Florida Regulations 33-401.105: Refusal of Health Care Services
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(1) Definitions.
(a) Provider – a mental or physical health physician, psychologist, clinical associate, or dentist.
(b) Refusal – an inmate-initiated decision to decline a procedure or treatment that a health care provider has indicated is medically necessary.
(2) It is the responsibility of the provider ordering a particular procedure or treatment to explain to the inmate at the time the initial order is written the:
(a) Diagnosis;
(b) Nature and purpose of the procedure or treatment;
(c) Risks and benefits involved in the proposed treatment or procedures; and
(b) Refusal – an inmate-initiated decision to decline a procedure or treatment that a health care provider has indicated is medically necessary.
(2) It is the responsibility of the provider ordering a particular procedure or treatment to explain to the inmate at the time the initial order is written the:
(a) Diagnosis;
(b) Nature and purpose of the procedure or treatment;
(c) Risks and benefits involved in the proposed treatment or procedures; and