Group Care Facilities
This program includes assisted living facilities, child
care facilities, public and private schools, foster homes, and related health
care facilities. The objective of the program is to assure that group care
facilities comply with minimum standards relating to the protection of health,
safety, and well being of those using these facilities.
Group
care facilities are regulated and licensed by state agencies such as the
Department of
Children and Families,
Department of Juvenile
Justice,
Agency for Health
Care Administration,
Department of Education,
and the
Department of
Elder Affairs
The Health Department has
co-responsibilities in the enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations
regarding the sanitation and control of communicable diseases at these
facilities. The Lee County Environmental Health staff provide direct
services in the operational aspect of the program through regular inspections
to assure that required sanitary standards are maintained. In some cases,
we must inspect and approve facilities as a prerequisite to granting an
operating license.
Our responsibilities vary by the type of facility and can be accessed by clicking on the specific type of facility below:
Adult Care
Assisted Living Facility (formerly Adult Congregate Living Facility)
Child Care
Health Care
Schools