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DeSantis approves licensing, regulation changes for business operators</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673829-gov-desantis-approves-licensing-regulation-changes-for-business-operators/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673829-gov-desantis-approves-licensing-regulation-changes-for-business-operators/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[A.G. Gancarski]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 18:00:39 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DBPR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HB 1335]]></category> <category><![CDATA[licensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673829</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Sweeping legislation will affect a number of unrelated business types.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673829-gov-desantis-approves-licensing-regulation-changes-for-business-operators/">Gov. DeSantis approves licensing, regulation changes for business operators</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1335/?Tab=Analyses" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>HB 1335</strong></a>, approved Friday by Gov. <a href="http://flgov.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ron DeSantis</strong></a>, will bring a number of changes to what businesses must do to comply with state law.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">One such change involves the tobacco industry.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The legislation requires people permitted for or seeking to be permitted for a cigarette, tobacco product, nicotine, or cigar license to apply online with <strong><a href="https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/alcoholic-beverages-and-tobacco/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco</a></strong>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It imposes another requirement on operators in the tobacco space, increasing the requirement for a tobacco product distributor corporate surety bond to $25,000, from $1,000.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Moving on to alcohol, the bill relaxes the “lookback period” in which prior felonies can be considered as license disqualifiers, from 15 years to 10 years. It also requires online applications similarly to the tobacco rule.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It’s not just vices that see regulation changes here, however, but other aspects of life’s ups and downs.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Namely, elevators.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Those applying for permits are now required to do so online with the<strong><a href="https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"> Division of Hotels and Restaurants</a></strong>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Certified Public Accountants? They get similar treatment, with new requirements for online applications with <strong><a href="https://www.myfloridalicense.com/datamart/loginFLDBPR.do;jsessionid=lNujs2ASDdQ1GXbfEk-sDtJiBAC6I4W2Ldlff-FM.DBPR-WPAP041:VO-Server-Five" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">DBPR</a></strong>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pilots also see changes that could impact diversity efforts. The bill ends what a bill analysis calls “a competency-based mentor program for minority persons” and “removes the requirement that DBPR must consider the minority and female status of applicants when qualifying deputy pilots.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bill has good news for barbers and cosmetologists licensed in other states, removing language that required them to be licensed in another jurisdiction for a year for their licenses to be accepted in Florida. Now, such reciprocity is instant.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Those involved in asbestos abatement can also breathe easier in a sense, with the bill removing previous requirements for bondability for contractors, which were previously in place for the sake of demonstrating financial responsibility. This will save them $100 each.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Specialty electrical contractors also get a break here. They are allowed to expand their business to non-electrical business signs.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673829-gov-desantis-approves-licensing-regulation-changes-for-business-operators/">Gov. DeSantis approves licensing, regulation changes for business operators</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673829-gov-desantis-approves-licensing-regulation-changes-for-business-operators/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673829</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Sexual assault test kits will have to be retained for 50 years starting in October under new law</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673848-sexual-assault-test-kits-will-have-to-be-retained-for-50-years-starting-in-october-under-new-law/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673848-sexual-assault-test-kits-will-have-to-be-retained-for-50-years-starting-in-october-under-new-law/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[A.G. Gancarski]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linda Stewart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SB 764]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sexual assault kits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sexual assaults]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673848</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Statutes of limitations still vary widely based on the age and severity of the crimes committed.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673848-sexual-assault-test-kits-will-have-to-be-retained-for-50-years-starting-in-october-under-new-law/">Sexual assault test kits will have to be retained for 50 years starting in October under new law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Gov. <a href="http://flgov.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ron DeSantis</strong></a> has signed off on Sen. <strong><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/2020-2022/S13/5205" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Linda Stewart’s</a> </strong>bill to protect evidence from alleged sexual assaults for half a century.