Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1506 By Senator Polsky 29-01075-22 20221506__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to pediatric cardiopulmonary 3 resuscitation; creating s. 383.147, F.S.; requiring 4 the Department of Health to develop and annually 5 update educational materials relating to pediatric 6 cardiopulmonary resuscitation; providing requirements 7 for such materials; requiring the department to post 8 the materials on its website in a specified format; 9 requiring hospitals, birth centers, and other state 10 licensed birthing facilities to provide the 11 educational materials to parents of newborns before 12 they are discharged; requiring such entities to post a 13 link to such materials on their websites, if any; 14 providing that attending health care providers at home 15 births are responsible for providing the educational 16 materials to the parents within a specified timeframe; 17 amending s. 383.2163, F.S.; revising the list of 18 telehealth services and education to be provided under 19 telehealth minority maternity care pilot programs to 20 include education on pediatric cardiopulmonary 21 resuscitation; amending ss. 383.311 and 383.318, F.S.; 22 requiring birth centers to educate their clients in 23 pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation before and 24 after each birth; amending s. 395.1053, F.S.; 25 requiring hospitals to provide the department 26 developed educational materials on pediatric 27 cardiopulmonary resuscitation as part of their 28 postpartum instruction on the care of newborns; 29 providing an effective date. 30 31 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 32 33 Section 1.Section 383.147, Florida Statutes, is created to 34 read: 35 383.147Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation education. 36 (1)The Department of Health shall develop and annually 37 update educational materials relating to pediatric 38 cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The materials must reflect the 39 most current accepted medical standards and guidelines for 40 pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and must include, at a 41 minimum, all of the following: 42 (a)An explanation of pediatric cardiopulmonary 43 resuscitation, noting the differences between cardiopulmonary 44 resuscitation for adults, infants, and children. 45 (b)Examples of situations and risk factors that may 46 increase the incidence of respiratory or cardiac emergencies in 47 infants and children. 48 (c)Information on the importance of families receiving 49 training in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 50 (d)Links to certified training courses for pediatric 51 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other resources available to 52 families for the promotion of infant and child safety. 53 (e)Any other information the department deems appropriate 54 for the promotion of infant and child safety. 55 (2)The Department of Health shall post the educational 56 materials on its website in an easily accessible format, 57 ensuring that any links contained therein are active. 58 (3)Each hospital, birth center, or other state-licensed 59 birthing facility that provides maternity and newborn care 60 services shall, before a newborn is discharged, provide the 61 parents of each newborn with the educational materials on 62 pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation developed by the 63 Department of Health under subsection (1). Each hospital, birth 64 center, and other state-licensed birthing facility shall also 65 make available on its website, if any, a link to the educational 66 materials on the Department of Healths website. 67 (4)For home births, the attending health care provider is 68 responsible for providing the educational materials to parents 69 within 24 hours after a birth. 70 Section 2.Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 71 383.2163, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 72 383.2163Telehealth minority maternity care pilot 73 programs.By July 1, 2022, the department shall establish a 74 telehealth minority maternity care pilot program in Duval County 75 and Orange County which uses telehealth to expand the capacity 76 for positive maternal health outcomes in racial and ethnic 77 minority populations. The department shall direct and assist the 78 county health departments in Duval County and Orange County to 79 implement the programs. 80 (3)TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATION.The pilot programs 81 shall adopt the use of telehealth or coordinate with prenatal 82 home visiting programs to provide all of the following services 83 and education to eligible pregnant women up to the last day of 84 their postpartum periods, as applicable: 85 (b)Services and education addressing social determinants 86 of health, including, but not limited to, all of the following: 87 1.Housing placement options. 88 2.Transportation services or information on how to access 89 such services. 90 3.Nutrition counseling. 91 4.Access to healthy foods. 92 5.Lactation support. 93 6.Lead abatement and other efforts to improve air and 94 water quality. 95 7.Child care options. 96 8.Car seat installation and training. 97 9.Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including 98 provision of the educational materials developed by the 99 department under s. 383.147(1). 100 10.Wellness and stress management programs. 101 11.10.Coordination across safety net and social support 102 services and programs. 103 Section 3.Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (2) of 104 section 383.311, Florida Statutes, to read: 105 383.311Education and orientation for birth center clients 106 and their families. 107 (2)The clients shall be prepared for childbirth and 108 childbearing by education in: 109 (g)Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including 110 provision of the educational materials developed by the 111 Department of Health under s. 383.147(1). 112 Section 4.Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (3) of 113 section 383.318, Florida Statutes, to read: 114 383.318Postpartum care for birth center clients and 115 infants. 116 (3)The birth center shall provide a postpartum evaluation 117 and followup care that includes all of the following: 118 (j)Instruction on pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 119 including provision of the educational materials developed by 120 the Department of Health under s. 383.147(1). 121 Section 5.Section 395.1053, Florida Statutes, is amended 122 to read: 123 395.1053Postpartum education.A hospital that provides 124 birthing services shall incorporate information on safe sleep 125 practices and the possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant 126 Death into the hospitals postpartum instruction on the care of 127 newborns and provide to each parent the informational pamphlet 128 on infant and childhood eye and vision disorders created by the 129 department under pursuant to s. 383.14(3)(i) and the educational 130 materials on pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation developed 131 by the department under s. 383.147(1). 132 Section 6.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.