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Record Group Number: 000920
Series/Collection Number: .R HHRS
Creator: Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Committee on Health and Rehabilitative Services.
Title, Dates: Committee records, 1968-1991.
Amount: 262.00 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: By record type.
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Biographical/Historical:     In 1970, the House Committee on Health and Rehabilitative Services (1970-1992) became a standing committee with a permanent staff under the provisions of Ch. 68-35, Laws.  The Committee assumed the functions of the House Committee on Mental Health (1968-1970) and Public Health and Welfare (1968-1970). The Committee reviewed legislation on public health; public welfare; state institutions; elderly and indigent care; medical care and health facilities; rehabilitation; children, youth, and family services; migrant labor; human rights; and other social services.
    In 1986, the functions related to health care were assumed by the House Committee on Health Care (1987-1996, 2003-2006). In 1992, the Committee on Health and Rehabilitative Services was abolished.
Summary:     This series contains the records of the House Committee on Health and Rehabilitative Services (1970-1991) and its predecessor committees, the Committee on Mental Health (1969-1970) and Public Health and Welfare (1968-1970). It also contains the records of the Select Committee on Human Rights (1975-1976), the Select Committee on Farm Labor Relations (1976-1977), the Ad Hoc Committee on Aging (1987-1988), the Select Committee on Health Care Cost Containment and Planning (1981-1982), the Select Committee on Generic Drugs (1978), the Select Committee on Retardation (1968-1970, 1975), the Ad Hoc Committee on Children and Youth (1977-1978, 1983-1986), Prevention, Children, and Youth (1979-1980), Youth (1987-1988), Children and Youth (1989-1990), the Joint Select Committee on Abused Children (1989-1990), and the Joint Committee on the Review of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (1985-1986). Records document legislation on public health; public welfare; state institutions; elderly and indigent care; medical care and health facilities; rehabilitation; children, youth, and family services; migrant labor; human rights; and other social services.
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Subject Access Fields: Public health Florida
Medical care Florida
Mental health Florida
Family services Florida
Public welfare Florida
Rehabilitation Florida
Human services Florida
Health planning Florida
Migrant labor Florida
Youth Florida
Child welfare Florida
Juvenile delinquency Florida
Aged Services for Florida
Human rights Florida
Bills (legislative records) aat
Added Entries Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Committee on Mental Health.
Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Committee on Public Health and Welfare.
Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Committee on Youth.
Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Committee on Children and Youth.
Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Select Committee on Health Care Cost Containment and Planning.
Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Select Committee on Farm Labor Relations.
Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Select Committee on Human Rights.
Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Committee on Health Care Services.