381.001 Public health system.— The Department of Health is responsible for the state’s public health system which shall be designed to promote, protect, and improve the health of all people in the state. The department shall provide leadership for an active partnership working toward shared public health goals and involving federal, state, and local governments and […]
381.0011 Duties and powers of the Department of Health.—It is the duty of the Department of Health to: (1) Assess the public health status and needs of the state. (2) Administer and enforce laws and rules relating to sanitation, control of communicable diseases, illnesses and hazards to health among humans and from animals to humans, and the general […]
381.0012 Enforcement authority.— (1) The department may commence and maintain all proper and necessary actions and proceedings to enforce the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and may defend all actions and proceedings involving the department’s powers and duties. (2) The department may apply for an injunction to the proper circuit court, and the judge of that court […]
381.0016 County and municipal regulations and ordinances.—Any county or municipality may enact, in a manner prescribed by law, health regulations and ordinances not inconsistent with state public health laws and rules adopted by the department. History.—s. 2, ch. 29834, 1955; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 59, ch. 77-147; s. 8, ch. 91-297; s. 11, ch. […]
381.0018 Application for and acceptance of gifts or grants.—The department may apply for and accept any funds, grants, gifts, or services made available to it by any agency or department of the Federal Government or any other agency or private individual in aid of any present or future health program undertaken, maintained, or proposed. All moneys […]
381.0019 Disposition of equipment and material; transfers to county health departments.—When the department purchases equipment and materials in furtherance of its public health programs from state or federal or state and federal funds for primary use and location in a county health department of this state, it is authorized to transfer title to such equipment and […]
381.002 Grant of title to prescriptive medical personal property to client.—Legal title to prescriptive medical personal property purchased by the department for the use or benefit of a particular client of the department may, pursuant to rules adopted by the department, be granted to such client. Such property is not subject to the requirements of chapter […]
381.0021 Client welfare accounts.—The Department of Health may establish one or more client welfare accounts in any bank, savings and loan association, or credit union. If one account is created, separate revenue and expense accounts shall be maintained in the department’s accounting system for each client, program, facility, or institution. Funds to be deposited in the […]
381.0022 Sharing confidential or exempt information.— (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Families 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 […]
381.003 Communicable disease and AIDS prevention and control.— (1) The department shall conduct a communicable disease prevention and control program as part of fulfilling its public health mission. A communicable disease is any disease caused by transmission of a specific infectious agent, or its toxic products, from an infected person, an infected animal, or the environment to […]
381.0031 Epidemiological research; report of diseases of public health significance to department.— (1) The department may conduct studies concerning the epidemiology of diseases of public health significance affecting people in Florida. (2) Any practitioner licensed in this state to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine, naturopathy, or veterinary medicine; any licensed pharmacist authorized under a protocol with a […]
381.00315 Public health advisories; public health emergencies; isolation and quarantines.—The State Health Officer is responsible for declaring public health emergencies, issuing public health advisories, and ordering isolation or quarantines. (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Isolation” means the separation of an individual who is reasonably believed to be infected with a communicable disease from individuals […]
381.00316 COVID-19 vaccine documentation.— (1) A business entity, as defined in s. 768.38 to include any business operating in this state, may not require patrons or customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or postinfection recovery to gain access to, entry upon, or service from the business operations in this state. This subsection does not otherwise […]
381.00317 Private employer COVID-19 vaccination mandates prohibited.— (1) A private employer may not impose a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for any full-time, part-time, or contract employee without providing individual exemptions that allow an employee to opt out of such requirement on the basis of medical reasons, including, but not limited to, pregnancy or anticipated pregnancy; religious reasons; COVID-19 […]
381.00318 Complaints and investigations regarding private employer COVID-19 vaccination mandates; public records exemption.— (1) An employee complaint alleging a private employer’s violation of s. 381.00317 regarding employer COVID-19 vaccination policies or practices, and all information relating to an investigation of such complaint, held by the Department of Legal Affairs is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and […]
381.00319 Prohibition on COVID-19 vaccination mandates for students.— (1) For purposes of this section, the term: (a) “COVID-19” has the same meaning as in s. 381.00317(1). (b) “Educational institution” has the same meaning as in s. 112.0441(1). (c) “Parent” has the same meaning as in s. 1000.21(5). (2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an educational institution or elected or […]
381.0034 Requirement for instruction on HIV and AIDS.— (1) The Department of Health shall require each person licensed or certified under chapter 467, part IV of chapter 468, or chapter 483, as a condition of biennial relicensure, to complete an educational course approved by the department on the modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, and […]
381.0035 Educational course on HIV and AIDS; employees and clients of certain health care facilities.— (1) The Department of Health shall require all employees and clients of facilities licensed under chapter 393, chapter 394, or chapter 397 and employees of facilities licensed under chapter 395, part II, part III, or part IV of chapter 400, or part […]
381.0038 Education; sterile needle and syringe exchange programs.—The Department of Health shall establish a program to educate the public about the threat of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. (1) The acquired immune deficiency syndrome education program shall: (a) Be designed to reach all segments of Florida’s population; (b) Contain special components designed to reach non-English-speaking and other minority groups within […]
381.0039 Oversight of AIDS education programs.—The Department of Education, the Department of Health, and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation are directed to establish an interagency agreement to oversee the quality and cost efficiency of acquired immune deficiency syndrome education programs being administered in the state pursuant to chapters 381, 456, 943, and 945. The […]
