Bill Text: FL S0408 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Licensure of Cardiovascular Programs

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-07 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 283 [S0408 Detail]

Download: Florida-2018-S0408-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2018                                     SB 408
       
       
        
       By Senator Flores
       
       
       
       
       
       39-00427-18                                            2018408__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to licensure of cardiovascular
    3         programs; amending s. 408.0361, F.S.; establishing
    4         additional criteria that must be included by the
    5         Agency for Health Care Administration in rules
    6         relating to adult cardiovascular services at hospitals
    7         seeking licensure for a Level I program; providing an
    8         effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
   13  408.0361, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         408.0361 Cardiovascular services and burn unit licensure.—
   15         (3) In establishing rules for adult cardiovascular
   16  services, the agency shall include provisions that allow for:
   17         (b) For a hospital seeking a Level I program, demonstration
   18  that, for the most recent 12-month period as reported to the
   19  agency, it has provided a minimum of 300 adult inpatient and
   20  outpatient diagnostic cardiac catheterizations or, for the most
   21  recent 12-month period, has discharged or transferred at least
   22  300 patients inpatients with the principal diagnosis of ischemic
   23  heart disease and that it has a formalized, written transfer
   24  agreement with a hospital that has a Level II program, including
   25  written transport protocols to ensure safe and efficient
   26  transfer of a patient within 60 minutes. However, a hospital
   27  located more than 100 road miles from the closest Level II adult
   28  cardiovascular services program:
   29         1. May demonstrate that, for the most recent 12-month
   30  period as reported to the agency, it has provided a minimum of
   31  100 adult inpatient and outpatient diagnostic cardiac
   32  catheterizations, or for the most recent 12-month period has
   33  discharged or transferred at least 300 patients with the
   34  principal diagnosis of ischemic heart disease.
   35         2. Does not need to meet the 60-minute transfer time
   36  protocol if the hospital demonstrates that it has a formalized,
   37  written transfer agreement with a hospital that has a Level II
   38  program. The agreement must include written transport protocols
   39  to ensure the safe and efficient transfer of a patient, taking
   40  into consideration the patient’s clinical and physical
   41  characteristics, road and weather conditions, and viability of
   42  ground and air ambulance service to transfer the patient.
   43         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.