Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H355: Health Care Patient Protection
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to health care patient protection; amending s. 395.1012, F.S.; requiring hospital emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures, conduct training, record weights in a certain manner, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and conduct specified assessments; authorizing a hospital with an emergency department to conduct the National Pediatric Readiness Project's Open Assessment under certain conditions; amending s. 395.1055, F.S.…
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
An act relating to health care patient protection; amending s. 395.1012, F.S.; requiring hospital emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures, conduct training, record weights in a certain manner, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and conduct specified assessments; authorizing a hospital with an emergency department to conduct the National Pediatric Readiness Project's Open Assessment under certain conditions; amending s. 395.1055, F.S.; requiring the agency to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, and, in consultation with the Florida Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Program, establish minimum standards for pediatric patient care in hospital emergency departments; amending s. 408.05, F.S.; requiring the agency to collect and publish the results of specified assessments submitted by hospitals by specified dates; providing requirements for the collection and publication of such assessment scores; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: ENROLLED CS/HB 355 2026 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb355 -01-er Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES Section 1. Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section 395.1012, Florida Statutes, to read: 395.1012 Patient safety.— (6)(a) Each hospital with an emergency department must: 1. Develop and implement policies and procedures for pediatric patient care in the emergency department which reflect evidence-based best practices relating to, at a minimum: …
Sponsors
- Oliver, Vanessa (R, HD-076) · primary sponsor
- López, Johanna (D, HD-043)
- Valdés, Susan (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-105
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered enrolled
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 752
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 752
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 752
- : Substituted for CS/SB 68 -SJ 752
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Votes
- Senate: H 355 c1 (March 11, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: H 355 c1 (January 15, 2026): 109 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (December 11, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (December 11, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (December 2, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (December 2, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Fiscal Policy
Common questions
- What is H355?
- H355 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health Care Patient Protection.
- What does H355 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care patient protection; amending s. 395.1012, F.S.; requiring hospital emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures, conduct training, record weights in a certain manner, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and conduct specified assessments; authorizing a hospital with an emergency department to conduct the National Pediatric Readiness Project's Open Assessment under certain conditions; amending s. 395.1055, F.S.…
- What is the status of H355?
- Chaptered as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-105 (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H355?
- Oliver, Vanessa (R, HD-076), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H355?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/355
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