Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 890 — Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots

Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1421 (Ch. 2025-211)

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots; Citing this act as the "Emily Adkins Family Protection Act"; requiring hospitals with emergency departments and ambulatory surgical centers to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training for the rendering of appropriate medical attention for persons at risk of forming venous thromboembolisms; requiring the Department of Health to contract with a private entity to establish a statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to the state; revising requirements for certain annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants employed by nursing home facilities, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 By the Committee on Fiscal Policy;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 890 By the Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services;
the Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services;
and Senators Yarborough, Berman, Gruters, and Rouson 603-03585-25 2025890c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to improving screening for and treatment of blood clots;
and Senators Yarborough, Berman, Gruters, and Rouson 594-03829-25 2025890c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to improving screening for and treatment of blood clots;
requiring the Department of Health to contract with a private entity to establish a statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to the state;
requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to contract with a private entity to establish a statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to the state;
requiring hospitals with an emergency department, beginning on a date certain, to report certain information regularly to the statewide venous thromboembolism registry;
requiring hospitals with an emergency department and ambulatory surgical centers, beginning on a date certain, to regularly report certain information to the statewide venous thromboembolism registry;
requiring the department to require the private entity to use a nationally recognized platform to collect certain data;
requiring the agency to require the private entity to use a nationally recognized platform to collect certain data;
requiring the private entity to provide regular reports to the department on such data;
requiring the private entity to provide regular reports to the agency on such data;
requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, by a date certain, to provide to the Governor and the Legislature a specified report;
requiring the agency, by a date certain, to provide to the Governor and the Legislature a specified report;
revising requirements for certain annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants Page 1 of 10 CODING:
revising requirements for certain annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants employed by nursing home Page 1 of 9 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 employed by nursing home facilities;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 890 603-03585-25 2025890c1 facilities;
429.55, F.S.;
429.41, F.S.;
providing legislative findings;
revising minimum standards for the care of residents in assisted living facilities;
defining terms;
amending s.
requiring assisted living facilities to provide a consumer information pamphlet containing specified information to residents;
429.52, F.S.;
revising requirements for the core competency test for administrators of assisted living facilities;
395.1012 Patient safety.— (5) Each hospital with an emergency department and each Page 2 of 10 CODING:
395.1012 Patient safety.— (5) Each hospital with an emergency department and each Page 2 of 9 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 ambulatory surgical center shall:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 890 603-03585-25 2025890c1 ambulatory surgical center must:
For purposes of this subsection, the term “nonphysician personnel” means all personnel of the licensed facility working in clinical areas and providing patient care, except those persons licensed as health care practitioners.
For purposes of this subsection, “nonphysician personnel” means all personnel of the licensed facility working in clinical areas and providing patient care, except those persons licensed as health care practitioners.
395.3042 Statewide venous thromboembolism registry.— (1)(a) The department shall contract with a private entity, that meets all of the conditions of paragraph (b), to establish and maintain, at no cost to the state, a statewide venous thromboembolism registry to ensure that the performance measures required to be submitted under subsection (2) are maintained and available for use to improve or modify the venous thromboembolism care system, ensure compliance with nationally recognized guidelines, and monitor venous thromboembolism patient outcomes.
395.3042 Statewide venous thromboembolism registry.— (1)(a) The agency shall contract with a private entity, that meets all of the conditions of paragraph (b), to establish and maintain, at no cost to the state, a statewide venous thromboembolism registry to ensure that the performance measures required to be submitted under subsection (2) are maintained and available for use to improve or modify the venous thromboembolism care system, ensure compliance with nationally recognized guidelines, and monitor venous thromboembolism patient outcomes.
Be a not-for-profit corporation qualified as tax-exempt Page 3 of 10 CODING:
Be a not-for-profit corporation qualified as tax-exempt Page 3 of 9 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 under s.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 890 603-03585-25 2025890c1 under s.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2026, each hospital with an emergency department shall regularly report to the statewide venous thromboembolism registry information containing nationally recognized venous thromboembolism measures and data on the incidence and prevalence of venous thromboembolisms.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2026, each hospital with an emergency department and each ambulatory surgical center shall regularly report to the statewide venous thromboembolism registry information containing nationally recognized venous thromboembolism measures and data on the incidence and prevalence of venous thromboembolisms.
(h) The treatment that was recommended for the venous Page 4 of 10 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 thromboembolism.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 890 603-03585-25 2025890c1 (h) The treatment that was recommended for the venous thromboembolism.
