FL S1374

Authorizes the Department of Health to designate regional perinatal intensive care centers, with at least one per district and up to 22 statewide (increased from 11), allowing a second center in districts with at least 20,000 live births annually (previously 10,000)

Establishes new standards for center designation including levels of care, educational outreach, access to specialist consultative services, participation in quality collaborations, and support of rural hospitals

Requires centers to maintain a facility birth volume of at least 3,000 live births per year and actively participate in perinatal quality collaborations to be selected for designation

Mandates the Department of Health, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, to develop a statewide process by July 1, 2023 to determine appropriate levels of maternal care using CDC methodologies

Requires the department to conduct onsite reviews of each center at least once every 3 years and specifies Medicaid reimbursement parameters for obstetrical and neonatal services provided at centers