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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided August 15, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

William J. Page, Jr. Secretary Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services Tallahassee

QUESTIONS:

1. Is a district mental health board a `state agency or subdivision' for the purposes of and within the scope of s.768.28, F. S.?

2. Are nonpublic service providers or subcontractors of the district mental health board, when performing services for mental patients whose fees are paid by the district board, within the scope of s. 768.28, F. S.?

SUMMARY:

A district mental health board is a quasi-public or public-quasi corporation or the governing body of a special district, and therefore, is within…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. O'MALLEY v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  2. CIRCUIT COURT, ETC. v. Dept. of Nat. ResourcesSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  3. Florida Power Corporation v. Pinellas Utility Bd.Supreme Court of Florida · 1949
  4. Suwannee County Hospital Corp. v. GoldenSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  5. Fla. Gulf Hs Agency, Inc. v. Com'n on EthicsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

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