THE BILL ITSELF
CS/HB 1175
Safety Design Standards for Office Surgery Suites
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An act relating to safety design standards for office
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surgery suites; creating s. 553.884, F.S.; requiring
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the Florida Building Commission and the State Fire
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Marshal to establish safety design standards for
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certain office surgical suites by a specified date;
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defining the term "office surgery suite"; providing an
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effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 553.884, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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553.884 Office surgery suites; safety design standards.—
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(1) By January 1, 2027, the commission must establish
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within the Florida Building Code and the State Fire Marshal must
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establish within the Florida Fire Prevention Code, safety design
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standards that allow office surgery suites to provide the
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following services or treatment simultaneously for up to six
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patients on an outpatient basis:
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(a) Treatment for patients that renders the patients
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incapable of taking action for self-preservation under emergency
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conditions without the assistance of others.
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(b) Anesthesia that renders the patients incapable of
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taking action for self-preservation under emergency conditions
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without the assistance of others.
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(c) Treatment for patients who, due to the nature of their
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injury or illness, are incapable of taking action for self-
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preservation under emergency conditions without the assistance
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of others.
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(2) Such standards must be an alternative to the safety
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design standards for ambulatory health care occupancies. For
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purposes of this section, an "office surgery suite" is that
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portion of a physician's office where surgery is performed.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.