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Fla. Stat. § 476.254 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 476 / Section 476.254
476.254 Saving clause.
Status: in_force

Each barber’s assistant registered by the department and each barber instructor with the Department of Education on September 30, 1985, shall be entitled to hold and renew such registration in accordance with the laws existing prior to October 1, 1985.

History: ss. 25, 28, ch. 78-155; s. 132, ch. 79-164; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 19, 20, ch. 85-297; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 445.020 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 445 / Section 445.020
445.020 Diversion programs; determination of need.
Status: in_force

If federal regulations require a determination of needy families or needy parents to be based on financial criteria, such as income or resources, for individuals or families who are receiving services, one-time payments, or nonrecurring short-term benefits, the TANF state plan shall clearly indicate such criteria. If federal regulations do not require a financial determination for receipt of such benefits, payments, or services, the criteria otherwise established in this chapter shall be used.

History: s. 20, ch. 2000-165; s. 8, ch. 2005-255.
Fla. Stat. § 394.4786 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part I / Section 394.4786
394.4786 Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature intends that all hospitals, excluding hospitals owned and operated by the department or the Department of Corrections, be assessed on a continuing basis an amount equal to 1.5 percent of the hospital’s annual net operating revenues and that the assessments be deposited into the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund.

(2) Further, the Legislature intends that a specialty psychiatric hospital that provides health care to specified indigent patients be eligible for reimbursement up to the amount that hospital contributed to the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund in the previous fiscal year.

History: s. 1, ch. 89-355; s. 25, ch. 96-169.
Fla. Stat. § 625.316 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 625 / Part II / Section 625.316
625.316 International development banks.
Status: in_force

An insurer may invest in obligations issued, assumed, or guaranteed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, or the International Finance Corporation.

History: s. 141, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 106, 122, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 2, ch. 84-166; ss. 51, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 97.061 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Part II / Section 97.061
97.061 Special registration for electors requiring assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who is eligible to register and who is unable to read or write or who, because of some disability, needs assistance in voting shall upon that person’s request be registered under the procedure prescribed by this section and shall be entitled to receive assistance at the polls under the conditions prescribed by this section.

(2) If a person is qualified to register pursuant to this section, the voter registration official shall note in that person’s registration record that the person needs assistance in voting.

(3) The precinct register generated by the supervisor shall contain a notation that such person is eligible for assistance in voting, and the supervisor may make a notation on the voter information card that such person is eligible for assistance in voting. Such person shall be entitled to receive the assistance of two election officials or some other person of his or her own choice, other than the person’s employer, the agent of the person’s employer, or an officer or agent of the person’s union, without the necessity of executing the “Declaration to Secure Assistance” prescribed in s. 101.051. Such person shall notify the supervisor of any change in his or her condition which makes it unnecessary for him or her to receive assistance in voting.

History: s. 14, ch. 6469, 1913; RGS 318; CGL 375; s. 3, ch. 25388, 1949; s. 6, ch. 25391, 1949; s. 1, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 3, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 1, ch. 59-446; s. 1, ch. 61-358; s. 4, ch. 65-60; s. 3, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 79-366; s. 2, ch. 81-304; s. 1, ch. 84-302; s. 15, ch. 94-224; s. 1384, ch. 95-147; s. 11, ch. 2005-278; s. 26, ch. 2012-116.
Fla. Stat. § 626.631 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.631
626.631 Procedure for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license.
Status: in_force

(1) If any licensee is convicted by a court of a violation of this code or a felony, the licenses and appointments of such person shall be immediately revoked by the department. The licensee may subsequently request a hearing pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57, and the department shall expedite any such requested hearing. The sole issue at such hearing shall be whether the revocation should be rescinded because such person was not in fact convicted of a violation of this code or a felony.

(2) The papers, documents, reports, or evidence of the department relative to a hearing for revocation or suspension of a license or appointment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 120 are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until after the same have been published at the hearing. However, such papers, documents, reports, or items of evidence are subject to discovery in a hearing for revocation or suspension of a license or appointment.

History: s. 242, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 14, ch. 71-86; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 78-95; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 208, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 58, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 16, ch. 92-146; s. 5, ch. 93-80; s. 373, ch. 96-406; s. 269, ch. 96-410; s. 949, ch. 2003-261; s. 47, ch. 2004-390.
Fla. Stat. § 1009.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part I / Section 1009.01
1009.01 Definitions.
Status: in_force

The term:

(1) “Tuition” means the basic fee charged to a student for instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational institution in this state. A charge for any other purpose shall not be included within this fee.

