FloridaHealth Care Patient Protection
What it does
Health Care Patient Protection; Requiring hospitals with emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training; authorizing a hospital with an emergency department to conduct the National Pediatric Readiness Project’s Open Assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, etc.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 11Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 355 (Ch. 2026-105)Latest
- Mar 11Substituted CS/HB 355
- Mar 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 6Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0Minor
- Feb 10CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
- Feb 9On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
- Feb 9Now in Fiscal Policy
- Feb 6Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 4CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 13IntroducedMinor
- 2025
- Nov 18Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Nov 18Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0Minor
- Nov 10On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Oct 6Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal PolicyMinor
- Sep 23FiledIntroduced
- Nov 18Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services