Title XXIX, Public Health

(1) Any person, entity, or organization within a county may apply for a Closing the Gap grant and may serve as the lead agency to administer and coordinate project activities within the county and develop community partnerships necessary to implement the grant.(2) Persons, entiti…

(1) Closing the Gap grant proposals shall be submitted to the Department of Health for review.(2) A proposal must include each of the following elements:(a) The purpose and objectives of the proposal, including identification of the particular racial or ethnic disparity the proje…

(1) One or more Closing the Gap grants may be awarded in a county, or in a group of adjoining counties from which a multicounty application is submitted.(2) Closing the Gap grants shall be awarded on a matching basis. One dollar in local matching funds must be provided for each $…

Sections 381.739-381.79 may be cited as the “Charlie Mack Overstreet Brain or Spinal Cord Injuries Act.”History.—s. 32, ch. 94-324; s. 17, ch. 99-240.Note.—Former s. 413.465.

It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure the referral of individuals who have moderate-to-severe brain or spinal cord injuries to the brain and spinal cord injury program, a coordinated rehabilitation program administered by the department. The program shall provide eligible…

The department shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who have moderate-to-severe brain or spinal cord injuries.(1) Every public health agency, private health agency, public social agency, private social agency, and attending physician shall report to the divi…

As used in ss. 381.739-381.79, the term:(1) “Activity of daily living” means an activity required on a frequent basis which permits an individual to secure or maintain independence. Such activities include, but are not limited to, personal home care, transportation, personal assi…

Consistent with the mandate of s. 381.7395, the department shall develop and administer a multilevel treatment program for individuals who sustain brain or spinal cord injuries and who are referred to the brain and spinal cord injury program.(1) Within 15 days after any report of…

The right of an eligible individual to any services provided by the brain and spinal cord injury program is not transferable or assignable, and any benefits, including money, goods, or chattels, received as services under the brain and spinal cord injury program are exempt from a…

(1) An individual shall be accepted as eligible for the brain and spinal cord injury program following certification by the department that the individual:(a) Has been referred to the central registry pursuant to s. 381.74;(b) Is a legal resident of this state at the time of appl…

(1) The department may retain title to any property, tools, instruments, training supplies, equipment, or other items of value acquired for services provided under the brain and spinal cord injury program or for personnel employed in operating the brain and spinal cord injury pro…

(1) All oral and written records, information, letters, and reports received, made, or maintained by the department relative to any applicant for or recipient of services under the brain and spinal cord injury program are privileged, confidential, and exempt from s. 119.07(1). An…

(1) There is created within the department an 18-member advisory council on brain and spinal cord injuries. The council shall be composed of a minimum of four individuals who have brain injuries or are family members of individuals who have brain injuries, a minimum of four indiv…

(1) Third-party coverage for funded services constitutes primary coverage.(2) An applicant for or recipient of services funded under the brain and spinal cord injury program must inform the brain and spinal cord injury program of any rights she or he has to third-party payments f…

(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Trust Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated to the department for the purpose of providing the cost of care for brain or spinal cord injuries as a payor of last resort to residents of thi…

The Sickle Cell Disease Research and Treatment Grant Program is created within the Department of Health.(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Center of excellence” means a health care facility dedicated to the treatment of patients with sickle cell disease which provides evi…

The Department of Health shall, to the extent that resources are available:(1) Provide education to the citizens of Florida about sickle-cell disease.(2) Work cooperatively with not-for-profit centers to provide community-based education, patient teaching, and counseling and to e…

(1) The Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program is created within the Department of Health. The purpose of the program is to fund research leading to prevention of or a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. The long-term goals of the program are to:(a) Improve the health …

(1) This section may be cited as the “Ramping up Education of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia for You (READY) Act.”(2) The Department of Health shall, through existing, relevant public health and community outreach programs, educate health care practitioners licensed under chapt…

(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section and for purposes of the provisions of s. 27, Art. X of the State Constitution, the term:(a) “AHEC network” means an area health education center network established under s. 381.0402.(b) “CDC” means the United States Centers for Disease Co…

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a coordinated effort among the state’s public and private universities and hospitals and the biomedical industry to discover brain tumor cures and develop brain tumor treatment modalities. Moreover, it is the intent of the Legi…

(1) The following information held by the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research before, on, or after July 1, 2011, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution:(a) Personal identifying information of a donor to the central reposito…

