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FL Stat § 402.115 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.115 - Sharing Confidential or Exempt Information.

402.115 Sharing confidential or exempt information.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Health, the Department of Children and Families, and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities may share confidential information or information exempt from disclosure under chapter 119 on any individual who is or has been the subject of a program within the jurisdiction of each agency. Information so exchanged remains confidential or exempt as provided by law.History.—s. 19, ch. 98-191; s. 45, ch. 2006-227; s. 130, ch. 2014-19.
FL Stat § 402.12 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.12 - National Community Mental Health Centers Act.

402.12 National Community Mental Health Centers Act.—Any federal funds accruing to the state for the purposes of carrying out the national Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 shall be paid to the Department of Children and Families for expenditure as directed by said department.History.—s. 1, ch. 63-305; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 262, ch. 77-147; s. 132, ch. 99-8; s. 131, ch. 2014-19.Note.—Former s. 965.16.
FL Stat § 402.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.16 - Proceedings by Department.

402.16 Proceedings by department.—(1) Whenever it becomes necessary for the welfare and convenience of any of the institutions now under the supervision and control of the Department of Children and Families, or which may hereafter be placed under the supervision and control of said department, to acquire private property for the use of any of said institutions, and the same cannot be acquired by agreement satisfactory to the said department and the parties interested in, or the owners of said private property, the department is hereby empowered and authorized to exercise the right of eminent domain, and to proceed to condemn the said property in the same manner as provided by law for the condemnation of property.(2) Any suit or actions brought by the said department to condemn property as provided in this section shall be brought in the name of the Department of Children and Families, and it shall be the duty of the Department of Legal Affairs to conduct the proceedings for, and to act as counsel for the said Department of Children and Families.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 7947, 1919; CGL 5104, 5105; ss. 1, 2, ch. 20873, 1941; s. 22, ch. 20930, 1941; s. 3, ch. 65-369; ss. 11, 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 133, ch. 99-8; s. 132, ch. 2014-19.Note.—Former s. 73.22; s. 965.061.
FL Stat § 402.161 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.161 - Authorization for Sale of Property.

402.161 Authorization for sale of property.—(1) The Department of Children and Families is authorized to sell any real or personal property that it acquired by way of donation, gift, contribution, bequest, or devise from any person, persons, or organizations when such real or personal property is determined by the department not to be necessary for use in connection with the work of the department. All proceeds derived from the sale of such property shall be transmitted to the State Treasury to be credited to the department.(2) The Department of Children and Families is authorized to use for its purposes any moneys realized from the sale of any such real or personal property. It is expressly declared to be the intention of the Legislature that such moneys are appropriated to the department and may be used by it for its purposes. However, such moneys shall be withdrawn in accordance with law. Such moneys are appropriated to the use of the department in addition to other funds which have been or may otherwise be appropriated for its purposes.History.—s. 1, ch. 69-268; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-255; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 17, ch. 78-433; s. 222, ch. 99-13; s. 133, ch. 2014-19.Note.—Former s. 409.065.
FL Stat § 402.164 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.164 - Legislative Intent; Definitions.

402.164 Legislative intent; definitions.—(1)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to use citizen volunteers as members of the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council and the Florida local advocacy councils, and to have volunteers operate a network of councils that shall, without interference by an executive agency, undertake to discover, monitor, investigate, and determine the presence of conditions or individuals that constitute a threat to the rights, health, safety, or welfare of persons who receive services from state agencies.(b) It is the further intent of the Legislature that the monitoring and investigation shall safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of consumers of services provided by these state agencies.(c) It is the further intent of the Legislature that state agencies cooperate with the councils in forming interagency agreements to provide the councils with authorized client records so that the councils may monitor services and investigate claims.(2) As used in this section through s. 402.167, the term:(a) “Access” means a visual inspection or the copying of the records maintained by the state agency, facility, provider, or contractor.(b) “Client” means a client of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Children and Families, or the Department of Elderly Affairs, as defined in s. 393.063, s. 394.67, s. 397.311, or s. 400.960, a forensic client or client as defined in s. 916.106, a child or youth as defined in s. 39.01, a child as defined in s. 827.01, a family as defined in s. 414.0252, a participant as defined in s. 429.901, a resident as defined in s. 429.02, a Medicaid recipient or recipient as defined in s. 409.901, a child receiving child care as defined in s. 402.302, a disabled adult as defined in s. 410.032 or s. 410.603, or a victim as defined in s. 39.01 or s. 415.102 as each definition applies within its respective chapter.(c) “Client services” means health and human services that are provided to a client by a state agency or a service provider operated, funded, or contracted by the state.(d) “Council” or “statewide council” means the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council.(e) “Local council” or “local advocacy council” means one of the local advocacy councils located in this state, under the supervision of the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council.History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-263; s. 1, ch. 2004-376; s. 9, ch. 2006-194; s. 73, ch. 2006-197; s. 80, ch. 2007-5; s. 134, ch. 2014-19.
FL Stat § 402.167 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.167 - Duties of State Agencies That Provide Client Services Relating to the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council and the Florida Local Advocacy Councils.