(2) “Out-of-state fee” means the additional fee for instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s. 1009.21. A charge for any other purpose shall not be included within this fee.

(3) “Tuition differential” means the supplemental fee charged to a student by a public university in this state pursuant to s. 1009.24(16).

History: s. 398, ch. 2002-387; s. 131, ch. 2007-217; s. 1, ch. 2007-225; s. 188, ch. 2008-4; s. 2, ch. 2009-98.
Fla. Stat. § 7.49 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.49
7.49 Osceola County.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of Osceola County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township twenty-five south, range twenty-seven east; thence east on said township line to the northeast corner of township twenty-five south, range thirty-four east; thence south on the range line dividing ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, to the line dividing townships thirty-two and thirty-three south; thence west on said township line to the west bank of Central and South Florida Flood Control District Canal C-38 (Kissimmee River); thence northerly along said west bank to Lake Kissimmee; thence northerly and westerly along the west shore of Lake Kissimmee to the west bank of Central and South Florida Flood Control District Canal C-37; run thence northerly along said west bank of canal to Lake Hatchineha; thence westerly, northerly and easterly along the west and north shore of Lake Hatchineha to the thread of the stream of Dead River; run thence northerly along the thread of the stream of Dead River, and Reedy Creek to the west shore of Lake Cypress; run thence northerly along said west shore of Lake Cypress to the township line dividing townships twenty-seven and twenty-eight south; thence west on said line to the range line dividing ranges twenty-eight and twenty-nine east; thence north along the range line to the southeast corner of section twelve, township twenty-seven south, range twenty-eight east; thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of section nine, township twenty-seven south, range twenty-eight east; thence north along section lines to the southwest corner of section twenty-one, township twenty-six south, range twenty-eight east; thence northwesterly through respective section and quarter section corners to the southeast corner of township twenty-five south, range twenty-seven east; thence west along township line to the point where the dividing line between ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven east intersects the line dividing townships twenty-five and twenty-six south; run thence north on the range line to the point of beginning. The shorelines of Lakes Kissimmee and Hatchineha shall be as physically present unless and until the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall establish bulkhead lines along the said lake shores; in which event, the said shorelines shall be the said bulkhead lines to the extent they are so established.

History: s. 2, ch. 1201, 1861; s. 2, ch. 1998, 1874; s. 2, ch. 3177, 1879; s. 1, ch. 3768, 1887; RS 49; GS 47; s. 1, ch. 7401, 1917; RGS 52; CGL 54; s. 1, ch. 67-592; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 185.015 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 185 / Section 185.015
185.015 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Marvin B. Clayton Police Officers Pension Trust Fund Act.”

History: s. 3, ch. 2004-21.
Fla. Stat. § 597.020 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 597 / Section 597.020
597.020 Shellfish processors; regulation.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may: (a) Adopt by rule regulations, specifications, training requirements, and codes relating to sanitary practices for catching, cultivating, handling, processing, packaging, preserving, canning, smoking, and storing oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, and crabs. (b) License shellfish processors who handle oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, and crabs when such activities relate to quality control, sanitary, and public health practices pursuant to this section and chapter 500. (c) License or certify, for a fee determined by rule, facilities used for processing oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, and crabs, and may levy an administrative fine in the Class I category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each violation, for each day the violation exists, or suspend or revoke such licenses or certificates upon satisfactory evidence of a violation of rules adopted pursuant to this section, and seize and destroy any adulterated or misbranded shellfish products as defined by rule.

(2) A shellfish processing plant certification license is required to operate any facility in which oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, or crabs are processed, including but not limited to: an oyster, clam, mussel, or scallop cannery; a shell stock dealership; an oyster, clam, mussel, or scallop shucking plant; an oyster, clam, mussel, or scallop repacking plant; an oyster, clam, mussel, or scallop controlled purification plant; or a crab or soft-shell crab processing or shedding plant.

(3) The department may suspend or revoke any shellfish processing plant certification license upon satisfactory evidence that the licensee has violated any regulation, specification, or code adopted under this section and may seize and destroy any shellfish product which is defined by rule to be an adulterated or misbranded shellfish product.

