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FL S0596
Bill
AI Summary
- Revises Florida licensure requirements for Level I adult cardiovascular programs by removing previous minimum volume thresholds (300 diagnostic cardiac catheterizations or 300 ischemic heart disease patients) and eliminating prior staff experience requirements tied to specific procedure volumes and success rates
- Requires Level I program hospitals to maintain a formalized, written transfer agreement with a Level II program hospital, including transport protocols ensuring patient transfer within 60 minutes; hospitals more than 100 road miles from the closest Level II program must have a transfer agreement accounting for clinical conditions, weather, and ambulance viability instead of the 60-minute requirement
- Retains the Level II program volume threshold requiring a minimum of 1,100 adult cardiac catheterizations (at least 400 therapeutic) or discharge of at least 800 ischemic heart disease patients in the most recent 12-month period
- Expands the professional guidelines that both Level I and Level II programs must follow to include the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and, for hospitals providing electrophysiology services, the Heart Rhythm Society, in addition to the existing American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association standards
- Requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to update its rules as new applicable industry standards and guidelines are published, with an effective date of October 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Cardiac Services Providers
Last Action
Died in Health Policy
6/16/2025
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