Thank You for Attending Emergency Medicine Days 2022
Thank you for attending one of our Virtual Legislative Briefings and/or visiting legislators in Tallahassee for EM Days 2022. Below is a recap of our successful hybrid event:
Visits with Legislators
Over a span of two days, 17 FCEP members met with 42 state legislators or their aides to share FCEP’s priorities for the year and make long-lasting connections. Members met with their legislators, sponsors of our priority bills, and those who serve on the committees that our priority bills are passing through.

We met with the following legislators:
Rep. Alex Andrade (R)
Rep. Thad Altman (R)
Sen. Jason Brodeur (R)
Rep. Kamia Brown (D)
Rep. James Buchanan (R)
Rep. Colleen Burton (R)
Rep. Mike Caruso (R)
Rep. Joe Casello (D)
Rep. Chuck Clemons (R)
Rep. Fentrice Driskell (D)
Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R)
Rep. Sam Garrison (R)
Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil (D)
Rep. Michael Grant (R)
Sen. Travis Hutson (R)
Rep. Tom Leek (R)
Rep. Randy Maggard (R)
Rep. Ralph Massullo, MD (R)
Rep. Lauren Melo (R)
Rep. Daisy Morales (D)
Sen. Kathleen Passidomo (R)
Sen. Keith Perry (R)
Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R)
Sen. Jason Pizzo (D)
Rep. Rene Plasencia (R)
Sen. Tina Polsky (D)
Rep. Paul Renner (R)
Rep. Felicia Robinson (D)
Sen. Ray Rodrigues (R)
Rep. Bob Rommel (R)
Rep. Rick Roth (R)
Rep. Tyler Sirois (R)
Rep. Kelly Skidmore (D)
Rep. David Smith (R)
Rep. Cyndi Stevenson (R)
Rep. Allison Tant (D)
Rep. Geraldine Thompson (D)
Sen. Victor Torres (D)
Rep. Jackie Toledo (R)
Rep. Kaylee Tuck (R)
Sen. Tom Wright (R)
Rep. Clay Yarborough (R)
2022 FCEP Legislator of the Year
Congratulations to Representative Ralph Massullo, Jr., MD, who was honored with the 2022 FCEP Legislator of the Year Award on Feb. 2, 2022. Representative Massullo has demonstrated his commitment to pro-emergency care health policy over the years and this Session especially, sponsoring HB 817: Emergency Medical Care & Treatment to Minors Without Parental Consent, our biggest priority bill, and HB: 861 Medical Specialty Designations.
Virtual Legislative Briefings
Our Virtual Legislative Briefings were open to all members and industry partners. Over 100 individuals registered for at least one of our webinars. Access the recordings and slides below, which are also available on fcep.org/emdays:
Virtual Legislative Briefing #1: Priorities & Predictions
January 19, 2022 at 2:00 via Zoom
with special guest Dr. Douglas Murphy, Florida Medical Association President
Virtual Legislative Briefing #2: Debrief from Tallahassee
January 27, 2022 at 2:00 via Zoom
with feedback from members who visited legislators in Tallahassee
What Happens Next
Regular 2022 Session ends on March 11, 2022.

Stay updated on Session through:

Government Affairs Committee Meetings: Add the next one on Feb. 8 at 11:00 am to your calendar here and save the date for the May 10 meeting.

Weekly Capitol Health Care Updates: Distributed on weekends from FCEP lobbyist, Toni Large, containing updates on all health care-related bills. You will all begin receiving these if you haven't already.

FCEP's Weekly eNews: Distributed on Wednesday mornings at 8:00 am. FCEP members are automatically added to this list. View the archive here.

EMpulse Magazine: The next edition, Spring 2022, will hit mailboxes in early May and contain a final recap of what happened during Session. All Government Affairs Committee articles are also posted online here.
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