Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1114 By Senator Bradley 5-01013-22 20221114__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to emergency medical care and 3 treatment of minors; amending s. 743.064, F.S.; 4 deleting the requirement that emergency medical care 5 or treatment by physicians and emergency medical 6 personnel without parental consent be provided only in 7 specified settings; making technical and conforming 8 changes; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1.Section 743.064, Florida Statutes, is amended to 13 read: 14 743.064Emergency medical care or treatment to minors 15 without parental consent. 16 (1)The absence of parental consent notwithstanding, a 17 physician licensed under chapter 458 or an osteopathic physician 18 licensed under chapter 459 may render emergency medical care or 19 treatment to any minor who has been injured in an accident or 20 who is suffering from an acute illness, disease, or condition 21 if, within a reasonable degree of medical certainty, delay in 22 initiation or provision of emergency medical care or treatment 23 would endanger the health or physical well-being of the minor, 24 and provided such emergency medical care or treatment is 25 administered in a hospital licensed by the state under chapter 26 395 or in a college health service. Emergency medical care or 27 treatment may also be rendered in the prehospital setting by 28 paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and other emergency 29 medical services personnel, provided that such care is rendered 30 consistent with the provisions of chapter 401. These persons 31 shall follow the general guidelines and notification provisions 32 of this section. 33 (2)This section shall apply only when parental consent 34 cannot be immediately obtained for one of the following reasons: 35 (a)The minors condition has rendered him or her unable to 36 reveal the identity of his or her parents, guardian, or legal 37 custodian, and such information is unknown to any person who 38 accompanied the minor to the hospital. 39 (b)The parents, guardian, or legal custodian cannot be 40 immediately located by telephone at their place of residence or 41 business. 42 (3)Notification shall be accomplished as soon as possible 43 after the emergency medical care or treatment is administered. 44 The patient hospital records shall reflect the reason such 45 consent was not initially obtained and shall contain a statement 46 by the attending physician that immediate emergency medical care 47 or treatment was necessary for the patients health or physical 48 well-being. The patient hospital records shall be open for 49 inspection by the person legally responsible for the minor. 50 (4)A No person as delineated in subsection (1) may not, 51 hospital, or college health service shall incur civil liability 52 by reason of having rendered emergency medical care or treatment 53 pursuant to this section, provided such treatment or care was 54 rendered in accordance with acceptable standards of medical 55 practice. 56 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.