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FL S0532

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2015

Primary Sponsor

Appropriations

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to conduct site-selection studies for new state veterans' nursing homes, ranking counties by factors including veteran population age 65+, distance from existing facilities, healthcare infrastructure, and poverty rate, with Governor and Cabinet approval required for final site selection

  • Authorizes licensed physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners to order any medication for administration to patients in facilities licensed under chapter 395 (hospitals) when acting under physician supervision

  • Establishes that direct primary care agreements between primary care providers and patients are not insurance and are exempt from the Florida Insurance Code, allowing providers to offer monthly fee-based primary care services without obtaining insurance certificates

  • Extends sovereign immunity protections to health care providers and their employees/agents who contract with governmental entities to provide volunteer, uncompensated services to low-income recipients, clarifying that free clinics may receive legislative appropriations or grants without losing this protection

  • Revises the definition of "prescription" to exclude orders for drugs dispensed for administration by licensed practitioners, effectively distinguishing prescriptions from medication orders within healthcare facilities

Legislative Description

Health Care Services

Last Action

Died on Calendar

5/1/2015

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/14/2015
Finance and Tax4/2/2015
Health Policy2/3/2015

Full Bill Text

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