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FL Stat § 383.309 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.309 - Minimum Standards for Birth Centers; Rules and Enforcement.

383.309 Minimum standards for birth centers; rules and enforcement.—(1) The agency shall adopt and enforce rules to administer ss. 383.30-383.332 and part II of chapter 408, which rules shall include, but are not limited to, reasonable and fair minimum standards for ensuring that:(a) Sufficient numbers and qualified types of personnel and occupational disciplines are available at all times to provide necessary and adequate patient care and safety.(b) Infection control, housekeeping, sanitary conditions, disaster plan, and medical record procedures that will adequately protect patient care and provide safety are established and implemented.(c) Licensed facilities are established, organized, and operated consistent with established programmatic standards.(2) The agency may not establish any rule governing the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, or demolition of birth centers. It is the intent of the Legislature to preempt that function to the Florida Building Commission and the State Fire Marshal through adoption and maintenance of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code. However, the agency shall provide technical assistance to the commission and the State Fire Marshal in updating the construction standards of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code which govern birth centers. In addition, the agency may enforce the special-occupancy provisions of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code which apply to birth centers in conducting any inspection authorized under this chapter or part II of chapter 408.History.—ss. 23, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 10, ch. 98-171; s. 19, ch. 2000-141; s. 34, ch. 2001-186; s. 3, ch. 2001-372; s. 6, ch. 2007-230; s. 16, ch. 2018-24.
FL Stat § 383.31 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.31 - Selection of Clients; Informed Consent.

383.31 Selection of clients; informed consent.—(1)(a) A birth center may accept only those patients who are expected to have normal pregnancies, labors, and deliveries.(b) The criteria for the selection of clients and the establishment of risk status shall be defined by rule of the agency.(2)(a) A patient may not be accepted for care until the patient has signed a client informed-consent form.(b) The agency shall develop a client informed-consent form to be used by the center to inform the client of the benefits and risks related to childbirth outside a hospital.History.—ss. 9, 10, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 98-171.
FL Stat § 383.3105 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.3105 - Patients Consenting to Adoptions; Protocols.

383.3105 Patients consenting to adoptions; protocols.—(1) Each licensed facility shall adopt a protocol that at a minimum provides for facility staff to be knowledgeable of the waiting periods, revocation and the contents of the consent to adoption as contained in s. 63.082(4), and describes the supportive and unbiased manner in which facility staff will interact with birth parents and prospective adoptive parents regarding the adoption, in particular during the waiting period required in s. 63.082(4)(b) before consenting to an adoption.(2) The protocol shall be in writing and be provided upon request to any birth parent or prospective adoptive parent of a child born in the facility.History.—s. 40, ch. 2001-3.
FL Stat § 383.311 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.311 - Education and Orientation for Birth Center Clients and Their Families.

383.311 Education and orientation for birth center clients and their families.—(1) The clients and their families shall be fully informed of the policies and procedures of the birth center, including, but not limited to, policies and procedures on:(a) The selection of clients.(b) The expectation of self-help and family/client relationships.(c) The qualifications of the clinical staff.(d) The transfer to secondary or tertiary care.(e) The philosophy of childbirth care and the scope of services.(f) The customary length of stay after delivery.(2) The clients shall be prepared for childbirth and childbearing by education in:(a) The course of pregnancy and normal changes occurring during pregnancy.(b) The need for prenatal care.(c) Nutrition, including encouragement of breastfeeding.(d) The effects of smoking and substance abuse.(e) Labor and delivery.(f) The care of the newborn to include safe sleep practices and the possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death.History.—ss. 11, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 94-217; s. 1, ch. 2013-62.
FL Stat § 383.312 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.312 - Prenatal Care of Birth Center Clients.

383.312 Prenatal care of birth center clients.—(1) A birth center shall ensure that its clients have adequate prenatal care, as defined by the agency, and shall ensure that serological tests are administered as required by this chapter.(2) Records of prenatal care shall be maintained for each client and shall be available during labor and delivery.History.—ss. 12, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 98-171.
FL Stat § 383.313 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.313 - Performance of Laboratory and Surgical Services; Use of Anesthetic and Chemical Agents.

