Bill > H0471

This bill repeals existing provisions in Florida law that dealt with practice parameters, which are guidelines for how physicians should perform certain procedures like caesarean section deliveries in hospitals, and instead creates a new requirement for hospitals. Specifically, hospitals that plan to close their obstetrical department or stop offering obstetrical services must now notify any physicians who have privileges to practice obstetrics at that hospital at least 120 days in advance of the closure or cessation of services.