FL H0291

Revises the definition of "emergency health needs" in school health services plans to include evaluation, management, and aid for illness or injury pending return to classroom or release to parent, guardian, designated friend, law enforcement, or health care provider

Requires school health services plans to include immediate notification to a student's parent or guardian if the student is removed from school, school transportation, or school-sponsored activity for involuntary examination under s. 394.463

Mandates receiving facilities provide notice of a minor patient's whereabouts to parent, guardian, or guardian advocate immediately after arrival, with allowance to delay up to 24 hours if abuse, abandonment, or neglect is suspected and reported to the central abuse hotline

Requires receiving facilities to attempt repeated notification of parents or guardians at least hourly for the first 12 hours, then every 24 hours thereafter, until confirmation is received, with all attempts documented in the patient's clinical record

Requires public school and charter school principals or designees to develop notification policies and procedures, with authority to delay notification up to 24 hours if delay is deemed in the student's best interest and abuse is suspected and reported; effective July 1, 2015