Florida Statute 400.461 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 400
NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

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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.

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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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