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  2         An act relating to the Department of Health;

  3         amending s. 20.43, F.S.; deleting the

  4         designation of Secretary of Health and

  5         including the designation of State Surgeon

  6         General as the head of the Department of

  7         Health; providing requirements for the

  8         position; providing duties for the State

  9         Surgeon General; conforming references;

10         amending s. 381.0605, F.S.; clarifying that the

11         Surgeon General referred to in s. 381.0605,

12         F.S., is the Surgeon General of the United

13         States; requiring the Division of Statutory

14         Revision of the Office of Legislative Services

15         to change references to the Secretary of Health

16         to the Surgeon General within the Florida

17         Statutes; providing an effective date.

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19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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21         Section 1.  Subsections (2), (5), and (6) of section

22  20.43, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

23         20.43  Department of Health.--There is created a

24  Department of Health.

25         (2)(a)  The head of the Department of Health is the

26  State Surgeon General Secretary of Health and State Health

27  Officer. The State Surgeon General secretary must be a

28  physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who has

29  advanced training or extensive experience in public health

30  administration. The State Surgeon General secretary is

31  appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the


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 1  Senate. The State Surgeon General secretary serves at the

 2  pleasure of the Governor. The State Surgeon General shall

 3  serve as the leading voice on wellness and disease-prevention

 4  efforts, including the promotion of healthful lifestyles,

 5  immunization practices, health literacy, and the assessment

 6  and promotion of the physician and health care workforce in

 7  order to meet the health care needs of the state. The State

 8  Surgeon General shall focus on advocating healthy lifestyles,

 9  developing public health policy, and building collaborative

10  partnerships with schools, businesses, health care

11  practitioners, community-based organizations, and public and

12  private institutions in order to promote health literacy and

13  optimum quality of life for all Floridians.

14         (b)  The Officer of Women's Health Strategy is

15  established within the Department of Health and shall report

16  directly to the State Surgeon General secretary.

17         (5)  The department shall plan and administer its

18  public health programs through its county health departments

19  and may, for administrative purposes and efficient service

20  delivery, establish up to 15 service areas to carry out such

21  duties as may be prescribed by the State Surgeon General

22  secretary. The boundaries of the service areas shall be the

23  same as, or combinations of, the service districts of the

24  Department of Children and Family Services established in s.

25  20.19 and, to the extent practicable, shall take into

26  consideration the boundaries of the jobs and education

27  regional boards.

28         (6)  The State Surgeon General secretary and division

29  directors are authorized to appoint ad hoc advisory committees

30  as necessary. The issue or problem that the ad hoc committee

31  shall address, and the timeframe within which the committee is


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 1  to complete its work, shall be specified at the time the

 2  committee is appointed. Ad hoc advisory committees shall

 3  include representatives of groups or entities affected by the

 4  issue or problem that the committee is asked to examine.

 5  Members of ad hoc advisory committees shall receive no

 6  compensation, but may, within existing departmental resources,

 7  receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in s.

 8  112.061.

 9         Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 381.0605, Florida

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         381.0605  Survey of state hospital facilities; Agency

12  for Health Care Administration.--

13         (2)  The Governor is authorized to provide for carrying

14  out such purposes in accordance with the standards prescribed

15  by the Surgeon General of the United States.

16         Section 3.  The Division of Statutory Revision of the

17  Office of Legislative Services shall change "Secretary of

18  Health" or "Secretary of the Department of Health" to "State

19  Surgeon General" and change "secretary," with respect to that

20  department, to "State Surgeon General" wherever the same

21  appears in Florida Statutes.

22         Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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