Florida Senate - 2026                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/HB 733, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Garcia moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection
    6  (5) of section 381.4019, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         381.4019 Dental Student Loan Repayment Program.—The Dental
    8  Student Loan Repayment Program is established to support the
    9  state Medicaid program and promote access to dental care by
   10  supporting qualified dentists and dental hygienists who treat
   11  medically underserved populations in dental health professional
   12  shortage areas or medically underserved areas.
   13         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   14         (a) “Dental health professional shortage area” means a
   15  geographic area, an area with a special population, or a
   16  facility designated as such by the Health Resources and Services
   17  Administration of the United States Department of Health and
   18  Human Services.
   19         (5) A Florida-licensed dentist, Florida-licensed dental
   20  hygienist, dental student, or dental hygiene student who
   21  demonstrates an offer of employment in a public health program
   22  or private practice as specified in paragraph (2)(a) may apply
   23  for the loan program before obtaining active employment but may
   24  not be awarded funds from the loan program until he or she meets
   25  the requirements of subsection (2).
   26         Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1), paragraphs (a)
   27  and (c) of subsection (3), paragraph (h) of subsection (4),
   28  paragraph (a) of subsection (8), and subsection (11) of section
   29  381.986, Florida Statutes, are amended, to read:
   30         381.986 Medical use of marijuana.—
   31         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   32         (f) “Low-THC cannabis” means a plant of the genus Cannabis,
   33  whether growing or not the dried flowers of which contain 0.8
   34  percent or less of tetrahydrocannabinol and more than 10 percent
   35  of cannabidiol weight for weight; the seeds thereof; the resin
   36  extracted from any part of such plant; and every or any
   37  compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation
   38  of such plant or its seeds or resin, excluding edibles; which
   39  contains 0.8 percent or less of tetrahydrocannabinol and more
   40  than 2 percent of cannabidiol, weight for weight, which that is
   41  dispensed from a medical marijuana treatment center.
   42         (3) QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL DIRECTORS.—
   43         (a) Before being approved as a qualified physician and
   44  before each license renewal, a physician must successfully
   45  complete a 2-hour course and subsequent examination offered by
   46  the Florida Medical Association or the Florida Osteopathic
   47  Medical Association which encompass the requirements of this
   48  section and any rules adopted hereunder. Qualified physicians
   49  must renew the course certification biennially. The course and
   50  examination must be administered at least annually and may be
   51  offered in a distance learning format, including an electronic,
   52  online format that is available upon request. The price of the
   53  course may not exceed $500.
   54         (c) Before being employed as a medical director and before
   55  each license renewal, a medical director must successfully
   56  complete a 2-hour course and subsequent examination offered by
   57  the Florida Medical Association or the Florida Osteopathic
   58  Medical Association which encompass the requirements of this
   59  section and any rules adopted hereunder. Medical directors must
   60  renew the course certification biennially. The course and
   61  examination must be administered at least annually and may be
   62  offered in a distance learning format, including an electronic,
   63  online format that is available upon request. The price of the
   64  course may not exceed $500.
   65         (4) PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION.—
   66         (h) An active order for low-THC cannabis or medical
   67  cannabis issued pursuant to former s. 381.986, Florida Statutes
   68  2016, and registered with the compassionate use registry before
   69  June 23, 2017, is deemed a physician certification, and all
   70  patients possessing such orders are deemed qualified patients
   71  until the department begins issuing medical marijuana use
   72  registry identification cards.
   73         (8) MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTERS.—
   74         (a) The department shall license medical marijuana
   75  treatment centers to ensure reasonable statewide accessibility
   76  and availability as necessary for qualified patients registered
   77  in the medical marijuana use registry and who are issued a
   78  physician certification under this section.
   79         1. As soon as practicable, but no later than July 3, 2017,
   80  the department shall license as a medical marijuana treatment
   81  center any entity that holds an active, unrestricted license to
   82  cultivate, process, transport, and dispense low-THC cannabis,
   83  medical cannabis, and cannabis delivery devices, under former s.
