(1) The Assistant Secretary for Health Services is responsible for developing a comprehensive health care delivery system and promulgating all department health care standards. Such health care standards shall include, but are not limited to, rules relating to the management structure of the health care system and the provision of health care services to inmates, health care policies, health care plans, quality management systems and procedures, health service bulletins, and treatment protocols.
(2) The department shall submit all health care standards to the authority for review prior to adoption. The authority shall review all department health care standards to determine whether they conform to the standard of care generally accepted in the professional health community at large.
(3) The department shall comply with all adopted department health care standards. Failure of the department to comply with the standards may result in a dispute resolution proceeding brought by the authority pursuant to s. 945.6035, but shall not create a cause of action for any third parties, including inmates or former inmates.
History.—s. 5, ch. 92-47.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 945 - Department of Corrections
945.025 - Jurisdiction of Department.
945.0311 - Employment of Relatives.
945.04 - Department of Corrections; General Function; Seal; Use of Inmate Labor.
945.043 - Department-Operated Day Care Services.
945.091 - Extension of the Limits of Confinement; Restitution by Employed Inmates.
945.10 - Confidential Information.
945.12 - Transfers for Rehabilitative Treatment.
945.215 - Inmate Welfare and Employee Benefit Trust Funds.
945.21501 - Employee Benefit Trust Fund.
945.21503 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
945.2151 - Verifying Social Security Numbers.
945.27 - Proceedings by Department.
945.28 - Selection of Probation or Parole Offices by the Department; Public Notice.
945.31 - Restitution and Other Payments.
945.355 - HIV Testing of Inmates Prior to Release.
945.36 - Law Enforcement Personnel Authorized to Conduct Drug Tests on Inmates and Releasees.
945.40 - Corrections Mental Health Act; Short Title for Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.41 - Legislative Intent of Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.42 - Definitions; Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.43 - Placement of Inmate in a Mental Health Treatment Facility.
945.44 - Emergency Placement of Inmate in a Mental Health Treatment Facility.
945.45 - Continued Placement of Inmates in Mental Health Treatment Facilities.
945.47 - Discharge of Inmate From Mental Health Treatment.
945.48 - Rights of Inmates Provided Mental Health Treatment; Procedure for Involuntary Treatment.
945.49 - Operation and Administration.
945.601 - Correctional Medical Authority; Ss. 945.601-945.6035, Definitions.
945.602 - State of Florida Correctional Medical Authority; Creation; Members.
945.603 - Powers and Duties of Authority.
945.6031 - Required Reports and Surveys.
945.6032 - Quality Management Program Requirements.
945.6033 - Continuing Contracts With Health Care Providers.
945.6034 - Minimum Health Care Standards.
945.6035 - Dispute Resolution.
945.6037 - Nonemergency Health Care; Inmate Copayments.
945.6038 - Inmate Litigation Costs.
945.6041 - Inmate Medical Services.
945.71 - Inmate Training Programs; Intent and Purposes.
945.72 - Eligibility and Screening of Inmates.