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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to public health; amending s. 381.006,

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F.S.; expanding application of the environmental health

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program of the Department of Health to all parts of state

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institutions for the mentally ill rather than just those

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used for the incarceration of prisoners and inmates;

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amending s. 381.86, F.S.; revising responsibilities of the

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Institutional Review Board; repealing s. 381.85, F.S., the

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Florida Biomedical and Social Research Act; repealing s.

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381.895, F.S., relating to standards for compressed air

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used for recreational diving; providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 381.006, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     381.006  Environmental health.--The department shall conduct

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an environmental health program as part of fulfilling the state's

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public health mission. The purpose of this program is to detect

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and prevent disease caused by natural and manmade factors in the

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environment. The environmental health program shall include, but

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not be limited to:

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     (6)  A public facilities function, including sanitary

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practices relating to state, county, municipal, and private

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institutions serving the public; jointly with the Department of

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Education, publicly and privately owned schools; all places used

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for the incarceration of prisoners and inmates of state

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institutions for the mentally ill; toilets and washrooms in all

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public places and places of employment; any other condition,

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place, or establishment necessary for the control of disease or

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the protection and safety of public health.

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The department may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of

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this section.

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     Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 381.86, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     381.86  Institutional Review Board.--

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     (1)  The Institutional Review Board is created within the

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Department of Health in order to satisfy federal requirements

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under 45 C.F.R. part 46 and 21 C.F.R. parts 50 and 56 that an

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institutional review board review all biomedical and behavioral

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research on human subjects which is funded or supported in any

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manner by the department.

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     Section 3. Sections 381.85 and 381.895, Florida Statutes,

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are repealed.

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     Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.