Florida Statute 383.16 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 383
MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CARE

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F.S. 383.016

383.016 Breastfeeding policy for “baby-friendly” facilities providing maternity services and newborn infant care.—A facility lawfully providing maternity services or newborn infant care may use the designation “baby-friendly” on its promotional materials if the facility has complied with at least 80 percent of the requirements developed by the Department of Health in accordance with UNICEF and World Health Organization baby-friendly hospital initiatives.

History.—s. 1, ch. 94-217; s. 56, ch. 97-101.

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Theodore Ex Rel. Theodore v. Graham

733 So. 2d 538, 1999 WL 123542

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 1999 | Docket: 2569940

Cited 6 times | Published

full range of health services to its patients." § 383.16(2). The statutory definition of "patients" includes