{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-383.16","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 383.16","heading":"Definitions; ss. 383.15-383.19.","body":"As used in ss. 383.15-383.19, the term:\n(1) “Department” means the Department of Health.\n(2) “Regional perinatal intensive care center” or “center” means a unit designated by the department, located within a hospital, and specifically designed to provide a full range of health services to its patients.\n(3) “Patient” means a woman who is experiencing a high-risk pregnancy and who has been declared financially and medically eligible or a newborn infant who needs intensive care and who is declared financially and medically eligible.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 76-54; s. 1, ch. 77-171; s. 1, ch. 79-351; s. 1, ch. 85-225; s. 2, ch. 94-140; s. 61, ch. 97-101; s. 85, ch. 2014-17.","path":["CHAPTER 383 MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CARE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0383/0383.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:04:43Z","sha256":"5d72007ee0100fd2d77f6b78824874c04e68702351c787d49cab4dd58718907e","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-383.15","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-383.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}