FL H0233

Agency for Health Care Administration must establish minimum standards for abortion clinics performing abortions after the first trimester that are equivalent to or more stringent than standards for ambulatory surgical centers under part I of chapter 395, effective September 1, 2017.

Abortion clinic standards apply when no corresponding ambulatory surgical center standard exists.

Abortion clinics must comply with all requirements in section 395.0163, relating to facility construction plan review and approval, construction inspections, and related fees.

Bill takes effect July 1, 2016.