   84  381.986, Florida Statutes 2016, before July 1, 2017, and which
   85  meets the requirements of this section. In addition to the
   86  authority granted under this section, these entities are
   87  authorized to dispense low-THC cannabis, medical cannabis, and
   88  cannabis delivery devices ordered pursuant to former s. 381.986,
   89  Florida Statutes 2016, which were entered into the compassionate
   90  use registry before July 1, 2017, and are authorized to begin
   91  dispensing marijuana under this section on July 3, 2017. The
   92  department may grant variances from the representations made in
   93  such an entity’s original application for approval under former
   94  s. 381.986, Florida Statutes 2014, pursuant to paragraph (e).
   95         2. The department shall license as medical marijuana
   96  treatment centers 10 applicants that meet the requirements of
   97  this section, under the following parameters:
   98         a. As soon as practicable, but no later than August 1,
   99  2017, the department shall license any applicant whose
  100  application was reviewed, evaluated, and scored by the
  101  department and which was denied a dispensing organization
  102  license by the department under former s. 381.986, Florida
  103  Statutes 2014; which had one or more administrative or judicial
  104  challenges pending as of January 1, 2017, or had a final ranking
  105  within one point of the highest final ranking in its region
  106  under former s. 381.986, Florida Statutes 2014; which meets the
  107  requirements of this section; and which provides documentation
  108  to the department that it has the existing infrastructure and
  109  technical and technological ability to begin cultivating
  110  marijuana within 30 days after registration as a medical
  111  marijuana treatment center.
  112         b. As soon as practicable, the department shall license one
  113  applicant that is a recognized class member of Pigford v.
  114  Glickman, 185 F.R.D. 82 (D.D.C. 1999), or In Re Black Farmers
  115  Litig., 856 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2011). An applicant licensed
  116  under this sub-subparagraph is exempt from the requirement of
  117  subparagraph (b)2. An applicant that applies for licensure under
  118  this sub-subparagraph, pays its initial application fee, is
  119  determined by the department through the application process to
  120  qualify as a recognized class member, and is not awarded a
  121  license under this sub-subparagraph may transfer its initial
  122  application fee to one subsequent opportunity to apply for
  123  licensure under subparagraph 4.
  124         c. As soon as practicable, but no later than October 3,
  125  2017, the department shall license applicants that meet the
  126  requirements of this section in sufficient numbers to result in
  127  10 total licenses issued under this subparagraph, while
  128  accounting for the number of licenses issued under sub
  129  subparagraphs a. and b.
  130         3. For up to two of the licenses issued under subparagraph
  131  2., the department shall give preference to applicants that
  132  demonstrate in their applications that they own one or more
  133  facilities that are, or were, used for the canning,
  134  concentrating, or otherwise processing of citrus fruit or citrus
  135  molasses and will use or convert the facility or facilities for
  136  the processing of marijuana.
  137         4. Within 6 months after the registration of 100,000 active
  138  qualified patients in the medical marijuana use registry, the
  139  department shall license four additional medical marijuana
  140  treatment centers that meet the requirements of this section.
  141  Thereafter, the department shall license four medical marijuana
  142  treatment centers within 6 months after the registration of each
  143  additional 100,000 active qualified patients in the medical
  144  marijuana use registry that meet the requirements of this
  145  section.
  146         (11) PREEMPTION.—Regulation of cultivation, processing, and
  147  delivery of marijuana by medical marijuana treatment centers is
  148  preempted to the state except as provided in this subsection.
  149         (a) As used in this subsection, the term “park” means any
  150  public or private property, excluding private residences, which
  151  has equipment specifically installed for children’s athletic,
  152  recreational, or leisure activities, including, but not limited
  153  to, playgrounds and athletic playing fields. The term does not
  154  include conservation and recreation lands acquired in accordance
  155  with chapter 259 or conservation and recreation lands designated
  156  by a local government, unless such lands contain equipment
  157  installed for children’s athletic, recreational, or leisure
  158  activities.
  159         (b)(a) A medical marijuana treatment center cultivating or
  160  processing facility may not be located within 500 feet of the
  161  real property that comprises a park, a child care facility as
  162  defined in s. 402.302, a facility that provides early learning
  163  services as specified in s. 1000.04(1), or a public or private
  164  elementary school, middle school, or secondary school. The
  165  subsequent establishment of any such park, child care facility,
  166  early learning facility, or school after the approval of the
  167  medical marijuana treatment center cultivating or processing
  168  facility does not affect the continued operation or location of
  169  the approved cultivating or processing facility. A medical
  170  marijuana treatment center cultivating or processing facility
  171  that was approved by the department before July 1, 2026, is
  172  exempt from the distance restrictions relating to parks, child
  173  care facilities, and early learning facilities.
