Florida Statute 395.4015 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 395
HOSPITAL LICENSING AND REGULATION

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395.4015 State regional trauma planning; trauma regions.—

(1) The department shall establish a state trauma system plan. As part of the state trauma system plan, the department shall establish trauma regions that cover all geographical areas of the state and have boundaries that are coterminous with the boundaries of the regional domestic security task forces established under s. 943.0312. These regions may serve as the basis for the development of department-approved local or regional trauma plans. However, the delivery of trauma services by or in coordination with a trauma agency established before July 1, 2004, may continue in accordance with public and private agreements and operational procedures entered into as provided in s. 395.401.

(2) The department shall consider the advice and recommendations of any affected local or regional trauma agency in developing the state trauma system plan.

(3) The department shall use the state trauma system plan as the basis for establishing a statewide inclusive trauma system.

History.—s. 5, ch. 87-399; s. 2, ch. 88-186; s. 1, ch. 88-303; s. 5, ch. 89-275; ss. 36, 98, ch. 92-289; s. 3, ch. 2000-189; s. 5, ch. 2004-259.

Note.—Former s. 395.032.

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Amendments to 395.4015

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 395.4015

Total Results: 2

Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc. v. State, Department of Health

123 So. 3d 86, 2013 WL 4859092

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 12, 2013 | Docket: 60235253

Published

Fla. Stat. (2004) (emphasis added). Further, section 395.4015 required that rather than using the existing

Department of Health v. Bayfront Medical Center, Inc.

134 So. 3d 1017, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20567, 2012 WL 5971201

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 2012 | Docket: 60238996

Published

rule does not implement the 2004 amendment to section 395.4015, which governs state regional trauma planning

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