{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-394.930","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 394.930","heading":"Authority to adopt rules.","body":"The Department of Children and Families shall adopt rules for:\n(1) Procedures that must be followed by members of the multidisciplinary teams when assessing and evaluating persons subject to this part;\n(2) Education and training requirements for members of the multidisciplinary teams and professionals who assess and evaluate persons under this part;\n(3) The criteria that must exist in order for a multidisciplinary team to recommend to a state attorney that a petition should be filed to involuntarily commit a person under this part. The criteria shall include, but are not limited to, whether:\n(a) The person has a propensity to engage in future acts of sexual violence;\n(b) The person should be placed in a secure, residential facility; and\n(c) The person needs long-term treatment and care.\n(4) The designation of secure facilities for sexually violent predators who are subject to involuntary commitment under this part;\n(5) The components of the basic treatment plan for all committed persons under this part;\n(6) The protocol to inform a person that he or she is being examined to determine whether he or she is a sexually violent predator under this part.\nHistory.—s. 25, ch. 99-222; s. 82, ch. 2000-139; s. 108, ch. 2014-19.","path":["CHAPTER 394 MENTAL HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0394/0394.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:05:01Z","sha256":"27347716c15f7abd6ab09024ef326d1419a98b4b9210214f939cdf3ad270be02","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-394.929","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-394.931"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}