Title XXIX, Public Health

1(1) For purposes of developing a system of trauma centers, the department shall use the 18 trauma service areas established in s. 395.402. The department shall designate those hospitals that are to be recognized as trauma centers.(2)(a) The department shall prepare an analysis o…

1(1) All verified trauma centers shall be considered eligible to receive state funding when state funds are specifically appropriated for state-sponsored trauma centers in the General Appropriations Act. Effective July 1, 2010, the department shall make payments from the Emergenc…

1(1) Recognizing the Legislature’s stated intent to provide financial support to the current verified trauma centers and to provide incentives for the establishment of additional trauma centers as part of a system of state-sponsored trauma centers, the department shall utilize fu…

1(1) Each trauma center shall participate in the National Trauma Data Bank, and the department shall solely use the National Trauma Data Bank for quality and assessment purposes.(2) Each trauma center and acute care hospital shall report to the department all transfers of trauma …

(1) Each emergency medical services provider licensed under chapter 401 shall transport trauma alert victims to hospitals approved as trauma centers, except as may be provided for either in the department-approved trauma transport protocol of the trauma agency for the geographica…

The department shall adopt and enforce all rules necessary to administer ss. 395.401, 395.4015, 395.402, 395.4025, 395.403, 395.404, and 395.4045.History.—s. 7, ch. 89-275; s. 17, ch. 89-283; s. 2, ch. 90-187; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 8, ch. 90-284; ss. 43, 98, ch. 92-289; s. 6, ch. …

(1) As used in this section, the term “entity” means a local trauma agency or a regional trauma agency that performs quality assurance activities, or a panel or committee assembled to assist a local trauma agency or a regional trauma agency in performing quality assurance activit…

(1) All information which is confidential by operation of law and which is obtained by a local or regional trauma agency or a panel or committee assembled by a local or regional trauma agency pursuant to s. 395.50, shall retain its confidential status and be exempt from the provi…

(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—(a) The Legislature finds that rural hospitals are the nucleus or “backbone” of rural health care systems. Public health programs and physicians depend on rural hospitals to meet many of their medical needs. Rural hospitals are usually the onl…

In formulating and implementing policies and rules that may have significant impact on the ability of rural hospitals to continue to provide health care services in rural communities, the agency, the department, or the respective regulatory board adopting policies or rules regard…

There is established a rural hospital capital improvement grant program.(1) A rural hospital as defined in s. 395.602 may apply to the department for a grant. The grant application must provide information that includes:(a) A statement indicating the problem the rural hospital pr…

(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Rural emergency hospital” means a rural hospital or critical access hospital as those terms are defined in s. 408.07 designated by the agency as a rural emergency hospital under this section.(b) “Rural emergency services” means emergency…

(1) For the purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration.(b) “Gross operating revenue” or “gross revenue” means the sum of daily hospital service charges, ambulatory service charges, ancillary service charges, and other operating…

The Legislature shall appropriate each fiscal year from either the General Revenue Fund or the Agency for Health Care Administration Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund an amount sufficient to replace the funds lost due to the reduction by chapter 2000-256, Laws of Florida, in the asse…

The agency may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536 and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part, which shall include the authority to define terms and determine the date of imposition and the determination of the process for determination, collection, and imposition of the…

As used in this act, the term:(1) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration.(2) “Family practice teaching hospital” means a freestanding, community-based hospital licensed under this chapter that offers a 3-year family practice residency program accredited through …

(1)(a) A hospital that offers a family practice residency program of at least 18 positions for resident family practice physicians is eligible for designation as a family practice teaching hospital.(b) A hospital seeking designation as a family practice teaching hospital must sub…

(1) A family practice teaching hospital must have a documented plan for retaining family practice residents in the state.(2)(a) The director of the agency shall appoint a seven-member family practice physician retention advisory committee, consisting of a faculty member of a fami…

(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this part, the term:(a) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration.(b) “Behavioral health” means the prevention and treatment of, and recovery from, any substance use disorder, mental health disorder, or co-occurring disorder.(c) “Behavio…

(1) Beginning July 1, 2025, a licensed hospital may apply to the agency for designation as a behavioral health teaching hospital by submitting a form furnished by the agency and providing documentation establishing eligibility.(2) To be designated as a behavioral health teaching …

(1) There is established within the agency a grant program for the purpose of funding designated behavioral health teaching hospitals, subject to legislative appropriation. Grant funding may be used for operational expenses for the delivery of comprehensive wrap-around rehabilita…

This act may be cited as the “Hal S. Marchman Alcohol and Other Drug Services Act.”History.—s. 2, ch. 93-39; s. 6, ch. 2009-132.