(3) The department shall require the contracted private entity to use a nationally recognized platform to collect data from each hospital with an emergency department on the performance measures required under subsection (2).
(3) The agency shall require the contracted private entity to use a nationally recognized platform to collect data from each hospital with an emergency department and each ambulatory surgical center on the performance measures required under subsection (2).
The contracted private entity shall provide to the department regular reports on the data collected.
The contracted private entity shall provide regular reports to the agency on the data collected.
(4) By June 1, 2026, the agency shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a detailed report on the incidence of venous thromboembolism using inpatient and outpatient data for services provided between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
(4) By March 1, 2026, the agency must submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a detailed report on the incidence of venous thromboembolism using inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory surgical center data for services provided between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025.
The report must provide analyses of all of the following:
The report shall provide analyses of all of the following:
(5) The contracted private entity operating the registry may only use or publish information from the registry for the purposes of advancing medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality.
(5) The contracted private entity operating the registry may only use or publish information from the registry for the Page 5 of 9 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 Section 5.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 890 603-03585-25 2025890c1 purposes of advancing medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality.
Section 5.
For direct care staff, recognizing signs and symptoms of venous thromboembolism and techniques for providing an emergency response;
Recognizing signs and symptoms of venous thromboembolism and techniques for providing an emergency response;
and (c) Address areas of weakness as determined in nursing assistant performance reviews and may address the special needs of residents as determined by the nursing home facility staff.
and (c) Address areas of weakness as determined in nursing assistant performance reviews and may address the special needs Page 6 of 9 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 Costs associated with this training may not be reimbursed from additional Medicaid funding through interim rate adjustments.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 890 603-03585-25 2025890c1 of residents as determined by the nursing home facility staff.
Costs associated with this training may not be reimbursed from additional Medicaid funding through interim rate adjustments.
Complete an additional 34-hour training course approved by the Board of Nursing in medication administration and associated tasks, including, but not limited to, blood glucose level checks, dialing oxygen flow meters to prescribed settings, and assisting with continuous positive airway pressure devices, and identifying signs and symptoms of venous thromboembolism and how to assist with a response protocol;
Complete an additional 34-hour training course approved by the Board of Nursing in medication administration and associated tasks, including, but not limited to, blood glucose level checks, dialing oxygen flow meters to prescribed settings, and assisting with continuous positive airway pressure devices, and identification of signs and symptoms of venous thromboembolism and how to assist with a response protocol;
Section 429.55, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 429.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
429.55 Consumer information website.— (1) CONSUMER INFORMATION WEBSITE.—The Legislature finds Page 7 of 10 CODING:
429.41 Rules establishing standards.— Page 7 of 9 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 that consumers need additional information on the quality of care and service in assisted living facilities in order to select the best facility for themselves or their loved ones.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 890 603-03585-25 2025890c1 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that rules published and enforced pursuant to this section shall include criteria by which a reasonable and consistent quality of resident care and quality of life may be ensured and the results of such resident care may be demonstrated.
Therefore, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall create content that is easily accessible through the home page of the agency’s website either directly or indirectly through links to one or more other established websites of the agency’s choosing.
Such rules shall also promote a safe and sanitary environment that is residential and noninstitutional in design or nature and may allow for technological advances in the provision of care, safety, and security, including the use of devices, equipment, and other security measures related to wander management, emergency response, staff risk management, and the general safety and security of residents, staff, and the facility.
The website must be searchable by facility name, license type, city, or zip code.
It is further intended that reasonable efforts be made to accommodate the needs and preferences of residents to enhance the quality of life in a facility.
By November 1, 2015, the agency shall include all content in its possession on the website and add content when received from facilities.
The agency, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Health, shall adopt rules to administer this part, which must include reasonable and fair minimum standards in relation to:
At a minimum, the content must include:
(g) The care of residents provided by the facility, which must include:
(a)(1) Information on each licensed assisted living facility, including, but not limited to:
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1.(a) The name and address of the facility.
The supervision of residents;
2.(b) The name of the owner or operator of the facility.
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3.(c) The number and type of licensed beds in the facility.
The provision of personal services;
4.(d) The types of licenses held by the facility.
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5.(e) The facility’s license expiration date and status.
The provision of, or arrangement for, social and leisure activities;
