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HB 6017 Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death
Rep Trabulsy
Removes statutory barriers preventing certain individuals from recovering damages in wrongful death cases involving medical negligence (adult children and by parents of adult children) and updates related provisions.
HB 1421 Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots
Rep Black
Establishes new statewide requirements for screening, training, and reporting to improve venous thromboembolism prevention and care in healthcare and assisted living facilities.
SB 1768 Stem Cell Therapy
Senator Trumbull
Establish requirements for Florida-licensed physicians to offer certain FDA-unapproved stem cell therapies, including ethical sourcing, facility accreditation, and patient disclosures, while prohibiting stem cells derived from aborted fetuses and providing penalties for violations.
HB 1427 Health Care
Rep Griffitts Jr.
Amends program application, approval, and regulation requirements for nursing education programs in Florida.
HB 1299 Department of Health
Rep Yarkosky
Extend the repeal date for the definition of 'messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine,' refine medical marijuana treatment center requirements, modify licensure endorsements and certifications for various health practitioners, update references to recognized physician specialty boards, and revise the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact definitions. READ MORE
SB 1808 Refund of Overpayments Made by Patients
Senator Burton
Require healthcare facilities and practitioners to issue timely refunds of patient overpayments and establish penalties for noncompliance.
HB 907 Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases
Rep Anderson
Establishes the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at the Florida State University College of Medicine and implements a pilot program and consortium to enhance newborn genetic screening, research, and collaboration on pediatric rare diseases.
HB 969 Reporting of Student Mental Health Outcomes
Rep Cassel
Create new requirements for OPPAGA to evaluate school-based mental health services and submit initial and final reports by specified deadlines.
SB 1070 Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes
Senator Simon
- Designates this legislation as the “Second Chance Act.”
- Prior to the 2026-2027 school year, requires student athletes to undergo at least one electrocardiogram (ECG) screening before participating in interscholastic athletic competition, with exemptions for religious objections or medical exceptions.
- Directs the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) to adopt rules prohibiting participation by students with abnormal ECG results until medically cleared.
- Mandates school districts to seek public-private partnerships to provide low-cost ECGs for students.
HB 1089 Newborn Screenings
Rep Booth
Expand newborn screening requirements to include Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
HB 1091 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care
Rep Gonzalez Pittman
Enhance crisis services through a new 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center, revise procedures for involuntary treatment and outpatient services, and update training requirements for mental health professionals.
SB 1514 Anaphylaxis in Public and Charter Schools
Senator Smith
Requires public schools serving K–8 students to provide anaphylaxis training and maintain effective emergency plans for allergic reactions.
- Mandates training for an adequate number of school personnel in recognizing and responding to anaphylaxis, including the administration of an epinephrine delivery device.
HB 1545 Parkinson's Disease
Rep Busatta
Creates a consortium and an institute dedicated to Parkinson's disease research and care within the University of South Florida.
HB 1607 Cardiac Emergencies
Rep Yarkosky
Require public schools to expand first aid and cardiac emergency training while mandating the development of urgent life-saving emergency plans and placement of automated external defibrillators.
HB 929 Firefighter Health and Safety
Rep Booth
Enhance firefighter health and safety by expanding the Division of State Fire Marshal’s authority to address chemical hazards, mental health best practices, and stricter enforcement measures.
SB 958 Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program
Rep Bernard
Establishes a Type 1 diabetes early detection program and ensures parents and guardians receive relevant information.
SB 68 Health Facilities
Senator Martin
Expand the definition of health facility to include additional not-for-profit entities and associations, authorize new loan powers for health facilities authorities, and make confirmation fentanyl testing optional for hospitals.
SB 108 Administrative Procedures
Senator Grall
Modernize and streamline Florida's administrative rulemaking process by establishing stricter requirements, new deadlines, and enhanced oversight for agencies adopting, reviewing, and amending rules.
