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GO 508 Crisis Intervention Team / Baker Act Page 1 of 12 Rev. 12/22/22 GENERAL ORDER 508 CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM / BAKER ACT REVISION DATE: 12/22/2020 BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE SUNNY ISLES BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/22/2020 PREVIOUS REVISIONS: RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE : None TABLE OF CONTENTS A. PURPOSE: ........................................................................................................................ 1 B. SCOPE: .............................................................................................................................. 1 C. POLICY: ............................................................................................................................ 2 D. DEFINITIONS: ................................................................................................................. 2 E. PROCEDURE: .................................................................................................................. 2 F. RECOGNITION OF MENTAL ILLNESS: ................................................................... 3 G. CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT) PROGRAM: ................................................ 5 H. GUIDELINES FOR PATROL MEMBERS: ................................................................. 6 I. CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM SELECTION: ........................................................ 7 J. TRAINING: ....................................................................................................................... 7 K. INVOLUNTARY EXAMINATION: .............................................................................. 8 L. GUIDELINES DURING INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS: .................... 11 M. VOLUNTARY ADMISSION BY SELF OR BY PARENT/GUARDIAN: ................ 11 N. TRANSPORTATION/USE OF RESTRAINING DEVICES: .................................... 12 O. DOCUMENTATION: .................................................................................................... 12 P. PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY: ........................................................................... 12 A. PURPOSE: The purpose of this directive is to establish guidelines for the handling, care, and transport of individuals who fit the criteria of Florida State Statute Chapter 394, known as “The Florida Mental Health Act” or “The Baker Act,” as well as Florida Chapter 397, known as the “Hal S. Marchman Alcohol and Other Drug Services Act of 1993.” All members are reminded that intoxication and mental illness are not crimes. B. SCOPE: This directive is applicable to all sworn and communications members of the Department. CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM / BAKER ACT General Order 508 GO 508 Crisis Intervention Team / Baker Act Page 2 of 12 Rev. 12/22/22 C. POLICY: It is the policy of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department to provide immediate response to and management of incidents and calls involving the mentally ill or substance abuse impaired utilizing a humane approach that preserves the dignity, confidentiality, and the utmost concern for their safety and wellbeing, in accordance with established laws and procedures. D. DEFINITIONS: Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) : A voluntary team of members who have each received forty (40) hours of specialized training in mental health issues and communication including de-escalation techniques. CIT members work in partnership with the Miami-Dade County mental health professional community. This partnership is designed to meet the needs of the mentally ill in crisis, ensure the diversion of mentally ill to treatment centers and/or programs, minimize the amount of time members spend on calls, and maintain community safety. Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator : A member appointed by the Chief of Police or designee to handle the administrative, training, and operational aspects of the Crisis Intervention Team program. Ex Parte Order: A signed order of an appropriate Court judge requiring that the person named in the order be taken into custody and delivered to a designated receiving facility for an involuntary examination. Mental Health Crisis : A situation in which a person’s behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric situation puts them at risk of hurting themselves or others and/or when they are not able to resolve the situation with the skills and resources available. Mental Health Consumer (The Consumer): Any person who is held or accepted for mental health treatment. Mental Illness: An impairment of the mental or emotional processes that exercises conscious control of one’s actions or of the ability to perceive or understand reality, which impairment substantially interferes with the person’s ability to meet the ordinary demands of living. The term does not include retardation or developmental disability as defined in Chapter 393 – Developmental disabilities, or intoxication, or conditions manifested only by antisocial behavior or substance abuse impairment. Receiving Facility : Any public or private facility designated by the State of Florida Department of Children & Families Services to receive and hold involuntary or voluntary patients under emergency conditions or for psychiatric evaluation and to provide short term treatment. The term does not include a county jail. E. PROCEDURE: 1. Baker Act Criteria: a. A person may be taken to a designated receiving facility for involuntary examination if there is reason to believe that the individual is mentally ill and because of such illness: Has refused voluntary examination after a conscientious explanation and disclosure of the purpose of the exam; or Is unable to determine for himself whether the examination is necessary; and either CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM / BAKER ACT General Order 508 GO 508 Crisis Intervention Team / Baker Act Page 3 of 12 Rev. 12/22/22 Without care or treatment, the person is likely to suffer from neglect or refuse to care for himself or herself; such neglect or refusal poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to his or her well- being; and it is not apparent that such harm may be avoided through the help of willing family members or friends or the provision of other services; or There is a substantial