Bill Text: FL S1010 | 2022 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Uterine Fibroid Research and Education

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-04 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 543 [S1010 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-S1010-Comm_Sub.html

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       Florida Senate - 2022                             CS for SB 1010
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Health Policy; and Senator Gibson
       
       
       
       
       
       588-02666-22                                          20221010c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to uterine fibroid research and
    3         education; creating s. 381.9312, F.S.; providing
    4         definitions; requiring the Department of Health to
    5         develop and maintain an electronic database of
    6         information related to uterine fibroids; providing a
    7         specified purpose for such database; requiring that
    8         the database include specified information; requiring
    9         health care providers to submit certain information to
   10         the department for inclusion in the database;
   11         prohibiting the database from including any personal
   12         identifying information; providing that such
   13         information is confidential; authorizing certain
   14         persons to use such information for a specified
   15         purpose; requiring the department to develop and
   16         include information related to fibroids in certain
   17         literature currently made available to the public for
   18         a specified purpose; providing an effective date.
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   20  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   22         Section 1. Section 381.9312, Florida Statutes, is created
   23  to read:
   24         381.9312 Uterine fibroid research database; education and
   25  public awareness.—
   26         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   27         (a) “Department” means the Department of Health.
   28         (b) “Health care provider” means a physician licensed under
   29  chapter 458 or chapter 459 or an autonomous advanced practice
   30  registered nurse registered under s. 464.0123.
   31         (c) “Uterine fibroid” means a noncancerous growth of the
   32  uterus that often appears during a woman’s childbearing years.
   33         (2) UTERINE FIBROID RESEARCH DATABASE.—
   34         (a) The department shall develop and maintain an electronic
   35  database consisting of information related to uterine fibroids.
   36  The purpose of the database is to encourage research relating to
   37  the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and to ensure
   38  that women are provided with the relevant information and health
   39  care necessary to prevent and treat uterine fibroids. The
   40  database must include, but need not be limited to, all of the
   41  following information:
   42         1. Incidence and prevalence of women diagnosed with uterine
   43  fibroids in this state.
   44         2. Demographic attributes of women diagnosed with uterine
   45  fibroids in this state.
   46         3. Treatments and procedures for uterine fibroids used by
   47  health care providers in this state.
   48         (b) A health care provider who diagnoses or treats a woman
   49  with uterine fibroids shall submit information relating to such
   50  diagnosis or treatment to the department in a form and manner
   51  prescribed by department rule for inclusion in the database.
   52  Such information may be submitted along with any reports or
   53  other information that the health care provider is required to
   54  submit to the department pursuant to state law.
   55         (c) The database may not include any personal identifying
   56  information of women diagnosed with or treated for uterine
   57  fibroids. Such information is confidential and may be used only
   58  by employees or agents of the department for the purpose of
   59  conducting uterine fibroid research.
   60         (3) UTERINE FIBROID EDUCATION OUTREACH AND PUBLIC
   61  AWARENESS.—The department shall develop and include information
   62  related to fibroids in literature on women’s health care and
   63  other related health care which is currently made available to
   64  the public to increase public awareness of uterine fibroids. The
   65  information must include, but need not be limited to, the
   66  following:
   67         (a) Possible risk factors for developing uterine fibroids.
   68         (b) Range of available treatment options that are
   69  considered alternatives to hysterectomy.
   70         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.