FL S0606

Requires the Florida Department of Health to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices for distribution to new parents and caregivers

Educational materials must cover increased drowning risks for infants and toddlers in bathtubs, pools, and other water sources, including available statistics on such incidents

Materials must emphasize constant supervision of children around water and the benefits of early childhood swimming lessons and water competency programs

Hospitals, birth centers, home birth providers, and childbirth educators must provide the drowning prevention materials as part of postpartum or childbirth education

Takes effect July 1, 2026