Sen. Darryl Rouson

Blood Clot and Pulmonary Embolism Policy Workgroup; Citing this act as the “Emily Adkins Prevention Act”; requiring the Secretary of Health Care Administration, in conjunction with the State Surgeon General, to establish a blood clot and pulmonary embolism policy workgroup; requiring the secretary to submit a final report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.

Domestic Violence; Citing this act as "Greyson’s Law"; requiring the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding to consider certain factors in deciding whether shared parental responsibility is detrimental to the child; providing additional conduct regarding domestic violence which the court must consider when ordering a parenting plan; providing an additional factor that the court must consider in determining whether a petitioner of a domestic violence injunction is in imminent danger, etc.

Health Disparities; Specifying that efforts of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity to improve access to and delivery of health services to racial and ethnic minority populations include efforts to eliminate racial disparities in vaccination rates in this state, etc.

Anesthesiologist Assistants; Revising the definitions of the terms “anesthesiologist” and “direct supervision”; revising requirements for the written protocol between an anesthesiologist assistant and a supervising anesthesiologist; revising provisions relating to duties and functions anesthesiologist assistants may perform, etc.

Food Insecure Areas; Authorizing a local government to enact land development regulations to permit land use for a small-footprint grocery store located in a food insecure area; authorizing a local government to include in its comprehensive plan a provision permitting land use for a small-footprint grocery store located in a food insecure area; authorizing a local government to require mandatory reporting of certain information from a small-footprint grocery store, etc.

Art Therapy; Citing this act as the "Professional Art Therapist Licensure Act"; exempting the first art therapist appointed to the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling from paying fees; requiring the appointment of a licensed practicing professional art therapist to the board; requiring the Department of Health to license professional art therapists and register art therapist interns if they meet specified requirements; requiring an art therapist intern to practice under supervision until he or she is licensed as a professional art therapist, etc.

Public Records/Mental Health Court Programs; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information of persons participating in, or considered for participation in, mental health court programs; authorizing the disclosure of confidential and exempt information under certain circumstances; providing for legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Public Food Service Establishments; Revising requirements for certification and training; revising provisions regarding approval of foods safety training programs and responsibilities of public food service establishments to include all employees; requiring operators of public food service establishments to display a menu listing common allergens in food and drinks; authorizing the division to fine, suspend, or revoke the license of a public food service establishment under certain circumstances, etc.

Victims of Reform School Abuse; Citing this act as the “Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Abuse Victim Certification Act”; requiring a person seeking certification as a victim of Florida reform school abuse to apply to the Department of State by a specified date; authorizing the estate, personal representative, next of kin, or lineal descendants of a decedent who was a victim of Florida reform school abuse to submit an application on behalf of the decedent; prohibiting the department from denying an application for specified reasons and under certain circumstances, etc.

Sentencing; Providing for the retroactive applicability of s. 893.135, F.S.; requiring the initial sentencing and the resentencing of certain persons who committed certain violations before a specified date which involved trafficking in hydrocodone or codeine; requiring the initial sentencing and the resentencing of certain persons who committed certain violations before a specified date which involved trafficking in oxycodone; providing criminal penalties for such violations that are subject to an initial sentencing or a resentencing, etc.