  174         (c)1.(b)1. A county or municipality may, by ordinance, ban
  175  medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities from
  176  being located within the boundaries of that county or
  177  municipality. A county or municipality that does not ban
  178  dispensing facilities under this subparagraph may not place
  179  specific limits, by ordinance, on the number of dispensing
  180  facilities that may locate within that county or municipality.
  181         2. A municipality may determine by ordinance the criteria
  182  for the location of, and other permitting requirements that do
  183  not conflict with state law or department rule for, medical
  184  marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities located within
  185  the boundaries of that municipality. A county may determine by
  186  ordinance the criteria for the location of, and other permitting
  187  requirements that do not conflict with state law or department
  188  rule for, all such dispensing facilities located within the
  189  unincorporated areas of that county. Except as provided in
  190  paragraph (d) (c), a county or municipality may not enact
  191  ordinances for permitting or for determining the location of
  192  dispensing facilities which are more restrictive than its
  193  ordinances permitting or determining the locations for
  194  pharmacies licensed under chapter 465. A municipality or county
  195  may not charge a medical marijuana treatment center a license or
  196  permit fee in an amount greater than the fee charged by such
  197  municipality or county to pharmacies. A dispensing facility
  198  location approved by a municipality or county pursuant to former
  199  s. 381.986(8)(b), Florida Statutes 2016, is not subject to the
  200  location requirements of this subsection.
  201         (d)(c) A medical marijuana treatment center dispensing
  202  facility may not be located within 500 feet of the real property
  203  that comprises a park, a child care facility as defined in s.
  204  402.302, a facility that provides early learning services as
  205  specified in s. 1000.04(1), or a public or private elementary
  206  school, middle school, or secondary school unless the county or
  207  municipality approves the location through a formal proceeding
  208  open to the public at which the county or municipality
  209  determines that the location promotes the public health, safety,
  210  and general welfare of the community. The subsequent
  211  establishment of any such park, child care facility, early
  212  learning facility, or school after the approval of the medical
  213  marijuana treatment center dispensing facility does not affect
  214  the continued operation or location of the approved dispensing
  215  facility. A medical marijuana treatment center dispensing
  216  facility that was approved by the department before July 1,
  217  2026, is exempt from the distance restrictions relating to
  218  parks, child care facilities, and early learning facilities.
  219         (e)(d) This subsection does not prohibit any local
  220  jurisdiction from ensuring medical marijuana treatment center
  221  facilities comply with the Florida Building Code, the Florida
  222  Fire Prevention Code, or any local amendments to the Florida
  223  Building Code or the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
  224         Section 3. Section 381.994, Florida Statutes, is created to
  225  read:
  226         381.994Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program.—
  227         (1)(a)There is created within the Department of Health the
  228  Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program. The purpose of the
  229  program is to advance the progress of research and cures for
  230  neurofibromatosis by awarding grants through a competitive,
  231  peer-reviewed process.
  232         (b)Subject to legislative appropriation, the program shall
  233  award grants for scientific and clinical research to further the
  234  search for new diagnostics, treatments, and cures for
  235  neurofibromatosis.
  236         (2)(a) Applications for grants for neurofibromatosis
  237  disease research may be submitted by any university or
  238  established research institute in this state. All qualified
  239  investigators in this state, regardless of institutional
  240  affiliation, shall have equal access and opportunity to compete
  241  for the research funding. Preference may be given to grant
  242  proposals that foster collaboration among institutions,
  243  researchers, and community practitioners, as such proposals
  244  support the advancement of treatments and cures of
  245  neurofibromatosis through basic or applied research. Grants
  246  shall be awarded by the department, after consultation with the
  247  Rare Disease Advisory Council under s. 381.99, on the basis of
  248  scientific merit, as determined by the competitive, peer
  249  reviewed process to ensure objectivity, consistency, and high
  250  quality. The following types of applications may be considered
  251  for funding:
  252         1. Investigator-initiated research grants.
  253         2. Institutional research grants.
  254         3. Collaborative research grants, including those that
  255  advance the finding of treatments and cures through basic or
  256  applied research.