(1) Substance abuse is a major health problem that affects multiple service systems and leads to such profoundly disturbing consequences as serious impairment, chronic addiction, criminal behavior, vehicular casualties, spiraling health care costs, AIDS, and business losses, and …

As used in this chapter, except part VIII, the term:(1) “Ancillary services” are services that include, but are not limited to, special diagnostic, prenatal and postnatal, other medical, mental health, legal, economic, vocational, employment, and educational services.(2) “Authori…

The department shall:(1) Develop a comprehensive state plan for the provision of substance abuse services. The plan must include:(a) Identification of incidence and prevalence of problems related to substance abuse.(b) Description of current services.(c) Need for services.(d) Cos…

(1)(a) The Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council shall be located in the Department of Health. The Surgeon General or his or her designee shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member of the advisory council and shall act as chairperson. The director of the Office of Planning and Budg…

(1) Each county may fund a treatment-based drug court program under which persons in the justice system assessed with a substance abuse problem will be processed in such a manner as to appropriately address the severity of the identified substance abuse problem through treatment …

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement, an advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is created within the department for the purpose of enhancing the development and coordination of state and local efforts to abate the opioid epidemic and to support the v…

A law enforcement officer transporting an individual pursuant to this chapter shall restrain that individual in the least restrictive manner available and appropriate under the circumstances.History.—s. 3, ch. 2022-41.

(1) It is unlawful for any person or agency to act as a substance abuse service provider unless it is licensed or exempt from licensure under this chapter.(2) A violation of subsection (1) is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 77…

The following are exempt from the licensing provisions of this chapter:(1) A hospital or hospital-based component licensed under chapter 395.(2) A nursing home facility as defined in s. 400.021.(3) A substance abuse education program established pursuant to s. 1003.42.(4) A facil…

Substance abuse programs operated directly or under contract by the department, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, any other state agency, or any local correctional agency or authority, which programs constitute any service provider licensable comp…

(1) Applicants for a license under this chapter must apply to the department on forms provided by the department and in accordance with rules adopted by the department. Applications must include at a minimum:(a) Information establishing the name and address of the applicant servi…

(1) The department shall establish the licensure process to include fees and categories of licenses and must prescribe a fee range that is based, at least in part, on the number and complexity of programs listed in s. 397.311(27) which are operated by a licensee. The fees from th…

(1) PERSONNEL BACKGROUND CHECKS; REQUIREMENTS AND EXCEPTIONS.—(a) For all individuals screened on or after July 1, 2022, background checks shall apply as follows:1. All owners, directors, chief financial officers, and clinical supervisors of service providers are subject to level…

It is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person willfully, knowingly, or intentionally to:(1) Inaccurately disclose by false statement, misrepresentation, impersonation, or other fraudulent means, or fail to disclose, in any …

(1) The department shall establish minimum requirements for licensure of each service component, as defined in s. 397.311(27), including, but not limited to:(a) Standards and procedures for the administrative management of the licensed service component, including procedures for …

(1) Each service provider must maintain a quality improvement program to objectively and systematically monitor and evaluate the appropriateness and quality of care, to ensure that services are rendered consistent with prevailing professional standards, and to identify and resolv…

(1) By July 1, 2022, a service provider shall record in the department’s Provider Licensure and Designations System the name and location of each recovery residence that the service provider has referred patients to or received patients from and update the record with any changes…

(1)(a) An authorized agent of the department may conduct announced or unannounced inspections, at any time, of a licensed service provider to determine whether it is in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, the minimum requirements …

(1) If the department determines that an applicant or licensed service provider or licensed service component thereof is not in compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements, the department may deny, suspend, revoke, or impose reasonable restrictions or penalties on t…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who was certified through a certification process recognized by the former Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services before January 1, 1995, may perform the duties of a qualified professional with respect to substance ab…

(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—(a) The Legislature finds that:1. The ability to provide adequate behavioral health services is limited by a shortage of professionals and paraprofessionals.2. The state is experiencing an increase in opioid addictions, many of which prove fat…

(1) Providers of medication-assisted treatment services for opiate addiction may not be licensed unless they provide supportive rehabilitation programs. Supportive rehabilitation programs include, but are not limited to, counseling, therapy, and vocational rehabilitation.(2) A se…

(1) Before accepting an individual for admission and in accordance with confidentiality guidelines, both the full charge for services and the fee charged to the individual for such services under the provider’s fee system or payment policy must be disclosed to each individual or …

All service providers as defined in and governed by this chapter are also subject to part IV of chapter 394, the Community Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Services Act.History.—s. 3, ch. 93-39.