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SB 1842

Health Care Provider Referrals

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Colleen Burton

Bill SB 1842 regulates health care provider referral practices but died in committee after being superseded by HB 1101 on April 30, 2025.

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Bill Summary · SB 1842

Legislative bill overview

SB 1842 appears to address health care provider referral practices in Florida, though the bill text itself is not provided in your submission. Based on the legislative history, a committee substitute was developed, but the bill was ultimately laid on the table (suspended from further consideration) on April 30, 2025, after being substituted by HB 1101, which itself died in the legislative process.

Why this is important

Health care provider referral regulations can significantly impact patient access to specialist care, healthcare costs, and potential conflicts of interest in medical decision-making. Such bills typically affect how physicians recommend treatments, which specialists patients can see, and transparency requirements that protect consumers from self-interested referral practices.

Potential points of contention

  • Scope of referral restrictions: Defining which referral practices constitute problematic conflicts of interest versus acceptable professional relationships
  • Impact on small practices: Whether regulations create compliance burdens that disproportionately affect independent or rural healthcare providers
  • Patient choice vs. efficiency: Balancing consumer access to preferred providers against concerns about unnecessary specialist referrals or fragmented care

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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