402.167 Duties of state agencies that provide client services relating to the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council and the Florida local advocacy councils.—The secretaries or directors of the state agencies shall ensure the full cooperation and assistance of employees of their respective state agencies with members and staff of the statewide and local councils. The secretary or director of each state agency providing client services shall notify its contract, service, and treatment providers of the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the statewide and local councils.History.—ss. 3, 5, ch. 89-215; s. 7, ch. 91-158; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 136, ch. 99-8; s. 4, ch. 2000-263; s. 4, ch. 2004-376.
FL Stat § 402.181 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.181 - State Institutions Claims Program.

402.181 State Institutions Claims Program.—(1) There is created a State Institutions Claims Program, for the purpose of making restitution for property damages and direct medical expenses for injuries caused by shelter children or foster children, or escapees, inmates, or patients of state institutions or developmental disabilities centers under the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Corrections, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.(2) Claims for restitution may be filed with the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Corrections, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. The claim must be filed with the department or agency responsible for monitoring the person who caused the medical injury or the property damage. The departments and agencies have the full power and authority to approve or deny claims and may, within the limits of current appropriations, pay individual claims up to $1,000 or, with respect to children in foster care and their families, individual claims up to $1,500. Claims in excess of these amounts shall continue to require legislative approval.(3) The Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Corrections, and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall adopt rules to process claims and to ensure that eligible claimants receive restitution within a reasonable timeframe.History.—s. 1, ch. 72-120; s. 1, ch. 77-117; s. 9, ch. 77-120; s. 10, ch. 77-320; s. 16, ch. 79-3; s. 51, ch. 86-220; s. 68, ch. 94-209; s. 4, ch. 96-402; s. 68, ch. 96-418; s. 139, ch. 99-8; s. 26, ch. 2000-367; s. 47, ch. 2006-227; s. 13, ch. 2008-244; s. 137, ch. 2014-19; s. 17, ch. 2021-131.
FL Stat § 402.185 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.185 - Productivity Enhancing Technology.

402.185 Productivity enhancing technology.—In accordance with the provisions of chapter 216, 20 percent of any unobligated General Revenue Fund or any trust fund appropriation for salaries and benefits, expenses, other personal services, operating capital outlay, and special categories remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall be available to the Department of Children and Families for purchases of productivity-enhancing technology, to improve existing services, and for community services initiatives. Funds used for such purposes may be certified forward.History.—s. 21, ch. 96-403; s. 74, ch. 2000-139; s. 138, ch. 2014-19.
FL Stat § 402.19 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.19 - Photographing Records; Destruction of Records; Effect as Evidence.

