RESOURCES
1. Florida Statues:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0464/Sections/0464.018.html
2. Florida Health Care Complaint Portal to file: https://www.flhealthcomplaint.gov/
3. Florida's Intervention Project for Nurses
P.O. Box 49130 Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32240-9130
Telephone: (904) 270-1620
Toll free number: (800) 840-2720
Telefax: (904) 270-1633
Website: http://www.ipnfl.org
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