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22 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Court Contracted Services — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/psc-contractor-application-2026.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Office of the State Courts Administrator must be on this directory and be registered as a vendor with the State of Florida. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must provide an evidence-based initial needs assessment of potential participants prior to or at the time of entry into the problem-solving court program and assist in discussions with the problem-solving court team on program and level of care appropriateness based on the participant’s initial assessment. b. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must provide treatment services for Problem- • PROVIDER determines he or she has a clear conflict of interest regarding any referred case, the SELECTED PROVIDER shall immediately advise the court coordinator. • PROVIDER has begun performance of services on a case, he or she shall be compensated for services performed, as appropriate. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must be willing to provide the treatment/services to self-pay participants in other Fifth Circuit Problem • The SELECTED PROVIDER and all staff providing services must adhere to standards, procedures, and rules for qualifications, certification, regulation, professional conduct, ethics, discipline and training for treatment and services as established by the Florida Statutes, Florida • Each participant shall receive behavioral health treatment and services based on a standardized evidenced based assessment of their treatment needs by qualified staff. • The treatment and services shall be evidence-based, trauma- informed, culturally competent and gender sensitive as provided for in subsection 65D-30.010(2) of the Florida Administrative Code. • SELECTED PROVIDER shall be capable of providing or arranging a continuum of evidence-based interventions as found in treatment manuals. • The list of needed evidence-based intervention services that shall be provided to the participant will be identified in the individualized treatment plan and may include, but are not limited to, the following: i. • Additionally, the program services must include strategies for avoiding relapse and health problems and encourage peer support or other 12-step programs that encourage prosocial recovery community support and motivational enhancement and strategies for achieving a lifestyle of recovery. f. • For outpatient treatment, each participant must receive services each week in accordance with subsection 65D-30.010, • Florida Administrative Code, clinical justification for all services must be documented in the client record. g. • No full-time counselor shall have a caseload that exceeds fifty (50) clients participating in individual counseling at a given time. h. • The SELECTED PROVIDER shall post their hours of operation, and this information must be made visible to the public. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must have a specially appointed representative to participate in staffing and court hearings to provide input on each participants’ treatment progress and to provide input onaddressing treatment needs. k. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must provide interventions for co-occurring disorders, or link to services for co-occurring disorders. o. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must provide or arrange detoxification or crisis intervention services and/or residential services as needed to meet the participant’s assessed level of care and treatment needs. p. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must provide culturally competent trauma informed services and gender specific treatment. q. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must provide on-going staff training and quality control measures. r. • The SELECTED PROVIDER must attend Problem Solving Court program meetings as set by the court. s.
Office of the State Courts Administrator must be on this directory and be registered as a vendor with the State of Florida.
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Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.