  257         (b) To ensure appropriate and fair evaluation of grant
  258  applications based on scientific merit, the department shall
  259  appoint peer review panels of independent, scientifically
  260  qualified individuals to review the scientific merit of each
  261  proposal and establish its priority score. The priority scores
  262  must be forwarded to the council, and the council shall consider
  263  priority scores in determining which proposals are recommended
  264  for funding.
  265         (3) For purposes of performing their duties under this
  266  section, the Rare Disease Advisory Council and the peer review
  267  panels shall establish and follow rigorous guidelines for
  268  ethical conduct and adhere to a strict policy with regard to
  269  conflicts of interest. A member of the council or panel may not
  270  participate in any discussion or decision of the council or
  271  panel with respect to a research proposal by any firm, entity,
  272  or agency with which the member is associated as a member of the
  273  governing body or as an employee or with which the member has
  274  entered into a contractual arrangement.
  275         (4) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351,
  276  the balance of any appropriation from the General Revenue Fund
  277  for the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program which is not
  278  disbursed but is obligated pursuant to contract or committed to
  279  be expended by June 30 of the fiscal year in which the funds are
  280  appropriated may be carried forward for up to 5 years after the
  281  effective date of the original appropriation.
  282         Section 4. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (3) of
  283  section 383.14, Florida Statutes, to read:
  284         383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary
  285  and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors.—
  286         (3) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; POWERS AND DUTIES.—The department
  287  shall administer and provide certain services to implement the
  288  provisions of this section and shall:
  289         (i) Create an evidence-based educational pamphlet on the
  290  nutritional needs of preterm infants to be provided to parents
  291  and guardians of infants receiving care in a neonatal intensive
  292  care unit. By January 1, 2027, the department shall make the
  293  pamphlet available electronically to hospitals licensed under
  294  chapter 395 to provide neonatal intensive care services. The
  295  pamphlet must include, but need not be limited to, information
  296  on preterm infants relating to all of the following:
  297         1. The specific nutritional needs of preterm infants;
  298         2. The health risks associated with nutritional deficits
  299  and the potential need for nutritional supplementation;
  300         3. Different nutritional sources for infants, including
  301  maternal breast milk, pasteurized human donor milk, infant
  302  formula, human-milk-derived fortifiers, and bovine-milk-derived
  303  fortifiers, and the recommended uses for each type of
  304  nutritional source;
  305         4. The importance of maternal breast milk for meeting the
  306  nutritional and developmental needs of infants, and the
  307  alternative of pasteurized human donor milk if maternal breast
  308  milk is not available;
  309         5. The importance of having a physician discuss with family
  310  members the risks and benefits of all nutritional sources
  311  available, based on the preterm infant’s individual situation;
  312  and
  313         6. Necrotizing enterocolitis, the risk factors for
  314  necrotizing enterocolitis, and the potential for a human-milk
  315  based diet, including maternal and pasteurized donor breast
  316  milk, to reduce the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis.
  317  
  318  All provisions of this subsection must be coordinated with the
  319  provisions and plans established under this chapter, chapter
  320  411, and Pub. L. No. 99-457.
  321         Section 5. Present paragraph (g) of subsection (16) of
  322  section 395.4025, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
  323  (h), and a new paragraph (g) is added to subsection (16) of that
  324  section, to read:
  325         395.4025 Trauma centers; selection; quality assurance;
  326  records.—
  327         (16)
  328         (g)Notwithstanding the statutory capacity limits
  329  established in subsection (8), s. 395.402(1), or any other
  330  provision of this part, a specialty licensed children’s hospital
  331  licensed by the agency which has maintained its specialty
  332  license as a children’s hospital for at least 5 years must be
  333  deemed to be in compliance with trauma center standards and be
  334  designated by the department as a Level I or Level II pediatric
  335  trauma center, as applicable and pursuant to subsection (7), if
  336  the hospital demonstrates to the department that it holds a
  337  valid certificate of trauma center verification by the American
  338  College of Surgeons.
  339         Section 6. Present paragraphs (d) through (hh) of
  340  subsection (5) of section 456.074, Florida Statutes, are
  341  redesignated as paragraphs (e) through (ii), respectively, and a
  342  new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection, to read:
  343         456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate
  344  suspension of license.—
  345         (5) The department shall issue an emergency order
  346  suspending the license of any health care practitioner who is
  347  arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring
  348  to commit any act that would constitute a violation of any of
  349  the following criminal offenses in this state or similar
  350  offenses in another jurisdiction:
  351         (d) Section 782.04, relating to murder.
