FL S1288

Requires parental consent for treatment of minors for sexually transmissible diseases, while still allowing examination without parental consent; consultation and examination records remain confidential and exempt from public records disclosure

Expands the school district requirement to provide parents with student well-being, mental health, or health screening questionnaires or forms before administration from kindergarten through grade 12 (previously only through grade 3), and must give parents the opportunity to opt their student out of participation

Establishes a parental right to consent in writing before a biofeedback device (instruments measuring bodily functions like heart rate, brain waves, or breathing rate outside a health care facility) is used on their minor child, with results provided to the parent and treated as confidential medical records

Enumerates specific exceptions to parental health care decision-making rights, including when a parent is under investigation for a crime against the child, when a child is in out-of-home placement, when minors are authorized by law to consent for themselves, and when a court order provides otherwise

Clarifies that health care practitioners and facilities may not provide services or perform medical procedures on minors without written parental consent, except in cases of emergency medical care, emergency behavioral health care (such as Baker Act or Marchman Act situations), or court order, effective July 1, 2025