402.19 Photographing records; destruction of records; effect as evidence.—The Department of Children and Families may authorize each of the agencies under its supervision and control to photograph, microphotograph, or reproduce on film or prints, such correspondence, documents, records, data, and other information as the department shall determine, and which is not otherwise authorized to be reproduced under chapter 119, whether the same shall be of a temporary or permanent character and whether public, private, or confidential, including that pertaining to patients or inmates of the agencies, and to destroy any of said documents after they have been reproduced. Photographs or microphotographs in the form of film or prints made in compliance with the provisions of this section shall have the same force and effect as the originals thereof would have, and shall be treated as originals for the purpose of their admissibility in evidence. Duly certified or authenticated reproductions of such photographs or microphotographs shall be admitted in evidence equally with the original photographs or microphotographs.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-195; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 264, ch. 77-147; s. 140, ch. 99-8; s. 139, ch. 2014-19.Note.—Former s. 272.22.
FL Stat § 402.20 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.20 - County Contracts Authorized for Services and Facilities for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

402.20 County contracts authorized for services and facilities for mental health and developmental disabilities.—The boards of county commissioners are authorized to provide monetary grants and facilities, and to enter into renewable contracts, for services and facilities, for a period not to exceed 2 years, with public and private hospitals, clinics, and laboratories; other state agencies, departments, or divisions; the state colleges and universities; the community colleges; private colleges and universities; counties; municipalities; towns; townships; and any other governmental unit or nonprofit organization which provides needed facilities for persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. These services are hereby declared to be for a public and county purpose. The county commissioners may make periodic inspections to assure that the services or facilities provided under this chapter meet the standards of the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-529; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-290; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 70, ch. 72-221; s. 265, ch. 77-147; s. 141, ch. 99-8; s. 48, ch. 2006-227; s. 140, ch. 2014-19.Note.—Former s. 965.071.
FL Stat § 402.26 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.26 - Child Care; Legislative Intent.

402.26 Child care; legislative intent.—(1) The Legislature recognizes the critical importance to the citizens of the state of both safety and quality in child care. Child care in Florida is in the midst of continuing change and development, driven by extraordinary changes in demographics. Many parents with children under age 6 are employed outside the home. For the majority of Florida’s children, child care will be a common experience. For many families, child care is an indispensable part of the effort to meet basic economic obligations or to make economic gains. State policy continues to recognize the changing composition of the labor force and the need to respond to the concerns of Florida’s citizens as they enter the child care market. In particular, the Legislature recognizes the need to have more working parents employed in family-friendly workplaces. In addition, the Legislature recognizes the abilities of public and private employers to assist the family’s efforts to balance family care needs with employment opportunities.(2) The Legislature also recognizes the effects of both safety and quality in child care in reducing the need for special education, public assistance, and dependency programs and in reducing the incidence of delinquency and educational failure. In a budgetary context that spends billions of dollars to address the aftermath of bad outcomes, safe, quality child care is one area in which the often maligned concept of cost-effective social intervention can be applied. It is the intent of the Legislature, therefore, that state policy should be firmly embedded in the recognition that child care is a voluntary choice of the child’s parents. For parents who choose child care, it is the intent of the Legislature to protect the health and welfare of children in care.(3) To protect the health and welfare of children, it is the intent of the Legislature to develop a regulatory framework that promotes the growth and stability of the child care industry and facilitates the safe physical, intellectual, motor, and social development of the child.(4) It is also the intent of the Legislature to promote the development of child care options in the private sector and disseminate information that will assist the public in determining appropriate child care options.(5) It is the further intent of the Legislature to provide and make accessible child care opportunities for children at risk, economically disadvantaged children, and other children traditionally disenfranchised from society. In achieving this intent, the Legislature shall develop a school readiness program, a range of child care options, support services, and linkages with other programs to fully meet the child care needs of this population.History.—s. 32, ch. 90-306; s. 70, ch. 96-175; s. 4, ch. 99-304; s. 6, ch. 2010-210; s. 9, ch. 2021-10.
FL Stat § 402.301 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.301 - Child Care Facilities; Legislative Intent and Declaration of Purpose and Policy.