  352         Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
  353  464.0156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  354         464.0156 Delegation of duties.—
  355         (2) 
  356         (c) A registered nurse may not delegate the administration
  357  of any controlled substance listed in Schedule II, Schedule III,
  358  or Schedule IV of s. 893.03 or 21 U.S.C. s. 812, except that a
  359  registered nurse may delegate:
  360         1.For The administration of an insulin syringe that is
  361  prefilled with the proper dosage by a pharmacist or an insulin
  362  pen that is prefilled by the manufacturer; and
  363         2.To a home health aide for medically fragile children as
  364  defined in s. 400.462(18), the administration of a Schedule IV
  365  controlled substance prescribed for the emergency treatment of
  366  an active seizure.
  367         Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
  368  491.005, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  369         491.005 Licensure by examination.—
  370         (3) MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY.—Upon verification of
  371  documentation and payment of a fee not to exceed $200, as set by
  372  board rule, the department shall issue a license as a marriage
  373  and family therapist to an applicant whom the board certifies
  374  has met all of the following criteria:
  375         (c)1. Attained one of the following:
  376         a. A minimum of a master’s degree in marriage and family
  377  therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on
  378  Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
  379         b. A minimum of a master’s degree with a major emphasis in
  380  marriage and family therapy or a closely related field from a
  381  university program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of
  382  Counseling and Related Educational Programs and graduate courses
  383  approved by the board.
  384         c. A minimum of a master’s degree with an emphasis in
  385  marriage and family therapy or a closely related field, with a
  386  degree conferred before September 1, 2032 2027, from an
  387  institutionally accredited college or university and graduate
  388  courses approved by the board.
  389         2. If the course title that appears on the applicant’s
  390  transcript does not clearly identify the content of the
  391  coursework, the applicant provided additional documentation,
  392  including, but not limited to, a syllabus or catalog description
  393  published for the course. The required master’s degree must have
  394  been received in an institution of higher education that, at the
  395  time the applicant graduated, was fully accredited by an
  396  institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for
  397  Higher Education Accreditation or its successor organization or
  398  was a member in good standing with Universities Canada, or an
  399  institution of higher education located outside the United
  400  States and Canada which, at the time the applicant was enrolled
  401  and at the time the applicant graduated, maintained a standard
  402  of training substantially equivalent to the standards of
  403  training of those institutions in the United States which are
  404  accredited by an institutional accrediting body recognized by
  405  the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or its successor
  406  organization. Such foreign education and training must have been
  407  received in an institution or program of higher education
  408  officially recognized by the government of the country in which
  409  it is located as an institution or program to train students to
  410  practice as professional marriage and family therapists or
  411  psychotherapists. The applicant has the burden of establishing
  412  that the requirements of this provision have been met, and the
  413  board shall require documentation, such as an evaluation by a
  414  foreign equivalency determination service, as evidence that the
  415  applicant’s graduate degree program and education were
  416  equivalent to an accredited program in this country. An
  417  applicant with a master’s degree from a program that did not
  418  emphasize marriage and family therapy may complete the
  419  coursework requirement in a training institution fully
  420  accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
  421  Family Therapy Education recognized by the United States
  422  Department of Education.
  423  
  424  For the purposes of dual licensure, the department shall license
  425  as a marriage and family therapist any person who meets the
  426  requirements of s. 491.0057. Fees for dual licensure may not
  427  exceed those stated in this subsection.
  428         Section 9. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
  429  1004.551, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  430         1004.551 University of Florida Center for Autism and
  431  Neurodevelopment.—There is created at the University of Florida
  432  the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment.
  433         (1) The center shall:
  434         (f) Develop an autism micro-credential to provide
  435  specialized training in supporting students with autism.
  436         1. The micro-credential must be stackable with the autism
  437  endorsement and be available to:
  438         a. Instructional personnel as defined in s. 1012.01(2);
  439         b. Prekindergarten instructors as specified in ss. 1002.55,
  440  1002.61, and 1002.63; and
  441         c. Child care personnel as defined in ss. 402.302(3) and
  442  1002.88(1)(e); and
  443         d.Early intervention service providers credentialed
  444  through the Early Steps Program.
  445         2. The micro-credential must require participants to
  446  demonstrate competency in:
  447         a. Identifying behaviors associated with autism.
