Florida Statute 408.807 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 408
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

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408.807 Change of ownership.—Whenever a change of ownership occurs:

(1) The transferor shall notify the agency in writing at least 60 days before the anticipated date of the change of ownership.

(2) The transferee shall make application to the agency for a license within the timeframes required in s. 408.806.

(3) The transferor shall be responsible and liable for:

(a) The lawful operation of the provider and the welfare of the clients served until the date the transferee is licensed by the agency.

(b) Any and all penalties imposed against the transferor for violations occurring before the date of change of ownership.

(4) Any restriction on licensure, including a conditional license existing at the time of a change of ownership, shall remain in effect until the agency determines that the grounds for the restriction are corrected.

(5) The transferee shall maintain records of the transferor as required in this part, authorizing statutes, and applicable rules, including:

(a) All client records.

(b) Inspection reports.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2006-192.

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Albertson's, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 658 So. 2d 134 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 7344, 1995 WL 405278

Fanning, 828 F.Supp. at 999. To the extent that § 408.807(10) seeks to protect small business (as distinct

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Physicians Care Centers of Florida, LLC v. Pnc Nat'l Ass'n (Fla. 4th DCA 2022).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...services that require licensure, without first obtaining from the agency a license authorizing the provision of such services or the operation or maintenance of such provider. § 408.804(1), Fla. Stat. (2021) (emphasis added). Section 408.807 is entitled “Change of ownership” and provides that “[w]henever a change of ownership occurs”: (1) The transferor shall notify the agency in writing at least 60 days before the anticipated date of the change of...

...license within the timeframes required in s. 408.806. (3) The transferor shall be responsible and liable for: (a) The lawful operation of the provider and the welfare of the clients served until the date the transferee is licensed by the agency. § 408.807(1)-(3)(a), Fla....

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