Bill Text: FL S0046 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Eye Care for Newborns and Infants
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3-1)
Status: (Failed) 2020-03-14 - Died in Banking and Insurance [S0046 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S0046-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Eye Care for Newborns and Infants
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3-1)
Status: (Failed) 2020-03-14 - Died in Banking and Insurance [S0046 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S0046-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2020 SB 46 By Senator Book 32-00052-20 202046__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to eye care for newborns and infants; 3 amending s. 383.04, F.S.; requiring a certain eye 4 examination for newborns; providing applicability; 5 amending s. 383.07, F.S.; clarifying application of a 6 criminal penalty; amending ss. 627.6416 and 641.31, 7 F.S.; requiring that coverage for children under 8 health insurance policies and health maintenance 9 contracts include certain eye examinations for 10 newborns and infants; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Section 383.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to 15 read: 16 383.04 Prophylactic and eye examination required for eyes 17 of newborns; exceptioninfants.— 18 (1) TheEveryphysician, midwife, or other person in 19 attendance at the birth of a child in thisthestate shallis20required toinstill or have instilled into the eyes of the 21 newbornbabywithin 1 hour after birth an effective prophylactic 22 recommended by the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the 23 American Academy of Pediatrics for the prevention of neonatal 24 ophthalmia. 25 (2) Before being discharged from the hospital, each child 26 born in a hospital in this state must receive an eye 27 examination, using a direct ophthalmoscope, in which the 28 newborn’s pupils are dilated to allow detection of pediatric 29 congenital and ocular abnormalities and developmental 30 abnormalities. 31 32 This section does not apply if a parent of the newborn files a 33 written objection to the instillation of the prophylactic or a 34 written objection to the eye examination with a signed informed 35 consent explaining the risks associated with opting out of the 36 eye examinationto cases where the parents filewith the 37 physician, midwife, or other person in attendance at the birth 38of a child written objectionson account of religious beliefs39contrary to the use of drugs. If such an objection is filed,In40such casethe physician, midwife, or other person in attendance 41 shall maintain a record that reflects that the instillation or 42 eye examination was not performedsuch measures were or were not43employedand shall attach thetheretoanywritten objection. 44 Section 2. Section 383.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to 45 read: 46 383.07 Penalty for violation.—Any person who fails to 47 comply with s. 383.04(1) or s. 383.06 commitsthe provisions of48ss. 383.04-383.06 shall be guilty ofa misdemeanor of the second 49 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083. 50 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 51 627.6416, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 52 627.6416 Coverage for child health supervision services.— 53 (2) As used in this section, the term “child health 54 supervision services” means physician-delivered or physician 55 supervised services that include, at a minimum, services 56 delivered at the intervals and scope stated in this section. 57 (a) Child health supervision services must include: 58 1. Periodic visits thatwhichshallinclude the taking of a 59 history, a physical examination, a developmental assessment and 60 anticipatory guidance, and appropriate immunizations and 61 laboratory tests; and 62 2. Eye examinations, using a direct ophthalmoscope, at 63 birth or within 2 weeks, at 6 to 8 weeks of age, and at 6 to 9 64 months of age in which the child’s pupils are dilated to allow 65 for detection of pediatric congenital and ocular abnormalities 66 and developmental abnormalities. 67 68 Such services mustand periodic visitsshallbe provided in 69 accordance with prevailing medical standards consistent with the 70 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care of the 71 American Academy of Pediatrics. 72 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (30) of section 73 641.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 74 641.31 Health maintenance contracts.— 75 (30) 76 (b) As used in this subsection, the term “child health 77 supervision services” means physician-delivered or physician 78 supervised services that include, at a minimum, services 79 delivered at the intervals and scope stated in this subsection. 80 1. Child health supervision services must include: 81 a. Periodic visits thatwhichshallinclude the taking of a 82 history, a physical examination, a developmental assessment and 83 anticipatory guidance, and appropriate immunizations and 84 laboratory tests; and 85 b. Eye examinations, using a direct ophthalmoscope, at 86 birth or within 2 weeks, at 6 to 8 weeks of age, and at 6 to 9 87 months of age in which the child’s pupils are dilated to allow 88 for detection of pediatric congenital and ocular abnormalities 89 and developmental abnormalities. 90 2. Such services and periodic visits mustshallbe provided 91 in accordance with prevailing medical standards consistent with 92 the Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care of the 93 American Academy of Pediatrics. 94 3.2.Minimum benefits may be limited to one visit payable 95 to one provider for all of the services provided at each visit 96 cited in this subsection. 97 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.