  448         b. Supporting the learning environment in both general and
  449  specialized classroom settings.
  450         c. Promoting the use of assistive technologies.
  451         d. Applying evidence-based instructional practices.
  452         3. The micro-credential must:
  453         a. Be provided at no cost to eligible participants.
  454         b. Be competency-based, allowing participants to complete
  455  the credentialing process either in person or online.
  456         c. Permit participants to receive the micro-credential at
  457  any time during training once competency is demonstrated.
  458         4. Individuals eligible under subparagraph 1. who complete
  459  the micro-credential are eligible for a one-time stipend, as
  460  determined in the General Appropriations Act. The center shall
  461  administer stipends for the micro-credential.
  462         Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
  463  
  464  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  465  And the title is amended as follows:
  466         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  467  and insert:
  468                        A bill to be entitled                      
  469         An act relating to the Department of Health; amending
  470         s. 381.4019, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
  471         “dental health professional shortage area”; revising
  472         eligibility requirements for dentists and dental
  473         hygienists participating in the Dental Student Loan
  474         Repayment Program; amending s. 381.986, F.S.; revising
  475         the definition of the term “low-THC cannabis”;
  476         revising requirements for department approval of
  477         qualified physicians and medical directors of medical
  478         marijuana treatment centers; deleting obsolete
  479         language; defining the term “park”; prohibiting
  480         medical marijuana treatment centers’ cultivating,
  481         processing, or dispensing facilities from being
  482         located within a specified distance of parks, child
  483         care facilities, or facilities providing early
  484         learning services; authorizing counties and
  485         municipalities to approve a dispensing facility within
  486         such distance under certain circumstances; providing
  487         that the subsequent establishment of any park, child
  488         care facility, early learning facility, or school
  489         after the approval of a medical marijuana treatment
  490         center’s cultivating, processing, or dispensing
  491         facility does not affect the continued operation or
  492         location of the approved cultivating, processing, or
  493         dispensing facility; exempting cultivating,
  494         processing, or dispensing facilities approved before a
  495         specified date from such distance requirements;
  496         creating s. 381.994, F.S.; creating the
  497         Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the
  498         department; providing the purpose of the program;
  499         requiring the program, subject to legislative
  500         appropriation, to award grants for certain purposes;
  501         specifying entities that are eligible to apply for
  502         grants under the program; allowing certain grant
  503         proposals to receive preference in the awarding of
  504         grants; requiring the department to award grants after
  505         consulting with the Rare Disease Advisory Council;
  506         specifying the types of applications that may be
  507         considered for grant funding; requiring the department
  508         to appoint peer review panels to review the scientific
  509         merit of grant applications and establish their
  510         priority scores; requiring the council to consider the
  511         priority scores in determining which proposals are
  512         recommended for grant funding under the program;
  513         requiring the council and peer review panels to
  514         establish and follow certain guidelines when
  515         performing their duties under the program; prohibiting
  516         members of the council or peer review panels from
  517         participating in discussions or decisions if there are
  518         certain conflicts of interest; authorizing certain
  519         appropriated funds to be carried forward under certain
  520         circumstances; amending s. 383.14, F.S.; requiring the
  521         department to create an evidence-based educational
  522         pamphlet on the nutritional needs of preterm infants
  523         for a specified purpose; requiring the department to
  524         make the pamphlet available electronically to certain
  525         hospitals by a specified date; specifying requirements
  526         for the pamphlet; amending s. 395.4025, F.S.;
  527         requiring that certain specialty licensed children’s
  528         hospitals be deemed in compliance with specified
  529         standards and be designated as pediatric trauma
  530         centers if they meet specified criteria; amending s.
  531         456.074, F.S.; requiring the department to issue an
  532         emergency order suspending the license of a health
  533         care practitioner arrested for committing or
  534         attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit murder
  535         in this state or another jurisdiction; amending s.
  536         464.0156, F.S.; authorizing a registered nurse to
  537         delegate the administration of certain controlled
  538         substances to a home health aide for medically fragile
  539         children under certain circumstances; amending s.
  540         491.005, F.S.; revising licensure requirements for
  541         marriage and family therapists; amending s. 1004.551,
  542         F.S.; revising requirements for the micro-credential
  543         component of specialized training provided by the
  544         University of Florida Center for Autism and
  545         Neurodevelopment; providing an effective date.