FL S0768

Require licensed facilities to document observation services in patients' discharge papers when placing patients on observation status rather than inpatient status.

Mandate notification of patients or patient proxies regarding observation status through discharge papers, with authorization for facilities to use additional communication methods such as brochures and signage.

Renumber existing provisions of section 395.301, Florida Statutes, from subsections (9), (10), and (11) to subsections (10), (11), and (12) to accommodate the new observation status notification requirements.

Take effect July 1, 2015.