383.313 Performance of laboratory and surgical services; use of anesthetic and chemical agents.—(1) LABORATORY SERVICES.—A birth center may collect specimens for those tests that are requested under protocol. A birth center must obtain and continuously maintain certification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and the federal rules adopted thereunder in order to perform laboratory tests specified by rule of the agency, and which are appropriate to meet the needs of the patient.(2) SURGICAL SERVICES.—Surgical procedures shall be limited to those normally performed during uncomplicated childbirths, such as episiotomies and repairs and shall not include operative obstetrics or caesarean sections.(3) ADMINISTRATION OF ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA.—General and conduction anesthesia may not be administered at a birth center. Systemic analgesia may be administered, and local anesthesia for pudendal block and episiotomy repair may be performed if procedures are outlined by the clinical staff and performed by personnel with statutory authority to do so.(4) INTRAPARTAL USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS.—Labor may not be inhibited, stimulated, or augmented with chemical agents during the first or second stage of labor unless prescribed by personnel with statutory authority to do so and unless in connection with and prior to emergency transport.History.—ss. 13, 14, 15, 16, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 13, ch. 98-171; s. 17, ch. 2018-24.
FL Stat § 383.315 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.315 - Agreements With Consultants for Advice or Services; Maintenance.

383.315 Agreements with consultants for advice or services; maintenance.—(1) A birth center shall maintain in writing a consultation agreement, signed within the current license period, with each consultant who has agreed to provide advice and services to the birth center as requested.(2) Consultation may be provided onsite or by telephone, as required by clinical and geographic conditions.History.—ss. 18, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 7, ch. 2007-230.
FL Stat § 383.316 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.316 - Transfer and Transport of Clients to Hospitals.

383.316 Transfer and transport of clients to hospitals.—(1) If unforeseen complications arise during labor, the client shall be transferred to a hospital.(2) Each licensed facility shall make arrangements with a local ambulance service licensed under chapter 401 for the transport of emergency patients to a hospital. Such arrangements shall be documented in the policy and procedures manual of the facility if the birth center does not own or operate a licensed ambulance. The policy and procedures manual shall also contain specific protocols for the transfer of any patient to a licensed hospital.(3) A licensed facility shall identify neonatal-specific transportation services, including ground and air ambulances; list their particular qualifications; and have the telephone numbers for access to these services clearly listed and immediately available.(4) Annual assessments of the transportation services and transfer protocols shall be made and documented.History.—ss. 9, 19, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 383.318 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.318 - Postpartum Care for Birth Center Clients and Infants.

383.318 Postpartum care for birth center clients and infants.—(1) A mother and her infant shall be dismissed from the birth center within 24 hours after the birth of the infant, except in unusual circumstances as defined by rule of the agency. If a mother or infant is retained at the birth center for more than 24 hours after the birth, a report shall be filed with the agency within 48 hours of the birth describing the circumstances and the reasons for the decision.(2) A prophylactic shall be instilled in the eyes of each newborn in accordance with s. 383.04.(3) The birth center shall provide a postpartum evaluation and followup care that includes all of the following:(a) Physical examination of the infant.(b) Metabolic screening tests required by s. 383.14.(c) Referral to sources for pediatric care.(d) Maternal postpartum assessment that incorporates mental health screening.(e) Information on postpartum depression and the telephone number of the Family Health Line operated pursuant to s. 383.011.(f) Instruction in child care, including immunization, breastfeeding, safe sleep practices, and possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death.(g) Family planning services.(h) Referral to secondary or tertiary care, as indicated.(i) Provision of the informational pamphlet on infant and childhood eye and vision disorders created by the department pursuant to s. 383.14(3)(i).History.—ss. 17, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 94-217; s. 14, ch. 98-171; s. 2, ch. 2013-62; s. 3, ch. 2018-98; s. 2, ch. 2020-79.
FL Stat § 383.32 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.32 - Clinical Records.

383.32 Clinical records.—(1) Clinical records shall contain information prescribed by rule, including, but not limited to:(a) Identifying information.(b) Risk assessments.(c) Information relating to prenatal visits.(d) Information relating to the course of labor and intrapartum care.(e) Information relating to consultation, referral, and transport to a hospital.(f) Newborn assessment, APGAR score, treatments as required, and followup.(g) Postpartum followup.(2) Clinical records shall be immediately available at the birth center:(a) At the time of admission.(b) When transfer of care is necessary.(c) For audit by licensure personnel.(3) Clinical records shall be kept confidential in accordance with s. 456.057 and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). A client’s clinical records shall be open to inspection only under the following conditions:(a) A consent to release information has been signed by the client; or(b) The review is made by the agency for a licensure survey or complaint investigation.(4)(a) Clinical records shall be audited periodically, but no less frequently than every 3 months, to evaluate the process and outcome of care.(b) Statistics on maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, maternal risk, consultant referrals, and transfers of care shall be analyzed at least semiannually.(c) The governing body shall examine the results of the record audits and statistical analyses and shall make such reports available for inspection by the public and licensing authorities.History.—ss. 12, 21, 22, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 33, ch. 87-225; s. 1, ch. 90-3; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 195, ch. 96-406; s. 20, ch. 98-166; s. 15, ch. 98-171; s. 10, ch. 2000-160.
FL Stat § 383.324 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.324 - Inspections and Investigations; Inspection Fees.

