# Fla. Stat. § 381.0011: 381.0011 Duties and powers of the Department of Health

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0011

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 381.0011
- **Heading:** 381.0011 Duties and powers of the Department of Health
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.0011

## Text

It is the duty of the Department of Health to:

(1) Assess the public health status and needs of the state.

(2) Administer and enforce laws and rules relating to sanitation, control of communicable diseases, illnesses and hazards to health among humans and from animals to humans, and the general health of the people of the state.

(3) Coordinate with federal, state, and local officials for the prevention and suppression of communicable and other diseases, illnesses, injuries, and hazards to human health.

(4) Provide for a thorough investigation and study of the incidence, causes, modes of propagation and transmission, and means of prevention, control, and cure of diseases, illnesses, and hazards to human health.

(5) Provide for the dissemination of information to the public relative to the prevention, control, and cure of diseases, illnesses, and hazards to human health.

(6) Act as registrar of vital statistics.

(7) Manage and coordinate emergency preparedness and disaster response functions to: investigate and control the spread of disease; coordinate the availability and staffing of special needs shelters; support patient evacuation; ensure the safety of food and drugs; provide critical incident stress debriefing; and provide surveillance and control of radiological, chemical, biological, and other environmental hazards.

History: s. 3, ch. 91-297; s. 13, ch. 93-53; s. 29, ch. 97-101; s. 2, ch. 98-151; s. 94, ch. 98-200; s. 6, ch. 2000-367; s. 1, ch. 2002-269; s. 5, ch. 2004-350; s. 92, ch. 2010-102; s. 16, ch. 2010-161; s. 7, ch. 2012-184.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 381.001 381.001 Public health system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.001.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.002 381.002 Grant of title to prescriptive medical personal property to client.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.002.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.003 381.003 Communicable disease and AIDS prevention and control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.003.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.004 381.004 HIV testing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.004.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.005 381.005 Primary and preventive health services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.005.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.006 381.006 Environmental health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.006.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.008 381.008 Definitions of terms used in ss. 381.008-381.00897.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.008.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.009 381.009 Toilets required by department regulations; charge for use of prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.009.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0011 381.0011 Duties and powers of the Department of Health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0012 381.0012 Enforcement authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0012.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0016 381.0016 County and municipal regulations and ordinances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0016.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0018 381.0018 Application for and acceptance of gifts or grants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0018.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0019 381.0019 Disposition of equipment and material; transfers to county health departments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0019.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0021 381.0021 Client welfare accounts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0021.md)

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