Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 314 - Harbormasters for Certain Ports

• Agency: means the Agency for Health Care Administration. See Florida Statutes 400.902
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Medical records: means medical records maintained in accordance with accepted professional standards and practices as specified in the rules implementing this part. See Florida Statutes 400.902
• Medically dependent or technologically dependent child: means a child who because of a medical condition requires continuous therapeutic interventions or skilled nursing supervision which must be prescribed by a licensed physician and administered by, or under the direct supervision of, a licensed registered nurse. See Florida Statutes 400.902
• Owner or operator: means a licensee. See Florida Statutes 400.902
• person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
• PPEC center: means any building or buildings, or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide basic nonresidential services to three or more medically dependent or technologically dependent children who are not related to the owner or operator by blood, marriage, or adoption and who require such services. See Florida Statutes 400.902