Healthcare Legislation Passed in 2021
LEGISLATION
VOTE
SB 530: Non-opioid Alternatives
Senate 40-0; House 108-0
Educational healthcare pamphlets must be provided to patients of healthcare facilities in either printed or electronic form. This amends s. 456.44, F.S.
SB 768: Administration of Vaccines
Senate 29-11; House 112-4
Pharmacists and pharmacy interns certified by the Board of Pharmacy can administer immunizations and vaccines under specific circumstances.
SB 1770: Genetic Counseling
Senate 36-4; House 116-1
This bill regulates a profession of genetic counseling which has been added to the Department of Health (DOH) and authorizes the new practice act to be changed to “Genetic Counseling Workforce Act.”
SB 1826: Human Trafficking
Senate 40-0; House 114-0
Human trafficking victims and human trafficking advocates can have a confidential relationship. This includes no release of private information unless the victim releases this information to specifically listed parties.
Senate 23-15; House 78-36
The Emergency Management bill authorizes the Legislative Budget Commission to transfer funds to the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, with a comprehensive emergency management plan provided to specific public health emergency communications, redefining the term “essentials” to include personal protective equipment with the Governor able to invalidate certain emergency orders.
SB 2006: Emergency Management
SB 2518: Health Care
Vote: Senate 40-0; House 117-0
DESCRIPTION
This bill includes several sections. It revises the monthly amount of money that residents within a Veterans nursing home receive before contributing to the facility’s maintenance and support. It also includes the eligibility period for postpartum Medicaid for pregnant women and revises years of audited disproportionate share data for calculating the average of calculating disproportionate share payments. The bill also revises the requirement of disproportionate share payments to particular children’s specialty hospitals.
Information obtained from the Florida Senate. For more expansive descriptions of bills visit www.flsenate.gov.
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2022 North Central Florida Healthcare Guide™
