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The 1997 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 395
Hospital Licensing And Regulation

395.001  Legislative intent.--It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the protection of public health and safety in the establishment, construction, maintenance, and operation of hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers by providing for licensure of same and for the development, establishment, and enforcement of minimum standards with respect thereto.

History.--ss. 26, 30, ch. 82-182; ss. 2, 98, ch. 92-289.