Florida Statute 154.11 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 154
PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES

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F.S. 154.11

154.11 Powers of board of trustees.—

(1) The board of trustees of each public health trust shall be deemed to exercise a public and essential governmental function of both the state and the county and in furtherance thereof it shall, subject to limitation by the governing body of the county in which such board is located, have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the operation and governance of designated health care facilities, including, but without limiting the generality of, the foregoing:

(a) To sue and be sued; however, this provision shall not be construed to affect in any way the laws relating to governmental immunity.

(b) To have a seal and alter the same.

(c) To make and adopt bylaws and rules and regulations for the board’s guidance and for the operation, governance, and maintenance of designated facilities not inconsistent with ordinances of the county.

(d) To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary to exercise the powers of the board.

(e) To acquire by purchase or otherwise, and to hold title to, any property, real or personal, useful to the purposes of the board.

(f) To lease, either as lessee or lessor, or rent for any number of years and upon any terms and conditions real property, except that the board shall not lease or rent, as lessor, any real property other than office space controlled by a public health trust, except in accordance with the requirements of s. 125.35, Florida Statutes 1973.

(g) To appoint a chief executive officer of the trust and to remove such an appointee.

(h) To establish rates and charges for those using the facilities of, or receiving care or assistance from, the board and to collect money pursuant thereto.

(i) To accept gifts of money, services, or real or personal property.

(j) To appoint, remove, or suspend employees or agents of the board, fix their compensation, and adopt personnel and management policies.

(k) To provide for employee benefits, including, but not limited to, the benefits required by s. 154.10(5) and those benefits provided by s. 154.12(1).

(l) To cooperate with and contract with any governmental agency or instrumentality, federal, state, municipal, or county.

(m) To adopt and amend rules and regulations for the management and use of any properties under its control.

(n) To appoint originally the staff of physicians to practice in a designated facility owned or operated by the board and to approve the bylaws and rules to be adopted by the medical staff of a designated facility owned and operated by the board; such governing regulations shall provide, among other things, for the method of appointing additional staff members and for the removal of staff members.

(o) To employ certified public accountants to audit and analyze the records of the board and to prepare financial or revenue statements of the board; however, this paragraph shall not in any way affect any responsibility of the Auditor General pursuant to s. 11.45.

(p) To employ legal counsel.

(2) A public health trust shall have no power to impose any tax or issue bonds of any nature, nor shall it have the power to require the imposition of a tax or the issuance of any bond by the governing body of the county.

History.—ss. 5, 6, ch. 73-102; s. 39, ch. 2001-266; s. 1, ch. 2013-93; s. 1, ch. 2014-120.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 154.11

Total Results: 20

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2003-03-28

Snippet: of such facilities." (e.s.) Similarly, section 154.11, Florida Statutes, setting forth the powers of

CDI CONTRACTORS, LLC. v. Allbrite Elec. Contractors, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-12-27

Citation: 836 So. 2d 1031, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 19247, 2002 WL 31875027

Snippet: against Allbrite, and awarded CDI the sum of $154,011 on its breach of contract claim. The trial court

CDI Contractors, LLC v. Allbrite Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-03-02

Citation: 780 So. 2d 963, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 2351, 2001 WL 201813

Snippet: CDI on the Cinema subcontract and awarded CDI $154,011.00 as damages for expenses incurred in completing

Ramirez v. University of Miami

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-08-11

Citation: 739 So. 2d 1240, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 10731, 1999 WL 597273

Snippet: committee does not give rise to liability. See § 154.11, Fla. Stat. (1995); Miami-Dade County, Fla., Ordinance

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-05-01

Snippet: (3) and 154.011(1), Fla. Stat. (1995). 3 Section 154.01(4), Fla. Stat. (1995). 4 Section 154.011(2) and

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-03-04

Snippet: substantially the following question: Does section 154.011(1), Florida Statutes, require that a county provide

Dade County v. American Hosp. of Miami, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-01-06

Citation: 502 So. 2d 1230, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 48, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1376

Snippet: all of its beds for indigents in light of section 154.11 allowing each trust to set its own rates and charges

Clayton v. Willis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-05-29

Citation: 489 So. 2d 813, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1293

Snippet: arbitrary power. In Re Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316 (1943). Justice Mosk, writing for the

Kelly v. Sturgis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-08-09

Citation: 453 So. 2d 1179

Snippet: (Fla. 1952); Re Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316, 318 (1943).

Dade County v. American Hospital of Miami, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-04-03

Citation: 463 So. 2d 232, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 520, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12565

Snippet: all of its beds for indigents in light of section 154.11 allowing each trust to set its own rates and charges

Agrella v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-10-21

Citation: 405 So. 2d 244, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 28131

Snippet: 1952); In re: Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316 (1943); Reed v. State, 94 Fla. 32, 113

Appeal of Untreiner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-12-02

Citation: 391 So. 2d 272, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 18223

Snippet: personnel. In re Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316, 318 (1943); Marko, supra, at 521. Therefore

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1978-03-02

Snippet: facilities. (Emphasis supplied.) Similarly, s. 154.11, F. S., in setting forth the powers of the board

Miami Herald Pub. Co. v. Marko

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-11-17

Citation: 352 So. 2d 518, 3 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1542

Snippet: office. [14] In re Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316 (1943), where this Court refused to order

Johnson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-06-11

Citation: 314 So. 2d 573

Snippet: 905.20, In Re: Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316 (1943). [14] Wilson v. Renfroe, Fla

Reed v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1972-09-20

Citation: 267 So. 2d 70, 1972 Fla. LEXIS 3357

Snippet: 668 (1923); Re Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So. 2d 316 (1943); Jones v. State, 18 Fla. 889

Portee v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-10-27

Citation: 253 So. 2d 866

Snippet: 668 (1923); Re Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316 (1943); Jones v. State, 18 Fla. 889 (1882)

In re Brevard County Grand Jury Interim Report, Fall Term 1970

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-06-25

Citation: 249 So. 2d 709, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 6416

Snippet: of In re Report of Grand Jury, supra, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316, 318, that a grand jury ‘will not be

In re Gulf County Grand Jury

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-07-10

Citation: 224 So. 2d 764, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 5592

Snippet: of In re Report of Grand Jury, supra, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316, 318, that a grand jury ‘will not be

Rubin v. Interim Report of the Dade County Grand Jury

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1964-01-10

Citation: 159 So. 2d 918

Snippet: Affirmed. . In re Report of Grand Jury, 152 Fla. 154, 11 So.2d 316, 318; Owens v. State, Fla.1952, 59 So