Jesse SchecknerAugust 9, 2023
10min0
The Department failed to act on 7 abuse hotline complaints before the boy overdosed on his mother’s methadone.
Tag: SB 8
Jesse SchecknerAugust 9, 2023
Anne GeggisJune 9, 2023
4min0
The Governor signed the relief measure.
Jason DelgadoNovember 16, 2021
5min895
Lawmakers empowered the state Surgeon General to mandate vaccinations in the aftermath of Sept. 11.
Jason DelgadoNovember 16, 2021
4min1091
The emergency powers allow the Surgeon General to force vaccinations "by any means necessary."
Scott PowersAugust 5, 2019
6min760
Bracy's SB 8 sets aside $10 million to compensate descendents of the Ocoee massacre
Drew WilsonMarch 7, 2018
4min225
A last-minute attempt to strip out a narrow requirement for the continuing education course required by the bill combatting the opioid epidemic failed in the Senate Wednesday. Both HB 21 and the Senate opioid bill, SB 8, would require all physicians who prescribe controlled substances to take a two-hour continuing education course every two years […]
Drew WilsonMarch 7, 2018
4min285
The Senate appears to be lining up behind the sole-source continuing education requirements in the opioid bill passed by the House last week, according to a newly-filed amendment. HB 21 contains a number of provisions aimed at putting a dent in the opioid epidemic, including limits on prescriptions and new reporting requirements to prevent doctor […]
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2018
2min208
Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, a Fort Myers Republican who chairs the Rules Committee, shepherded her bill designed to curb opioid abuse through that panel Wednesday. SB 8 calls for a three-day prescription limit for acute pain, with a seven-day limit allowed in cases of medical necessity. The House version (HB 21) still has a committee stop; Rules was […]
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 22, 20187min473
Regulations seeking to curb the state’s opioid crisis are moving swiftly through the Legislature, but some medical professionals worry the legislation will financially — and potentially physically — harm patients diagnosed with acute pain. HB 21, sponsored by Bradenton Republican Rep. Jim Boyd, would limit opioid prescriptions in Florida to a three-day supply or a […]