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/764/?Tab=BillText" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">SB 764</a></strong>, approved Friday by the Governor, requires the material to be “retained for a minimum of 50 years after the collection date” for those who do not report sexual assault initially.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“Within 30 days after collecting such a kit, the medical facility or certified rape crisis center that collected the kit must transfer the kit to the department, which must maintain the kit in compliance with this subparagraph. A sexual offense evidence kit that is transferred and retained pursuant to this subparagraph must be stored anonymously, in a secure, environmentally safe manner, and with a documented chain of custody,” the bill stipulates.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be tasked with storing the kit.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“The 50-year DNA retention limitation for possible DNA evidence in non-reported sexual offenses provides a date certain for evidence disposal by the department while allowing a non-reporting alleged victim time to decide to report the sexual offense,” a committee bill analysis explains.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bill takes effect in July.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Statutes of limitations vary regarding the actionability of any late claims, with certain cases of sexual battery or assault against minors having no time limit, with limitations ranging from one to four years for crimes against adults based on the criminal classification of those acts.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673848-sexual-assault-test-kits-will-have-to-be-retained-for-50-years-starting-in-october-under-new-law/">Sexual assault test kits will have to be retained for 50 years starting in October under new law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673848-sexual-assault-test-kits-will-have-to-be-retained-for-50-years-starting-in-october-under-new-law/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673848</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Update: Nearly 88,000 remain without power in counties affected by storm emergency declaration</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673841-update-nearly-88000-remain-without-power-in-counties-affected-by-storm-emergency-declaration/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673841-update-nearly-88000-remain-without-power-in-counties-affected-by-storm-emergency-declaration/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Nicol]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 16:05:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[APolitical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leon County]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[power outages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State of emergency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Storm damage]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673841</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Workers in Leon County, the most affected area in the state, are still assessing the damage before giving an estimate on when power will return.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673841-update-nearly-88000-remain-without-power-in-counties-affected-by-storm-emergency-declaration/">Update: Nearly 88,000 remain without power in counties affected by storm emergency declaration</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Nearly 88,000 customers remain without power in counties covered by <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673770-after-brutal-storms-gov-desantis-declares-state-of-emergency-activates-florida-national-guard/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>an emergency declaration</strong></a> following devastating storms that tore through the area Friday.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Gov. <strong>Ron DeSantis</strong> issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Baker, Columbia, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor and Wakulla counties.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As of a noon update Saturday, Leon County — home to Tallahassee — remains by far the most impacted county, with nearly 73,000 customers lacking power.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That’s actually an increase by almost 2,000 since <a href="https://www.floridapsc.com/pscfiles/HurricaneReport/MayWeatherEvent2024-ESF12PowerOutageReport-05-11-24%200900_05-11-24_0900_AM.pdf" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>the 9 a.m. update</strong></a>. But customers elsewhere have begun regaining power, and workers in Tallahassee are hoping to get a bulk of the restorations done <a href="https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2024/05/11/live-storm-updates-power-struggle-after-likely-tallahassee-tornadoes-saturday-florida-damage/73652897007/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>by Saturday evening</strong></a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As of noon, the city of Tallahassee utility is showing more than 66,000 customers affected, per the <a href="https://www.floridapsc.com/pscfiles/HurricaneReport/MayWeatherEvent2024-ESF12PowerOutageReport-05-11-24%201200_05-11-24_1200_PM.pdf" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>latest update</strong></a> from the <a href="https://www.psc.state.fl.us/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Public Service Commission</strong></a>. Talquin Electric Cooperative also has just over 6,500 Leon customers still impacted.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The second-most affected county is Suwannee, with more than 5,500 customers still lacking power. Columbia County shows just over 2,000 outages, followed by Wakulla with just under 1,700 and Hamilton with 1,100.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No other county covered by the emergency order shows more than 1,000 outages as of Saturday at noon.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Talquin Electric is the second-most impacted utility after the city of Tallahassee. Talquin has nearly 9,600 customers without power across Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden and Liberty Counties. Suwannee Valley has more than 7,600 customers affected in Suwannee, Hamilton and Columbia counties.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That’s followed by Florida Power & Light (just over 1,800 outages in Suwannee, Columbia and Baker), the Tri-County Electric Cooperative (more than 1,600 outages in Jefferson, Madison and Taylor) and Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation (845 outages in Baker).