Authority to adopt rules.

The Department of Children and Families shall adopt rules for: (1) Procedures that must be followed by members of the multidisciplinary teams when assessing and evaluating persons subject to this part; (2) Education and training requirements for members of the multidisciplinary teams and professionals who assess and evaluate persons under this part; (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: (a) The person has a propensity to engage in future acts of sexual violence; (b) The person should be placed in a secure, residential facility; and (c) The person needs long-term treatment and care. (4) The designation of secure facilities for sexually violent predators who are subject to involuntary commitment under this part; (5) The components of the basic treatment plan for all committed persons under this part; (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. History: s. 25, ch. 99-222; s. 82, ch. 2000-139; s. 108, ch. 2014-19.