CS/HB 7111 - Recovery Care Services Summary

• Establishes "recovery care centers" as a new category of licensed health care facility in Florida, defined as facilities providing postsurgical and postdiagnostic care for medically stable patients who do not require acute hospitalization, with patient admission and discharge within 72 hours.

• Requires recovery care centers to obtain licensure from the Agency for Health Care Administration and comply with Health Care Licensing Procedures Act requirements, including emergency care protocols, transfer agreements with hospitals, and discharge planning procedures.

• Exempts recovery care centers from certain minimum licensure requirements while requiring separate regulatory standards for dietetic services, medication administration procedures, and pharmacy services.

• Mandates recovery care centers enforce Florida Building Code special-occupancy provisions and requires patient bills to identify the facility's ownership status and provide contact information for patient billing liaisons.

• Takes effect July 1, 2014.