Bill > S0966

This bill makes several changes to Florida law related to healthcare, including removing a monthly reporting requirement for laboratories, designating the Florida Hospital Sanford-Burnham Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes as a resource for diabetes research, and requiring the licensure of transitional living facilities, which are sites providing specialized healthcare services like rehabilitation and community reentry training for individuals with brain or spinal cord injuries. The bill also preempts the regulation of pharmacies and pharmacists, as well as pain-management clinics under certain circumstances, to the state, meaning that local governments cannot enact their own regulations in these areas. Additionally, it updates various licensing and operational standards for healthcare facilities, including hospitals, assisted living facilities, and home health agencies, often by recognizing accreditation from national organizations as meeting state requirements and by clarifying existing regulations.