Florida Statute 154.302 | 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. 154.302

154.302 Legislative intent.—The Legislature finds that certain hospitals provide a disproportionate share of charity care for persons who are indigent, not able to pay their medical bills, and not eligible for government-funded programs. The burden of absorbing the cost of this uncompensated charity care is borne by the hospital, the private pay patients, and, many times, by the taxpayers in the county when the hospital is subsidized by tax revenues. The Legislature further finds that it is inequitable for hospitals and taxpayers of one county to be expected to subsidize the care of out-of-county indigent persons. Finally, the Legislature declares that the state and the counties must share the responsibility of assuring that adequate and affordable health care is available to all Floridians. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to place the ultimate financial obligation for the out-of-county hospital care of qualified indigent patients on the county in which the indigent patient resides.

History.—s. 3, ch. 77-455; s. 7, ch. 88-294; s. 3, ch. 98-191.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 154.302

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 154.302.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 154.302

Total Results: 7

City of Jacksonville v. L.L. Cheers, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-07-19

Citation: 564 So. 2d 1185, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 5309, 1990 WL 102720

Snippet: temporarily enjoining the City from enforcing sections 154.302-154.306, Jacksonville Municipal Code, against appel-*1186lee

City of Jacksonville v. Johnston

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-07-19

Citation: 564 So. 2d 1185, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 5316, 1990 WL 102721

Snippet: James E. McMillan, from enforcement of Sections 154.302 through 154.306, Jacksonville Municipal Ordinances

City of Jacksonville v. C.J. Ventures, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-03-12

Citation: 558 So. 2d 133, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1577, 1990 WL 25937

Snippet: served and consumed on the premises. Under section 154.302, persons operating bona fide restaurants under

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1989-11-06

Snippet: Section 409.2662, F.S. (1988 Supp.). See also, s. 154.302, F.S. (1988 Supp.), expressing the legislative

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: 160 Fla. 892, 37 So.2d 248 (1948); (2) section 154.302, Florida Statutes (1981); and, (3) section 155

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: Constitution of the State of Florida.2 Section 154.302, Florida Statutes (1981), provides that “[i]t is

St. Mary's Hospital v. Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-12-14

Citation: 442 So. 2d 1044, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 25114

Snippet: of The Florida Health Care Responsibility Act: 154.302 Legislative intent It is the intent of the Legislature