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responsible or arranging transport to the jail to be booked and/or to the appropriate <br />Marchman Act receiving facility. For persons not in custody for a criminal offense and the <br />individual has been stabilized, the hospital or emergency care center shall be responsible <br />for arranging transportation to the appropriate Marchman Act receiving facility under this <br />Transportation Plan. See Section 394.462(1)(g), F.S. <br />Persons Arrested or in Custody <br />1. Felony Offenses: Pursuant to 394.462(1)(h), Florida Statutes: 'When any law <br />enforcement officer has arrested a person for a felony and it appears that the <br />person meets the statutory guidelines for involuntary examination or placement <br />under this part, such person must first be processed in the same manner as any <br />other criminal suspect. The law enforcement agency shall thereafter immediately <br />notify the appropriate facility within the designated receiving system pursuant to a <br />transportation plan. The receiving facility shall be responsible for promptly <br />arranging for the examination and treatment of the person. The receiving facility is <br />not required to admit a person charged with a crime for whom the facility <br />determines and documents that it is unable to provide adequate security, but shall <br />provide examination and treatment to the person where he or she is held." <br />2. Minor Criminal Offenses: (Includes some misdemeanors and noncriminal <br />offenses). Pursuant to 394.462(1)(g), F.S.: "Persons who meet the statutory <br />guidelines for involuntary admission, pursuant to Section 397.675 may also be <br />transported by law enforcement officers to the extent resources are available and <br />as otherwise provided by law. Such persons shall be transported to an appropriate <br />facility within the designated receiving facility pursuant to a transportation plan." <br />3. Transportation Upon Stabilization and Assessment under the Marchman <br />Act: Upon completion of assessment and stabilization of persons who are <br />designated "on hold" or "still in custody", law enforcement is responsible for <br />arranging transport to the jail to be booked and/or to the appropriate Marchman <br />Act receiving facility. For persons not in custody for a criminal offense and the <br />individual has been stabilized, the hospital or emergency are center shall be <br />responsible for arranging transportation to the appropriate Marchman Act receiving <br />facility under this Transportation Plan. See Section 394.462(1)(g), F.S. <br />Transportation to a Treatment Facility <br />1. For those hospitalized patients unable to afford transportation between hospitals <br />and receiving facilities under 394.462(1), F.S. or Section 397.675, regardless of <br />whether the patient is under an involuntary order or is voluntarily requesting <br />transportation, the facility will be responsible for transporting the patient to the <br />receiving facility. See Section 394.462(2)(a), F.S. <br />2. However, under this Transportation Plan, "county or municipal law enforcement <br />and correctional personnel and equipment may not be used to transport patients <br />adjudicated incapacitated or found by the court to meet the criteria for involuntary <br />placement pursuant to, Section 394.467, except in small rural counties where there <br />are no cost-efficient alternatives. See Section 394.462, F.S. <br />1 10 <br />