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FL Stat § 381.7352 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.7352 - Legislative Intent.

381.7352 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature to provide funds within Florida counties and Front Porch Florida Communities, in the form of Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Closing the Gap grants, to stimulate the development of community-based and neighborhood-based projects which will improve the health outcomes of racial and ethnic populations. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that these programs foster the development of coordinated, collaborative, and broad-based participation by public and private entities, and faith-based organizations. Finally, it is the intent of the Legislature that the grant program function as a partnership between state and local governments, faith-based organizations, and private sector health care providers, including managed care, voluntary health care resources, social service providers, and nontraditional partners.History.—s. 28, ch. 2000-256; s. 59, ch. 2012-184.
FL Stat § 381.7353 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.7353 - Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Closing the Gap Grant Program; Administration; Department Duties.

381.7353 Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Closing the Gap grant program; administration; department duties.—(1) The Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Closing the Gap grant program shall be administered by the Department of Health.(2) The department shall:(a) Publicize the availability of funds and establish an application process for submitting a grant proposal.(b) Provide technical assistance and training, including a statewide meeting promoting best practice programs, as requested, to grant recipients.(c) Develop uniform data reporting requirements for the purpose of evaluating the performance of the grant recipients and demonstrating improved health outcomes.(d) Develop a monitoring process to evaluate progress toward meeting grant objectives.(e) Coordinate with existing community-based programs, such as chronic disease community intervention programs, cancer prevention and control programs, diabetes control programs, the Healthy Start program, the Florida Kidcare Program, the HIV/AIDS program, immunization programs, maternal health programs, and other related programs at the state and local levels, to avoid duplication of effort and promote consistency.History.—s. 29, ch. 2000-256; s. 21, ch. 2008-6; s. 60, ch. 2012-184; s. 1, ch. 2021-238.
FL Stat § 381.7354 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.7354 - Eligibility.

381.7354 Eligibility.—(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, entities, or organizations within adjoining counties with populations of less than 100,000, based on the annual estimates produced by the Population Program of the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, may jointly submit a multicounty Closing the Gap grant proposal. However, the proposal must clearly identify a single lead agency with respect to program accountability and administration.(3) Nothing in ss. 381.7351-381.7356 shall prevent a person, entity, or organization within a county or group of counties from separately contracting for the provision of racial and ethnic health promotion, health awareness, and disease prevention services.History.—s. 30, ch. 2000-256; s. 16, ch. 2004-243; s. 268, ch. 2011-142; s. 1, ch. 2019-154.
FL Stat § 381.7356 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.7356 - Local Matching Funds; Grant Awards.

381.7356 Local matching funds; grant awards.—(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 $3 grant payment made by the state, except that:(a) In counties with populations greater than 50,000, up to 50 percent of the local match may be in kind in the form of free services or human resources. Fifty percent of the local match must be in the form of cash.(b) In counties with populations of 50,000 or less, the required local matching funds may be provided entirely through in-kind contributions.(c) Grant awards to Front Porch Florida Communities shall not be required to have a matching requirement.(3) The amount of the grant award shall be based on the county or neighborhood’s population, or on the combined population in a group of adjoining counties from which a multicounty application is submitted, and on other factors, as determined by the department.(4) The department may not establish a minimum amount or a maximum amount for grants and shall determine the amount of each award based on the merits of the application. The department shall ensure that grants are awarded to applicants in various regions of this state.(5) In addition to the requirements provided in s. 381.7353, and subject to the availability of state and federal funds in the HIV/AIDS program, the department shall promote synergistic initiatives between the Closing the Gap grant program and the HIV/AIDS program to leverage the expertise of the Closing the Gap grant program. These initiatives may include the establishment of a supplemental grant program whereby persons, entities, or organizations eligible for a Closing the Gap grant under s. 381.7354 may submit to the department a grant proposal, pursuant to the application process established under s. 381.7355, for funding to further the purposes listed in s. 381.7355(2)(a) and to promote innovative prevention, treatment, and awareness initiatives for minority populations in metropolitan areas which have a higher prevalence of HIV/AIDS for the purposes of reducing the incidence of the HIV infection in such communities and prioritizing the identification of individuals, in a manner consistent with the clinical guidelines of the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, who are not yet aware of their HIV status.(6) A Closing the Gap grant shall be funded for 1 year and may be renewed annually upon application to and approval by the department, subject to the achievement of quality standards, objectives, and outcomes and to the availability of funds.(7) Implementation of the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Closing the Gap grant program shall be subject to a specific appropriation provided in the General Appropriations Act.History.—s. 32, ch. 2000-256; s. 61, ch. 2012-184; s. 3, ch. 2019-154.
FL Stat § 381.739 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.739 - Short Title; Charlie Mack Overstreet Brain or Spinal Cord Injuries Act.

