Bill > H0733

Introduced Session

An act relating to the Department of Health; amending s. 381.4019, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "dental health professional shortage area"; defining the term "low-income"; deleting the definition of the term "medically underserved area"; revising eligibility requirements for dentists and dental hygienists participating in the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program; amending s. 381.986, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "low-THC cannabis"; revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; deleting obsolete language; creating s. 381.994, F.S.; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the Department of Health; providing purpose of the program; requiring, subject to appropriation, the program to award certain grants; providing requirements for grant applications; requiring the Rare Disease Advisory Council and the peer review panels to establish and follow specified guidelines; prohibiting members of the council and panels from participating in certain discussions and decisions under certain circumstances; authorizing certain appropriation funds to be carried forward under hb733 -02-e1certain circumstances; amending s. 383.14, F.S.; beginning on a specified date, subject to appropriation, requiring the department require newborns be screened for infantile Krabbe disease; requiring the Department of Health to create a pamphlet; providing instruction on the contents that must be included in the pamphlet; amending s. 391.308, F.S.; revising duties of the department in administering the Early Steps Program; revising provisions related to transitioning children from the Early Steps Program to school district programs; amending s. 391.3081, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the Early Steps Extended Option to conform to changes made by the act; amending s. 395.4025, F.S.; requiring the department to designate certain facilities as pediatric trauma centers; amending s. 456.074, F.S.; requiring the department to issue an emergency order suspending the license of a health care practitioner arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit murder in this state or another jurisdiction; amending s. 464.0156, F.S.; authorizing a registered nurse to delegate the administration of certain controlled substances to a home health aide for medically fragile children under certain circumstances; amending s. hb733 -02-e1466.023, F.S.; allowing dental hygienists to use certain tools under the direct supervision of a dentist; amending s. 480.034, F.S.; exempting licensed cosmetologists from certain registration requirements; defining the term "aesthetic body contouring services"; amending s. 491.005, F.S.; revising the deadline for program accreditation; amending s. 741.21, F.S.; prohibiting marriage between certain related individuals; amending s. 766.1115, F.S.; revising the definition of "health care provider" or "provider" to include certain students; amending s. 1004.551, F.S.; revising requirements for the micro- credential component of specialized training provided by the University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment; amending s. 381.986, F.S.; extending the exemption of certain rules pertaining to the medical use of marijuana from certain rulemaking requirements; amending ch. 2017-232, Laws of Florida; exempting certain rules pertaining to medical marijuana adopted to replace emergency rules from specified rulemaking requirements; providing for the future expiration and reversion of specified statutory text; providing an effective date.

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Anne Gerwig (R)*, 

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Received (on 03/04/2026)

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