Department of Health; Revising definitions; revising eligibility requirements for dentists and dental hygienists participating in the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program; revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the Department of Health; prohibiting marriage between certain related individuals; revising requirements for the micro-credential component of specialized training provided by the University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, etc.
Health Care; Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize certain agencies and organizations to access, use, and run reports in a specified database for certain purposes; authorizing assisted living facilities to retain certain licenses under certain circumstances; requiring referral agencies for assisted living facilities to disclose specified information to a consumer; providing requirements for contracts entered into between a referral agency and an assisted living facility; creating the Assisted Living Task Force adjunct to the agency for specified purposes, etc.
Protection of Religious Expression in Public Schools; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to provide protection from discrimination for student & school personnel religious expression in public schools.
State of Emergency Termination; Terminating the state of emergency and any order, proclamation, or rule issued or adopted thereunder declared by Executive Order 23-03, etc.
Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans; Authorizes DOH to charge a reduced fee for issuance, replacement, or renewal of ID card for honorably discharged veteran; provides requirements for proof of identification.
HB 669 prohibits local governments and special districts in Florida from applying for permits to establish or maintain public mooring fields outside their territorial boundaries or within incorporated city areas (like downtowns). It specifically blocks new permit applications in these zones, with exceptions only for mooring fields already approved by all affected local governments or with final permits from the state department. The bill does not affect existing mooring fields but restricts new ones in certain locations to prevent overlapping jurisdictional claims. This policy change directly impacts counties, cities, and special districts seeking to expand public boat mooring facilities.
Fortification of Enriched Grain Products with Folic Acid; Requiring that enriched grain products offered for human consumption in this state contain folic acid; providing labeling requirements for such products; providing penalties; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in coordination with the Department of Health, to enforce certain provisions, etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000
Gambling; Revises policy & reporting requirements for slot machine gaming licensure; prohibits betting on athletic contests with knowledge that results are prearranged or predetermined; prohibits false personation of personnel of Florida Gaming Control Commission; revises criminal penalties for numerous offenses; prohibits trafficking in slot machines or parts; prohibits transportation of specified numbers of persons or persons of certain ages for purpose of facilitating illegal gambling; prohibits certain offenses related to Internet gambling; prohibits specified gambling or gaming advertisements; provides construction; preempts to state regulation of gaming, gambling, lotteries, or any activities described in specified provisions.
Fortification of Enriched Grain Products with Folic Acid; Requires that enriched grain products offered for human consumption in this state contain folic acid; provides labeling requirements for such products; requires DACS, in coordination with DOH, to enforce certain provisions; requires DOH to submit specified reports to Legislature; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $250,000
County and School District Ad Valorem Taxing Authority; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to remove authority of counties & school districts to levy ad valorem taxes.
Medical Examiners' Duties; Specifies autopsy requirements for certain cases involving sudden & unexpected deaths in young individuals; requires medical examiners to document certain information in autopsy reports for such cases; requires medical examiners to report specified cases to national Sudden Unexpected Infant Death & Sudden Death in Young Case Registry in accordance with protocols established by DOH & United States Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; requires department to impose certain administrative penalties against medical examiners for failure to report such cases in specified timeframe; provides that compliance with specified provisions is deemed permissible disclosure for purposes of state & federal medical privacy laws.
Industries and Professional Activities; Renames, removes, & redesignates specified boards, commissions, and councils established within DBPR; changes office locations of certain divisions; specifies that certain license application requirements apply only to certain professions; provides licensing authority to department rather than licensing boards; removes postlicensure education requirements for brokers, broker associates, and sales associates; removes continuing education requirements for licensure renewal as broker, broker associate, and sales associate; removes continuing education requirements for licensure renewal due to inactive status; revises provisions pertaining to board to transfer powers, duties, and responsibilities of board to DBPR; granting certain authority to department, rather than Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board; requires department to adopt rules; revises violations for which retail tobacco products dealers are penalized; revises retail nicotine product dealer administrative penalties; requires FDLE to accept and process certain fingerprints; specifies procedures for submitting and processing fingerprinting; requires department to conduct certain background checks.
