FL S0950

Adds "hospital personnel" to the list of protected persons under Florida's assault and battery statute (s. 784.07), alongside law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical care providers

Defines "hospital personnel" as physicians, employees, agents, or volunteers employed, under contract, or authorized by a hospital to perform duties related to patient care, treatment, or security in any hospital department

Reclassifies assault on hospital personnel from a second-degree misdemeanor to a first-degree misdemeanor

Reclassifies battery on hospital personnel from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony

Effective date of October 1, 2020