{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1006.0625","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 1006.0625","heading":"Administration of psychotropic medication; prohibition; conditions.","body":"(1) As used in this section, the term “psychotropic medication” means a prescription medication that is used for the treatment of mental disorders and includes, without limitation, antihypnotics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiety agents, sedatives, psychomotor stimulants, and mood stabilizers.\n(2) A public school may not deny any student access to programs or services because the parent of the student has refused to place the student on psychotropic medication.\n(3) A public school teacher and school district personnel may share school-based observations of a student’s academic, functional, and behavioral performance with the student’s parent and offer program options and other assistance that is available to the parent and the student based on the observations. However, a public school teacher and school district personnel may not compel or attempt to compel any specific actions by the parent or require that a student take medication. A parent may refuse psychological screening of the student.\nAny medical decision made to address a student’s needs is a matter between the student, the student’s parent, and a competent health care professional chosen by the parent.\nHistory.—s. 6, ch. 2005-65.","path":["CHAPTER 1006 SUPPORT FOR LEARNING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=1000-1099/1006/1006.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:17:31Z","sha256":"36309957ce3f73d48b44babaabe18aeb9ee8eb37eae2fb65bc839da8414555a4","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1006.062","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1006.0626"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}