Fentanyl Testing; Requires hospitals or hospital-based off-campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl in urine test & perform confirmation test if urine test results are positive for fentanyl; requires specified results to be retained as part of patient's clinical record for certain timeframe.
Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots; Requires hospitals with emergency departments to develop & implement policies & procedures & conduct training for rendering of appropriate medical attention for persons at risk of forming venous thromboembolisms; repeals provisions requiring DOH to contract with private entity to establish statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to state; provides requirements for private entity; requires hospitals with emergency department, beginning on date certain, to regularly report certain information; requires department to require private entity to use nationally recognized platform to collect certain data; requires private entity to provide regular reports to department on such data; requires agency, by date certain, to provide to Governor & Legislature specified report; provides requirements for such report; provides applicability; revises requirements for certain annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants employed by nursing home facilities; revises training requirements for certain certified nursing assistants who may be delegated tasks in nursing home facilities; provides legislative findings; requires assisted living facilities to provide a consumer information pamphlet containing specified information to residents.
Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases; Establishes Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases within FSU College of Medicine; & provides goals of institute; establishes Sunshine Genetics Pilot Program & Sunshine Genetics Consortium.
Maddy summaryHB 669 prohibits local governments (such as cities or counties) from requiring a minimum credit rating for certain municipal bonds they issue. This bill directly affects local governments that finance public projects through bond sales. The key provision removes a requirement that had forced these entities to seek bonds rated above a specific level before selling them to investors. The change simplifies bond issuance for local governments by eliminating this specific rating hurdle. (3 sentences)
Materials Harmful to Minors; Defines "harmful to minors"; revises list of materials used in classroom which are subject to objection process by parents or residents.
Parental Rights; Requires parental consent for minor's treatment for certain diseases; revises informed consent requirements; requires consent from parent or guardian for certain services provided by mobile response team; revises responsibility for cost of substance abuse services, confidentiality requirements, & requirements for voluntary admission for substance abuse impairment services; requires school district to provide parents with specified information before district administers certain questionnaires or forms to students; requires school district to give parent opportunity to opt his or her student out of such questionnaire or form; revises exceptions for certain parental rights; creates parental right to review, inspect, & consent to survey or questionnaire provided to parent's minor child; creates parental right to know certain information about survey or questionnaire at time of consent; creates parental right to consent in writing to use of biofeedback device on parent's minor child; defines "biofeedback device"; requires that results from use of such device be provided to parent; requires that such results be held as confidential medical record; revises exceptions for specified requirements of parental consent.
Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child; Prohibits right of action against mother for wrongful death of unborn child or against medical provider for lawful medical care provided in certain circumstances; authorizes parents of an unborn child to recover certain damages; prohibits recovery of certain damages if decedent is an unborn child.
Gender Identity Employment Practices; Specifies employment policy of state relating to person's sex; provides applicability; prohibits employees & contractors of certain employers from being required to use certain pronouns or requiring such employer to use pronoun that does not correspond to employee's or contractor's sex; prohibits certain forms from offering specified options relating to applicant's sex; prohibits adverse personnel action on basis of deeply held religious, moral, conscious-based, or biology-based beliefs; provides administrative & civil remedies; provides reasonable attorney fees & costs; provides that it is unlawful employment practice for certain employers to require certain training, instruction, or activity as condition of employment.
Office of Faith and Community; Establishes Office of Faith & Community within EOG for specified purpose; specifies duties of Office of Faith & Community; provides for appointment of liaison for faith & community; specifies duties of liaison for faith & community; provides that Office of Faith & Community provides administrative support to Florida Faith-Based & Community-Based Advisory Council.
Grandparent Visitation Rights; Authorizes grandparent of minor child to petition court for court-ordered visitation with child in certain circumstances.
