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Florida Statute 400.461 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 400.461 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 400.461 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
400.461 Short title; purpose.—
(1) This part, consisting of ss. 400.461-400.53, may be cited as the “Home Health Services Act.”
(2) The purpose of this part is to provide for the licensure of every home health agency and nurse registry and to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of basic standards that will ensure the safe and adequate care of persons receiving health services in their own homes.
History.—ss. 36, 37, ch. 75-233; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 61, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 1, ch. 88-219; s. 1, ch. 90-319; ss. 1, 23, ch. 93-214; s. 47, ch. 98-171; s. 1, ch. 2005-243; s. 3, ch. 2020-9.

Cases Citing F.S. 400.461

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·Pediatric Pavilion v. AGEN. FOR HEALTH CARE, 883 So. 2d 927 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 15119, 2004 WL 2308871

...ving nursing care within their own "home," as permitted by Part IV of Chapter 400, which applies to "Home Health Agencies." The statute allows home health agencies to provide services, including nursing services, to persons "in their own homes." See § 400.461, Fla....
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Cited as authorityLOUIS SPAGNUOLO, JAY LEWIS FARROW, AND FARROW LAW, P.A., vs INSURANCE OFFICE OF AMERICA, INC., JOHN K. RITENOUR, HEATH RITENOUR, ROY CASWELL, AND J. DAVID NAUGHTON, IV (2023)
Cited as authorityJAY LEWIS FARROW AND FARROW LAW, P.A. vs INSURANCE OFFICE OF AMERICA, INC., JOHN K. RITENOUR, HEATH RITENOUR, JOSHUA D. CLARK, LAW OFFICES OF JOSHUA D. CLARK, P.A., LOUIS SPAGNUOLO, ROY CASWELL, J. DAVID NAUGHTON, WOODROW W. POWER, ET AL. (2023)
Cited as authorityTV 109, LLC, etc. v. TURNBERRY VILLAGE NORTH TOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., etc. (2021)
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