(1) The Institutional Review Board is created within the Department of Health in order to satisfy federal requirements under 45 C.F.R. part 46 and 21 C.F.R. parts 50 and 56 that an institutional review board review all biomedical and behavioral research on human subjects which is…

(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Enhanced potential pandemic pathogen” means a potential pandemic pathogen that results from enhancing the transmissibility or virulence of a pathogen. The term does not include naturally occurring pathogens circulating in or recovered fr…

(1) This section and s. 381.885 may be cited as the “Emergency Allergy Treatment Act.”(2) As used in this section and s. 381.885, the term:(a) “Administer” means to directly apply an epinephrine auto-injector to the body of an individual.(b) “Authorized entity” means an entity or…

(1) PRESCRIBING TO AN AUTHORIZED ENTITY.—An authorized health care practitioner may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of an authorized entity for use in accordance with this section, and pharmacists may dispense epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription…

(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Administer” or “administration” means to introduce an emergency opioid antagonist into the body of a person.(b) “Authorized health care practitioner” means a licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe or disp…

(1) As used in this section:(a) “Tanning facility” means a place of business which provides access to a tanning device by customers.(b) “Department” means the Department of Health.(c) “Tanning device” means equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths between 200…

(1) The Department of Health shall establish maximum allowable levels for contaminants in compressed air used for recreational sport diving in this state. In developing the standards, the department must take into consideration the levels of contaminants allowed by the Grade “E” …

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a community faith-based disease-prevention program in conjunction with the Health Choice Network and other community health centers to build upon the natural referral and education networks in place within minority communities and…

(1) The purpose of this program is to provide statewide outreach, promote prostate cancer awareness, communicate the advantages of early detection, report recent progress in prostate cancer research and the availability of clinical trials, minimize health disparities through outr…

(1) This section may be cited as the “Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Act.”(2) The Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program is established to enhance the quality and competitiveness of cancer care in this state, further a statewide biomedical research strategy directly responsive to…

(1) The William G. “Bill” Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program, which may be otherwise cited as the “Bankhead-Coley Program,” is created within the Department of Health. The purpose of the program shall be to advance progress towards cures for cancer through gra…

1(1) That portion of a meeting of a peer review panel in which applications for biomedical research grants under s. 215.5602 or s. 381.922 are discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution.(2) Any records generated by the peer review panel rel…

(1) The Legislature intends to recognize hospitals, treatment centers, and other providers in this state which demonstrate excellence in patient-centered coordinated care for persons undergoing cancer treatment and therapy in this state. The goal of this program is to encourage e…

This section may be cited as the “Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Act.”(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the rates of death due to breast and cervical cancer through early diagnosis and increased access to early screening, diagnosis,…

The Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administration shall monitor the total Medicaid expenditures for services made under this act. If Medicaid expenditures are projected to exceed the amount appropriated by the Legislature, the Department of Health shall limit…

(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” means the Department of Health.(b) “Health care provider” means a physician or physician assistant licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464.(c)…

(1) This section may be cited as the “Kelly Smith Gynecologic and Ovarian Cancer Education and Awareness Act.”(2) The department shall encourage health care providers, including, but not limited to, hospitals, birthing facilities, county health departments, physicians, midwives, …

(1) For purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Breast cancer screening and referral services” means necessary breast cancer screening and referral services for a procedure intended to treat cancer of the human breast, including, but not limited to, surgery, radiation therapy, ch…

(1) Any information identifying or describing the name, location, pharmaceutical cache, contents, capacity, equipment, physical features, or capabilities of individual medical facilities, storage facilities, or laboratories established, maintained, or regulated by the Department …

(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” means the Department of Health.(b) “Eligible client” means any of the following:1. A pregnant woman or a woman who suspects she is pregnant, and the family of such woman, who voluntarily seeks pregnancy support s…

(1) The Florida Public Health Institute, Inc., referred to in this section as “the corporation,” is established for the purpose of advancing the knowledge and practice of public health, including promoting health awareness in this state.(2) The purpose and objective of the corpor…

(1) The Florida Public Health Institute, Inc., in consultation with the Department of Health, shall coordinate monthly health awareness campaigns with national, state, and local health care organizations and government entities targeting a wide range of the public, including: par…

This act may be cited as the “Lead Poisoning Prevention Screening and Education Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 2006-269.

As used in this act, the term:(1) “Affected property” means a room or group of rooms within a property constructed before January 1, 1960, or within a property constructed between January 1, 1960, and January 1, 1978, where the owner has actual knowledge of the presence of lead-b…