind, behavior, intellectual functions, perception, moods, or emotions and includes antipsychotic, antidepressant, antimanic, and antianxiety drugs"); §…”

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