SB 714 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Nonopioid Advance Directives

Summary

Nonopioid Advance Directives; Defining the term “episode of care”; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to create and post on its website a voluntary nonopioid patient form; requiring each health care facility to post the form on its website or provide a link to the form on the agency’s website, etc.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 714 c1 → S 714 c2 · 8 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised from the Department of Health to the Agency for Health Care Administration, changed from amending an existing statute to creating a new one, and expanded the form's applicability from general pain management to specific episodes of care with defined expiration dates.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a general advance directive for pain management to a specific form tied to defined episodes of care, with the administering agency changed from the Department of Health to the Agency for Health Care Administration.

REQUIREMENT

The administering agency changed from the Department of Health to the Agency for Health Care Administration.

Changed from amending section 765.1103 to creating a new section 395.3042.

Added expiration requirements, stating the form expires upon conclusion of the specified episode of care.

Expanded facility requirements to include posting the form on the facility's website or providing a link to the agency's website.

Added specific filing requirements tied to pretreatment or posttreatment care for a specified episode of care.

Removed the immunity provision for health care providers who fail to act in accordance with the directive during medical emergencies.

Changed the form's purpose from general pain management to specifically covering opioid drug use during an episode of care.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'episode of care' to specify all services provided to treat a condition, illness, or procedure.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/18/25, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors