CS for CS for SB 1506 Summary

• Prohibits research in Florida on enhanced potential pandemic pathogens and requires researchers applying for state or local funding to disclose whether their research meets this definition.

• Restricts medical marijuana products by prohibiting those attractive to children, those shaped like humans or cartoons, and those resembling candy; restricts packaging wording and advertising content targeting children.

• Requires local registrars to electronically file all vital records (live birth, death, and fetal death) in the department's electronic registration system, with paper filing as a backup when the system is unavailable.

• Updates hearing aid regulations to distinguish between prescription hearing aids (requiring professional fitting) and over-the-counter hearing aids (available without prescription to persons 18 and older); prohibits over-the-counter hearing aids for persons under 18.

• Revises emergency medical services requirements by eliminating monthly certification exam requirements, allowing advanced practice registered nurses to assist in death determinations, and expanding paramedic scope of practice for immunizations and health promotion activities.