Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1349 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to education on abusive head trauma; 2
16	16	amending s. 411.2035, F.S.; requiring the Department 3
17	17	of Health to adopt evidence -based parent education 4
18	18	materials on the dangers of abusive head trauma, 5
19	19	including shaken baby syndrome; specifying 6
20	20	requirements for the parent education materials; 7
21	21	specifying requirements for the distribution of the 8
22	22	parent education materials; requiring the department 9
23	23	to implement a multi-year phase-in plan for the 10
24	24	distribution of the parent education materials; 11
25	25	conforming provisions related to applicability, 12
26	26	construction, and immunity from civil liability to 13
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29	29	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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31	31	Section 1. Section 411.2035, Florida Statutes, is amended 18
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33	33	411.2035 Dangers of abusive head trauma shaking infants 20
34	34	and young children; requirements for distributing parent 21
35	35	education materials brochures.— 22
36	36	(1) Every hospital, birthing facility, and provider of 23
37	37	home birth which has maternity and newborn services shall 24
38	38	provide to the parents of a newborn, before they take their 25
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52	52	information with an explanation concerning the dangers of 27
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54	54	(1)(2) The Department of Health shall adopt evidence-based 29
55	55	parent education materials prepare a brochure that describe 30
56	56	describes the dangers of abusive head trauma, includ ing shaken 31
57	57	baby syndrome shaking infants and young children . The parent 32
58	58	education materials may be provided using written, visual, or 33
59	59	electronic applications. The materials description must include, 34
60	60	but need not be limited to, information concerning all of the 35
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62	62	(a) The grave effects of shaking infants and young 37
63	63	children., information concerning 38
64	64	(b) Appropriate ways to manage the causes that can lead a 39
65	65	person to shake or harm infants and young children, including 40
66	66	normal infant crying, fussing, and other causes. 41
67	67	(c) a discussion of Ways to reduce the risks that can lead 42
68	68	a person to shake or harm infants and young children. 43
69	69	(d) Evidence-based practices for safe infant sleep and the 44
70	70	dangers associated with unsafe sleep environments for infants. 45
71	71	(e) Information on the importance of carefully selecting a 46
72	72	trusted and responsible caregiver, including warning signs of 47
73	73	potential risk factors. 48
74	74	(2)(a) The evidence -based parent education materials 49
75	75	adopted by the Department of Health under subsection (1) must be 50
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89	89	1. Each hospital, birth center, and home birth provider 52
90	90	providing maternity, prenatal, and newborn services shall 53
91	91	provide the parent education materials to the parents or 54
92	92	caregivers of a newborn within the first 2 week s after the birth 55
93	93	of the infant. 56
94	94	2. Childbirth educators, pediatric physician practices, 57
95	95	home visiting programs, and obstetrician practices shall provide 58
96	96	the parent education materials to the expectant parents or 59
97	97	caregivers receiving education or health care services from them 60
98	98	or, if parents or caregivers have already received the parent 61
99	99	education materials, reiterate or reinforce the information 62
100	100	covered by such materials. 63
101	101	3. The department shall adopt a statewide multimedia 64
102	102	public education campaign to prevent instances of abusive head 65
103	103	trauma, including shaken baby syndrome, using the parent 66
104	104	education materials adopted under subsection (1) or the 67
105	105	information covered by the materials. 68
106	106	(b) The department shall implement a mul ti-year phase-in 69
107	107	plan for the distribution of the parent education materials, 70
108	108	beginning with the counties with the six highest birth rates. 71
109	109	(3) This section does not preclude a hospital, a birth 72
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112	112	program, or an obstetrician practice from providing the parent 75
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125	125	education materials notice required under this section as an 76
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128	128	(4) A cause of action does not accrue against the state or 79
129	129	any subdivision or agency thereof or any hospital , birth center, 80
130	130	home birth birthing facility or home -birth provider, childbirth 81
131	131	educator, pediatric physician practice, home visiting pro gram, 82
132	132	or an obstetrician practice for failure to give or receive the 83
133	133	information required under this section. 84
134	134	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 85