(4) Any license or certification authorized and issued under this chapter shall automatically expire on June 30 of each year.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-110; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 83-134; s. 2, ch. 84-121; ss. 4, 5, ch. 86-219; ss. 5, 19, ch. 86-240; s. 218, ch. 94-356; s. 13, ch. 96-247; s. 44, ch. 99-245; s. 32, ch. 2000-364; s. 42, ch. 2002-295; s. 156, ch. 2014-150; s. 72, ch. 2015-2.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9325 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VIII / Section 626.9325
626.9325 Service fee.
Status: in_force

(1) The premiums charged for surplus lines insurance are subject to a service fee as provided in s. 626.921(3)(f). The surplus lines agent shall collect from the insured the amount of the fee at the time of the delivery of the policy, or other initial confirmation of insurance, in addition to the full amount of the gross premium charged by the insurer for the insurance. The surplus lines agent is prohibited from absorbing such fee or, as an inducement for insurance or for any other reason, rebating all or any part of such fee or of his or her commission.

(2)(a) The surplus lines agent shall pay on or before the 45th day following each calendar quarter to the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office the fees related to all policies reported during the previous calendar quarter in accordance with the plan of operation of the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office. (b) The agent shall pay interest on the amount of any delinquent fees due, at the rate of 9 percent per year, compounded annually, beginning the day the amount becomes delinquent.

(3) If a surplus lines policy covers risks or exposures only partially in this state and the state is the home state as defined in the federal Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (NRRA), the fee payable shall be computed on the gross premium.

(4) This section does not apply as to insurance of risks of the state government or its agencies, or of any county or municipality or of any agency thereof.

(5) The association shall use the fees to fund the cost of operations of the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office.

(6) For the purposes of this section, the term “premium” means the consideration for insurance by whatever name called and includes any assessment, or any membership, policy, survey, inspection, service, or similar fee or charge in consideration for an insurance contract, which items are deemed to be a part of the premium. The per-policy fee authorized by s. 626.916(2) is specifically included within the meaning of the term “premium.”

History: s. 6, ch. 97-196; s. 42, ch. 99-7; s. 3, ch. 2011-46; s. 6, ch. 2025-145.
Fla. Stat. § 499.84 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 499 / Part III / Section 499.84
499.84 Minimum requirements for the storage and handling of medical gases.
Status: in_force

(1) A facility where a medical gas is received, stored, warehoused, handled, held, offered, marketed, displayed, or transported, to avoid any negative effect on the identity, strength, quality, or purity of the medical gas, must: (a) Be of suitable construction to ensure that medical gases are maintained in accordance with the product labeling of the medical gas or in compliance with the USP-NF; (b) Be of suitable size and construction to facilitate cleaning, maintenance, and proper permitted operations; (c) Have adequate storage areas with appropriate lighting, ventilation, space, equipment, and security conditions; (d) Have a quarantined area for storage of medical gases that are suspected of being misbranded, adulterated, or otherwise unfit for distribution; (e) Be maintained in an orderly condition; (f) Be located in a commercial location and not in a personal dwelling or residence location, except for a personal dwelling location used for on-call delivery of oxygen USP for home care use if the person providing on-call delivery is employed by or acting under a written contract with an entity that holds a medical oxygen retailer permit; (g) Provide for the secure and confidential storage of patient information, if applicable, with restricted access and policies and procedures to protect the integrity and confidentiality of patient information; and (h) Provide and maintain appropriate inventory controls to detect and document any theft of nitrous oxide.

(2) Medical gas shall be stored under appropriate conditions in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations on product labeling and department rules or, in the absence of rules, in accordance with applicable industry standards.

(3) Medical gas shall be packaged in accordance with official compendium standards, such as the USP-NF.

History: s. 20, ch. 2014-89; s. 63, ch. 2015-2.
Fla. Stat. § 624.83 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part VI / Section 624.83
624.83 Prohibited acts during period of supervision.
Status: in_force

The office may provide that the insurer may not conduct the following activities during the period of supervision, without prior approval by the office:

(1) Dispose of, convey, or encumber any of its assets or its business in force;

(2) Withdraw any of its bank accounts;

(3) Lend any of its funds;

(4) Invest any of its funds;

(5) Transfer any of its property;

(6) Incur any debt, obligation, or liability;

(7) Merge or consolidate with another company;

(8) Enter into any new reinsurance contract or treaty;

(9) Terminate, surrender, forfeit, convert, or lapse any insurance policy, certificate, or contract of insurance, except for nonpayment of premiums due;

(10) Release, pay, or refund premium deposits, accrued cash or loan values, unearned premiums, or other reserves on any insurance policy or certificate; or

(11) Make any material change in management.

