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Fla. Stat. § 400.990 (2025)

Short title; legislative findings.

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400.990 Short title; legislative findings.—

(1) This part, consisting of ss. 400.990-400.995, may be cited as the “Health Care Clinic Act.”

(2) The Legislature finds that the regulation of health care clinics must be strengthened to prevent significant cost and harm to consumers. The purpose of this part is to provide for the licensure, establishment, and enforcement of basic standards for health care clinics and to provide administrative oversight by the Agency for Health Care Administration.

History.—s. 4, ch. 2003-411.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2022 · leading case: State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. First Care Solution, Inc., 232 F. Supp. 3d 1257 (S.D. Fla. 2017).

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State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. First Care Solution, Inc., 232 F. Supp. 3d 1257 (S.D. Fla. 2017). · cites it 6× “And further: Florida’s Health Care Clinic Act (“HCCA”), Fla. Stat. §§ 400.990 et seq., requires that all health care clinics be licensed by the AHCA unless they qualify for an exemption.”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Med. Serv. Ctr. of Florida, Inc., 103 F. Supp. 3d 1343 (S.D. Fla. 2015). · cites it 4× “Florida Health Care Clinic Act Florida’s Health Care Clinic Act (“HCCA”), Fla. Stat. §§ 400.990 et seq., requires that all health care clinics be licensed by the AHCA unless they qualify for an exemption.”

AllState Ins. Co. v. Sara C. Vizcay, 826 F.3d 1326 (11th Cir. 2016). “Vizcay failed to systematically review billings as required by Florida’s Health Care Clinic Act (the “Clinic Act”), Fla. Stat. §§ 400.990 et seq. (2008), 1 which caused the clinics to submit unlawful or fraudulent insurance claims to Allstate.”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. A & J Med. Ctr., Inc., 20 F. Supp. 3d 1363 (S.D. Fla. 2014). · cites it 2× “(citing Fla. Stat. § 400.990 (2))). As part of this comprehensive plan for oversight and consumer cost reduction, the HCCA requires health care clinics to appoint a medical director.”

Gov't Emps. Ins. Co. v. Quality Diagnostic Health Care, Inc., 369 F. Supp. 3d 1292 (S.D. Fla. 2019). · cites it 2× “See Fla. Stat. § 400.990 (2) ("The Legislature finds that the regulation of health care clinics must be strengthened to prevent significant cost and harm to consumers.”

Smith v. Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2022). · cites it 2× “7405, and the Florida Health Care Clinic Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 400.990 et seq. See Dkt. 146 at 4−13.”

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