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.(17kb; pdf)

Rules governing school sanitation Chapter 64E-13, F.A.C.(26kb; pdf)

Rules governing Florida Child Care Standards Chapter 65C-22, F.A.C.(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-6

Governing Biomedical Waste handling Florida Administrative Code 64E-16

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

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