History: ss. 71, 72, ch. 89-360; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 859, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 624.123 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part I / Section 624.123
624.123 Certain international health insurance policies; exemption from code.
Status: in_force

(1) International health insurance policies and applications may be solicited and sold in this state at any international airport to a resident of a foreign country. Such international health insurance policies shall be solicited and sold only by a licensed health insurance agent and underwritten only by an admitted insurer. For purposes of this subsection: (a) “International airport” means any airport in Florida with United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection service, which enplanes more than 1 million passengers per year. (b) “International health insurance policy” means health insurance, as provided in s. 627.6562(3)(a)2., which is offered to an individual, covering only a resident of a foreign country on an annual basis. (c) “Resident of a foreign country” does not include any United States citizen, any natural person maintaining his or her residence in this country, or any natural person staying in this state continuously for more than 120 days.

(2) Any international health insurance policy sold, and any application provided, to residents of foreign countries pursuant to this subsection shall contain the following conspicuous, boldfaced disclaimer in at least 12-point type: “This individual health insurance policy may be sold only to a person not a resident of the United States. This policy does not comply with coverage, underwriting, and other provisions of the Florida Insurance Code, and must comply with coverage, underwriting, and other insurance regulatory provisions of your country of residence.”

(3) Any insurer underwriting international health insurance policies pursuant to this subsection is subject to all applicable provisions of the insurance code, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. International health insurance policies are not subject to any form approval, rate approval, underwriting restrictions, guaranteed availability, or coverage mandates provided in the insurance code. Health insurance agents who are licensed and appointed pursuant to chapter 626 may solicit, sell, effect, collect premium on, and deliver international health insurance policies in accordance with this section. Solicitation or sale of an international health insurance policy to a United States citizen or to a natural person not a resident of a foreign country is a willful violation of the provisions of s. 626.611.

(4) Any international health insurance policy or application solicited, provided, entered into, issued, or delivered pursuant to this subsection is exempt from all provisions of the insurance code, except that such policy, contract, or agreement is subject to the provisions of ss. 624.155, 624.316, 624.3161, 626.951, 626.9511, 626.9521, 626.9541, 626.9551, 626.9561, 626.9571, 626.9581, 626.9591, 626.9601, 627.413, 627.4145, and 627.6043.

History: s. 82, ch. 98-199; s. 1, ch. 98-399; s. 11, ch. 99-3; s. 100, ch. 2004-5; s. 4, ch. 2016-194; s. 16, ch. 2023-15.
Fla. Stat. § 380.27 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part II / Section 380.27
380.27 Coastal infrastructure policy.
Status: in_force

(1) No state funds shall be used for the purpose of constructing bridges or causeways to coastal barrier islands, as defined in s. 161.54(2), which are not accessible by bridges or causeways on October 1, 1985.

(2) After a local government has an approved coastal management element pursuant to s. 163.3178, no state funds which are unobligated at the time the element is approved shall be expended for the purpose of planning, designing, excavating for, preparing foundations for, or constructing projects which increase the capacity of infrastructure unless such expenditure is consistent with the approved coastal management element.

History: s. 38, ch. 85-55; s. 38, ch. 95-196.
Fla. Stat. § 284.42 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 284 / Part II / Section 284.42
284.42 Reports on state insurance program.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Department of Financial Services, with the Department of Management Services, shall conduct an analysis of the state insurance program each year and submit the results on or before January 1 in a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which shall include: 1. Complete underwriting information as to the nature of the risks accepted for self-insurance and those risks that are transferred to the insurance market. 2. The funds allocated to the Florida Casualty Risk Management Trust Fund and premiums paid for insurance through the market. 3. The method of handling legal matters and the cost allocated. 4. The method and cost of handling inspection and engineering of risks. 5. The cost of risk management service purchased. 6. The cost of managing the State Insurance Program by the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Management Services. (b) Beginning January 1, 2013, the Division of Risk Management shall include in its annual report an analysis of agency return-to-work efforts, including, but not limited to, agency return-to-work program performance metrics and a status report on participating return-to-work programs. The report shall specify benchmarks, including, but not limited to, the average lost-time claims per year, per agency; the total number of lost claims; and specific agency measurable outcomes indicating the change in performance from year to year.

(2) The departments shall make available complete claims history including description of loss, claims paid and reserved, and the cost of all claims handled by the state.

History: s. 2, ch. 72-206; s. 7, ch. 77-320; s. 243, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 327, ch. 2003-261; s. 6, ch. 2011-59.