Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Mobile Surgical Facilities
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SB 250 — Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Mobile Surgical Facilities
Last action — Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
62 added · 29 removed62 line(s) added, 29 removed.
Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 250 By Senatorthe SteubeCommittee 23-00004-18on 2018250__Health APolicy; bill to be entitled An act relating to ambulatory surgical centers and mobile surgical facilities;
and Senator Steube 588-01807-18 2018250c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to ambulatory surgical centers and mobile surgical facilities;
amending s.
395.1055, F.S.;
requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to adopt rules that establish requirements for practitioners and facilities related to the delivery of surgical care to children in ambulatory surgical centers, in accordance with specified standards;
requiring that the rules establish minimum standards for certain pediatric patient care practices;
specifying that ambulatory surgical centers may only provide certain procedures if authorized by agency rule;
819 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
1021 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 395.002, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
Section 2. This2. Present actsubsections shall(3) takethrough effect(10) Julyof 1,section 2018.395.1055, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4) through (11), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
395.1055 Rules and enforcement.— (3)(a) The agency, in consultation with the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, shall adopt rules that establish requirements for practitioners and facilities to ensure the safe and effective delivery of surgical care to children in ambulatory surgical centers.
The rules must be consistent with the American College of Surgeons’ standards document entitled “Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgical Care” and must establish minimum standards for pediatric patient care treatment practices, including at least all of the following:
surgical risk assessment;
anesthetic care;
resuscitation;
transfer agreements;
and training and certification requirements for pediatric health care providers.
(b) Ambulatory surgical centers may provide operative procedures that require a length of stay past midnight on the day of surgery on children younger than 18 years of age only if the agency authorizes the performance of such procedures by rule.
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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Action History
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Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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CS by Health Policy read 1st time
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Introduced
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Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/05/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
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Filed
Sponsors
- Steube · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Steube
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Hukill | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Not Voting |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Young, RaShon | Democrat | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 250?
- SB 250 is sponsored by Steube.
- What is the current status of SB 250?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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