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Fla. Stat. ch. 397 — SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES · BenchPath

The Florida Statutes

Chapter 397. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES

2026 Florida Statutes. Published by The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine).

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The Florida Statutes
Title XXIX
Chapter 397

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Words from the text, or a citation such as § 90.803 or Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510

Part I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 397.301Short title.
§ 397.305Legislative findings, intent, and purpose.
§ 397.311Definitions.
§ 397.321Duties of the department.
§ 397.333Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council.
§ 397.334Treatment-based drug court programs.
§ 397.335Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement.
§ 397.341Transportation of individuals by law enforcement officers.

Part II. SERVICE PROVIDERS

§ 397.401License required; penalty; injunction; rules waivers.
§ 397.4012Exemptions from licensure.
§ 397.4014Licensure and regulation of government-operated substance abuse programs.
§ 397.403License application.
§ 397.407Licensure process; fees.
§ 397.4073Background checks of service provider personnel.
§ 397.4075Unlawful activities relating to personnel; penalties.
§ 397.410Licensure requirements; minimum standards; rules.

Part III. CLIENT RIGHTS

§ 397.501Rights of individuals.
§ 397.55Prohibition of deceptive marketing practices.
§ 397.581Unlawful activities relating to assessment and treatment; penalties.

Part IV. VOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES

§ 397.601Voluntary admissions.

Part V. INVOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES

§ 397.675Criteria for involuntary admissions, including protective custody, emergency admission, and other involuntary assessment, involuntary treatment, and alternative involuntary assessment for minors, for purposes of assessment and stabilization, and for involuntary treatment.
§ 397.6751Service provider responsibilities regarding involuntary admissions.
§ 397.6752Referral of involuntarily admitted individual for voluntary treatment.
§ 397.6758Release of individual from protective custody, emergency admission, involuntary assessment, involuntary treatment, and alternative involuntary assessment of a minor.
§ 397.6759Parental participation in treatment.
§ 397.6760Court records; confidentiality.
§ 397.677Protective custody; circumstances justifying.

Part VI. LOCAL ORDINANCE PROHIBITION ANDAUTHORIZATION; ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES

§ 397.701Local ordinances affecting impairment and public impairment offenses forbidden.
§ 397.702Authorization of local ordinances for treatment of habitual abusers in licensed secure facilities.

Part VII. OFFENDER REFERRALS

§ 397.705Referral of substance abuse impaired offenders to service providers.
§ 397.706Screening, assessment, and disposition of juvenile offenders.

Part VIII. INMATE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS

§ 397.752Scope of part.
§ 397.753Definitions.
§ 397.754Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Corrections.

Part IX. CHILDREN’S SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES

§ 397.92Children’s substance abuse services system; goals.
§ 397.95Children’s substance abuse services; services provided by licensed providers.
§ 397.96Case management for complex substance abuse cases.
§ 397.99School substance abuse prevention partnership grants.
§ 397.997Prevention resources; Internet website.
§ 397.998Drug-free communities support match grants.

Cited by 33 provisions

Provisions in this library whose text cites Fla. Stat. ch. 397. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.

The Florida Statutes

§ 27.511, Fla. Stat.Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment; duties.Printed as chapters 39, 392, 397, 415, 743, 744, and 984
§ 27.5304, Fla. Stat.Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice.Printed as chapter 397
§ 316.193, Fla. Stat.Driving under the influence; penalties.Printed as chapter 397
§ 381.0035, Fla. Stat.Educational course on HIV and AIDS; employees and clients of certain health care facilities.Printed as chapter 397

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§ 397.4103

Quality improvement programs.

§ 397.4104Record of recovery residences used by service providers.

§ 397.411Inspection; right of entry; classification of violations; records.

§ 397.415Denial, suspension, and revocation; other remedies.

§ 397.416Substance abuse treatment services; qualified professional.

§ 397.417Peer specialists.

§ 397.427Medication-assisted treatment service providers; rehabilitation program; needs assessment and provision of services; persons authorized to issue takeout medication; unlawful operation; penalty.

§ 397.431Individual responsibility for cost of substance abuse impairment services.

§ 397.481Applicability of Community Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Services Act.

§ 397.482Lawyer assistance programs; civil immunity.

§ 397.483Lawyer assistance programs; presumption of good faith.

§ 397.484Lawyer assistance programs; persons entitled to immunity.

§ 397.485Lawyer assistance programs; information subject to privilege.

§ 397.486Lawyer assistance programs; confidentiality of records, proceedings, and communications.

§ 397.487Voluntary certification of recovery residences.

§ 397.4871Recovery residence administrator certification.