SB 0112 Children with Developmental Disabilities
Senator Harrell
Expand services and supports for children with developmental disabilities, particularly autism, by extending the Early Steps Program and creating new grants, programs, and educator requirements to better serve these children and their families.
SB 158 Coverage for Diagnostic and Supplemental
Breast Examinations
Senator Berman
Prohibits cost sharing for specified diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations under the state group insurance program.
SB 168 Mental Health
Senator Bradley
Expands and enhances mental health diversion programs, training, and data structure across Florida’s criminal justice system.
SB 180 Emergencies
Seantor DiCeglie
Enhances and streamlines the state's emergency management, recovery, and rebuilding processes while restricting certain local government actions after natural disasters.
SB 480 Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans
Senator DiCeglie
Authorize nonprofit agricultural organizations to offer medical benefit plans not regulated as insurance.
HB 519 Administration of Controlled Substances by Paramedics
Rep Bartleman
Authorize certified paramedics, under a practitioner’s direction and supervision, to administer controlled substances in emergency settings.
HB 547 Medical Debt
Rep Partington
Broaden the definition of extraordinary collection actions and allow facilities to sell certain medical debt under strict conditions.
HB 647 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Services
Rep Trabulsy
l authorizes advanced practice registered nurses providing hospice care and acting within an established protocol with a licensed physician to file a certificate of death or fetal death and certify the cause of a person’s death.
HB 677 State Group Insurance Program Coverage of Standard Fertility Preservation Services
Rep Trabulsy
Require the state group health insurance plan to cover standard fertility preservation services for individuals who may face iatrogenic infertility due to cancer treatments.
HB 711 Spectrum Alert
Rep Borrero
Establishes a statewide Spectrum Alert system to rapidly locate missing children with autism spectrum disorder and enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement responses.
SB 768 Controlling Business Interests by Persons with Ties to Foreign Countries of Concern
Senator Calatayud
Prohibit genetic sequencing software from foreign countries of concern in state laboratories and clarify licensure requirements regarding controlling interests from those countries.
HB 797 Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds
Rep LaMarca
Authorize certain nonprofit skilled nursing facilities to designate or reclassify beds for veterans and spouses and exempt them from certain certificate-of-need requirements.
HB 903 Corrections
Rep Jacques
Revises sentencing requirements, lawsuit limitations, and mental health protocols for inmates; modifies methods of execution; expands exemptions for certain tracking devices; adjusts contracting practices for private prisons; and alters appointment procedures for the Florida Commission on Offender Review.
HB 961 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Rep Maney
Expand the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ and tax collectors’ authority to deliver licenses and titles, strengthen disabled parking permit regulations, and establish new awareness efforts.
- Create a lifetime disabled parking permit for certain permanently disabled persons, extend renewal periods for disabled parking permits, and allow broad use of previously issued disability certificates for replacements.
SB 994 Driver License Education Requirements
Senator Collins
Specify that applicants 18 years of age or older must complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course and require a department-approved driver education course for obtaining a learner’s license.
SB 1156 Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program
Senator Harrell
Enhance training standards, reporting requirements, and Medicaid coverage for home health aides caring for medically fragile children
HB 1255 Education
Rep Trabulsy
Modernize Florida's K-12 and teacher-related statutes but specific to health care:
- Expands the definition of emergency opioid antagonists in public schools and clarifies liability protections and parental consent requirements for corporal punishment.
HB 1353 Home Health Care Services
Rep Franklin
Removes certain geographic restrictions on home health agency administration, allows contract staff to perform key nursing visits, and revises criteria for the Excellence in Home Health Program.
SB 1490 Children’s Medical Services Program
Senator Harrell
Streamlines and transfers the management of the Children's Medical Services program to the Agency for Health Care Administration, revising eligibility, coverage, and statutory provisions for children and youth with special health care needs.
SB 1620 Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders
Senator Rousson
Require use of standardized functional assessment tools, strengthen treatment plan and discharge requirements, expand telehealth for school-based services, promote person-first language, and enhance statewide mental health workforce and facility reviews. READ MORE
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