Florida facility administrators file this petition to ask the circuit court to order involuntary outpatient treatment. A psychiatrist's first opinion must allege and substantiate each of eight criteria, including adult age, mental illness, treatment noncompliance and prior involuntary admissions or serious violence within 36 months, and a second qualified examiner confirms them.
The administrator of the receiving or treatment facility completes the petition pages. A psychiatrist signs the First Opinion; a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist signs the Second Opinion, or in counties under 50,000 a physician or psychiatric nurse if the administrator certifies it is necessary.
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Petition for Involuntary Outpatient Placement
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A psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. In counties of fewer than 50,000 people, a licensed physician or psychiatric nurse may give it if the administrator certifies, by countersigning, that no psychiatrist or clinical psychologist is available.
The person is 18 or older, has a mental illness, is unlikely to survive safely without supervision, has a history of noncompliance, has two involuntary admissions or serious violence within 36 months, is unlikely to participate voluntarily, needs services to prevent harmful deterioration, and is likely to benefit.
Within the 72-hour examination period, within two court working days of transfer to involuntary status, before an existing involuntary inpatient order expires, or while a petition for involuntary inpatient placement is pending a hearing.