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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to uterine fibroid research and 2
education; creating s. 381.9312, F.S.; providing 3
definitions; requiring the Department of Health to 4
develop and maintain an electronic database of 5
information related to uterine fibroids; providing a 6
specified purpose for such database; requiring that 7
the database include specified information; requiring 8
health care providers to submit certain information to 9
the department for inclusion in the database; 10
prohibiting the database from including any personal 11
identifying information; providing that such 12
information is confidential; authorizing certain 13
persons to use such information for a specified 14
purpose; requiring the department to develop and 15
include information related to fibroids in certain 16
literature currently made available to the public for 17
a specified purpose; providing an effective date. 18
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20
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Section 1. Section 381.9312, Florida Statutes, is created 22
to read: 23
381.9312 Uterine fibroid research database; education and 24
public awareness.— 25
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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 26
(a) "Department" means the Department of Health. 27
(b) "Health care provider" means a physician licensed 28
under chapter 458 or chapter 459 or an autonomous advanced 29
practice registered nurse registered under s. 464.0123. 30
(c) "Uterine fibroid" means a noncancerous growth of the 31
uterus that often appears during a wo man's childbearing years. 32
(2) UTERINE FIBROID RESEARCH DATABASE. — 33
(a) The department shall develop and maintain an 34
electronic database consisting of information related to uterine 35
fibroids. The purpose of the database is to encourage research 36
relating to the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and 37
to ensure that women are provided with the relevant information 38
and health care necessary to prevent and treat uterine fibroids. 39
The database must include, but need not be limited to, all of 40
the following information: 41
1. Incidence and prevalence of women diagnosed with 42
uterine fibroids in the state. 43
2. Demographic attributes of women diagnosed with uterine 44
fibroids in the state. 45
3. Treatments and procedures for uterine fibroids used by 46
health care providers in the state. 47
(b) A health care provider who diagnoses or treats a woman 48
with uterine fibroids shall submit information relating to such 49
diagnosis or treatment to the department in a form and manner 50
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prescribed by department rule for inclusion in the database. 51
Such information may be submitted along with any reports or 52
other information that the health care provider is required to 53
submit to the department pursuant to state law. 54
(3) UTERINE FIBROID EDUCATION OUTREACH AND PUBLIC 55
AWARENESS.—The department shall develop and include information 56
related to uterine fibroids in its women's health care 57
educational materials currently made available to the public. 58
The information must include, but need not be limited to, the 59
following: 60
(a) Possible risk factors for developing uterine fibroids. 61
(b) Range of available treatment options that are 62
considered alternatives to hysterectomy. 63
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 64