§ 385.101 Short title
§ 385.102 Legislative intent
§ 385.103 Community intervention programs
§ 385.202 Statewide cancer registry
§ 385.203 Diabetes Advisory Council; creation; function; membership
§ 385.204 Insulin; purchase, distribution; penalty for fraudulent application for and obtaining of insulin
§ 385.206 Hematology-oncology care center program
§ 385.207 Care and assistance of persons with epilepsy; establishment of programs in epilepsy control
§ 385.211 Refractory and intractable epilepsy treatment and research at recognized medical centers
§ 385.212 Powers and duties of the Department of Health; Office of Medical Marijuana Use

Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 385 - Chronic Diseases

  • Board: means the Board of Opticianry. See Florida Statutes 484.002
  • Board: means the Board of Hearing Aid Specialists. See Florida Statutes 484.041
  • Contact lenses: means a prescribed medical device intended to be worn directly against the cornea of the eye to correct vision conditions, act as a therapeutic device, or provide a cosmetic effect. See Florida Statutes 484.002
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 484.002
  • Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 484.041
  • Direct supervision: means supervision where the licensee remains on the premises while all work is being done and gives final approval to any work performed by an employee. See Florida Statutes 484.002
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Hearing aid: means an amplifying device to be worn by a hearing-impaired person to improve hearing. See Florida Statutes 484.041
  • Hearing aid specialist: means a person duly licensed in this state to practice the dispensing of hearing aids. See Florida Statutes 484.041
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Optical establishment: means any establishment in the state which offers, advertises, and performs opticianry services for the general public. See Florida Statutes 484.002
  • Optician: means any person licensed to practice opticianry pursuant to this part. See Florida Statutes 484.002
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Sponsor: means an active, licensed hearing aid specialist under whose direct supervision one or more trainees are studying hearing aid dispensing for the purpose of qualifying for certification to sit for the licensure examination. See Florida Statutes 484.041
  • Trainee: means a person studying hearing aid dispensing under the direct supervision of an active licensed hearing aid specialist for the purpose of qualifying for certification to sit for the licensure examination. See Florida Statutes 484.041