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CS/SB 1602: Health Care Patient Protection

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Harrell

Health Care Patient Protection; Requiring hospital emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures, conduct training, record weights in a certain manner, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and conduct specified assessments; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans; requiring the agency to collect and publish the results of specified assessments submitted by hospitals by specified dates, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/17/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
    3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    4/3/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    4/17/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 1602, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2025 at 11:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1119 (c1) Health Care Patient Protection Health & Human Services Committee Identical Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Referred to Fiscal Policy Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2025 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.1012 Patient safety. Page 1 (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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  • SB 1602, Original Filed Version Posted 2/27/2025 at 3:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1119 (c1) Health Care Patient Protection Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Referred to Fiscal Policy Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    722464 - Amendment
    Delete lines 55 - 110 and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Harrell)     		3/31/2025
    10:13 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 1:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.1012 Patient safety. Page 1 (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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