FL S0434

Redefines "ambulatory surgical center" to allow patients to stay up to 24 hours, replacing the previous requirement that patients be discharged the same working day without overnight stays

Requires the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine, to adopt rules ensuring safe and effective surgical care for children in ambulatory surgical centers

Rules for pediatric surgical care must align with the American College of Surgeons' 2015 "Optimal Resources for Children's Surgical Care" standards document

Ambulatory surgical centers may only perform procedures on children under 18 that require stays past midnight if specifically authorized by agency rule

Effective date of July 1, 2019