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Introduced
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
In Committee
02/17/2022
02/17/2022
Crossed Over
03/04/2022
03/04/2022
Passed
03/04/2022
03/04/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/15/2022
04/15/2022
Introduced Session
2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to reducing fetal and infant mortality; amending s. 381.84, F.S.; revising the purpose and requirements for the Comprehensive Statewide Tobacco Education and Use Prevention Program; revising a provision relating to a certain report to conform to changes made by the act; creating s. 383.21625, F.S.; providing a definition; requiring the Department of Health to contract with local healthy start coalitions for the creation of fetal and infant mortality review committees in all regions of the state; providing requirements for such committees; requiring local healthy start coalitions to report the findings and recommendations developed by the committees to the department annually; requiring the department to compile such findings and recommendations in a report and submit such report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date and annually; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 390.011, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; amending s. 390.0111, F.S.; prohibiting a physician from performing a termination of pregnancy if the physician determines the gestational age of a fetus is more than a specified number of weeks; providing an exception; amending s. 390.0112, F.S.; hb0005-02-er ENROLLED 2022 Legislature revising a requirement that the directors of certain medical facilities submit a monthly report to the Agency for Health Care Administration; requiring certain physicians to submit such report to the agency; requiring the report to be submitted electronically on a form adopted by the agency, the Board of Medicine, and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine; requiring the report to include certain additional information; removing obsolete language; creating s. 395.1054, F.S.; requiring that certain hospitals participate in a minimum number of quality improvement initiatives developed in collaboration with the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative within the University of South Florida College of Public Health; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill aims to reduce fetal and infant mortality in Florida. It makes the following key changes:
1. Expands the purpose and requirements of the Comprehensive Statewide Tobacco Education and Use Prevention Program to focus on reducing tobacco use among pregnant women and women who may become pregnant, in addition to youth.
2. Requires the Department of Health to contract with local healthy start coalitions to establish fetal and infant mortality review committees in all regions of the state. These committees will review data, develop recommendations, and report their findings annually to the Department.
3. Adds new definitions related to abortion, including "fatal fetal abnormality" and "medical abortion." It prohibits physicians from performing abortions after 15 weeks of gestation, except in certain circumstances such as to save the mother's life or in cases of fatal fetal abnormality.
4. Revises reporting requirements for termination of pregnancy procedures, including requiring reports from physicians who perform abortions outside of medical facilities.
5. Requires hospitals that provide birthing services to participate in at least two quality improvement initiatives developed with the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative.
The bill also provides $1.6 million in recurring funds to the Department of Health to establish the fetal and infant mortality review committees.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (40)
Erin Grall (R)*,
Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R)*,
Alex Andrade (R),
Bryan Ávila (R),
Webster Barnaby (R),
Melony Bell (R),
Mike Beltran (R),
David Borrero (R),
Chuck Brannan (R),
James Buchanan (R),
Cord Byrd (R),
Nick DiCeglie (R),
Brad Drake (R),
Tom Fabricio (R),
Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R),
Randy Fine (R),
Jason Fischer (R),
Mike Giallombardo (R),
Tommy Gregory (R),
Joseph Harding (R),
Blaise Ingoglia (R),
Christopher Latvala (R),
Randy Maggard (R),
Patt Maney (R),
Ralph Massullo (R),
Stan McClain (R),
Toby Overdorf (R),
Bobby Payne (R),
Scott Plakon (R),
Spencer Roach (R),
Will Robinson (R),
Bob Rommel (R),
Rick Roth (R),
Michelle Salzman (R),
Jason Shoaf (R),
Tyler Sirois (R),
John Snyder (R),
Jackeline Toledo (R),
Keith Truenow (R),
Clay Yarborough (R),
Other Sponsors (1)
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (H)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2022-69 (on 04/15/2022)
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