Detaining a child; medical or hospital personnel.§ 39.395
3 opinions cite § 39.395
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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Inc. v. Kowalski 2D2024-0382 · 2nd DCA 2025
…has the authority to act is a question of law, which is subject to de novo review."). JHACH's legal authority or color of authority stems from section 39.395: Any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution, or any physician or licensed health care professional treating a child may…
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D.M. v. J.D.M. ex rel. C.F. 814 So. 2d 1112 · 4D01-4553 · 4th DCA 2002
Denial of transfer of the dependency case to the child's home county reversed as an abuse of discretion because of the mother's forum shopping after ten years of custody litigation.
…should be transferred in accordance with the foregoing section. That is consistent with the statutory provisions respecting sheltering of children. See §§ 39.395-.4086, Fla. Stat. (2001). For instance, any person in charge of a hospital may detain a child and notify DCFS, which may lead to a shelter petition. See §…
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D.M. v. J.D.M. ex rel. C.F. 814 So. 2d 1112 · 4D01-4553-2 · 4th DCA 2002
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Denial of transfer of the dependency case to the child's home county reversed as an abuse of discretion because of the mother's forum shopping after ten years of custody litigation.
…should be transferred in accordance with the foregoing section. That is consistent with the statutory provisions respecting sheltering of children. See §§ 39.395-4086, Fla. Stat. (2001). For instance, any person in charge of a hospital may detain a child and notify DCFS, which may lead to a shelter petition. See §…
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Any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution, or any physician or licensed health care professional treating a child may detain that child without the consent of the parents, caregiver, or legal custodian, whether or not additional medical treatment is required, if the circumstances are such, or if the condition of the child is such that returning the child to the care or custody of the parents, caregiver, or legal custodian presents an imminent danger to the child’s life or physical or mental health. Any such person detaining a child shall immediately notify the department, whereupon the department shall immediately begin a child protective investigation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and shall make every reasonable effort to immediately notify the parents or legal custodian that such child has been detained. If the department determines, according to the criteria set forth in this chapter, that the child should be detained longer than 24 hours, it shall petition the court through the attorney representing the Department of Children and Families as quickly as possible and not to exceed 24 hours, for an order authorizing such custody in the same manner as if the child were placed in a shelter. The department shall attempt to avoid the placement of a child in an institution whenever possible.
History. s. 56, ch. 98-403; s. 21, ch. 99-193; s. 19, ch. 2014-19.