154.001

System of coordinated county health department services; legislative intent.

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154.001 System of coordinated county health department services; legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature to promote, protect, maintain, and improve the health and safety of all citizens and visitors of this state through a system of coordinated county health department services. The Legislature recognizes the unique partnership which necessarily exists between the state and its counties in meeting the public health needs of the state. To strengthen this partnership, the Legislature intends that the public health needs of the several counties be provided through contractual arrangements between the state and each county. The Legislature also recognizes the importance of meeting the educational needs of Florida’s public health professionals.
History.s. 3, ch. 83-177; s. 16, ch. 97-101.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: SELL v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF HEALTH, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
SELL v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF HEALTH, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (2019) flsd · cites it 2× “See Fla. Stat. §154.001 (“[T]he Legislature intends that the public health needs of the several counties be provided through contractual arrangements between the state and each county.”
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