Local Government Infrastructure Surtax; Providing that proceeds of the surtax may be used to maintain infrastructure; providing that surtax proceeds and any interest may be used for the operational expenses of infrastructure; revising the definition of the term “infrastructure”, etc.
Invalid Restrictive Covenants in Health Care; Specifying that certain restrictive covenants in employment agreements relating to certain licensed physicians do not support a legitimate business interest; specifying such restrictive covenants are void and unenforceable, etc.
Health Care Expenses; Establishing a 3-year statute of limitations for an action to collect medical debt for services rendered by a health care provider or facility; providing additional personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts resulting from services provided in certain licensed facilities; requiring a licensed facility to post on its website a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for a minimum number of shoppable health care services; requiring each health insurer to provide an insured with an advance explanation of benefits after receiving a patient estimate from a facility for scheduled services, etc.
Alternative Mobility Funding Systems; Authorizing certain local governments to adopt an alternative mobility planning and fee system or, in certain circumstances, an alternative system; specifying requirements for the application of an adopted alternative system; revising requirements for the calculation of impact fees by certain local governments and special districts; requiring certain mobility fees to be updated within a specified timeframe; specifying criteria to be used by a local government in calculating a mobility plan and mobility fee for transportation mitigation improvements; providing that mobility fee credits must comply with the Florida Impact Fee Act in any mode that creates equivalent capacity that is designated in a local government capital improvements list, etc.
Civil Remedies for Unlawful Employment Practices; Providing limits on a judgment for punitive and compensatory damages for certain claims; authorizing an aggrieved party to bring a civil action for certain claims within a specified timeframe, regardless of the determination made by the Florida Commission on Human Relations, etc.
Health Insurance Identification Cards; Requiring certain health insurance identification cards to include specified information in a certain manner, etc.
Transportation for Voluntary Mental Health Crisis Services; Revising the information that a county may include in its transportation plan serving individuals seeking certain voluntary services; authorizing counties to designate at least one law enforcement agency to transport persons on a voluntary basis to service providers that have agreed to accept such persons; authorizing law enforcement officers providing such courtesy transports to conduct a specified search, etc.
Physician Certifications for the Medical Use of Marijuana; Authorizing qualified physicians to perform patient examinations and evaluations through telehealth for renewals of physician certifications for the medical use of marijuana, subject to certain conditions; authorizing the Department of Health to suspend the registration of a qualified physician in the medical marijuana use registry for a specified timeframe for noncompliance with the act, etc.
Emergency Medical Services Training Programs; Revising requirements for the application form for institutions applying for program approval for the education of emergency medical technicians and paramedics, etc.
Information Dissemination; Deleting a provision requiring a judicial notice of sale to be published for a specified timeframe on a publicly accessible website; specifying that a governmental agency may use the public website of a county to publish legally required advertisements and public notices if the cost for such publication is not paid by or recovered from a person; requiring bloggers to register with the Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics, as applicable, within a specified timeframe; authorizing a magistrate to enter a final order determining the reasonableness of circumstances for an untimely filing or a fine amount, etc.
