SB 362 — Pediatric Cardiac Care

Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 362 By Senatorthe HarrellCommittee 25-00635-21on 2021362__Health APolicy; bill to be entitled An act relating to pediatric cardiac care;

and Senator Harrell 588-02183-21 2021362c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to pediatric cardiac care;

requiring the panel’s chair and vice chair, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, to develop panel meeting agendas;

requiring a certain annual report composed and submitted by the panel to be signed by the panel’s chair and vice chair;

authorizing the Secretary for Health Care Administration to accept or modify the panel’s recommendations and requiring enforcement of the agency’s standards accordingly;

2837 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

3039 Section 1. Paragraphs (b), (d), (f), and (g) of subsection (10), paragraph (c) of subsection (13), paragraph (c) of subsection (14), and subsection (15) of section 395.1055, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraphs (e) and (f) are added to subsection (14) of that section, to read:

(b) Voting members of the panel shall include:include the following individuals appointed in the following manner:

1. Three 3 at-large members, and three 3 alternate at-large membersmembers, each with different program affiliations, including one 1 cardiologist who is board-certified board certified in caring for adults with congenital heart disease and two 2 board certified pediatric cardiologists, none neither of whom may be employed by any of the hospitals specified in subparagraphssubparagraph 1.2.

10.subparagraphs 1.-10.

or their affiliates,affiliates each of whomthose ishospitals, appointed by the Secretary of Health Care Administration, and 10 members, and an alternate for each member, one each of whom is a pediatric cardiologist and one of whom is or a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon, each appointed by the chiefSecretary executive officer of theHealth followingCare hospitals:Administration.

1. Johns2. One Hopkinsmember, Alland Children’s10 Hospitalmembers, inand St.one an alternate for each member, from each of the following hospitals, each of whom is a pediatric cardiologist or a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon, each appointed by the chief executive officer of their respective hospital the following hospitals:

a.1. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St.

2. Arnoldb.2. Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando.

3. Joec.3. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood.

4. Nicklausd.4. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami.

5. St.e.5. St.

6. Universityf.6. University of Florida Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

7. Universityg.7. University of Miami Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami.

8. Wolfsonh.8. Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville.

9. Floridai.9. Florida Hospital for Children in Orlando.

10. Nemoursj.10. Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando.

653. For Appointmentseach mademember and corresponding alternate member appointed under subparagraphssubparagraph 1.-10.2., one must be a pediatric cardiologist and the other must be a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon.

Appointments made under subparagraph 2.

subparagraphs 1.-10.

A member appointed under subparagraphssubparagraph 1.-10.2.

subparagraphs 1.-10.

The chair and vice chair of the panel, in consultation with the agency, shall develop the agendas for panel meetings.

(f) Beginning on January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the panel shall compose a report signed by the chair and vice chair of the panel and submit the a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of Health Care Administration, and the State Surgeon General.

The report must summarize the panel’s activities during the preceding fiscal year and include data and performance measures on surgical morbidity and mortality for all pediatric cardiac programs.

The Secretary of Health Care Administration may accept or modify the panel’s recommendations and shall enforce compliance with the agency’s standards accordingly.