Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1156: Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Specifying requirements for issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of ambulatory surgical center licenses; requiring each licensed facility to maintain and provide upon request records of all inspection reports pertaining to that facility; prohibiting any person from paying or receiving a commission, bonus, kickback, or rebate or engaging in any split-fee arrangement for referring a patient to a licensed facility; prohibiting a licensed facility from denying, for a specified reason, the applications of certain licensed health care practitioners for staff membership and clinical privileges; requiring licensed facilities to provide for peer review of certain physicians and develop procedures to conduct such reviews, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to ambulatory surgical centers; creating ch. 396, F.S., to be entitled "Ambulatory Surgical Centers"; creating s. 396.201, F.S.; providing legislative intent; creating s. 396.202, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 396.203, F.S.; specifying requirements for issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of ambulatory surgical center licenses; creating s. 396.204, F.S.; providing for application fees; creating s. 396.205, F.S.; providing for minimum standards for specified clinical and diagnostic results as a condition for issuance or renewal of a license…
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to ambulatory surgical centers; creating ch. 396, F.S., to be entitled "Ambulatory Surgical Centers"; creating s. 396.201, F.S.; providing legislative intent; creating s. 396.202, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 396.203, F.S.; specifying requirements for issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of ambulatory surgical center licenses; creating s. 396.204, F.S.; providing for application fees; creating s. 396.205, F.S.; providing for minimum standards for specified clinical and diagnostic results as a condition for issuance or renewal of a license; creating s. 396.206, F.S.; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to make or cause to be made specified inspections of licensed facilities; requiring the agency to accept surveys or inspections from certain accrediting organizations in lieu of its own periodic inspections, provided certain conditions are met; requiring the agency to develop and adopt by rule certain criteria; requiring an applicant or a licensee to pay certain fees at the time of inspection; requiring the agency to coordinate periodic inspections to minimize costs and disruption of services; creating s. 396.207, F.S.; requiring each licensed facility to maintain and provide upon request records of all inspection reports pertaining to that facility; providing that such reports be retained for a specified timeframe; prohibiting the distribution of specified records; requiring a licensed facility to provide a copy of its …