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But the storm did affect more than just those counties covered by DeSantis’ emergency order. Many of those other areas only show a handful of outages. But Santa Rosa County (3,300 outages), Escambia County (just under 2,200 outages) and Duval Country (nearly 1,600 outages) still have more than a thousand customers without power.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That puts the total number of customers lacking power due to the storm above 95,000.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Escambia River Electric Cooperative has 5,300 customers without power in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties. JEA, which services Duval, is dealing with all of the outages there. And FPL has another 166 customers without power in Escambia.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The estimated restoration time is 24-48 hours for all of those affected, except for city of Tallahassee customers in Leon County. Workers there are still assessing damage before giving an estimate on when power will fully return.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The holdup in Tallahassee is partially caused by the serious damage done by tornado touchdowns. The city <a href="https://twitter.com/CityofTLH/status/1789323504665370702" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>posted an update</strong></a> late Saturday morning laying out the impact.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“Tornadoes caused 286 blocked roads. Road clearing crews have worked nonstop and have cleared 178 in impacted neighborhoods. Work continues,” the city said.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673841-update-nearly-88000-remain-without-power-in-counties-affected-by-storm-emergency-declaration/">Update: Nearly 88,000 remain without power in counties affected by storm emergency declaration</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673841-update-nearly-88000-remain-without-power-in-counties-affected-by-storm-emergency-declaration/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673841</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Gov. DeSantis signs off on new adoption regulations</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673824-desantis-adopt/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673824-desantis-adopt/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[A.G. Gancarski]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DCF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HB 1083]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673824</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Visitors, background checks, and more will see big changes.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673824-desantis-adopt/">Gov. DeSantis signs off on new adoption regulations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="http://flgov.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Florida’s Governor</a></strong> has approved a package of reforms to the state’s adoption process.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On Friday, Gov. <a href="http://rondesantis.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ron DeSantis</strong></a> signed off on <strong><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1083/?Tab=Analyses" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">HB 1083</a></strong>, which updates Florida law and processes to bring them into federal compliance and offer more safeguards and input for potential adoptees.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">One major change: the legislation will align the <strong><a href="https://www.myflfamilies.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Department of Children and Families’</a></strong> background checks with federal requirements. After a satisfactory check of criminal records, all household members have seven days to submit fingerprints to the <strong><a href="https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/About-Us.aspx" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Florida Department of Law Enforcement</a></strong>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Visitors to homes are under scrutiny as well, with DCF checking the names of certain non-residents for criminal history, including those who will be in the home for five straight days or seven days within a 30-day period.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bill also sets up a process to deal with orphans, allowing what a bill analysis calls an “interested party” to “file a petition for permanent commitment.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Additionally, the legislation creates a mechanism for emergency removals of children from permanent placement if there is probable cause to believe the child has been abused, neglected, or abandoned by the person that adopted them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The legislation cuts in half the time needed for interim placements, down from six months to three months if the so-called “successor guardian” knows the child.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bill also provides more financial incentives to adopt for certain people. A state employee, veteran, law enforcement officer, health care practitioner, tax collector, or service member can get $25,000 for adopting difficult to place children, or $10,000 for children judged to be less difficult to place.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As well, the legislation ends public access to the statewide adoption exchange platform, limiting visibility to those people who have completed adoptive home studies or are about to finish those. It also allows children aged 12 or older to pick the pictures they use on the web portal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673824-desantis-adopt/">Gov. DeSantis signs off on new adoption regulations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673824-desantis-adopt/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673824</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jimmy Patronis dispatches anti-fraud teams to Leon and Gadsden counties</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673857-jimmy-patronis-dispatches-anti-fraud-teams-to-leon-and-gadsden-counties/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673857-jimmy-patronis-dispatches-anti-fraud-teams-to-leon-and-gadsden-counties/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Nicol]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 15:20:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[APolitical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gadsden County]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jimmy Patronis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leon County]]></category> <category><![CDATA[storm]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673857</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>'These anti-fraud strike teams consist of trained insurance fraud investigators with specialized knowledge of homeowners and auto insurance fraud.'