§ 397.4872Exemption from disqualification; publication.

§ 397.4873Referrals to or from recovery residences; prohibitions; penalties.

§ 397.6771Protective custody with consent.

§ 397.6772Protective custody without consent.

§ 397.6773Dispositional alternatives after protective custody.

§ 397.6774Department to maintain lists of licensed facilities.

§ 397.6775Immunity from liability.

§ 397.679Emergency admission; circumstances justifying.

§ 397.6791Emergency admission; persons who may initiate.

§ 397.6793Professional’s certificate for emergency admission.

§ 397.6795Transportation-assisted delivery of persons for emergency assessment.

§ 397.6797Dispositional alternatives after emergency admission.

§ 397.6798Alternative involuntary assessment procedure for minors.

§ 397.6799Disposition of minor upon completion of alternative involuntary assessment.

§ 397.681Involuntary petitions; general provisions; court jurisdiction and right to counsel.

§ 397.68111Involuntary treatment.

§ 397.68112Involuntary services; persons who may petition.

§ 397.68141Contents of petition for involuntary treatment services.

§ 397.68151Duties of court upon filing of petition for involuntary services.

§ 397.6818Court determination.

§ 397.6957Hearing on petition for involuntary treatment services.

§ 397.697Court determination; effect of court order for involuntary services.

§ 397.6971Early release from involuntary services.

§ 397.6975Extension of involuntary treatment services period.

§ 397.6977Disposition of individual upon completion of involuntary services.

§ 394.455, Fla. Stat.

Definitions.

Printed as chapter 397

§ 394.875, Fla. Stat.Crisis stabilization units, residential treatment facilities, and residential treatment centers for children and adolescents; authorized services; license required.Printed as chapter 397

§ 394.879, Fla. Stat.Rules; enforcement.Printed as chapter 397

§ 394.9082, Fla. Stat.Behavioral health managing entities.Printed as chapter 397

§ 400.9905, Fla. Stat.Definitions.Printed as chapter 397

§ 402.22, Fla. Stat.Education program for students who reside in residential care facilities operated by the Department of Children and Families or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.Printed as chapters 39, 393, 394, and 397

§ 409.1757, Fla. Stat.Persons not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened.Printed as chapters 393, 394, 397, 402

§ 409.968, Fla. Stat.Managed care plan payments.Printed as chapters 394 and 397

§ 456.076, Fla. Stat.Impaired practitioner programs.Printed as chapter 397

§ 465.0125, Fla. Stat.Consultant pharmacist license; application, renewal, fees; responsibilities; rules.Printed as chapter 397

§ 490.014, Fla. Stat.Exemptions.Printed as chapter 397

§ 491.014, Fla. Stat.Exemptions.Printed as chapter 397

§ 493.6106, Fla. Stat.License requirements; posting.Printed as chapter 397

§ 743.067, Fla. Stat.Certified unaccompanied homeless youths.Printed as chapter 397

§ 766.101, Fla. Stat.Medical review committee, immunity from liability.Printed as chapter 397; chapters 394, 397, and 916

§ 768.0427, Fla. Stat.Admissibility of evidence to prove medical expenses in personal injury or wrongful death actions; disclosure of letters of protection; recovery of past and future medical expenses damages.Printed as chapter 397

§ 768.38, Fla. Stat.Liability protections for COVID-19-related claims.Printed as chapter 397

§ 768.381, Fla. Stat.COVID-19-related claims against health care providers.Printed as chapter 397

§ 790.06, Fla. Stat.License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm.Printed as chapter 397

§ 817.0345, Fla. Stat.Prohibition of fraudulent marketing practices.Printed as chapter 397

§ 817.505, Fla. Stat.Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties.Printed as chapter 397

§ 877.111, Fla. Stat.Inhalation, ingestion, possession, sale, purchase, or transfer of harmful chemical substances; penalties.Printed as chapter 397

§ 893.15, Fla. Stat.Rehabilitation.Printed as chapter 397

§ 945.12, Fla. Stat.Transfers for rehabilitative treatment.Printed as chapter 397

§ 951.23, Fla. Stat.County and municipal detention facilities; definitions; administration; standards and requirements.Printed as chapter 397

§ 985.145, Fla. Stat.Responsibilities of the department during intake; screenings and assessments.Printed as chapter 397

§ 985.18, Fla. Stat.Medical, psychiatric, psychological, substance abuse, and educational examination and treatment.Printed as chapter 397

§ 985.195, Fla. Stat.Transfer to other treatment services.Printed as chapter 397

§ 1001.42, Fla. Stat.Powers and duties of district school board.Printed as chapter 397