FL H0587

Amends section 766.101, Florida Statutes, to revise the definition of "medical review committee" to explicitly include committees of the Department of Children and Families and managing entities conducting peer review, utilization review, or mortality review of treatment services under chapters 394, 397, and 916

Extends discovery protections to managing entities, making their investigations, proceedings, and records immune from discovery or introduction into evidence in civil or administrative actions

Clarifies that all medical review committees as defined in s. 766.101(1)(a) are exempt from public meeting requirements (s. 286.011) and public records requirements (s. 119.07(1)), with advisory reports to the department remaining confidential regardless of probable cause findings

Prohibits persons who served on medical review committees or investigated complaints from being required to testify in disciplinary proceedings about committee proceedings, findings, or recommendations

Effective date: October 1, 2026