</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673857-jimmy-patronis-dispatches-anti-fraud-teams-to-leon-and-gadsden-counties/">Jimmy Patronis dispatches anti-fraud teams to Leon and Gadsden counties</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Chief Financial Officer <strong>Jimmy Patronis</strong> is sending his Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team (DFAST) to Leon and Gadsden counties following a severe storm which left <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673841-more-than-88000-remain-without-power-in-counties-affected-by-storm-emergency-declaration/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>tens of thousands</strong></a> without power.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The law enforcement team will work with residents to help spot post-storm fraud and make sure contractors are acting properly while repairing the damage.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“Just minutes after a storm, the bad actors and scam artists will swoop in and try to take advantage of people at their most vulnerable time. It’s despicable and that’s why I have deployed my Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team to the Panhandle area, including Leon and Gadsden counties, to be on the lookout for bad actors trying to make a buck off the damage caused by recent tornados and severe weather,” Patronis said.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“These anti-fraud strike teams consist of trained insurance fraud investigators with specialized knowledge of homeowners and auto insurance fraud and they will be on the ground in the impacted areas to ensure residents know the signs of fraud and lawbreakers are held responsible. If you or a loved one believes they have fallen victim to post-storm fraud, report it to my office immediately at <strong><a href="http://www.fraudfreeflorida.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener external noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.fraudfreeflorida.com/&source=gmail&ust=1715522555992000&usg=AOvVaw2n2wmF9uF5-DO44yUnAZiI" data-wpel-link="external">FraudFreeFlorida.com</a></strong>.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Patronis, who also serves as the state Fire Marshal, has <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/599210-jimmy-patronis-designates-consumer-advocate-for-hurricane-ian-claims/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>dispatched these teams</strong></a> during <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/277067-warning-hurricane-michael-may-bring-aob-scammers-in-its-wake/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>previous major storms</strong></a> in order to protect residents against fraudulent practices, such as price gouging.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Following Friday’s storm, which severely impacted Tallahassee and parts of the Panhandle, Patronis <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673758-jimmy-patronis-offers-tips-and-tricks-as-north-florida-recovers-from-severe-storms/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>also released information</strong></a> helping residents navigate the recovery process.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673757-at-least-1-dead-in-florida-as-storms-continue-to-pummel-the-south-in-a-week-of-severe-weather/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>The storms</strong></a> saw tornadoes sweep through the area in another recent example of extreme weather in the South. The impact prompted Gov. <strong>Ron DeSantis</strong> to <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673770-after-brutal-storms-gov-desantis-declares-state-of-emergency-activates-florida-national-guard/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>declare a state of emergency</strong></a> in 12 counties: Baker, Columbia, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor and Wakulla.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The city of Tallahassee is hoping to have the bulk of people regain power by <a href="https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2024/05/11/live-storm-updates-power-struggle-after-likely-tallahassee-tornadoes-saturday-florida-damage/73652897007/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Saturday evening</strong></a>.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673857-jimmy-patronis-dispatches-anti-fraud-teams-to-leon-and-gadsden-counties/">Jimmy Patronis dispatches anti-fraud teams to Leon and Gadsden counties</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673857-jimmy-patronis-dispatches-anti-fraud-teams-to-leon-and-gadsden-counties/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673857</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Some doctors’ offices will have to carry liability insurance under new law</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673777-some-doctors-offices-will-have-to-carry-liability-insurance-under-new-law/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673777-some-doctors-offices-will-have-to-carry-liability-insurance-under-new-law/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Jordan Sexton]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brazilian butt lift]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HB 1561]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673777</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The mandate is a seismic policy change.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673777-some-doctors-offices-will-have-to-carry-liability-insurance-under-new-law/">Some doctors’ offices will have to carry liability insurance under new law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Some Florida physicians for the first time will be required to carry professional liability insurance under a new law aimed at improving the safety of care during gluteal fat grafting procedures, commonly called Brazilian butt lifts, or BBLs.