Terms Used In Florida Statutes 400.903

  • Agency: means the Agency for Health Care Administration. See Florida Statutes 400.902
  • PPEC center: means any building or buildings, or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide basic nonresidential services to three or more medically dependent or technologically dependent children who are not related to the owner or operator by blood, marriage, or adoption and who require such services. See Florida Statutes 400.902

(1) For the administration of this part, facilities to be licensed by the agency shall include all PPEC centers as defined in this part which are not otherwise exempt as provided in subsection (2).
(2) A facility, institution, or other place operated by the Federal Government or any agency thereof is exempt from the provisions of this part.
(3) The requirements of part II of chapter 408 apply to the provision of services that require licensure pursuant to this part and part II of chapter 408 and to entities licensed by or applying for such licensure from the agency pursuant to this part. A license issued by the agency is required for the operation of a PPEC center in this state.