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The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is the chief health policy and planning entity for the U.S. state of Florida.The agency was created by the Florida Legislature as part of the Health Care Reform Act of 1992. [1]
Health law is a field of law that encompasses federal, state, and local law, rules, regulations and other jurisprudence among providers, payers and vendors to the health care industry and its patients, and delivery of health care services, with an emphasis on operations, regulatory and transactional issues.
Florida has purged more than 1.8 million patients from its Medicaid rolls since April of last year, though the case centers on only those who lost coverage because they were determined to be ...
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The Baker Act, officially known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, is a law in the U.S. state of Florida that allows certain professionals—such as doctors, mental health practitioners, judges, and law enforcement officers—to detain and involuntarily commit individuals to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours. This action can be ...
A patient's bill of rights is a list of guarantees for those receiving medical care. It may take the form of a law or a non-binding declaration. Typically a patient's bill of rights guarantees patients information, fair treatment, and autonomy over medical decisions, among other rights.
A pending set of Mission Hospital bylaws and policies threaten to punish physicians who criticize the hospital. Voting on the policies closes Nov. 15.