Becker's Healthcare March 22, 2024
A package of healthcare laws signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis March 21 contains new rules for hospital emergency departments.
Under the legislation, SB 7016, all hospitals with EDs — including hospital-based off-campus EDs — are required to submit a plan to the state that details how they will help patients access the appropriate care setting if and when they present to the ED with a non-emergent condition or indicate throughout their episode of care that they do not have regular access to primary care.
The Florida Senate’s health policy committee said the measure “addresses the issue of persons who tend to utilize hospital emergency departments for nonemergent care or emergency care that could have been avoided with the...
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