402.301 Child care facilities; legislative intent and declaration of purpose and policy.—It is the legislative intent to protect the health, safety, and well-being of the children of the state and to promote their emotional and intellectual development and care. Toward that end:(1) It is the purpose of ss. 402.301-402.319 to establish statewide minimum standards for the care and protection of children in child care facilities, to ensure maintenance of these standards, and to approve county administration and enforcement to regulate conditions in such facilities through a program of licensing.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that all owners, operators, and child care personnel shall be of good moral character.(3) It shall be the policy of the state to ensure protection of children and to encourage child care providers and parents to share responsibility for and to assist in the improvement of child care programs.(4) It shall be the policy of the state to promote public and private employer initiatives to establish day care services for their employees.(5) It is the further legislative intent that the freedom of religion of all citizens shall be inviolate. Nothing in ss. 402.301-402.319 shall give any governmental agency jurisdiction or authority to regulate, supervise, or in any way be involved in any Sunday School, Sabbath School, or religious services or any nursery service or other program conducted during religious or church services primarily for the convenience of those attending such services.(6) It is further the intent that membership organizations affiliated with national organizations which do not provide child care, whose primary purpose is providing activities that contribute to the development of good character or good sportsmanship or to the education or cultural development of minors in this state, which charge only a nominal annual membership fee, which are not for profit, and which are certified by their national associations as being in compliance with the association’s minimum standards and procedures shall not be considered child care facilities. However, all personnel as defined in s. 402.302 of such membership organizations shall meet background screening requirements through the department pursuant to ss. 402.305 and 402.3055.(7) It shall be the policy of the state to encourage child care providers to serve children with disabilities. When requested, the department shall provide technical assistance to parents and child care providers in order to facilitate serving children with disabilities.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-113; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 7, ch. 83-248; s. 1, ch. 84-551; s. 21, ch. 87-238; s. 1, ch. 91-300; ss. 1, 2, ch. 93-115; s. 74, ch. 96-175; s. 5, ch. 2015-79.
FL Stat § 402.3026 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.3026 - Full-Service Schools.

402.3026 Full-service schools.—(1) The State Board of Education and the Department of Health shall jointly establish full-service schools to serve students from schools that have a student population that has a high risk of needing medical and social services, based on the results of the demographic evaluations. The full-service schools must integrate the services of the Department of Health that are critical to the continuity-of-care process. The Department of Health shall provide services to these high-risk students through facilities established within the grounds of the school. The Department of Health professionals shall carry out their specialized services as an extension of the educational environment. Such services may include, without limitation, nutritional services, basic medical services, aid to dependent children, parenting skills, counseling for abused children, counseling for children at high risk for delinquent behavior and their parents, and adult education.(2) The Department of Health shall designate an executive staff director to coordinate the full-service schools program and to act as liaison with the Department of Education to coordinate the provision of health and rehabilitative services in educational facilities.History.—s. 20, ch. 90-273; s. 122, ch. 94-209; s. 34, ch. 99-5; s. 146, ch. 99-8.
FL Stat § 402.30501 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.30501 - Modification of Introductory Child Care Course for Community College Credit Authorized.

402.30501 Modification of introductory child care course for community college credit authorized.—The Department of Children and Families may modify the 40-clock-hour introductory course in child care under s. 402.305 or s. 402.3131 to meet the requirements of articulating the course to community college credit. Any modification must continue to provide that the course satisfies the requirements of s. 402.305(2)(e).History.—s. 4, ch. 2002-300; s. 144, ch. 2014-19; s. 17, ch. 2018-103.
FL Stat § 402.3054 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 402 - Health and Human Services: Miscellaneous Provisions|402.3054 - Child Enrichment Service Providers.

402.3054 Child enrichment service providers.—(1) For the purposes of this section, “child enrichment service provider” means an individual who provides enrichment activities, such as language training, music instruction, educational instruction, and other experiences, to specific children during a specific time that is not part of the regular program in a child care facility.(2) The child’s parent shall provide written consent before a child may participate in activities conducted by a child enrichment service provider that are not part of the regular program of the child care facility. A child enrichment service provider receives compensation from the child’s parent or from the child care facility and shall not be considered a volunteer or child care personnel.(3) A child enrichment service provider shall be of good moral character based upon screening. This screening shall be conducted as provided in chapter 435, using the level 2 standards for screening set forth in that chapter. A child enrichment service provider must meet the screening requirements prior to providing services to a child in a child care facility. A child enrichment service provider who has met the screening standards shall not be required to be under the direct and constant supervision of child care personnel.History.—s. 18, ch. 2000-253; s. 59, ch. 2004-267.