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FL S1588
Bill
AI Summary
- Eliminates the State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council, a 13-member body that assisted the Florida Center for Health Information and Transparency with health data collection and coordination
- Defines "memory care services" as specialized care for residents with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other memory disorders, and establishes minimum standards of operation for facilities advertising such services, effective January 1, 2026
- Requires memory care facilities to maintain at least one awake staff member at all times who is trained per assisted living facility requirements and certified in first aid and CPR; staff administering medication cannot count as the sole staff member during that task
- Requires memory care resident contracts to specify all memory care services provided and any costs exceeding standard room and board, and mandates physician notification within 30 days when a resident's dementia or memory disorder condition worsens
- Repeals existing section 429.178 (special care for Alzheimer's patients) effective January 1, 2026, and removes the Agency for Health Care Administration's rulemaking authority and advisory panel related to bone marrow transplant procedure coverage under section 627.4236
Legislative Description
Agency for Health Care Administration
Last Action
Died in Health Policy
6/16/2025
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