This rule governs the admission process for transferring patients from receiving facilities to state mental health treatment facilities in Florida. Receiving facilities must obtain prior approval from the state treatment facility and submit specific required documentation—including the State Mental Health Facility Admission Form, voluntary or involuntary placement orders, and a Transfer Evaluation—before any transfer occurs. A physician-to-physician transfer form may also be used and must accompany the patient upon arrival. All documentation must be retained in the patient's clinical record.
View official source65E-5.1302 Admissions to State Treatment Facilities. (1) Receiving facilities must obtain approval from the state treatment facility prior to the transfer of a person. A state treatment facility shall be permitted to accept persons for transfer from a receiving facility if the administrator of the receiving facility has provided the following documentation, which documentation shall be retained in the person’s clinical record: (a) Recommended form CF-MH 7000, Jan. 98, “State Mental Health Facility Admission Form,” with all required attachments, which is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained pursuant to Rule 65E-5.120, F.A.C., of this rule chapter; (b) Recommended forms CF-MH 3040, Feb. 05, “Application for Voluntary Admission,” which is incorporated by reference and may be obtained pursuant to Rule 65E-5.120, F.A.C., of this rule chapter, or CF-MH 3008, Feb. 05, “Order for Involuntary Inpatient Placement,” which is incorporated by reference and may be obtained pursuant to Rule 65E-5.120, F.A.C., of this rule chapter; and, (c) Mandatory form CF-MH 3089, “Transfer Evaluation” as referenced in subsection 65E-5.1301(1), F.A.C. (2) Use of recommended form CF-MH 7002, Feb. 05, “Physician to Physician Transfer,” which is incorporated by reference and may be obtained pursuant to Rule 65E-5.120, F.A.C., of this rule chapter may be used for documentation when completed by the referring physician or in the absence of the referring physician the physician’s designee within state law and approved facility protocols and practice guidelines, at the time of transfer. The form shall accompany the person to the state treatment facility and upon arrival shall be presented to admitting staff. Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5) FS. Law Implemented 394.4573(2) FS. History–New 11-29-98, Amended 4-4-05, 4-9-13.