381.739 Short title; Charlie Mack Overstreet Brain or Spinal Cord Injuries Act.—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.
FL Stat § 381.7395 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.7395 - Legislative Intent.

381.7395 Legislative intent.—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 persons, as defined in s. 381.76, the opportunity to obtain the necessary rehabilitative services enabling them to be referred to a vocational rehabilitation program or to return to an appropriate level of functioning in their community. Further, it is intended that permanent disability be avoided, whenever possible, through prevention, early identification, emergency medical services and transport, and proper medical and rehabilitative treatment.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-254; s. 148, ch. 77-104; s. 2, ch. 87-320; s. 31, ch. 94-324; s. 64, ch. 2000-153; s. 14, ch. 2000-367.Note.—Former s. 413.46.
FL Stat § 381.74 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.74 - Establishment and Maintenance of a Central Registry.

381.74 Establishment and maintenance of a central registry.—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 division within 5 days after identification or diagnosis of any person who has a moderate-to-severe brain or spinal cord injury. The consent of such person shall not be required.(2) The report shall contain the name, age, residence, and type of disability of the individual and such additional information as may be deemed necessary by the department.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-254; s. 1, ch. 75-168; s. 4, ch. 87-320; s. 33, ch. 94-324; s. 18, ch. 99-240.Note.—Former s. 413.48.
FL Stat § 381.745 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.745 - Definitions; Ss. 381.739-381.79.

381.745 Definitions; ss. 381.739-381.79.—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 assistance services, housekeeping, shopping, attending school, communication, and employment.(2) “Brain or spinal cord injury” means:(a) A lesion to the spinal cord or cauda equina, resulting from external trauma, with evidence of significant involvement of two of the following deficits or dysfunctions:1. Motor deficit.2. Sensory deficit.3. Bowel and bladder dysfunction.(b) An insult to the skull, brain, or its covering, resulting from external trauma that produces an altered state of consciousness or anatomic motor, sensory, cognitive, or behavioral deficits.(3) “Emergency medical evacuation system” means a department-approved transportation system that provides timely and skilled emergency care and movement of individuals believed to have sustained a brain or spinal cord injury.(4) “Personal assistance services” means a range of services, provided by one or more individuals, which are designed to assist an individual who has a disability to perform activities of daily living.(5) “Funded services” means services paid for through the brain and spinal cord injury program.(6) “Designated facility” means a facility approved by the brain and spinal cord injury program which meets the criteria and standards of care of the brain and spinal cord injury program for individuals who have sustained a brain or spinal cord injury.(7) “Third-party coverage” means any claim for, right to receive payment for, or any coverage for the payment of any services under the brain and spinal cord injury program.(8) “Third-party payment” means any and all payments received or due as a result of any third-party obligation created by gift, coverage or other contract, settlement or judicial decision, or action of law.(9) “Transitional living facility” means a state-approved facility as defined and licensed under chapter 400.(10) “Trauma center” means a department-approved acute care facility that provides diagnosis and treatment of individuals who have sustained a brain or spinal cord injury.History.—s. 15, ch. 2000-367; s. 14, ch. 2006-197; s. 5, ch. 2015-25.
FL Stat § 381.75 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.75 - Duties and Responsibilities of the Department.

381.75 Duties and responsibilities of the department.—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 an individual who has sustained a brain or spinal cord injury, the department shall notify the individual or the most immediate available family members of their right to assistance from the state, the services available, and the eligibility requirements.(2) The department shall refer individuals who have brain or spinal cord injuries to other state agencies to ensure that rehabilitative services, if desired, are obtained by that individual.(3) The department, in consultation with emergency medical service, shall develop standards for an emergency medical evacuation system that will ensure that all individuals who sustain traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries are transported to a department-approved trauma center that meets the standards and criteria established by the emergency medical service and the acute-care standards of the brain and spinal cord injury program.(4) The department shall develop standards for designation of rehabilitation centers to provide rehabilitation services for individuals who have brain or spinal cord injuries.(5) The department shall determine the appropriate number of designated acute-care facilities, inpatient rehabilitation centers, and outpatient rehabilitation centers needed based on incidence, volume of admissions, and other appropriate criteria.(6) The department shall develop standards for designation of transitional living facilities to provide transitional living services for individuals who participate in the brain and spinal cord injury program.History.—s. 4, ch. 74-254; s. 5, ch. 87-320; s. 34, ch. 94-324; s. 2, ch. 98-12; s. 19, ch. 99-240; s. 16, ch. 2000-367; s. 6, ch. 2015-25.Note.—Former s. 413.49.
FL Stat § 381.755 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.755 - Benefits Not Assignable.

381.755 Benefits not assignable.—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 all state, county, and municipal taxes and from sale under the process of any court, except for obligations contracted for the purchase of such property.History.—s. 17, ch. 2000-367.
FL Stat § 381.76 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.76 - Eligibility for the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program.

