Substance Abuse Service Providers; Provides criminal penalties for making certain false representations or omissions of material facts in licensure applications; requires DCF to suspend service provider's license under certain circumstances; applies specified exemptions from disqualification to applicants; provides that certain Florida Building Code requirement does not apply to conversion of dwellings to recovery residences; prohibits reclassification of dwellings for purposes of enforcing Florida Fire Prevention Code.
Volunteer Ambulance Services; Authorizing certain medical staff of a volunteer ambulance service to use red lights on a privately owned vehicle under certain circumstances; authorizing vehicles of volunteer ambulance services to show or display red lights and operate emergency lights and sirens under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain medical staff of volunteer ambulance services from operating red warning signals when not responding to an emergency in the line of duty; exempting certain first responder agencies from certificate of public convenience and necessity requirements, etc.
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Department of Elderly Affairs, to approve entities applying to deliver PACE services in the state; requiring notice of applications to be published in the Florida Administrative Register; requiring existing PACE organizations to meet specified requirements under certain circumstances; requiring the agency to oversee and monitor the PACE program and organizations, etc.
Public Works Projects; Revising a prohibition relating to any solicitation for construction services paid for with state-appropriated funds; revising the definition of the term “public works project”; prohibiting the state or any political subdivision that contracts for a public works project from taking specified action against certain entities that are engaged in a public works project or have submitted a bid for such a project, etc.
Relief from Burdens on Real Property Rights; Revising the definitions of the terms “action of a governmental entity” and “real property”; revising notice of claim requirements for property owners; authorizing property owners to bring actions to declare prohibited exactions invalid; revising the definition of the terms “land” or “real property”, etc.
Diesel Exhaust Fluid; Requiring specified public airports to require a diesel exhaust fluid safety mitigation and exclusion plan for certain fixed-base operators; requiring public airports to make such plans available for review during inspections by the Department of Transportation after a specified date; requiring the department to convene a workgroup of public airport representatives by a specified date to develop specified uniform industry standards, etc.
Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults; Adding offenses concerning elderly persons and disabled adults to the authority of the Office of Statewide Prosecution; providing that a person who has been convicted of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult is not qualified to act as a personal representative; providing for forfeiture of specified benefits of persons who have been convicted of certain offenses involving elderly persons or disabled adults; specifying additional conduct that constitutes exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult, etc.
Juvenile Justice Education Programs; Increasing the percentage of certain funds that must be spent on specified costs; requiring that contracts between district school boards and juvenile justice education programs be in writing; requiring the Department of Education to provide mediation services for certain disputes; prohibiting school boards from delaying certain payments pending receipt of local funds, etc.
Physician Assistants; Revising legislative intent; defining and redefining terms; revising a limitation on the number of physician assistants a physician may supervise at one time; deleting a requirement that a physician assistant inform his or her patients that they have the right to see a physician before the physician assistant prescribes or dispenses a prescription; authorizing physician assistants to procure drugs and medical devices; revising requirements for a certain formulary; authorizing physician assistants to authenticate documents that may be authenticated by a physician, etc.
Consent for Pelvic Examinations; Revises circumstances under which pelvic examination may be performed without written consent.
Use of Drones by Government Agencies; Expands authorized uses of drones by state agency or political subdivision to include assessment of damage due to natural disasters during specified time; requires DMS to publish list of approved drone manufacturers meeting specified security standards; requires governmental agency to use drone from approved list; requires DMS to establish minimum security standards for governmental agency drone use.
Expiration of Permits and Agreements During Natural Emergencies; Tolls & extends expiration of specified consumptive use water permits & certain development permits & agreements during natural emergency declared by Governor; provides retroactive applicability.
