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Florida Statute 401.24 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 401.24 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 401.24 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
401.24 Emergency medical services state plan.The department is responsible, at a minimum, for the improvement and regulation of basic and advanced life support programs. The department shall develop, and revise every 5 years, a comprehensive state plan for basic and advanced life support services, the emergency medical services grants program, trauma centers, the injury control program, and medical disaster preparedness. The state plan shall include, but need not be limited to:
(1) Emergency medical systems planning, including the prehospital and hospital phases of patient care, and injury control effort and unification of such services into a total delivery system to include air, water, and land services.
(2) Requirements for the operation, coordination, and ongoing development of emergency medical services, which includes: basic life support or advanced life support vehicles, equipment, and supplies; communications; personnel; training; public education; state trauma system; injury control; and other medical care components.
(3) The definition of areas of responsibility for regulating and planning the ongoing and developing delivery service requirements.
History.s. 4, ch. 73-126; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 5, 10, ch. 79-280; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 24, 25, ch. 82-402; ss. 3, 13, ch. 83-196; s. 5, ch. 84-317; s. 55, ch. 86-220; ss. 4, 36, ch. 92-78; s. 9, ch. 2004-259; s. 3, ch. 2013-128.

Cases Citing F.S. 401.24

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·Shared Servs., Inc. v. State, Dept. of Health & Reh. Servs., 426 So. 2d 56 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18412

...Shared Services argues that it has standing to request a Section 120.57 formal hearing on Shands' application, because it has a substantial interest that is within the ambit of Chapter 401. Shared Services contends that a legislative concern with duplication of services is evident in Sections 401.113, 401.117, 401.24, and 401.25(2), Florida Statutes, and in Rule 10D-66.41(d), Fla....
...Separate statutory provisions cover licensure as an emergency medical transportation service and certification as an advanced life support provider. Sections 401.113 and 401.117 relate to grant disbursement, a subject entirely unrelated to Shands' present licensure and certification. In addition we do not interpret Section 401.24, requiring a comprehensive state plan for emergency and nonemergency medical transportation services, or Section 401.25(2), as authorizing inquiry into competitive economic injury to an existing service....
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