No. CS/HB 733
Filed under Healthcare.
Department of Health; Revising definitions; revising eligibility requirements for dentists and dental hygienists participating in the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program; revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the Department of Health; prohibiting marriage between certain related individuals; revising requirements for the micro-credential component of specialized training provided by the University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA new provision bars marriage between a man and a woman who both descend from the same grandparent, covering first cousins, with marriages performed after July 1, 2026 not legally recognized in Florida.
The definition of "low-THC cannabis" is rewritten to require more than 2% cannabidiol instead of more than 10%, while excluding edibles, changing which marijuana products can be sold and marketed under that label.
A new Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program will fund peer-reviewed research if the Legislature appropriates money, and the Department of Health must screen newborns for infantile Krabbe disease and publish a nutrition pamphlet for premature infants.
Detailed statutory notice and transition-conference rules for toddlers leaving the Early Steps disability program are replaced with department-written protocols, and nurses may now delegate emergency seizure medication to home health aides for medically fragile children.
AIAdds a new prohibition barring a man from marrying any woman who descends from his grandparent, and a woman from marrying any man who descends from her grandparent, reaching first cousins, who were not covered by the state's existing incest-marriage statute.
AIMarriages that fall under the new grandparent-descendant prohibition and take place after July 1, 2026 will not be recognized for any purpose in Florida, though the ban does not apply retroactively to earlier marriages.
AIThe definition of "low-THC cannabis" drops the required cannabidiol content from more than 10 percent to more than 2 percent weight for weight, while excluding edibles from the category altogether, changing which products qualify for that label.
AIEstablishes a competitive, peer-reviewed grant program within the Department of Health to fund neurofibromatosis research, subject to legislative appropriation, with awards decided after consultation with the Rare Disease Advisory Council.
AIThe specific 90-day advance notice, parental opt-out, and transition-conference requirements for toddlers leaving the Early Steps early-intervention program are deleted from statute and replaced with a general directive for the department to establish its own transition protocols.
AIRegistered nurses may now delegate administration of a Schedule IV controlled substance for emergency treatment of an active seizure to a home health aide caring for a medically fragile child, a new exception to the general ban on delegating controlled-substance administration.
AISpecialty licensed children's hospitals with a valid American College of Surgeons trauma verification must be designated a Level I or Level II pediatric trauma center regardless of the statutory capacity limits that otherwise govern trauma center selection.
AIDental hygienists working under a dentist's direct supervision may use a dental diode laser for bacterial reduction or gum-line disinfection, but only after completing a 12-hour certification course and only at settings that preclude tissue removal.