HB 1207: Ambulatory Surgical Centers
GENERAL BILL by Oliver
Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Specifies requirements for issuance, denial, suspension, & revocation of ambulatory surgical center licenses; requires AHCA to make or cause to be made specified inspections of licensed facilities; requires each licensed facility to maintain & provide upon request records of all inspection reports pertaining to that facility; requires that specified provisions govern the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, & demolition of licensed facilities; prohibits any person from paying or receiving commission, bonus, kickback, or rebate or engaging in any split-fee arrangement for referring patient to licensed facility; prohibits licensed facility from denying, for specified reason, applications of certain licensed health care practitioners for staff membership & clinical privileges; requires licensed facilities to provide for peer review of certain physicians & develop procedures to conduct such reviews; requires licensed facilities to establish internal risk management program; requires specified reporting; requires agency to adopt specified rules relating to minimum standards for licensed facilities; requires licensed facility to provide timely & accurate financial information & quality of service measures to certain individuals; requires licensed facilities to make certain health-related data available on its website; prohibits certain collection actions by licensed facility; requires licensed facility to furnish, in timely manner, true & correct copy of all patient records to certain persons.
Last Action: 1/16/2026 House - Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2026 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/15/2026 | House |
• Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee |
| 1/16/2026 | House |
• Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1156 | Ambulatory Surgical Centers | Trumbull | Similar | Last Action: 1/21/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building |
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| S 1596 | Medical Malpractice Liability Coverage | Rouson | Compare | Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced |
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| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
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| 39.304 | Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 95.11 | Limitations other than for the recovery of real property. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 222.26 | Additional exemptions from legal process concerning medical debt. | Page 77 (pdf) |
| 381.00316 | Discrimination by governmental and business entities based on health care choices; prohibition. | Page 77 (pdf) |
| 381.0035 | Educational course on HIV and AIDS; employees and clients of certain health care facilities. | Page 78 (pdf) |
| 381.026 | Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. | Page 79 (pdf) |
| 381.028 | Adverse medical incidents. | Page 83 (pdf) |
| 381.915 | Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program. | Page 84 (pdf) |
| 383.145 | Newborn, infant, and toddler hearing screening. | Page 86 (pdf) |
| 385.202 | Statewide cancer registry. | Page 87 (pdf) |
| 385.211 | Refractory and intractable epilepsy treatment and research at recognized medical centers. | Page 87 (pdf) |
| 390.011 | Definitions. | Page 88 (pdf) |
| 390.025 | Abortion referral or counseling agencies; penalties. | Page 88 (pdf) |
| 394.4787 | Definitions; ss. 394.4786, 394.4787, 394.4788, and 394.4789. | Page 89 (pdf) |
| 395.001 | Legislative intent. | Page 89 (pdf) |
| 395.002 | Definitions. | Page 89 (pdf) |
| 395.003 | Licensure; denial, suspension, and revocation. | Page 91 (pdf) |
| 395.1055 | Rules and enforcement. | Page 92 (pdf) |
| 395.10973 | Powers and duties of the agency. | Page 93 (pdf) |
| 395.3025 | Patient and personnel records; copies; examination. | Page 94 (pdf) |
| 395.607 | Rural emergency hospitals. | Page 94 (pdf) |
| 395.701 | Annual assessments on net operating revenues for inpatient and outpatient services to fund public medical assistance; administrative fines for failure to pay assessments when due; exemption. | Page 94 (pdf) |
| 396.201 | Page 15 (pdf) | |
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| 396.203 | Page 18 (pdf) | |
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| 396.211 | Page 25 (pdf) | |
| 396.212 | Page 30 (pdf) | |
| 396.213 | Page 36 (pdf) | |
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| 396.219 | Page 57 (pdf) | |
| 396.221 | Page 59 (pdf) | |
| 396.222 | Page 59 (pdf) | |
| 396.223 | Page 67 (pdf) | |
| 396.224 | Page 69 (pdf) | |
| 396.225 | Page 70 (pdf) | |
| 400.518 | Prohibited referrals to home health agencies. | Page 95 (pdf) |
| 400.93 | Licensure required; exemptions; unlawful acts; penalties. | Page 95 (pdf) |
| 400.9905 | Definitions. | Page 96 (pdf) |
| 400.9935 | Clinic responsibilities. | Page 100 (pdf) |
| 401.272 | Emergency medical services community health care. | Page 101 (pdf) |
