Consumer Services | Florida Department of Health (2024)

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What should you do first if you receive notice from the Florida Department of Health? ›

If you have received a notice of investigation or an administrative complaint from the Florida Department of Health or the Agency for Health Care Administration it is important to seek the advice of an attorney who is experienced dealing with these government agencies.

The Consumer Services Unit is the major point of intake for consumer complaints about health care practitioners in Florida. Complaints may be filed using the Florida Health Care Complaint Portal or emailing MQA.ConsumerServices@flhealth.gov.

Complaints You Can File Online

Do you have a complaint about a business? The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) can help, regardless of whether we regulate the specific industry.

(1) Unless a different time is prescribed in a statute of Florida, a defendant must serve an answer within 20 days after service of original process and the initial pleading on the defendant, or not later than the date fixed in a notice by publication.

The Division of Consumer Services offers a variety of information and resources to educate consumers regarding numerous insurance and financial topics. Our mission is to proactively educate and assist Florida's insurance and financial consumers through responsive, professional and innovative service.

A health consumer is anyone who has used, currently uses, or will use health care services. It also includes their family and caregivers. The term may be used to replace the term “patient” to represent the person's more active role in making healthcare and medical decisions with their clinicians.

The State Surgeon General, who serves as the State Health Officer and is directly appointed by Florida's Governor, and confirmed by the Florida Senate. DOH has four deputy secretaries that oversee all of its business and programmatic operations.

As the nation's consumer protection agency, the FTC takes reports about scammers that cheat people out of money and businesses that don't make good on their promises.

Consumer laws in Florida set out to protect residents from scams and enforce their rights against both the government and large corporations. The statues generally lay out consumers' rights in the marketplace. They are intended to safeguard citizens in commercial transactions, and protect them from financial harm.

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The Consumer Services Unit (CSU) is where the complaint process begins. It is the central intake for all complaints, including complaints alleging the practice of a healthcare profession or the operation of facilities/establishments without the appropriate license.

The department assesses the public health status and needs of the state; administers and enforces laws and rules relating to sanitation, control of communicable diseases, illnesses and hazards to health; coordinates with federal, state, and local officials for the prevention and suppression of communicable and other ...

It is a cabinet-level agency of the state government, headed by a state surgeon general who reports to the governor. The department has its headquarters in Tallahassee.

A “Notice to Appear” is defined in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.125 as a written order issued by a law enforcement officer instead of a physical arrest requiring a person accused of violating the law to appear in a designated court or governmental office at a specified date and time.

A Florida Formal Notice of Petition for Administration (sometimes called a Notice of Administration), is a formal document or form sent at the start of the administration of a deceased person's estate. It notifies everyone with a legal interest in the estate: The person has died.

A seven day notice to Cure is appropriate when the tenant has unauthorized pets, guests or vehicles, has parked in an unauthorized manner, has failed to keep the premises clean and sanitary, has disturbed the quiet peaceful enjoyment of other tenants in the community or has failed to pay a sum that would not be ...

One of the main requirements of the Florida Employee Healthcare Access Act is that employers must offer health insurance benefits to their employees. The act sets minimum standards for these benefits, including coverage for medical, surgical, and hospital services, as well as prescription drug coverage.