Residency Status for Tuition Purposes; Expanding the list of persons who may not lose resident status for tuition purposes, etc.
Women’s History Month; Recognizing March 2021 as “Women’s History Month” in Florida, etc.
Overpayment of Claims; Revising the timeframe for submission of insurer and health maintenance organization claims, respectively, for overpayment to providers, etc.
Public Records/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Exempting from public records requirements certain information received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as a result of investigations and examinations of private rebuilt inspection providers; exempting from public records requirements certain information received by the department as a result of investigations and examinations of persons suspected of violating or of having violated certain laws, rules, or orders relating to motor vehicle licenses; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
State Park Fee Discounts; Requiring the Division of Recreation and Parks to provide entrance passes for specified military members and veterans at no charge, etc.
Low-Income Home Accessibility Program; Establishing the Low-Income Home Accessibility Program within the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; requiring the corporation, in cooperation with the centers for independent living, to determine further eligibility requirements and adopt and revise policies and procedures governing the operation of the program; requiring that funds appropriated to the corporation for the program be deposited in the State Housing Trust Fund, etc.
Dyslexia; Requiring public schools to screen all students in kindergarten through grade 3 for dyslexia within a certain timeframe; requiring public school students with a substantial deficiency in reading to be placed in an intensive remedial intervention program; requiring public schools to have at least one person on staff with specified certification in reading instruction for students with dyslexia; establishing the Dyslexia Task Force within the Department of Education; requiring the task force members to be appointed by the Commissioner of Education; requiring the task force to consist of nine members having certain backgrounds, etc.
Solicitation of Nonmedical Services; Providing that a person who submits or sponsors a nonmedical solicitation that contains certain terminology or fails to include specified disclosures commits a deceptive and unfair trade practice, subject to the penalties and remedies of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; prohibiting the unauthorized use, sale, or transfer of protected health information for the purpose of soliciting professional services; providing criminal penalties for willful and knowing violations and enhanced criminal penalties for violations committed for financial gain, etc.
Health Insurance Prior Authorization; Prohibiting health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage for certain cancer treatment drugs; specifying requirements for, and restrictions on, health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers relating to prior authorization information, requirements, restrictions, and changes; requiring health insurers to provide and disclose procedures for insureds to request exceptions to step-therapy protocols; prohibiting health maintenance organizations from imposing an additional prior authorization requirement with respect to certain surgical or invasive procedures or certain items, etc.
Organ Donation and Transplantation; Requiring locations where certain recreational licenses or permits are sold to display and make available to the public educational materials relating to organ donation and registration; authorizing reimbursement for certain organ transplantation services under the Medicaid program; prohibiting a health insurance policy from limiting or excluding coverage solely on the basis that an insured is a living organ donor; prohibiting an organ transplantation facility from charging a donor or his or her family member any fee for services relating to the procurement or donation of organs, etc.
