What does an Environmental Health physical plant/group care inspection cover?
The Department of Health (DOH) inspects the physical plant of these facilities using our community based residential facility rule, Chapter 64E-12 of the Florida Administrative Code (FAC), as a community-based residential facility in the group care program. There is no DOH state group care program license required or issued, but an inspection is required annually. However, in about half of Florida counties a local county health department permit or fee is assessed through a local county/city ordinance or fee resolution. Check with your local county health department for questions related to county fees or county permit requirements pertaining to the group care program inspection. In various group care facilities such as assisted living facilities (ALF ), an environmental health inspection ensures good sanitary health and safety practices are in place related to construction, operation, maintenance among the residents, employees, and visitors to the ALF. Our purpose is to prevent or min
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