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FL H0733

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Health & Human Services Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Revises the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program eligibility to include dentists and dental hygienists serving low-income patients in dental health professional shortage areas, and requires 25 hours of annual volunteer service in free clinics or pro bono programs

  • Creates the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the Department of Health to award competitive, peer-reviewed research grants to universities and research institutes for finding diagnostics, treatments, and cures

  • Requires newborn screening for infantile Krabbe disease beginning January 1, 2027, subject to appropriation, and mandates creation of an educational pamphlet on preterm infant nutrition for NICU parents

  • Authorizes registered nurses to delegate Schedule IV controlled substance administration to home health aides for emergency seizure treatment in medically fragile children, and allows dental hygienists to use dental diode lasers under direct dentist supervision with proper certification

  • Prohibits marriage between lineal descendants of grandparents (first cousins) effective July 1, 2026, requires emergency license suspension for health care practitioners arrested for murder, and designates specialty licensed children's hospitals as pediatric trauma centers based on American College of Surgeons verification

Legislative Description

Department of Health

Last Action

In Messages

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Health And Human Services2/5/2026
Health Care Budget Subcommittee1/29/2026
Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee12/16/2025

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