Florida 2026 Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

SB 788 — Health Care

Last action — Died in Health Policy

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Health Care; Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize certain agencies and organizations to access, use, and run reports in a specified database for certain purposes; authorizing assisted living facilities to retain certain licenses under certain circumstances; requiring referral agencies for assisted living facilities to disclose specified information to a consumer; providing requirements for contracts entered into between a referral agency and an assisted living facility; creating the Assisted Living Task Force adjunct to the agency for specified purposes, etc.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill updates licensing and operational regulations for assisted living facilities and establishes an Assisted Living Task Force.

  • 408.821

    The agency may authorize support agencies and organizations that assist the state as part of the Emergency Support Function 8 of the State Emergency Response Team to access, use, and run reports in the database when responding to declared emergencies.

    Allows certain agencies to access a specified database during emergencies.

  • 408.822

    The agency shall update the information published on its website monthly. → The agency shall continually analyze the results of the surveys and publish the results on its website in the form of aggregate data on a state or regional basis and in a manner sufficient to ensure that a licensed facility cannot be identified.

    Requires the agency to publish survey results in a way that protects facility identities.

  • 429.07

    However, if a facility is no longer staffed to provide these specialty services, it must notify the agency of such lapse in staffing immediately, and again once the facility is properly staffed to resume providing such specialty services.

    Mandates that assisted living facilities inform the agency if they lack necessary staffing.

  • 429.07

    The agency shall accept for review certain late submissions for application renewal; providing that late fees may still apply in such cases.

    Allows late submissions for application renewals for assisted living facilities with applicable late fees.

  • 429.212

    defining terms; requiring referral agencies for assisted living facilities to disclose specified information to a consumer;

    Establishes new requirements for referral agencies regarding consumer information disclosure.

  • 429.23

    requiring that an adverse incident report to the agency include specified information relating to the affected resident and the type of incident;

    Enhances requirements for reporting adverse incidents in assisted living facilities.

  • 429.256

    revising provisions relating to assistance with the self-administration of medication;

    Updates regulations related to medication self-administration assistance.

  • 429.26

    requiring a third party providing certain services or treatments to provide specified notes and reports to the assisted living facility within a specified timeframe;

    Imposes new reporting requirements on third parties providing services to assisted living facilities.

  • 429.41

    revising licensure inspection requirements;

    Changes the requirements for inspections of assisted living facility licenses.

  • 429.52

    revising training and education requirements for specified assisted living facility staff;

    Modifies training and education requirements for staff in assisted living facilities.

  • 429.55

    revising specified information that each assisted living facility must provide to the agency;

    Alters the reporting obligations of assisted living facilities to the agency.

  • 429.56

    creating the Assisted Living Task Force adjunct to the agency for specified purposes;

    Establishes a new task force to support assisted living facility oversight.

  • 429.56

    requiring the agency to provide administrative support to the task force;

    Mandates agency support for the newly created Assisted Living Task Force.

  • 429.56

    requiring the task force to submit interim status reports and a final report to the Governor and the Legislature by specified dates;

    Sets requirements for reporting on the work of the Assisted Living Task Force.

Action History

  1. Died in Health Policy

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules

  4. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 788 do?
Health Care; Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize certain agencies and organizations to access, use, and run reports in a specified database for certain purposes; authorizing assisted living facilities to retain certain licenses under certain circumstances; requiring referral agencies for assisted living facilities to disclose specified information to a consumer; providing requirements for contracts entered into between a referral agency and an assisted living facility; creating the Assisted Living Task Force adjunct to the agency for specified purposes, etc.
Who sponsors SB 788?
SB 788 is sponsored by Harrell, Gayle (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 788?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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