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Gov <strong>Ron DeSantis</strong> signed the bill into law late Friday.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">BBLs involve two steps: the liposuction of fat from the abdomen or back, and the injection of the purified fat into the subcutaneous layer of the buttocks, below the skin but above the gluteal muscle.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The law requires physician-owned surgery centers where gluteal fat grafting procedures are performed to establish financial responsibility by either obtaining and maintaining professional liability coverage of at least $250,000 per claim, with a minimum annual aggregate of at least $750,000 from an authorized insurer, surplus lines insurer, risk retention group, joint underwriting association, or self-insurance plan; or obtaining and maintaining an unexpired, irrevocable letter of credit of at least $250,000 per claim, with a maximum aggregate credit availability of at least $750,000.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The mandate is a seismic policy change.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Florida law currently allows physicians to practice without medical malpractice or irrevocable letters of credit, often referred to as going “bare.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Doctors who go bare must post a sign in their waiting room indicating their decision to go bare and that they will satisfy a judgement of $100,000 (or $250,000 if they have hospital privileges).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bill also closes what some have called a “loophole” in current law that required office surgery sites to register with the state if they performed procedures involving 1,000 cubic centimeters of fat removal.<strong><a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/663188-going-bare-may-no-longer-be-an-option-for-physicians-who-perform-brazilian-butt-lifts/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Some BBL providers argued that the fat was being relocated, not removed, and therefore they weren’t required to register.</a></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1561" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external"><strong>HB 1561</strong></a> eliminates the loophole by requiring offices to register whether the fat is temporarily or permanently removed.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673777-some-doctors-offices-will-have-to-carry-liability-insurance-under-new-law/">Some doctors’ offices will have to carry liability insurance under new law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673777-some-doctors-offices-will-have-to-carry-liability-insurance-under-new-law/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673777</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Could FAMU, FSU sports teams be impacted by recent storm?</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673853-could-famu-fsu-sports-teams-be-impacted-by-recent-storm/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673853-could-famu-fsu-sports-teams-be-impacted-by-recent-storm/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cole Pepper]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 14:20:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[APolitical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FAMU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Florida A&M University]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Florida State University]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FSU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[storm]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673853</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Florida State and FAMU are still assessing the storm damage, impact.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673853-could-famu-fsu-sports-teams-be-impacted-by-recent-storm/">Could FAMU, FSU sports teams be impacted by recent storm?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;">Friday’s storms that ripped through Tallahassee may impact some college sports in the area.</p><p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;">Dick Howser Stadium, the home of <a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/baseball" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Florida State University (FSU) baseball</strong></a>, took the brunt of the damage among athletic facilities. The storm knocked over the right field foul pole and much of the 30-foot-tall chain link fence in right field. Several trees were broken off at the trunk in the area.</p><p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;">The Seminoles were playing a road series at Pittsburgh this weekend. No word on whether the Noles’ next home series, May 16-18 against Georgia Tech, will be impacted by the damage. FSU is also expected to host an NCAA regional beginning May 31.</p><p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/softball/roster" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Florida State’s softball team</strong></a> does not have another home game on the schedule, but the Seminoles are expected to host an NCAA regional starting May 16.</p><p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;">According to the school’s emergency alert system, <a href="https://www.fsu.edu/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>FSU</strong></a> will remain closed through at least Saturday “as the university is still without power and continues to assess and clean up damage from this morning’s severe weather.”</p><p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;">According to the alert, “FSU hopes to resume normal operations on Monday, May 13.”</p><p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;">At Florida A&M University (<a href="https://www.famu.edu/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>FAMU</strong></a>), the school closed on Friday and instructed all nonessential employees to work from home. No timeline was given for a return to campus.</p><p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;">The <a href="https://famuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>FAMU baseball team</strong></a> was in Montgomery, Alabama, for a series against Alabama State. The Rattlers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee for a three-game series against Mississippi Valley State starting Thursday.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673853-could-famu-fsu-sports-teams-be-impacted-by-recent-storm/">Could FAMU, FSU sports teams be impacted by recent storm?