Florida Statute 397.6977 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 397
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES

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397.6977 Disposition of individual upon completion of involuntary services.—

(1) At the conclusion of the 90-day period of court-ordered involuntary services, the respondent is automatically discharged unless a motion for renewal of the involuntary services order has been filed with the court pursuant to s. 397.6975.

(2) Discharge planning and procedures for any respondent’s release from involuntary treatment services must include and document the respondent’s needs, and actions to address such needs, for, at a minimum:

(a) Follow-up behavioral health appointments.

(b) Information on how to obtain prescribed medications.

(d) Referral to recovery support opportunities, including, but not limited to, connection to a peer specialist.

History.—s. 6, ch. 93-39; s. 40, ch. 2009-132; s. 42, ch. 2016-241; s. 38, ch. 2024-245.

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Cases Citing Statute 397.6977

Total Results: 3

Cole v. State

714 So. 2d 479, 1998 WL 282807

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 1, 1998 | Docket: 461495

Cited 11 times | Published

(1997), the client is automatically discharged. § 397.6977, Fla. Stat. (1997). STEVEN COLE'S CASE[10] On

Lund v. Project Warm

177 So. 3d 283, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 14655, 2015 WL 5736957

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 2015 | Docket: 60251166

Cited 1 times | Published

436, 437 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989). Pursuant to section 397.6977, at the conclusion of a 60-day period of court-ordered

S.M.F. v. Needle

757 So. 2d 1265, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 6211, 2000 WL 668225

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 24, 2000 | Docket: 64797302

Published

entitled to immediate release pursuant to section 397.6977, Florida Statutes (1999), which provides that

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