Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S404: Postsurgical Recovery Homes
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Creating the "Postsurgical Recovery Home Safety Act"; providing licensure requirements to operate a postsurgical recovery home; requiring inspections before issuing a license and annually thereafter; prohibiting operating or advertising a postsurgical recovery home without a license; prohibiting a postsurgical recovery home from providing patient care without meeting certain staffing requirements, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to postsurgical recovery homes; creating part XII of ch. 400, F.S., entitled âPostsurgical Recovery Home Safety Actâ; creating s. 400.9991, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 400.9992, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; creating s. 400.9993, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 400.9994, F.S.; providing licensure requirements to operate a postsurgical recovery home; requiring inspections before issuing a license and annually thereafter; creating s. 400.9995, F.S.; providing minimum standards for staff and facilities; creating s…
From the introduced text, November 5, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to postsurgical recovery homes; creating part XII of ch. 400, F.S., entitled âPostsurgical Recovery Home Safety Actâ; creating s. 400.9991, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 400.9992, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; creating s. 400.9993, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 400.9994, F.S.; providing licensure requirements to operate a postsurgical recovery home; requiring inspections before issuing a license and annually thereafter; creating s. 400.9995, F.S.; providing minimum standards for staff and facilities; creating s. 400.9996, F.S.; prohibiting operating or advertising a postsurgical recovery home without a license; prohibiting a postsurgical recovery home from providing patient care without meeting certain staffing requirements; creating s. 400.9997, F.S.; providing penalties; creating s. 400.9998, F.S.; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt rules; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âPart XII of chapter 400, Florida Statutes, consisting of ss. 400.9991 through 400.9998, Florida Statutes, is created and entitled âPostsurgical Recovery Home Safety Act.â Section 2.âSection 400.9991, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 400.9991âShort title.âSections 400.9991-400.9998 may be cited as the âPostsurgical Recovery Home Safety Act.â Section 3.âSection 400.9992, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 400.9992âLegislative findings and intent.âThe Legislature finds that unregulated facilities providing care to patients recovering from surgical or medical procedures …