| 408.051 | Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act. | Page 102 (pdf) |
| 408.07 | Definitions. | Page 103 (pdf) |
| 408.802 | Applicability. | Page 103 (pdf) |
| 408.820 | Exemptions. | Page 103 (pdf) |
| 409.905 | Mandatory Medicaid services. | Page 103 (pdf) |
| 409.906 | Optional Medicaid services. | Page 105 (pdf) |
| 409.975 | Managed care plan accountability. | Page 106 (pdf) |
| 456.013 | Department; general licensing provisions. | Page 108 (pdf) |
| 456.0135 | General background screening provisions. | Page 109 (pdf) |
| 456.041 | Practitioner profile; creation. | Page 109 (pdf) |
| 456.053 | Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services. | Page 110 (pdf) |
| 456.056 | Treatment of Medicare beneficiaries; refusal, emergencies, consulting physicians. | Page 113 (pdf) |
| 456.0575 | Duty to notify patients. | Page 113 (pdf) |
| 456.072 | Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. | Page 115 (pdf) |
| 456.073 | Disciplinary proceedings. | Page 115 (pdf) |
| 458.3145 | Medical faculty certificate. | Page 116 (pdf) |
| 458.320 | Financial responsibility. | Page 117 (pdf) |
| 458.3265 | Pain-management clinics. | Page 119 (pdf) |
| 458.328 | Office surgeries. | Page 121 (pdf) |
| 458.347 | Physician assistants. | Page 122 (pdf) |
| 458.351 | Reports of adverse incidents in office practice settings. | Page 122 (pdf) |
| 459.0085 | Financial responsibility. | Page 123 (pdf) |
| 459.0137 | Pain-management clinics. | Page 125 (pdf) |
| 459.0138 | Office surgeries. | Page 128 (pdf) |
| 459.015 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department. | Page 128 (pdf) |
| 459.022 | Physician assistants. | Page 130 (pdf) |
| 459.026 | Reports of adverse incidents in office practice settings. | Page 131 (pdf) |
| 460.413 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by board or department. | Page 131 (pdf) |
| 460.4167 | Proprietorship by persons other than licensed chiropractic physicians. | Page 132 (pdf) |
| 461.013 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board; investigations by department. | Page 133 (pdf) |
| 464.012 | Licensure of advanced practice registered nurses; fees; controlled substance prescribing. | Page 133 (pdf) |
| 465.0125 | Consultant pharmacist license; application, renewal, fees; responsibilities; rules. | Page 134 (pdf) |
| 465.016 | Disciplinary actions. | Page 135 (pdf) |
| 466.028 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. | Page 136 (pdf) |
| 468.505 | Exemptions; exceptions. | Page 137 (pdf) |
| 486.021 | Definitions. | Page 137 (pdf) |
| 499.003 | Definitions of terms used in this part. | Page 138 (pdf) |
| 499.0295 | Experimental treatments for terminal conditions. | Page 138 (pdf) |
| 553.80 | Enforcement. | Page 139 (pdf) |
| 627.351 | Insurance risk apportionment plans. | Page 141 (pdf) |
| 627.357 | Medical malpractice self-insurance. | Page 143 (pdf) |
| 627.6056 | Coverage for ambulatory surgical center service. | Page 143 (pdf) |
| 627.6387 | Shared savings incentive program. | Page 144 (pdf) |
| 627.6405 | Decreasing inappropriate utilization of emergency care. | Page 144 (pdf) |
| 627.64194 | Coverage requirements for services provided by nonparticipating providers; payment collection limitations. | Page 145 (pdf) |
| 627.6616 | Coverage for ambulatory surgical center service. | Page 145 (pdf) |
| 627.6648 | Shared savings incentive program. | Page 145 (pdf) |
| 627.736 | Required personal injury protection benefits; exclusions; priority; claims. | Page 146 (pdf) |
| 627.912 | Professional liability claims and actions; reports by insurers and health care providers; annual report by office. | Page 151 (pdf) |
| 641.31076 | Shared savings incentive program. | Page 152 (pdf) |
| 765.101 | Definitions. | Page 152 (pdf) |
| 766.101 | Medical review committee, immunity from liability. | Page 152 (pdf) |
| 766.1016 | Patient safety data privilege. | Page 155 (pdf) |
| 766.106 | Notice before filing action for medical negligence; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review. | Page 156 (pdf) |
| 766.110 | Liability of health care facilities. | Page 157 (pdf) |
| 766.1115 | Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors. | Page 157 (pdf) |
| 766.118 | Determination of noneconomic damages. | Page 159 (pdf) |
| 766.202 | Definitions; ss. 766.201-766.212. | Page 161 (pdf) |
| 766.316 | Notice to obstetrical patients of participation in the plan. | Page 162 (pdf) |
| 790.338 | Medical privacy concerning firearms; prohibitions; penalties; exceptions. | Page 163 (pdf) |
| 812.014 | Theft. | Page 164 (pdf) |
| 893.05 | Practitioners and persons administering controlled substances in their absence. | Page 166 (pdf) |
| 893.13 | Prohibited acts; penalties. | Page 167 (pdf) |
| 945.6041 | Inmate medical services. | Page 168 (pdf) |
| 985.6441 | Health care services. | Page 169 (pdf) |
| 1001.42 | Powers and duties of district school board. | Page 171 (pdf) |
| 1012.965 | Payment of costs of civil action against employees. | Page 172 (pdf) |
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