6.(f) The total number of clients that the facility is licensed to serve and the most recently available occupancy levels.
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7.(g) The number of private and semiprivate rooms offered.
The assistance in making arrangements for appointments and transportation to appropriate medical, dental, nursing, or mental health services, as needed by residents;
8.(h) The bed-hold policy.
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9.(i) The religious affiliation, if any, of the assisted living facility.
The management of medication stored within the facility and as needed by residents;
10.(j) The languages spoken by the staff.
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11.(k) Availability of nurses.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 limited to, Medicaid, Medicaid long-term managed care, private insurance, health maintenance organization, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, CHAMPUS program, or workers’ compensation coverage.
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13.(m) Indication if the licensee is operating under bankruptcy protection.
The dietary needs of residents;
14.(n) Recreational and other programs available.
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15.(o) Special care units or programs offered.
Resident records;
16.(p) Whether the facility is a part of a retirement community that offers other services pursuant to this part or part III of this chapter, part II or part III of chapter 400, or chapter 651.
and 8.
17.(q) Links to the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program website and the program’s statewide toll-free telephone number.
Internal risk management and quality assurance;
18.(r) Links to the websites of the providers.
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19.(s) Other relevant information that the agency currently collects.
Identification of residents who are at risk for developing venous thromboembolism and the treating facility’s response protocols to help ensure access to timely treatment.
(b)(2) Survey and violation information for the facility, including a list of the facility’s violations committed during the previous 60 months, which on July 1, 2015, may include violations committed on or after July 1, 2010.
The list shall be updated monthly and include for each violation:
1.(a) A summary of the violation, including all licensure, revisit, and complaint survey information, presented in a manner understandable by the general public.
2.(b) Any sanctions imposed by final order.
3.(c) The date the corrective action was confirmed by the agency.
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words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 890 594-03829-25 2025890c2 file.
(2) VTE CONSUMER INFORMATION.— (a) The Legislature finds that many PEs are preventable and that information about the prevalence of the disease could save lives.
(b) The term “pulmonary embolism (PE)” means a condition in which part of the clot breaks off and travels to the lungs, possibly causing death.
(c) The term “venous thromboembolism (VTE)” means deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is a blood clot located in a deep vein, usually in the leg or arm.
The term can be used to refer to DVT, pulmonary embolism, or both.
(d) Assisted living facilities must provide a consumer information pamphlet to residents upon admission.
The pamphlet must contain information about VTE, risk factors, and how residents can recognize the signs and symptoms of VTE.
The agency may adopt rules to administer this section.
Paragraph (h) is added to subsection (3) of section 429.52, Florida Statutes, to read:
429.52 Staff training and educational requirements.— (3) The agency, in conjunction with providers, shall develop core training requirements for administrators consisting of core training learning objectives, a competency test, and a minimum required score to indicate successful passage of the core competency test.
The required core competency test must cover at least the following topics:
(h) Identification of and responding to residents at high risk of developing venous thromboembolism.
Section 8.
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1421 (Ch. 2025-211)

  2. Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1421

  3. Read 2nd time

  4. CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time

  5. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25

  6. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  7. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  8. CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

  9. CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time

  10. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  11. Now in Fiscal Policy

  12. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  13. CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 1

  14. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  15. Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

  16. Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  17. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  18. Introduced

  19. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

  20. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (3)

  • Yarborough, Clay Republican
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  • Fiscal Policy

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (158)

158 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Republican 13000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2100
Republican 7000
Total 9100
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Nay
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 7000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 890 do?
Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots; Citing this act as the "Emily Adkins Family Protection Act"; requiring hospitals with emergency departments and ambulatory surgical centers to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training for the rendering of appropriate medical attention for persons at risk of forming venous thromboembolisms; requiring the Department of Health to contract with a private entity to establish a statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to the state; revising requirements for certain annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants employed by nursing home facilities, etc.
Who sponsors SB 890?
SB 890 is sponsored by Rouson, Darryl Ervin (Democrat), Gruters, Joe (Republican), Berman, Lori (Democrat), Yarborough, Clay (Republican), Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, and Fiscal Policy.
What is the current status of SB 890?
This bill died with 2025 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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