Gov. DeSantis Signs 42 Bills
Below is an update on the healthcare bills that were signed into law yesterday:
FCEP's Priorities:
HB 817: Emergency Medical Care & Treatment to Minors Without Parental Consent
by Rep. Massullo, Jr. & Sen. Bradley
Physicians are now protected by law to provide emergency medical care without parental consent in an out-of-hospital setting. This was one of FCEP's biggest priorities this year. Effective 7/1/2022
SB 312: Telehealth
by Sen. Diaz
SB 312 allows physicians to prescribe schedule III, IV, and V drugs via telehealth, however “audio-only” telehealth visits are still blocked. Effective 7/1/2022
HB 593: Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
by Rep. Trabulsy & Sen. Burgess
Requires 911 public safety telecommunicators to complete biennial telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Effective 7/1/2022
SB 544: Drug-related Overdose Prevention
by Sen. Boyd
Broadens access to naloxone for certain individuals and requires hospital emergency departments and urgent care centers to report all incidents involving a suspected or actual overdose to the Department of Health, even if they did not arrive via ambulance. Effective 7/1/2022
SB 1262: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
by Sen. Burgess
Limits the ability of Baker and Marchman Act receiving facilities to restrict patient access to visitors, phone calls and letters, and requires law enforcement officers to search a database for emergency contact information before transporting a patient to a Baker or Marchman act receiving facility. Effective 7/1/2022
SB 1844: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
by Sen. Bean
Makes it easier for parents or guardians to seek voluntary mental health treatment for a minor by removing a Baker Act requirement that the receiving facility conduct a “voluntariness” hearing. Effective 7/1/2022
Other Healthcare Bills:
HB 459: Step-therapy Protocols
by Rep. Willhite
HB 469: Patient Care in Health Care Facilities
by Rep. Trabulsy
SB 1222: Acute and Post-acute Hospital Care at Home
by Sen. Bean
HB 1239: Nursing Homes
by Rep. Melo
HB 1209: Administration of Vaccines
by Rep. Tuck
SB 704: Substance Abuse Service Providers
by Sen. Harrell
HB 855: Managed Care Plan Performance
by Rep. Bartleman
SB 1950: Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program
by Sen. Brodeur
Find more legislative news in the next edition of EMpulse Magazine, hitting mailboxes in May, and our weekly enews.
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