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SB 1512: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Braynon

Health Care; Creating the “Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act”; requiring minimum staffing levels of direct care registered nurses in a health care facility; prohibiting a health care facility from using an acuity-adjustable unit to care for a patient; requiring that the agency develop uniform standards for use by health care facilities in establishing nurse staffing requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2015 Senate • Filed
3/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 140
• Introduced -SJ 140
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Health Policy