Knowing Your Rights in a Forensic Facility

Lecture Notes

PS: Can my records be released to anyone else? A: Yes, without your consent, a facility can release your records to the court, your attorney, the state attorney, the Department of Children and Families, Department of Corrections, the Social Security Administration, law enforcement agencies, jail personnel, an aftercare provider, qualified researchers or statisticians, appropriate mental health professionals, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Florida Advocacy Councils, and others by court order. If a person threatens harm to another person, that information can be released to provide an adequate warning to the person threatened. And a person's parents or next of kin may receive a limited summary of the treatment plan and the current physical and mental condition of a resident without the resident's consent.