Florida Statutes
Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care
383.013 - Prenatal Care.


(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, and provide education regarding maintaining healthy birth conditions.
(3) Monitor the availability and accessibility of prenatal care services and the development of special outreach programs for medically underserved and rural areas.
(4) Establish by rule the eligibility criteria for prenatal care for indigent pregnant women when state funds are used for prenatal care.
(5) Develop guidelines for expediting the provision of prenatal care for eligible women and monitor the implementation of the guidelines to determine the need for further action.
(6) Expand, to the extent possible, training of state and local health providers in programs and practices pertaining to improved pregnancy outcomes.
(7) Provide regional perinatal intensive care satellite clinics to deliver Level III obstetric outpatient services to women diagnosed as being high risk, which includes an interdisciplinary team to deliver specialized high-risk obstetric care. The provision of satellite clinics is subject to the availability of moneys and the limitations established by the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.
History.—s. 11, ch. 83-379; s. 24, ch. 91-282; s. 55, ch. 97-101.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXIX - Public Health

Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care

383.011 - Administration of Maternal and Child Health Programs.

383.013 - Prenatal Care.

383.014 - Perinatal Mental Health Care.

383.015 - Breastfeeding.

383.016 - Breastfeeding Policy for “Baby-Friendly” Facilities Providing Maternity Services and Newborn Infant Care.

383.04 - Prophylactic Required for Eyes of Infants.

383.06 - Report of Inflammation or Discharge in Infant’s Eyes.

383.07 - Penalty for Violation.

383.11 - Reports.

383.13 - Use of Information by Department.

383.14 - Screening for Metabolic Disorders, Other Hereditary and Congenital Disorders, and Environmental Risk Factors.

383.141 - Prenatally Diagnosed Conditions; Patient to Be Provided Information; Definitions; Information Clearinghouse; Advisory Council.

383.145 - Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening.

383.146 - Infants and Toddlers Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing; Notice of Service Providers.

383.15 - Legislative Intent; Perinatal Intensive Care Services.

383.16 - Definitions; Ss. 383.15-383.19.

383.17 - Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers Program; Authority.

383.18 - Contracts; Conditions.

383.19 - Standards; Funding; Ineligibility.

383.216 - Community-Based Prenatal and Infant Health Care.

383.2161 - Maternal and Child Health Report.

383.2162 - Black Infant Health Practice Initiative.

383.21625 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committees.

383.2163 - Telehealth Minority Maternity Care Pilot Programs.

383.30 - Birth Center Licensure Act; Short Title.

383.301 - Licensure and Regulation of Birth Centers; Legislative Intent.

383.302 - Definitions of Terms Used in Ss. 383.30-383.332.

383.305 - Licensure; Fees.

383.307 - Administration of Birth Center.

383.308 - Birth Center Facility and Equipment; Requirements.

383.309 - Minimum Standards for Birth Centers; Rules and Enforcement.

383.31 - Selection of Clients; Informed Consent.

383.3105 - Patients Consenting to Adoptions; Protocols.

383.311 - Education and Orientation for Birth Center Clients and Their Families.

383.312 - Prenatal Care of Birth Center Clients.

383.313 - Performance of Laboratory and Surgical Services; Use of Anesthetic and Chemical Agents.

383.315 - Agreements With Consultants for Advice or Services; Maintenance.

383.316 - Transfer and Transport of Clients to Hospitals.

383.318 - Postpartum Care for Birth Center Clients and Infants.

383.32 - Clinical Records.

383.324 - Inspections and Investigations; Inspection Fees.

383.325 - Inspection Reports.

383.327 - Birth and Death Records; Reports.

383.33 - Administrative Penalties; Moratorium on Admissions.

383.332 - Establishing, Managing, or Operating a Birth Center Without a License; Penalty.

383.3361 - Limitations on Civil and Administrative Liability.

383.3362 - Sudden Unexpected Infant Death.

383.33625 - Stephanie Saboor Grieving Parents Act; Disposition of Fetus; Notification; Forms Developed.

383.402 - Child Abuse Death Review; State Child Abuse Death Review Committee; Local Child Abuse Death Review Committees.

383.412 - Public Records and Public Meetings Exemptions.

383.50 - Treatment of Surrendered Newborn Infant.

383.51 - Confidentiality; Identification of Parent Leaving Newborn Infant at Hospital, Emergency Medical Services Station, or Fire Station.