Florida SB 518: Cardiac Screening for Newborns

Bill Text

518 
Cardiac Screening for Newborns 
2019-10-16T07:16:22Z 
Revising components that are included in the postpartum evaluation and followup care required to be provided by birth centers to include a cardiac screening of the newborn; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to provide a postpartum evaluation that includes the cardiovascular screening of each newborn, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2020 
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2020-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2020 SB 518 

 By Senator Gruters 

 23-00244-20 2020518__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to cardiac screening for newborns; 
 3 amending s. 383.318, F.S.; revising components that 
 4 are included in the postpartum evaluation and followup 
 5 care required to be provided by birth centers to 
 6 include a cardiac screening of the newborn; amending 
 7 s. 395.1053, F.S.; requiring hospitals that provide 
 8 birthing services to provide a postpartum evaluation 
 9 that includes the cardiovascular screening of each 
 10 newborn; providing an effective date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 383.318, Florida 
 15 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 16 383.318 Postpartum care for birth center clients and 
 17 infants.— 
 18 (3) The birth center shall provide a postpartum evaluation 
 19 and followup care that includes all of the following: 
 20 (a) Physical examination of the infant. 
 21 (b) Cardiovascular screening of the newborn. 
 22 (c)(b) Metabolic screening tests required by s. 383.14. 
 23 (d)(c) Referral to sources for pediatric care. 
 24 (e)(d) Maternal postpartum assessment that incorporates 
 25 mental health screening. 
 26 (f)(e) Information on postpartum depression and the 
 27 telephone number of the Family Health Line operated pursuant to 
 28 s. 383.011. 
 29 (g)(f) Instruction in child care, including immunization, 
 30 breastfeeding, safe sleep practices, and possible causes of 
 31 Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. 
 32 (h)(g) Family planning services. 
 33 (i)(h) Referral to secondary or tertiary care, as 
 34 indicated. 
 35 Section 2. Section 395.1053, Florida Statutes, is amended 
 36 to read: 
 37 395.1053 Postpartum care and education.—A hospital that 
 38 provides birthing services shall: 
 39 (1) Provide a postpartum evaluation that includes the 
 40 cardiovascular screening of each newborn. 
 41 (2) Incorporate information on safe sleep practices and the 
 42 possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death into the 
 43 hospital’s postpartum instruction on the care of newborns. 
 44 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.