FL S1888

Directs the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to analyze other states' use of combined recovery care center (RCC) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) models that allow expanded surgeries outside hospital settings, examining costs, quality of care, payment methods, and facility requirements

Requires OPPAGA to study other states' advanced birthing center (ABC) models that permit higher-risk pregnancies to be delivered outside hospitals, including payment acceptance, building requirements, patient costs, and quality outcomes

Mandates OPPAGA to contract with an independent health care economics entity to analyze the impact of licensing specialty hospitals in Florida and other states, evaluating quality of care, staffing, patient volumes, and charity care provision

Requires assessment of how specialty hospital licensure affects general hospitals' ability to maintain staff, provide charity care, and remain financially viable

All three study reports with findings and recommendations must be submitted to the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker by October 1, 2021