The Florida Senate

394.930  Authority to adopt rules.--The Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt rules for:

(1)  Procedures that must be followed by members of the multidisciplinary teams when assessing and evaluating persons subject to this part;

(2)  Education and training requirements for members of the multidisciplinary teams and professionals who assess and evaluate persons under this part;

(3)  The criteria that must exist in order for a multidisciplinary team to recommend to a state attorney that a petition should be filed to involuntarily commit a person under this part. The criteria shall include, but are not limited to, whether:

(a)  The person has a propensity to engage in future acts of sexual violence;

(b)  The person should be placed in a secure, residential facility; and

(c)  The person needs long-term treatment and care.

(4)  The designation of secure facilities for sexually violent predators who are subject to involuntary commitment under this part;

(5)  The components of the basic treatment plan for all committed persons under this part;

(6)  The protocol to inform a person that he or she is being examined to determine whether he or she is a sexually violent predator under this part.

History.--s. 25, ch. 99-222; s. 82, ch. 2000-139.