2020 Florida Legislative Session Week 3 Review Fraser Cobbe Executive Director

Agenda

• Overview of Session • Bill Movement this Week • Opportunities to Engage and Participate • Review Updated Tracking Sheet

Overview of Session

Status Check

• End of 3rd Week of Session • Budget focus ahead • Limited number of Committee Meetings left • Bills that have not started to move are in

jeopardy • Bill language that has not been heard in a single

committee cannot be amended into other bills • Scope of practice in play? • A lot will be revealed in the next 2 weeks

Bill Movement this Week

HB 1103 – Electronic Prescribing - Mariano • Passed final committee in the House • No movement in the Senate

• Mandate E-Prescribing in almost all

circumstances. • Eliminates most exemptions in current law. • Proposed amendment would allow written

scripts in charity situations. • Seems to be little interest in Senate

HB 7011 – K-12 Student Athletes - Massullo • Passed the Florida House unanimously • Passed First Committee in Senate • Requires defibrillators to be available for

organized athletic events and practices, • requires trained personnel to be present, • requires FHSAA to create guidelines for the

availability of cool tubs to address heat exposure

Keep Our Graduates Working

• SB 356 Hutson • HB 115 Duran • Passed Florida House this week. • Waiting action on the Floor of the Senate

• Protects physicians from having their license

suspended or revoked if they fall delinquent on student loans.

Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program • HB 177 Duran – Passed Florida House

Unanimously • SB 58 Harrell – one committee left

• Creates program to repurpose excess

medications for eligible patients.

Peer to Peer Support for First Responders • HB 573 by Casello and McClain – passed first

committee in House • SB 160 by Perry – previously passed 2

committees

• Would protect Peer to Peer coaching from being discoverable

Hospital, Health System & Provider Organization Acquisitions • HB 711 by Burton – passed second committee in

House. • SB 758 by Albritton – has not moved

• Requires notice to be given to the Florida

Attorney General 90 days prior to an acquisition or merger.

• Would not impact physician practices other than umbrella organizations, MSOs, etc.

Damages

• SB 1668 by Simmons – Passed first committee • HB 9 by Leek – Passed first committee

• Seeks to limit excessive charges for past and

future medical care in personal injury cases. • Debate is over what information to provide a

jury when determining damages ▫ Contracted rate vs. Usual & Customary Charges

Organ Transplant Technical Advisory Committee • SB 1516 by Harrell – Passed first committee this

week • HB 1187 by Latvala – has not been heard • Revises an Advisory Committee to provide input on

access to organ transplants, enhanced communication for recipients, and education for potential donors.

• Concerns are CON repeal and Federal standards that may force more organs to be shared with other states

Non-Discrimination in Organ Transplantation • SB 1556 by Bean – Passed its first committee

this week • HB 1179 by Fischer – Passed its first committee

this week

• Prohibits transplant centers from denying organ transplants to individuals with disabilities solely on the basis of their disability.

• Provides exemptions for medical necessity and inability to adhere to post-transplant protocols

Recovery Care Services

• HB 827 by Stevenson – passed 2nd Committee this week.

• No Senate Companion bill

• Bill provides licensure for Recovery Care Centers to provide limited care, post-surgical services for up to 72 hours.

Specialty Hospitals

• HB 6059 by Fitzenhagen – Passed 2nd Committee this week

• No Senate Companion Bill

• Eliminates the licensure prohibition for hospitals that have 65% or more of their DRGs dedicated to Orthopaedic, Cardiac, or Oncology.

Opportunities to Engage and Participate

From a Distance

• www.myfloridahouse.com • www.flsenate.com

• Resources ▫ Contact Information for all Legislators ▫ Bill Tracking ▫ Live Streams of Committee Meetings ▫ Archived Committee Recordings ▫ Recorded Votes

Get Your Hands Dirty

• Doctor of the Day Program • Delegation Visits to Tallahassee ▫ Jan 27-28, FL Orthopaedic Society & Bones

Society of Florida ▫ Feb 3-4, Dade County Medical Society ▫ Feb 10-11, Physicians Society of Central FL ▫ Florida Kidney Day was in November

• Individual Visits • Busiest Days – Tues, Wed, Thurs

Organizational Resources

• Weekly Webinars on Friday at 12 noon • Email Alerts • Websites will be updated with links

Review Updated Tracking Sheet

Thank you Fraser Cobbe fcobbe@cobbemanagement.com