FLORIDA CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT (FCIAA)

The Florida Clean Indoor Air Act (FCIAA) was enacted by the Florida Legislature in 1985.  It is the purpose of the FCIAA to protect people from the hazards of second-hand tobacco smoke and to implement the Florida health initiative in s.20, Art. X of the state constitution.  It is the intent of the legislature to not inhibit, or otherwise obstruct, medical or scientific research or smoking-cessation programs approved by the Department of Health.

How to Report a Violation of the FCIAA

The department has the authority to enforce Chapter 386, F.S., the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act.  To report non-compliance, contact the Department of Health, Bureau of Tobacco Prevention Programs at 1-800-337-3742.  The following information is required for processing the complaint:

• Name of workplace (where violation is occurring);
• The mailing address, city, county and zip code;
• Nature of the violation (ex. smoking in an enclosed indoor workplace); and
• If available, provide the name of the person in charge of the workplace.

 
Additional information on the FCIAA

• Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, F.S., 386, Part II
  
  
• Florida Administrative Rule, FAC 641-4
  
  
• FCIAA - A Guide for the Department of Health(pdf-96kb)
  
  
• Presentation on "Secondhand Smoke - Who is at Risk?"(pdf - 156kb)
  
  
• Links to Smoking-related and Clean Indoor Air Information Resources 
  
   

For more information contact:  Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records.  If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity.  Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

Florida Department of Health
Bureau of Tobacco Prevention Programs
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-23
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1743
PH: (850) 245-4144
FX: (850) 414-7497
EMAIL: Bureau of Tobacco Prevention Programs