HB 355: Health Care Patient Protection
GENERAL BILL by Oliver
Health Care Patient Protection; Requires hospital emergency departments to develop & implement policies & procedures, conduct training, record weights in certain manner, designate pediatric emergency care coordinator, & conduct specified assessments; authorizes hospital with emergency department to conduct National Pediatric Readiness Project's Open Assessment under certain conditions; requires agency to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, and, in consultation with Florida Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Program, establish minimum standards for pediatric patient care in hospital emergency departments; requires agency to collect & publish results of specified assessments submitted by hospitals by specified dates; provides requirements for collection & publication of such assessment scores.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/5/2025 House • Filed
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HB 355, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/5/2025 at 3:14 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 68 Health Care Patient Protection Harrell Similar Last Action: 10/6/2025 S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 395.1012 Patient safety. Page 2 (pdf) 395.1055 Rules and enforcement. Page 3 (pdf) 408.05 Florida Center for Health Information and Transparency. Page 5 (pdf)