381.76 Eligibility for the brain and spinal cord injury program.—(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 application for services;(c) Has sustained a brain or spinal cord injury;(d) Is medically stable; and(e) Is reasonably expected to achieve reintegration into the community through services provided by the brain and spinal cord injury program.(2) If the department is unable to provide services to all eligible individuals, the department may establish an order of selection.History.—s. 35, ch. 94-324; s. 20, ch. 99-240; s. 10, ch. 2000-153; s. 18, ch. 2000-367.Note.—Former s. 413.507.
FL Stat § 381.765 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.765 - Retention of Title to and Disposal of Equipment.

381.765 Retention of title to and disposal of equipment.—(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 program, and may repossess or transfer such property, tools, instruments, supplies, equipment, or other items of value.(2) The department may offer for sale any surplus items acquired in operating the brain and spinal cord injury program when they are no longer necessary or exchange them for necessary items that may be used to greater advantage. When any such surplus equipment is sold or exchanged, a receipt for the equipment shall be taken from the purchaser showing the consideration given for such equipment and forwarded to the Chief Financial Officer, and any funds received by the brain and spinal cord injury program pursuant to any such transaction shall be deposited in the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Trust Fund and shall be available for expenditure for any purpose consistent with ss. 381.739-381.79.History.—s. 19, ch. 2000-367; s. 404, ch. 2003-261; s. 7, ch. 2010-161; s. 62, ch. 2012-184.
FL Stat § 381.775 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.775 - Applicant and Recipient Records; Confidential and Privileged.

381.775 Applicant and recipient records; confidential and privileged.—(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). Any person who discloses or releases such records, information, or communications in violation of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Such records may not be released, except that:(a) Records may be released to the applicant or recipient, or his or her representative, upon receipt of a written waiver from the applicant or recipient. Medical, psychological, or other information that the department believes may be harmful to an applicant or recipient may not be released directly to him or her, but must be provided through a licensed health care professional designated by the applicant or recipient.(b) Records that do not identify applicants or recipients may be released for the purpose of research, when the research is approved by the department.(c) Records used in administering the brain and spinal cord injury program may be released as required to administer the program or as required by an agency or political subdivision of the state in the performance of its duties. Any agency or political subdivision to which records are released under this paragraph may not disclose the records to third parties.(d) Records may be released upon the order of an administrative law judge, a hearing officer, a judge of compensation claims, an agency head exercising quasi-judicial authority, or a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction following a finding in an in camera proceeding that the records are relevant to the inquiry before the court and should be released. The in camera proceeding and all records relating thereto are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).(e) Whenever an applicant for or recipient of services under the brain and spinal cord injury program has declared any intention to harm other persons or property, such declaration may be disclosed.(f) The department may release personal information about an applicant for or recipient of services under the brain and spinal cord injury program in order to protect him or her or others when the applicant or recipient poses a threat to his or her own safety or to the safety of others and shall, upon official request, release such information to law enforcement agencies investigating the commission of a crime.(2) Records that come into the possession of the department relative to any applicant for or receipt of services under the brain and spinal cord injury program and that are confidential by other provisions of law are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), and may not be released by the department, except as provided in this section.History.—s. 20, ch. 2000-367.
FL Stat § 381.815 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.815 - Sickle-Cell Program.

381.815 Sickle-cell program.—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 encourage diagnostic screening.(3) Make grants or enter into contracts with not-for-profit centers.History.—s. 1, ch. 96-292; s. 186, ch. 97-101.
FL Stat § 381.83 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions|381.83 - Trade Secrets; Confidentiality.

381.83 Trade secrets; confidentiality.—(1) Records, reports, or information obtained from any person under this chapter, unless otherwise provided by law, must be available to the public, except upon a showing satisfactory to the department by the person from whom the records, reports, or information is obtained that such records, reports, or information, or a particular part thereof, contains trade secrets as defined in s. 812.081. Such trade secrets are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The person submitting such trade secret information to the department must request that it be kept confidential and must inform the department of the basis for the claim of trade secret. The department shall, subject to notice and opportunity for hearing, determine whether the information, or portions thereof, claimed to be a trade secret is or is not a trade secret. Such trade secrets may be disclosed, however, to authorized representatives of the department or, pursuant to request, to other governmental entities in order for them to properly perform their duties, or when relevant in any proceeding under this chapter. Authorized representatives and other governmental entities receiving such trade secret information shall retain its confidentiality. Those involved in any proceeding under this chapter, including a hearing officer or judge or justice, shall retain the confidentiality of any trade secret information revealed at such proceeding.(2) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2021, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.History.—s. 4, ch. 95-366; s. 188, ch. 96-406; s. 6, ch. 2016-6.