383.324 Inspections and investigations; inspection fees.—Each facility licensed under s. 383.305 shall pay to the agency an inspection fee established by rule of the agency. In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, the agency shall coordinate all periodic inspections for licensure made by the agency to ensure that the cost to the facility of such inspections and the disruption of services by such inspections is minimized.History.—ss. 24, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 16, ch. 98-171; s. 8, ch. 2007-230.
FL Stat § 383.325 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.325 - Inspection Reports.

383.325 Inspection reports.—(1) Each licensed facility shall maintain as public information, available upon request, records of all inspection reports pertaining to that facility which have been filed with, or issued by, any governmental agency. Copies of such reports shall be retained in the records of the facility for no less than 5 years from the date the reports are filed and issued.(2) Any record, report, or document which, by state or federal law or regulation, is deemed confidential shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and shall not be distributed or made available for purposes of compliance with this section unless or until such confidential status expires, except as described in s. 383.32(2)(c).(3) A licensed facility shall, upon the request of any person who has completed a written application with intent to be admitted to such facility or any person who is a patient of such facility, or any relative, spouse, or guardian of any such person, furnish to the requester a copy of the last inspection report issued by the agency or an accrediting organization, whichever is most recent, pertaining to the licensed facility, as provided in subsection (1), provided the person requesting such report agrees to pay a reasonable charge to cover copying costs.History.—ss. 25, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 34, ch. 87-225; s. 1, ch. 90-5; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 196, ch. 96-406; s. 17, ch. 98-171.
FL Stat § 383.327 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.327 - Birth and Death Records; Reports.

383.327 Birth and death records; reports.—(1) A completed certificate of birth shall be filed with the local registrar within 5 days of each birth in accordance with chapter 382.(2) Each maternal death, newborn death, and stillbirth shall be reported immediately to the medical examiner and the agency.(3) The licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter and rules promulgated hereunder.(4) A report shall be submitted to the agency. The contents of the report and the frequency at which it is submitted shall be prescribed by rule of the agency.History.—ss. 20, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 30, ch. 87-387; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 18, ch. 98-171; s. 2, ch. 2020-156.
FL Stat § 383.33 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.33 - Administrative Penalties; Moratorium on Admissions.

383.33 Administrative penalties; moratorium on admissions.—(1) In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, the agency may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $500 per violation per day for the violation of any provision of ss. 383.30-383.332, part II of chapter 408, or applicable rules.(2) In determining the amount of the fine to be levied for a violation, as provided in this section, the following factors shall be considered:(a) The severity of the violation, including the probability that death or serious harm to the health or safety of any person will result or has resulted; the severity of the actual or potential harm; and the extent to which ss. 383.30-383.332, part II of chapter 408, or applicable rules were violated.(b) Actions taken by the licensee to correct the violations or to remedy complaints.(c) Any previous violations by the licensee.(3) In accordance with part II of chapter 408, the agency may impose an immediate moratorium on elective admissions to any licensed facility, building or portion thereof, or service when the agency determines that any condition in the facility presents a threat to the public health or safety.History.—ss. 26, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 19, ch. 98-171; s. 9, ch. 2007-230; s. 18, ch. 2018-24.
FL Stat § 383.332 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.332 - Establishing, Managing, or Operating a Birth Center Without a License; Penalty.

383.332 Establishing, managing, or operating a birth center without a license; penalty.—Any person who establishes, conducts, manages, or operates any birth center facility without a license issued under s. 383.305 and part II of chapter 408 commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $100 for the first offense and not more than $500 for each subsequent offense; and each day of continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense.History.—ss. 26, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 2007-230.
FL Stat § 383.3361 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.3361 - Limitations on Civil and Administrative Liability.

