Florida Statute 400.6005 - 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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400.6005 Legislative findings and intent.—The Legislature finds that terminally ill individuals and their families, who are no longer pursuing curative medical treatment, should have the opportunity to select a support system that permits the patient to exercise maximum independence and dignity during the final days of life. The Legislature finds that hospice care provides a cost-effective and less intrusive form of medical care while meeting the social, psychological, and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and their families. The intent of this part is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of basic standards to ensure the safe and adequate care of persons receiving hospice services.

History.—s. 1, ch. 93-179.

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MHS v. Halifax Hospice

689 So. 2d 373

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 1997 | Docket: 1477222

Cited 3 times | Published

"terminally ill individuals and their families." § 400.6005, Fla. Stat. (1995). "It is unlawful to operate

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