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Seminole Library's Online Guide to Florida 
 
 

Florida Government Agencies of Special Interest

 
 Florida Property Assement Offices. Links to property assessment offices in several Florida counties.
Florida State ParksYou can look up parks by geographical location, by recreational activities and interests or by name.
Florida Division of Historical Resources "Guide to Florida's agencies and resources for history, archaeology, folklore, museums, and Florida facts." Produced by the Florida Department of State. Includes links to the State Bureau of Archeological Research a kids' page and information about Florida State Symbols
Division of Library and Information Services (State Library of Florida)
Florida Department of Elder Affairs.  Services and online information publications for the elderly.
Searching for Treasure in Florida (Unclaimed Property) Database has over 1,000,000 names of owners of persumably abandoned property worth $50 or more.
Florida Drivers Handbooks.Online version  of DMV manuals in both English and Spanish. Click here for additional information about Florida driver licenses. Click here to find a drivers license office near you.
Fight Fraud in Florida.  Task force of more than twenty state agencies devoted to combating frauds and scams, with reports of  current investigations, links to agency web sites, online reporting forms and contact information.
Florida Division  of Emergency Management. Currently offers information about the drought, hurricane planning, severe weather and has links to the department's bureaus and other agencies.
Crime Victims Services. Outlines legal rights of crime victims and provides information for getting financial and other assistance. Provides directories of local agencies dedicated to helping victims of crimes. Click here to locate agencies in Pinellas and Pasco counties.
 

Florida Government  General Sources

 
MyFlorida.com  The new one stop center for Florida government information and services.
My Florida.com Directory. Quick links to all state government departments, agencies, offices and commissions.
Florida City and County Web Sites (from OfficialCitySites.org) Also includes links to chambers of commerce and regional agencies.
Online Sunshine. Official Guide to the Florida Legislature.
The Florida Government Accountability Report. Monitors the activities and performance of 400 state agencies and programs
Florida Government Information Locator.  Links for government, legal, consumer, education, recreation and the culture and history of Florida.
State of Florida Telephone Directory. Includes universities, school districts, counties and cities.
Searchable Public Record Databases Florida. Large number of public records in various categories, collected mainly by state agencies, but also including some county and city records.
 

Florida Government Health & Insurance

 
Nursing Home Guide Watch List. Quarterly reports in both HTML and PDF format
Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance Page.  This site provides information for both health practitioners (licensing and certification information) and health consumers.  Its Practitioner Profile will (when completed) provide essential background information physicans practicing in Florida, including education, professional training, and any liability claims or disciplinary actions on file.
Florida Department of Financial Service Office of Insurance Regulation. Information on various consumer related insurance issues including a list of closed malpractice claims against doctors, dentists and lawyers
Agency for Health Care Administration.
FloridaHealthStat.com Florida's "e-portal" for health information. Individual sections are: 
  • HealthStat allows access to Florida's inpatient and outpatient databases.  Choose from a custom query or preformatted summary information for various conditions.
  • ProviderStat helps users locate information about health care providers. 
  • InsuranceStat provides a variety of information on health insurance.
  • Reports & Guides provides Florida health care consumer guides along with various studies and reports.
  • FacilityStat assists in finding the most appropriate health care facility to meet your needs and offers customized route mapping and directions. 
  • Nursing Home Guide 2001. Searchable by region or by characteristics of the facility.  Ratings (1-5 stars) are provided Includes a guide for selecting a nursing home and alternatives to nursing home care.
  • SeniorStat provides health care information specific to Florida's seniors. 
  • Senior Health. Includes forms for living wills and health care surrogates, information about prescription drugs long term health care, nursing homes and Medicare and Medicaid.
  • KidStat provides health care information for and about Florida's children. 
  • RxStat provides pharmaceutical information & formularies.
  • 1999 Guide to Hospitals in Florida. General information about Florida's 200 short term hospitals followed by inpatient statitical data for 16 services lines (e.g. cardiac care) for the years 1995 and 1996/
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    Florida Legal Information

     
    Florida State Courts. Guide to Florida's court system. A notable feature is the Self-Help section which includes family law rules and opinions, legal forms used in family law cases, consumer services provided by the Florida Bar, legal aid phone numbers and a directory of legal web links.
    Florida Constitution and Statues Online
    Florida Supreme Court Opinions.
    Florida Attorney General's Office
    Florida Administrative Code Online.
    Florida Administrative Weekly 
    Florida Rules of Procedure. From the Florida Bar Association. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 
    2004 Florida Building Code
     

    Other Florida Information Sources

     
    EDIS (Extension Digital Information Source), the succesor to FAIRS  (the Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System) It's electronic repository holds "over 4,000 publications related to agriculture, natural resources, the environment, and human and rural development." On its "" site will be found information on topics such as Home Canning and Household Pests. 
     

     Florida newspapers on the Internet can be found by clicking here, here or here 

    Florida State Archives Photographic Collection. Thousands of  images in nearly twenty collections.   Thumbnail images(which can be enlarged) are available for each item. This is a searchable site;  however you'll need to be fairly specific. 

    The Top 50 Floridians of the 20th Century. Complied by the Lakeland Ledger biographies of  50 native and resident Floridians who made a major impact on the politics, art, culture, sports and economic life this state and the nation.  

     

    Florida Business Information (see also Seminole Library's Guide to Business and Investment Information)
    Offered mainly by the State of Florida and economic development agencies (such as Enterprise Florida), these sites offer information about Florida firms, advice about starting a business in Florida and sources for business opportunities both within the State of Florida and internationally.
    Registering a business in Florida
    Florida Department of State Corporations Public Access System
    Florida Small Business Development Centers
    Enterprise Florida
    Florida Small Business Resource Guide.