Florida Statutes Title XXIX. Public Health § 394.90826. Behavioral Health Interagency Collaboration

(1) The department and the Agency for Health Care Administration shall jointly establish behavioral health interagency collaboratives throughout the state with the goal of identifying and addressing ongoing challenges within the behavioral health system at the local level to improve the accessibility, availability, and quality of behavioral health services. The objectives of the regional collaboratives are to:

(2) The regional collaborative membership shall, at a minimum, be composed of representatives from all of the following, serving the region:

(3) Each regional collaborative shall define the objectives of that collaborative based upon the specific needs of the region and local communities located within the region, to achieve the specified goals.

(4) The department shall define the region to be served by each collaborative and shall be responsible for facilitating meetings.

(5) All entities represented on the regional collaboratives shall provide assistance as appropriate and reasonably necessary to fulfill the goals of the regional collaboratives.