F.A.C. Chapter 65G-8
Reactive strategies
Florida’s own title for this chapter: Reactive Strategies
Reactive strategies. Sets the approved emergency-procedure curriculum, its minimum twelve direct training hours, and the one-year certification life that means a FULL retake every year.
12
rules in this chapter
08/07/2008
most recent change
What Care Wizard tracks from this chapter
- · Behavioral Emergency Procedures Training
Every rule in Chapter 65G-8
The effective date is the state's own. When APD amends a rule the number stays the same and this date moves — which is exactly how an amendment hides in plain sight.
| Rule | Title | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| 65G-8.001 | Definitions | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.002 | Approved Emergency Procedure Curriculum | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.003 | Reactive Strategy Policy and Procedures | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.004 | Initial Assessments | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.005 | Authorizations for Specific Reactive Strategies | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.006 | Limitations on Use and Duration of Reactive Strategies | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.007 | Seclusion and Restraint | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.008 | Chemical Restraint | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.009 | Prohibited Procedures | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.010 | Documentation and Notification | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.011 | Access to Rules | 08/07/2008 |
| 65G-8.012 | Enforcement | 08/07/2008 |
When this chapter changes, we tell you
We re-read this index every day. Nothing announces an amendment — APD changed 27 rules on one day in March 2026 and sent no letter. Care Wizard catches it and tells you which of your staff it touches.
Read from the official flrules.org index. Last verified 09/11/2026. A reference, not legal advice — read the rule itself before acting on it.