(1) The agency shall adopt and enforce rules to administer ss. 383.30-383.332 and part II of chapter 408, which rules shall include, but are not limited to, reasonable and fair minimum standards for ensuring that:
(a) Sufficient numbers and qualified types of personnel and occupational disciplines are available at all times to provide necessary and adequate patient care and safety.
(b) Infection control, housekeeping, sanitary conditions, disaster plan, and medical record procedures that will adequately protect patient care and provide safety are established and implemented.
(c) Licensed facilities are established, organized, and operated consistent with established programmatic standards.
(2) The agency may not establish any rule governing the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, or demolition of birth centers. It is the intent of the Legislature to preempt that function to the Florida Building Commission and the State Fire Marshal through adoption and maintenance of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code. However, the agency shall provide technical assistance to the commission and the State Fire Marshal in updating the construction standards of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code which govern birth centers. In addition, the agency may enforce the special-occupancy provisions of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code which apply to birth centers in conducting any inspection authorized under this chapter or part II of chapter 408.
History.—ss. 23, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 10, ch. 98-171; s. 19, ch. 2000-141; s. 34, ch. 2001-186; s. 3, ch. 2001-372; s. 6, ch. 2007-230; s. 16, ch. 2018-24.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 383 - Maternal and Infant Health Care
383.011 - Administration of Maternal and Child Health Programs.
383.014 - Perinatal Mental Health 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.
383.13 - Use of Information by Department.
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.
383.307 - 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.
383.324 - Inspections and Investigations; Inspection Fees.
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.
383.412 - Public Records and Public Meetings Exemptions.