Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 383 · 59 active provisions
(1) The Department of Health is designated as the state agency for:(a) Administering or providing for maternal and child health services to provide periodic prenatal care for patients who are at low or medium risk of complications during pregnancy and to provide referrals to higher level medical facilities for those pa…
The Department of Health shall:(1) Provide a statewide prenatal care program for low-income pregnant women, which includes early, regular prenatal care by practitioners trained in prenatal care and delivery.(2) Provide a risk factor analysis to identify women at risk for a preterm birth, or other high-risk conditions,…
(1) The Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Health Care Administration, shall maintain a website, distinct from their own websites, which provides information and links to public and private resources for expectant families and new parents, which resourc…
By January 1, 2019, the Department of Health shall offer perinatal mental health care information through the Family Health Line toll-free hotline, accessible to the general public, which:(1) Provides basic information on postpartum depression;(2) May recommend that a caller be further evaluated by a qualified health c…
The breastfeeding of a baby is an important and basic act of nurture which must be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health and family values, and in furtherance of this goal:(1) A mother may breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespec…
A facility lawfully providing maternity services or newborn infant care may use the designation “baby-friendly” on its promotional materials if the facility has complied with at least 80 percent of the requirements developed by the Department of Health in accordance with UNICEF and World Health Organization baby-friend…
Every physician, midwife, or other person in attendance at the birth of a child in the state is required to instill or have instilled into the eyes of the baby within 1 hour after birth an effective prophylactic recommended by the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics for the prevention…
Any person who shall nurse or attend any infant shall report any inflammation or unnatural discharge in the eyes of said child that shall develop within 2 weeks after birth, to the local health officer or licensed physician, which report shall be made within 6 hours.
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of ss. 383.04-383.06 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.
The laboratory report on the serological test shall be made on a form to be provided by the Department of Health. In submitting the sample of blood for the test, the physician shall designate that this is a pregnancy test; and the laboratory report shall state that this was a pregnancy test.
The Department of Health shall be authorized to use the information derived from pregnancy serological tests for such followup procedures as are required by law or deemed necessary by said department for the protection of the public health.
(1) SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.—To help ensure access to the maternal and child health care system, the Department of Health shall promote the screening of all newborns born in Florida for metabolic, hereditary, and congenital disorders known to result in significant impairment of health or intellect, as screening programs…
The Department of Health shall create an evidence-based, educational pamphlet on the nutritional needs of preterm infants. By January 1, 2027, the department shall make the pamphlet available electronically to hospitals licensed under chapter 395 to provide neonatal intensive care services. Such hospitals may provide t…
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Down syndrome” means a chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division which results in the presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21.(b) “Developmental disability” includes Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities defined by s. 393.063.(c)…
(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a statewide comprehensive and coordinated interdisciplinary program of early hearing loss screening, identification, and follow-up care for newborns. The goal is to screen all newborns for hearing loss in order to alleviate the adverse effects of he…
(1) At the time that an audiologist diagnoses an infant or toddler as having a permanent hearing impairment, the audiologist or the audiologist’s designee shall ask the child’s parent or legal guardian if he or she would like to provide contact information to receive direct correspondence from qualified Early Steps pro…
(1) If a newborn as defined in s. 383.145(2) is identified as having sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait through the newborn screening program as described in s. 383.14, the department must:(a) Notify the parent or guardian of the newborn and provide information regarding the availability and benefits of genetic c…
(1) RISK SCREENING.—To help ensure access to the maternal and child health care system, the Department of Health shall promote the screening of all pregnant women and infants in this state for environmental risk factors, such as low income, poor education, maternal and family stress, mental health, substance use disord…
The Legislature finds that many perinatal diseases and disabilities have debilitating, costly, and often fatal consequences if left untreated. Many of these debilitating conditions could be prevented or ameliorated if services were available to the public through a regional perinatal intensive care centers program. Per…
As used in ss. 383.15-383.19, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Health.(2) “Regional perinatal intensive care center” or “center” means a unit designated by the department, located within a hospital, and specifically designed to provide a full range of health services to its patients.(3) “Patient” means…
The department may contract with health care providers in establishing and maintaining centers in accordance with ss. 383.15-383.19. The cost of administering the regional perinatal intensive care centers program shall be paid by the department from funds appropriated for this purpose.
Participation in the regional perinatal intensive care centers program under ss. 383.15-383.19 is contingent upon the department entering into a contract with a provider. The contract shall provide that patients will receive services from the center and that parents or guardians of patients who participate in the progr…
(1) The department shall adopt rules that specify standards for development and operation of a center which include, but are not limited to:(a) The need to provide services through a regional perinatal intensive care center and the requirements of the population to be served.(b) Equipment.(c) Facilities.(d) Staffing an…
(1) The Department of Health shall cooperate with localities which wish to establish prenatal and infant health care coalitions, and shall acknowledge and incorporate, if appropriate, existing community children’s services organizations, pursuant to this section within the resources allocated. The purpose of this progr…
The Department of Health shall annually compile and analyze the risk information collected by the Office of Vital Statistics and the district prenatal and infant care coalitions and shall maintain county and statewide data on:(1) The number of families identified as families at potential risk;(2) The number of families…