Bill Text: FL S1254 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Cardiac Screening for Newborns

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-03-14 - Died in Health Policy [S1254 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-S1254-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2022                                    SB 1254
       
       
        
       By Senator Gruters
       
       
       
       
       
       23-01104-22                                           20221254__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to cardiac screening for newborns;
    3         amending s. 383.318, F.S.; revising components that
    4         are included in the postpartum evaluation and follow
    5         up care birth centers are required to provide to
    6         include a cardiac screening of the newborn; creating
    7         s. 383.334, F.S.; requiring attending health care
    8         providers at home births to provide or coordinate the
    9         referral for a newborn cardiovascular screening;
   10         requiring the newborn’s primary care provider to
   11         provide or coordinate the referral for the screening
   12         if a health care provider does not attend the home
   13         birth; amending s. 395.1053, F.S.; requiring hospitals
   14         that provide birthing services to provide a postpartum
   15         evaluation that includes the cardiovascular screening
   16         of each newborn; providing an effective date.
   17          
   18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   20         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 383.318, Florida
   21  Statutes, is amended to read:
   22         383.318 Postpartum care for birth center clients and
   23  infants.—
   24         (3) The birth center shall provide a postpartum evaluation
   25  and follow-up followup care that includes all of the following:
   26         (a) Physical examination of the infant.
   27         (b) Cardiovascular screening of the newborn.
   28         (c) Metabolic screening tests required by s. 383.14.
   29         (d)(c) Referral to sources for pediatric care.
   30         (e)(d) Maternal postpartum assessment that incorporates
   31  mental health screening.
   32         (f)(e) Information on postpartum depression and the
   33  telephone number of the Family Health Line operated pursuant to
   34  s. 383.011.
   35         (g)(f) Instruction in child care, including immunization,
   36  breastfeeding, safe sleep practices, and possible causes of
   37  Sudden Unexpected Infant Death.
   38         (h)(g) Family planning services.
   39         (i)(h) Referral to secondary or tertiary care, as
   40  indicated.
   41         Section 2. Section 383.334, Florida Statutes, is created to
   42  read:
   43         383.334 Newborn cardiovascular screenings for home births.
   44  For home births, the health care provider in attendance is
   45  responsible for providing, or for coordinating the referral for,
   46  a cardiovascular screening of each newborn. If a home birth is
   47  not attended by a health care provider, the newborn’s primary
   48  health care provider must provide the cardiovascular screening
   49  or coordinate the referral for the screening.
   50         Section 3. Section 395.1053, Florida Statutes, is amended
   51  to read:
   52         395.1053 Postpartum care and education.—A hospital that
   53  provides birthing services shall:
   54         (1) Provide a postpartum evaluation that includes the
   55  cardiovascular screening of each newborn.
   56         (2) Incorporate information on safe sleep practices and the
   57  possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death into the
   58  hospital’s postpartum instruction on the care of newborns and
   59  provide to each parent the informational pamphlet on infant and
   60  childhood eye and vision disorders created by the department
   61  pursuant to s. 383.14(3)(i).
   62         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.