383.3361 Limitations on civil and administrative liability.—Nothing in this act shall serve as the basis for any civil or administrative action, nor as evidence of a standard of care or compliance with a standard of care in any civil or administrative action.History.—s. 2, ch. 91-126.
FL Stat § 383.33625 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.33625 - Stephanie Saboor Grieving Parents Act; Disposition of Fetus; Notification; Forms Developed.

383.33625 Stephanie Saboor Grieving Parents Act; disposition of fetus; notification; forms developed.—(1) This section shall be known by the popular name the “Stephanie Saboor Grieving Parents Act.”(2) A health care practitioner licensed pursuant to chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 464, or chapter 467 having custody of fetal remains following a spontaneous fetal demise occurring after a gestation period of less than 20 completed weeks must notify the mother of her option to arrange for the burial or cremation of the fetal remains, as well as the procedures provided by general law. Notification may also include other options such as, but not limited to, a ceremony, a certificate, or common burial of the fetal remains.(3) The Department of Health shall adopt rules to develop forms to be used for notifications and elections by the health care practitioner, and the health care practitioner shall provide the forms to the mother.(4) A facility licensed pursuant to chapter 383 or chapter 395 having custody of fetal remains following a spontaneous fetal demise occurring after a gestation period of less than 20 completed weeks must notify the mother of her option to arrange for the burial or cremation of the fetal remains, as well as the procedures provided by general law. Notification may also include other options such as, but not limited to, a ceremony, a certificate, or common burial of the fetal remains.(5) If the mother chooses the option of using the procedures provided by general law, the facility or health care practitioner in custody of fetal remains shall follow the procedures set forth in general law.(6) The Agency for Health Care Administration shall adopt rules to develop forms to be used for notifications and elections by the facility, and the hospital shall provide the forms to the mother.History.—s. 1, ch. 2003-52.
FL Stat § 383.51 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care|383.51 - Confidentiality; Identification of Parent Leaving Newborn Infant at Hospital, Emergency Medical Services Station, or Fire Station.

383.51 Confidentiality; identification of parent leaving newborn infant at hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station.—The identity of a parent who leaves a newborn infant at a hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station in accordance with s. 383.50 is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The identity of a parent leaving a child shall be disclosed to a person claiming to be a parent of the newborn infant.History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-213; s. 1, ch. 2002-30; s. 1, ch. 2007-104.
FL Stat § 384.21 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 384 - Sexually Transmissible Diseases|384.21 - Short Title.

384.21 Short title.—This chapter may be cited as the “Control of Sexually Transmissible Disease Act.”History.—s. 90, ch. 86-220.
FL Stat § 384.22 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 384 - Sexually Transmissible Diseases|384.22 - Findings; Intent.

384.22 Findings; intent.—The Legislature finds and declares that sexually transmissible diseases constitute a serious and sometimes fatal threat to the public and individual health and welfare of the people of the state and to visitors to the state. The Legislature finds that the incidence of sexually transmissible diseases is rising at an alarming rate and that these diseases result in significant social, health, and economic costs, including infant and maternal mortality, temporary and lifelong disability, and premature death. The Legislature finds that sexually transmissible diseases, by their nature, involve sensitive issues of privacy, and it is the intent of the Legislature that all programs designed to deal with these diseases afford patients privacy, confidentiality, and dignity. The Legislature finds that medical knowledge and information about sexually transmissible diseases are rapidly changing. The Legislature intends to provide a program that is sufficiently flexible to meet emerging needs, deals efficiently and effectively with reducing the incidence of sexually transmissible diseases, and provides patients with a secure knowledge that information they provide will remain private and confidential.History.—s. 90, ch. 86-220.
FL Stat § 384.23 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 384 - Sexually Transmissible Diseases|384.23 - Definitions.

384.23 Definitions.—(1) “Department” means the Department of Health.(2) “County health department” means agencies and entities as designated in chapter 154.(3) “Sexually transmissible disease” means a bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic disease determined by rule of the department to be sexually transmissible, to be a threat to the public health and welfare, and to be a disease for which a legitimate public interest will be served by providing for prevention, elimination, control, and treatment. The department must, by rule, determine which diseases are to be designated as sexually transmissible diseases and shall consider the recommendations and classifications of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other nationally recognized medical authorities in that determination. Not all diseases that are sexually transmissible need be designated for the purposes of this act.History.—s. 90, ch. 86-220; s. 26, ch. 88-380; s. 66, ch. 97-101; s. 7, ch. 2016-230.