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Escambia County Health Department

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Group Care Facilities

The Group Care Inspection Program is designed to protect the health and safety of the public through education in good sanitation and safety practices in a group care setting.  Partnering agencies for this program are:

Department of Children and FamiliesThis link open into a new window
Agency for Health Care Administration AHCAThis link open into a new window
Department of Education
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Department of Elder AffairsThis link open into a new window

Group Care Facilities are defined as two types Residential and Non-Residential:

  • Residential Facilities
  •     Adult Family Care Home
        Assisted Living Facilities
        Biomedical Waste
        Crisis Stabilization Units
        Developmental Disabled Care Facility
        Drug Treatment Centers
        Foster Homes
        Hospice
        Hospitals
        Nursing Homes
        Pediatric Extended Care Centers
        Transitional Living Facility

  • Non-Residential Facilities
        Adult Daycare Centers
        Bars and Lounges
        Biomedical Waste
        Childcare Centers
        Family Day Care Centers
        Movie Theatres
        Public and Private Schools

The governing authority for these programs falls under:

Florida Administrative Code regarding buildings serving the public and places of employment Chapter 64E-10,F.A.C.(8kb; pdf)

Florida Administrative Code regarding community-based residential facilities Chapter 64E-12,F.A.C.This link open into a new window(17kb; pdf)

Rules governing school sanitation Chapter 64E-13, F.A.C.This link open into a new window(26kb; pdf)

Rules governing Florida Child Care Standards Chapter 65C-22, F.A.C.This link open into a new window(176kb; pdf)

Florida Statutes governing Child Care Facilities Section 402.301, F.S..

Governing Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (Septic Tanks) Florida Administrative Code 64E-6This link open into a new window

Governing Biomedical Waste handling Florida Administrative Code 64E-16This link open into a new window

If you have a complaint regarding a Group Care Facility please call us at  850-595-6700.

 

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