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The 1998 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 394
Mental Health
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394.67  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:

(1)  "Advisory council" means a district advisory council.

(2)  "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care Administration.

(3)  "Applicant" means an individual applicant, or any officer, director, agent, managing employee, or affiliated person, or any partner or shareholder having an ownership interest equal to a 5-percent or greater interest in the corporation, partnership, or other business entity.

(4)  "Client" means any individual receiving services in any alcohol, drug abuse, or mental health facility, program, or service, which facility, program, or service is operated, funded, or regulated by the agency and the department or regulated by the agency.

(5)  "Crisis stabilization unit" means a program that provides an alternative to inpatient hospitalization and that provides brief, intensive services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for mentally ill individuals who are in an acutely disturbed state.

(6)  "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services.

(7)  "Director" means any member of the official board of directors reported in the organization's annual corporate report to the Florida Department of State, or, if no such report is made, any member of the operating board of directors. The term excludes members of separate, restricted boards that serve only in an advisory capacity to the operating board.

(8)  "District administrator" means the person appointed by the Secretary of Children and Family Services for the purpose of administering a department service district as set forth in s. 20.19.

(9)  "District plan" or "plan" means the combined district alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health plan approved by the district administrator and governing bodies in accordance with this part.

(10)  "Federal funds" means funds from federal sources for alcohol, drug abuse, or mental health facilities and programs, exclusive of federal funds that are deemed eligible by the Federal Government, and are eligible through state regulation, for matching purposes.

(11)  "Governing body" means the chief legislative body of a county, a board of county commissioners, or boards of county commissioners in counties acting jointly, or their counterparts in a charter government.

(12)  "Licensed facility" means a facility licensed in accordance with this chapter.

(13)  "Local matching funds" means funds received from governing bodies of local government, including city commissions, county commissions, district school boards, special tax districts, private hospital funds, private gifts, both individual and corporate, and bequests and funds received from community drives or any other sources.

(14)  "Managing employee" means the administrator or other similarly titled individual who is responsible for the daily operation of the facility.

(15)  "Patient fees" means compensation received by a community alcohol, drug abuse, or mental health facility for services rendered to clients from any source of funds, including city, county, state, federal, and private sources.

(16)  "Premises" means those buildings, beds, and facilities located at the main address of the licensee and all other buildings, beds, and facilities for the provision of acute or residential care which are located in such reasonable proximity to the main address of the licensee as to appear to the public to be under the dominion and control of the licensee.

(17)  "Program office" means the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Program Office of the Department of Children and Family Services.

(18)  "Residential treatment facility" means a facility providing residential care and treatment to individuals exhibiting symptoms of mental illness who are in need of a 24-hour-per-day, 7-day-a-week structured living environment, respite care, or long-term community placement.

(19)  "Service district" means a community service district as established by the department under s. 20.19 for the purpose of providing community alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services.

(20)  "Service provider" means any agency in which all or any portion of the programs or services set forth in s. 394.675 are carried out.

History.--s. 3, ch. 70-109; s. 2, ch. 76-221; s. 132, ch. 77-104; s. 7, ch. 81-290; s. 2, ch. 82-223; s. 12, ch. 84-285; s. 1, ch. 85-167; s. 12, ch. 86-220; s. 11, ch. 92-58; s. 12, ch. 93-200; s. 26, ch. 98-171.