ENROLLED 2016 Legislature SB 586, 2nd Engrossed 2016586er 1 2 An act relating to responsibilities of health care 3 providers; repealing s. 383.336, F.S., relating to 4 practice parameters for physicians performing 5 caesarean section deliveries in provider hospitals; 6 creating s. 395.0192, F.S.; requiring a hospital to 7 notify certain obstetrical physicians within a 8 specified timeframe before the hospital closes its 9 obstetrical department or ceases to provide 10 obstetrical services; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Section 383.336, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 15 Section 2. Section 395.0192, Florida Statutes, is created 16 to read: 17 395.0192 Duty to notify physicians.—A hospital shall notify 18 each obstetrical physician who has privileges at the hospital at 19 least 120 days before the hospital closes its obstetrical 20 department or ceases to provide obstetrical services. 21 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.