HB 475 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Summary

Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Provides penalty for failure by ambulatory surgical center to timely provide good faith estimate; requires AHCA to notify DLR upon adoption of certain federal rules.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 475 Filed → H 475 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten from a comprehensive 20+ section act regulating ambulatory surgical centers to a concise 3-section bill focused solely on price transparency and good faith estimates. The original version covered facility construction, peer review, risk management, and staff privileges, while the new version concentrates on requiring facilities to provide cost estimates to patients before nonemergency services.

Scope change

The bill's scope was significantly narrowed from broad facility regulation to a specific consumer protection requirement regarding price estimates.

REQUIREMENT

All provisions related to facility construction review, licensure, peer review programs, risk management, and staff membership applications were removed.

New requirement for facilities to provide written or electronic good faith estimates of reasonably anticipated charges at least 3 business days before nonemergency services.

ENFORCEMENT

New penalties for failure to provide estimates: $1,000 daily fine for hospitals (max $10,000) and $250 daily fine for ambulatory surgical centers (max $2,500).

TIMELINE

Added effective date provision that delays implementation until federal rules on good faith estimates are finalized by federal agencies.

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Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

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