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CS/CS/HB 1343: Health Care Patient Protection

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Select Committee on Health Innovation ; Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Grant

Health Care Patient Protection; Requires hospital emergency departments to develop & implement policies and procedures, conduct training, record weights in certain manner, designate pediatric emergency care coordinator, & conduct specified assessments; requires each hospital emergency department to submit specified report to AHCA; requires AHCA to adopt rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, & in consultation with Florida Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Program, establish minimum standards for pediatric patient care in hospital emergency departments.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2024 House • Filed
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/13/2024 House • Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
    1/31/2024 House • PCS added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda
    2/2/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Health Innovation
    • Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation
    2/3/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/5/2024 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/6/2024 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    2/8/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/8/2024 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 1343, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2024 at 4:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1418 Pediatric Care in Hospital Emergency Departments Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.1012 Patient safety. Page 2 (pdf)
    395.1055 Rules and enforcement. Page 3 (pdf)
    408.05 Florida Center for Health Information and Transparency. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1343, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/3/2024 at 9:48 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1418 Pediatric Care in Hospital Emergency Departments Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    396293 - Amendment
    Remove lines 47-48 and insert:
    Altman 2/7/2024
    6:11 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/8/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.1012 Patient safety. Page 2 (pdf)
    395.1055 Rules and enforcement. Page 3 (pdf)
    408.05 Florida Center for Health Information and Transparency. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 1343, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2024 at 3:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Select Committee on Health Innovation (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 798 Health Care Patient Protection Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    408.809 Background screening; prohibited offenses. Page 1 (pdf)
    429.02 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    429.179 Page 6 (pdf)

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