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Florida Statute 383.16 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 383.16 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 383.16 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
383.16 Definitions; ss. 383.15-383.19.—As used in ss. 383.15-383.19, the term:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Health.
(2) “Regional perinatal intensive care center” or “center” means a unit designated by the department, located within a hospital, and specifically designed to provide a full range of health services to its patients.
(3) “Patient” means a woman who is experiencing a high-risk pregnancy and who has been declared financially and medically eligible or a newborn infant who needs intensive care and who is declared financially and medically eligible.
History.—s. 2, ch. 76-54; s. 1, ch. 77-171; s. 1, ch. 79-351; s. 1, ch. 85-225; s. 2, ch. 94-140; s. 61, ch. 97-101; s. 85, ch. 2014-17.

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·Theodore Ex Rel. Theodore v. Graham, 733 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 123542

...Regional perinatal intensive care centers were authorized by sections 383.15-383.21, Florida Statutes (Supp.1994). A "center" is defined as a unit designated by HRS "located within a hospital and specifically designed to provide a full range of health services to its patients." § 383.16(2). The statutory definition of "patients" includes "a woman who is experiencing a high-risk pregnancy" and "a newborn infant who needs intensive care," both of whom meet financial and medical eligibility requirements. § 383.16(3)....
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