FL S0852

Requires the Department of Children and Families or sheriff's offices to conduct multidisciplinary staffings for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation to assess service and placement needs, with follow-up within 6 months of investigation completion.

Defines "commercial sexual exploitation" as using any person under 18 years of age for sexual purposes in exchange for money, goods, services, or their promise.

Changes the annual legislative report deadline from December 1 to October 1 and requires reporting on the prevalence of child commercial sexual exploitation, specialized services provided, and the department's response to Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability recommendations.

Adds human trafficking to the list of dangerous crimes requiring pretrial detention and makes it admissible for defendants charged with crimes involving commercial sexual activity to have their confessions admitted without proving corpus delicti if deemed trustworthy.

Requires nurses and certain healthcare professionals to complete a 2-hour continuing education course on human trafficking as part of biennial license renewal starting January 1, 2019, covering trafficking types, victim identification, and reporting hotlines.