FL S0776

Requires licensed health care facilities to enact policies mandating that employees, contractors, volunteers, and interns immediately report witnessed or suspected sexual misconduct involving patients to the facility, the Agency for Health Care Administration's toll-free complaint line, and local law enforcement

Mandates preparation of a signed, dated incident report describing the nature of the sexual misconduct, location, time, and persons involved

Classifies failure by a licensee to enact or enforce the reporting policy as a class II violation subject to administrative fines

Makes knowingly failing to report, preventing another from reporting, or submitting false/incomplete report information a first-degree misdemeanor

Makes knowingly coercing or threatening someone to alter testimony or a written report about sexual misconduct a third-degree felony

Effective date: October 1, 2019