Florida Statute 20.42 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Chapter 20
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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20.42 Agency for Health Care Administration.—

(1) There is created a department that, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 20.04(1), shall be called the Agency for Health Care Administration.

(2) The head of the department is the Secretary of Health Care Administration, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of and report to the Governor.

(3) The department shall be the chief health policy and planning entity for the state. The department is responsible for health facility licensure, inspection, and regulatory enforcement; investigation of consumer complaints related to health care facilities and managed care plans; the implementation of the certificate of need program; the operation of the Florida Center for Health Information and Transparency; the administration of the Medicaid program; the administration of the contracts with the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation; the certification of health maintenance organizations and prepaid health clinics as set forth in part III of chapter 641; and any other duties prescribed by statute or agreement. The department is the lead agency responsible for the regulation of hospices, assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, and adult family-care homes.

History.—s. 1, ch. 92-33; s. 2, ch. 93-129; s. 3, ch. 94-218; s. 10, ch. 96-403; s. 2, ch. 97-92; s. 1, ch. 98-89; s. 8, ch. 2000-209; s. 2, ch. 2000-305; s. 6, ch. 2006-261; s. 10, ch. 2016-234; s. 3, ch. 2019-11.

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Cases Citing Statute 20.42

Total Results: 3

Agency for Health Care v. Assoc. Indus.

678 So. 2d 1239

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 1996 | Docket: 1736936

Cited 52 times | Published

Florida: Section 1. Effective July 1, 1992, section 20.42, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 20.42

Grabau v. DEPT. OF HEALTH, BD. OF PSYCHO.

816 So. 2d 701, 2002 WL 649062

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 2002 | Docket: 1753568

Cited 2 times | Published

regulation and was substituted as a party in this case. § 20.42-.43, Fla. Stat. (2001); chaps. 455 & 490, Fla.

Albertson's, Inc. v. Florida Department of Professional Regulation

658 So. 2d 134, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 7344, 1995 WL 405278

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 11, 1995 | Docket: 64757937

Published

Rehabilitative Services were transferred to the agency. See § 20.42, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1992). In fleshing out the organizational

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