The bill seeks to amend various sections of Florida law concerning health care and medical marijuana regulations. It reenacts provisions that prohibit discrimination based on health care choices and bans mask and vaccination mandates in educational institutions. The bill also repeals a previous law regarding the definition of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines and modifies the requirements for medical marijuana treatment centers by eliminating the necessity for all officers and board members to pass background screenings. New definitions related to background screening are introduced, and treatment centers are mandated to report any theft or loss of marijuana to the Department of Health and local law enforcement.

Additionally, the bill streamlines the regulatory framework for health care practitioners, including athletic trainers and orthotists/prosthetists, by shifting authority from boards to the Department of Health. It adjusts licensure requirements, including reducing the years of active practice from three to two, and introduces new definitions and requirements for supervision and continuing education. The bill also establishes a framework for the licensing and regulation of physical therapists through a compact, creating the Physical Therapy Compact Commission to oversee its implementation. Furthermore, it enhances law enforcement efforts against drug-related crime by broadening funding eligibility for local and state agencies and mandates a comprehensive study of the Department of Health's boards and councils, with findings due by December 15, 2025. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
S 1270 Filed: 381.988, 383.141, 385.203, 391.221, 397.333, 409.818, 413.271, 514.028, 468.701, 468.703, 468.705, 468.707, 468.709, 468.711, 468.713, 468.719, 468.723, 468.801, 468.802, 468.806, 468.808, 468.809, 468.811, 484.003, 484.004, 484.005, 484.006, 484.008, 484.009, 484.011, 484.012, 484.013, 484.017, 484.041, 484.042, 484.043, 484.044, 484.0445, 484.0447, 484.047, 484.0501, 484.059, 486.112, 20.43, 943.031, 943.042, 1004.6495