Florida SB 1068: Crime Victim Assistance

Bill Text

1068 
Home Health Services 
2026-01-05T07:31:07Z 
Requiring nurse registries to provide a written disclosure to clients at intake and annually thereafter; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt rules; prohibiting nurse registries from using specified terms in their business names, advertising, websites, and promotional materials; providing that registered homemakers and companions are subject to initial and periodic inspections by the agency; revising the definition of the term “low-risk provider” to exclude nurse registries, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1068 

 By Senator Calatayud 

 38-01663-26 20261068__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to home health services; amending s. 
 3 400.506, F.S.; requiring nurse registries to provide a 
 4 written disclosure to clients at intake and annually 
 5 thereafter; specifying requirements for the 
 6 disclosure; requiring the Agency for Health Care 
 7 Administration to adopt rules; prohibiting nurse 
 8 registries from using specified terms in their 
 9 business names, advertising, websites, and promotional 
 10 materials; requiring nurse registries to include the 
 11 term “nurse registry” in their business names and 
 12 display their license numbers prominently in all 
 13 marketing and advertising, including on digital 
 14 platforms; requiring nurse registries to display a 
 15 specified disclaimer on their websites and in all 
 16 digital and print marketing materials; requiring nurse 
 17 registries to file a current fee schedule with the 
 18 agency and provide it to clients before initiating 
 19 services; specifying requirements for the fee 
 20 schedule; providing for administrative penalties; 
 21 amending s. 400.509, F.S.; providing that registered 
 22 homemakers and companions are subject to initial and 
 23 periodic inspections by the agency; requiring the 
 24 agency to adopt certain rules; specifying requirements 
 25 for the scope of such inspections; requiring 
 26 registered homemakers and companions to provide a 
 27 written disclosure to clients upon initiation of 
 28 services and annually thereafter; specifying 
 29 requirements for the disclosure; requiring the agency 
 30 to adopt rules; prohibiting registered homemakers and 
 31 companions from using specified terms in their 
 32 business names, advertising, websites, and promotional 
 33 materials; requiring registered homemakers and 
 34 companions to include the phrase “homemaker services” 
 35 or “companion services,” as applicable, in their 
 36 business names and display their registration numbers 
 37 in all marketing and advertising, including on digital 
 38 platforms; requiring registered homemakers and 
 39 companions to display a specified disclaimer on their 
 40 websites and in all digital and print marketing 
 41 materials; specifying recordkeeping requirements for 
 42 registered homemakers and companions; requiring 
 43 registered homemakers and companions to document and 
 44 report to the agency any adverse incidents or 
 45 complaints; requiring the agency to establish by rule 
 46 certain procedures; providing for administrative 
 47 penalties; amending s. 408.803, F.S.; revising the 
 48 definition of the term “low-risk provider” to exclude 
 49 nurse registries; amending s. 817.505, F.S.; revising 
 50 applicability of certain patient brokering 
 51 prohibitions; providing an effective date. 
 52 
 53 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 54 
 55 Section 1. Present subsections (15) through (20) of section 
 56 400.506, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (20), 
 57 (21), (22), (17), (18), and (19), respectively, new subsections 
 58 (15) and (16) are added to that section, and present subsection 
 59 (20) of that section is amended, to read: 
 60 400.506 Licensure of nurse registries; requirements; 
 61 penalties.— 
 62 (15)(a) Each nurse registry shall provide a standardized 
 63 written disclosure to clients at intake and annually thereafter 
 64 which must meet all of the following requirements: 
 65 1. Be presented in at least 14-point bold type. 
 66 2. Include a signed acknowledgment of receipt by the client 
 67 or the client’s representative. 
 68 3. Contain the following information: 
 69 a. A disclaimer as specified in paragraph (16)(c) informing 
 70 clients that caregivers referred by the nurse registry are 
 71 independent contractors and not employees of the nurse registry. 
 72 b. The nurse registry’s insurance status, including the 
 73 type and amount of liability coverage it carries. 
 74 c. Instructions for filing complaints, including the 
 75 contact information for state hotlines, such as the central 
 76 abuse hotline and the agency’s consumer hotline, and the 
 77 applicable professional licensing boards. 
 78 d. A clear explanation of the risks associated with patient 
 79 transport or the o