For youths on Suicide Risk Alert or Suicide Precautions immediately prior to release, transfer or discharge from a Detention Center, residential commitment program or day treatment program, verbal and written notification of the youth’s suicide risk status and need for Assessment of Suicide Risk must be provided and documented as follows:

1. (1) Youth is to be released or transferred from a Detention Center.

   1. (a) If the youth is being released to the parent or guardian, the parent or guardian must be provided the Detention Suicide Risk Parent/Guardian Notification Form (MHSA 009) and the parent or guardian must sign the form. The Detention Suicide Risk Parent/Guardian Notification Form (MHSA 009, October 2007) is incorporated by reference and is available at HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03792%20"
      http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03792, or may be obtained by contacting: DJJ, Office of Health Services, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399. A copy of form MHSA 009, signed by the parent or guardian, is to be permanently filed in the youth’s case management record and Individual Healthcare Record.
   2. (b) If the youth is to be transferred to another DJJ facility, a jail or hospital, the facility superintendent or program director where the youth is to be transferred must be notified verbally and by email of the youth’s suicide risk status prior to discharge from the Detention Center. The notification of suicide risk must be documented and permanently filed in the youth’s Individual Healthcare Record.

2. (2) Youth is being released or transferred from a residential commitment program.

   1. (a) If the youth is to be released to the parent or guardian, the parent or guardian must be verbally informed and provided written notification of the youth’s suicide risk status prior to discharge from the residential commitment program. The notification of suicide risk must be documented and permanently filed in the youth’s Individual Healthcare Record.
   2. (b) If the youth is to be transferred to another DJJ facility, a jail or hospital, the facility superintendent or program director where the youth is to be transferred must be notified verbally and by email of the youth’s suicide risk status prior to discharge from the Detention Center. The notification of suicide risk must be documented and permanently filed in the youth’s Individual Healthcare Record.

3. (3) Youth is being released from a day treatment program.

   1. (a) If the youth is released to the physical custody of the parent or guardian, the parent or guardian must be informed that suicide risk findings were disclosed during screening and that an Assessment of Suicide Risk should be conducted by a Mental Health Provider within 24 hours.

      1. The parent or guardian must be provided the Suicide Risk Screening Parent/Guardian Notification Form (MHSA 003) and the parent or guardian must sign the form.

      2. A copy of form MHSA 003, signed by the parent or guardian, is to be permanently filed in the youth’s case management record and Individual Healthcare Record.

   2. (b) If the parent/guardian is responsible for obtaining an off-site Assessment of Suicide Risk for the youth, the following action must be taken upon the youth’s return to the day treatment program:

      1. The parent/guardian must either provide a copy of the off-site assessment documentation to the day treatment program, or sign consent for release of the assessment documentation to the program.

      2. When the parent/guardian provides an off-site Assessment of Suicide Risk, the off-site assessment must be reviewed by Mental Health Clinical Staff to determine if there are any recommendations regarding increased supervision or service delivery for the youth while he/she is in the program.

      3. When the parent/guardian provides written consent for release of the off-site Assessment of Suicide Risk, the program must obtain a copy of the off-site assessment as soon as possible, and provide it to Mental Health Clinical Staff for review.

      4. If the parent/guardian has not obtained an off-site Assessment of Suicide Risk for the youth, the youth must be placed on Suicide Precautions and referred to the facility’s Mental Health Provider for administration of an Assessment of Suicide Risk in accordance with Rule 63N-1.0093, F.A.C.

Rulemaking Authority 985.64(2) FS. Law Implemented 985.601(3)(a), 985.14(3)(a), 985.145(1), 985.18, 985.48(4), 985.64(2) FS. History–New 3-16-14.