FL H0465

Requires persons born between January 1, 1945, and December 31, 1965, to be offered Hepatitis C screening tests when receiving inpatient hospital care, hospital-based primary care, or primary care from a licensed health care practitioner, with exceptions for life-threatening emergencies, prior testing, or lack of consent capacity.

Defines "Hepatitis C screening test" as any FDA-approved laboratory screening test, rapid point-of-care test, or other FDA-approved test detecting Hepatitis C antibodies in blood.

Requires health care practitioners to forward positive screening test results to the patient's primary care provider for counseling and followup care that includes a Hepatitis C diagnostic test.

Directs the Department of Health to adopt rules for culturally and linguistically appropriate testing procedures and to provide health care practitioners with a standard Hepatitis C information sheet for patient discussions.

Requires the State Surgeon General to submit a status report on the Hepatitis C testing program to the Governor and Legislature by January 1, 2016; takes effect July 1, 2014.