This rule requires state mental health treatment and receiving facilities to maintain their physical structure, finishes, fixtures, furnishings, and equipment in proper working order. Facilities must also ensure that necessary medical equipment and devices—including appropriate restraint equipment—are readily available to meet the safety and medical needs of the populations they serve.
View official source65E-5.1802 Maintenance of the Facility. The facility shall ensure the proper functioning and maintenance of the facility structure, finishes, fixtures, furnishings, and equipment. The facility shall ensure the ready availability of necessary medical equipment or devices for the populations served, including restraint equipment that is suitable to the safety and medical needs of the persons being served. Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5) FS. Law Implemented 394.459(4) FS. History–New 11-29-98.