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• Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) Data Access. Addlanguage to s.322.142(4),FS to allow the Family Safety Program to access pictures andsignatures in DHSMV database (DAVE) for purposes of identifying persons with regardto protective investigations.• Child Care Training Exemptions. Align the training requirements of family day carehome and large family child care home operators with those of child facility personnel.• Recruitment. This proposal would provide an incentive for retiring law enforcementpersonnel to transition into protective investigation positions by waiving the requirementthat retirees leave state services for 12 months before being allowed to work and drawretirement. Requisite educational and pre-service certification mandates remain.• Recruitment and Retention. Authorize a Student Loan Reimbursement Program to beused for recruitment and retention of Child Welfare employees in the Department ofChildren and Families and Community Based Care lead agencies.3. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Reform. The Secretary has appointed the AssistantSecretary for Substance Abuse and Mental Health to coordinate with Judge Steven Leifman.Judge Leifman has been appointed by the Chief Justice to serve as a Special Advisor onCriminal Justice and Mental Health. The following proposals will be coordinated with thework that Judge Leifman is coordinating.• Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems Alignment. Proposes alignment ofmental health service delivery system with criminal justice initiatives includinginfrastructure investment, and realignment; identifies policies to suspend entitlementsupon incarceration with reinstatement immediately upon release; establishes statewidestandards for screening, evaluation, and discharge planning; requires judges, casemanagers, and guardian ad litems to receive medication and mental health training;reorganizes current juvenile competency restoration program; requires comprehensiveand periodic evaluation of all children; emphasizes prevention, comprehensive care, andseamless movement of children at risk or involved in the criminal justice system as theyare involved with mental health services; recommends financing strategies, forensicmental health procedures, performance outcomes, and workforce issues; and proposes aninteragency task force to develop strategies for implementation of the concepts.• Forensic Examiner Registry: This proposal revises ss 916.111, F.S., which pertains tomental health experts who are employed to conduct evaluations of defendants forcompetency to proceed or for sanity at the time of the commission of an offense. Theproposal further clarified the Department's role in the training of such experts and therecommended standardization of their evaluations.• Timely Transport and Hearings for Forensic Residents: The proposed addition toChapter 916, F.S., establishes the time frame for an individual to be returned to jail and19 Updated January 17, 2008
have a hearing scheduled when restoration of competency is reported to the court, or thecourt is notified that an individual no longer meets commitment criteria.• Placement and Treatment of Department of Corrections Inmates: This proposedchange to Chapter 916, F.S., would clarify that the Department of Corrections (DC) isresponsible for providing treatment and/or training to DC inmates who are determinedincompetent to proceed or not guilty by reason of insanity on new charges applied sinceadmission to the DC facility, and DC inmates who have been sentenced to death and aredetermined to be mentally incompetent pursuant to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure3.851(g).• Secure Mental Health Treatment Facilities: Provides for department enforcement ofthe building code relating to the construction of secure mental health facilities, consistentwith juvenile justice and corrections facilities.• Stakeholder Recommendations. The proposal amends Chapter 394 to align languageon provider accreditation in Chapter 397. Changes to Chapter 397 are recommendationsfrom the Department and stakeholders to standardize definitions concerning substanceabuse treatment using the Treatment Improvement Protocols published nationally; todefine substance abuse medication treatments in addition to methadone detoxification andmaintenance services; to revise licensing from locations to programs which will reduceoverall licenses by 25%; and to identify ways to provide administrative relief to enhancethe quantity and quality of treatment services.• Part IV Chapter 394, F.S. Revision. This proposal amends Part IV, Chapter 394,Florida Statutes to authorize the Department to formally enroll persons who meet clinicaland financial eligibility criteria that currently exists. This change better aligns thepopulation served by the Department with those served by the Agency for Health CareAdministration through MEDICAID funding. Currently, there are significant overlapswhich results in providers billing the Department for clients who are MEDICAIDeligible. The proposal also strengthens the enrollment process which will result in betteraccountability, treatment placements, and determination of financial eligibility. TheDepartment will have a defined treatment population to serve which will not lessen thecurrent capability.4. Improved Coordination Among Agencies. The following proposals would improvecoordination among agencies and improve services to citizens.• Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council. This proposal wouldamend sec. 943.06, F.S. and sec. 943.08, F.S. to add the Secretary of the Department ofChildren and Families or designee to the Criminal and Juvenile Justice InformationSystems Council.• Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Data (DHSMV). Amend322.142(4), F.S., to allow Department staff access to the driver image and signature data20 Updated January 17, 2008
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Page 4 and 5: Strategic Intent for 2008 - 2010The
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VIII. HISTORY AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTI
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federal and state laws and improved
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IX. BOARD OF DIRECTORS - January 20
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March,2008EXECUTIVE SUMMARYCase Act
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2007 - 2008 CFCRB Board of Director
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CHARGE 1: Review the reports of the
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services in place. Given the recent
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Findings: Courtney Clark entered th
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Appendix 1Child Location ProcessDep
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Appendix 2Listing of ProfessionalsN
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01/08/2007 - E-mail correspondence
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