Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...Thus, they are not routinely available for work. The second subclass are those prisoners assigned to the Corrections Mental Health Institution (CMHI). A prisoner assigned there has been found to be "mentally ill and is in need of treatment." Fla.Stat. § 945.43(1)....

...other institution in the correctional system and classify and reclassify prisoners as circumstances may require. (Emphasis supplied.) . Chapter 945, Florida Statutes (1999), defines and explains the responsibilities of the Department of Corrections. Section 945.43(1), Florida Statutes (1999), entitled “Admission of inmate to mental health treatment facility,” provides that "[a]n inmate may be admitted to a mental health treatment facility if he or she is mentally ill and is in need of care a...

...l illness for which inpatient services in a mental health treatment facility are necessary, which mental illness poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to the inmate’s well-being or to the safety of others.” § 945.42(5), Fla. Stat. Section 945.43 also provides procedures for the admission of mentally ill inmates to CMHI: (2) Admission to a mental health treatment facility.— (a)An inmate may be admitted to a mental health treatment facility after notice and hearing, upon the r...

...However, the Legislature intended long-term treatment to be subject to administrative procedure. § 394.467(7), Fla. Stat. This intent, that short-term treatment is for the court and long-term treatment requires administrative hearings, is also reflected in other Florida statutes. See, e.g., § 945.43, Fla....

...However, the Legislature intended long-term treatment to be subject to administrative procedure. § 394.467(7), Fla. Stat. This intent, that short-term treatment is for the court and long-term treatment requires administrative hearings, is also reflected in other Florida statutes. See, e.g., § 945.43, Fla....

...e. We hold that the State failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that his delusion that he is a free man posed a real and present threat of substantial harm to his well-being or to the safety of others as required by sections 945.42(5) and 945.43, Florida Statutes (2003), for involuntary commitment to a corrections mental health facility. Section 945.43, Florida Statutes (2003), outlines the criteria under which an inmate at a correctional institution may be involuntarily transferred to a corrections mental health facility for involuntary treatment. That section provides, in pertinent part: 945.43....

...e. We hold that the State failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that his delusion that he is a free man posed a real and present threat of substantial harm to his well-being or to the safety of others as required by sections 945.42(5) and 945.43, Florida Statutes (2003), for involuntary commitment to a corrections mental health facility. Section 945.43, Florida Statutes (2003), outlines the criteria under which an inmate at a correctional institution may be involuntarily transferred to a corrections mental health facility for involuntary treatment. That section provides, in pertinent part: 945.43....