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673853-could-famu-fsu-sports-teams-be-impacted-by-recent-storm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673853</post-id> </item> <item> <title>New law allows nurses and physician assistants to order Medicaid home health</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673822-new-law-allows-nurses-and-physician-assistants-to-order-medicaid-home-health/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673822-new-law-allows-nurses-and-physician-assistants-to-order-medicaid-home-health/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Jordan Sexton]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[APRNs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HB 935]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[physician assistants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rep. Gallop Franklin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673822</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The bill passed the Senate and House unanimously.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673822-new-law-allows-nurses-and-physician-assistants-to-order-medicaid-home-health/">New law allows nurses and physician assistants to order Medicaid home health</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Some flexibility is afforded Florida’s Medicaid population and those medical professionals who serve them now, after Gov. <a href="http://flgov.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ron DeSantis</strong></a> signed <strong><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/935/?Tab=Analyses" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">HB 935</a></strong> into law Friday.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bill, originally introduced by Democratic Rep. <a href="https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4863" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Gallop Franklin</strong></a> of HD 8 in North Florida, permits Medicaid to pay for home health services ordered by advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants starting July 1.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These include equipment and appliances as well as home health visits, nursing and home health aide services.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Flexibility from the federal government to do this is relatively new, created by the federal <strong><a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/about-the-cares-act#:~:text=The%20Coronavirus%20Aid%2C%20Relief%2C%20and,%2C%20small%20businesses%2C%20and%20industries." data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020</a></strong>. Former President <a href="http://DonaldjTrump.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Donald Trump</strong></a> signed the far-reaching legislation in response to that year’s pandemic.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Some conditions apply to the new permission. The APRN or PA must have examined the patient no more than 30 days before signing the requisition, and must use their national provider identifier, Medicaid identification number, or medical practitioner license number when prescribing the services and on authorization and reimbursement claims.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bill passed the Senate and House unanimously.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673822-new-law-allows-nurses-and-physician-assistants-to-order-medicaid-home-health/">New law allows nurses and physician assistants to order Medicaid home health</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673822-new-law-allows-nurses-and-physician-assistants-to-order-medicaid-home-health/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673822</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Governor signs off on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy committee</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673838-progressive-supranuclear-palsy/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673838-progressive-supranuclear-palsy/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[A.G. Gancarski]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 13:40:02 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bob Cortes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jason Brodeur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Justo R. Cortes Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Progressive Supranuclear Palsy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SB 186]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673838</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A former legislator's father is incapacitated due to this condition.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673838-progressive-supranuclear-palsy/">Governor signs off on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy committee</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Florida’s Surgeon General <a href="https://www.floridahealth.gov/about/ssg/index.html" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Joseph Ladapo</strong></a> will be tasked with focusing his office on brain diseases in the wake of legislation signed Friday by Gov. <a href="http://flgov.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ron DeSantis</strong></a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/186" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">SB 186</a></strong>, colloquially called the “Justo R. Cortes Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Act,” compels Ladapo to set up a progressive supranuclear palsy and other neurodegenerative diseases policy committee.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“Without proper detection at an early stage, PSP will only worsen with life-threatening complications,” sponsoring Sen. <strong>Jason Brodeur</strong> said to <strong><a href="https://stateofreform.com/florida/2024/03/new-florida-committee-will-study-rare-disorder-often-misdiagnosed-as-parkinsons-disease/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">State of Reform</a></strong> earlier this year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“We have not found a cure for PSP, so the biggest focus is on managing care. This bill (directs) the Department of Health to establish a work policy group comprised of healthcare workers, family members, and advocates whose aim is to identify those in our state with PSP and other neurodegenerative diseases, create a standard of care for detection and treatment, (and) develop recommendations to help improve patient awareness, especially in our more vulnerable population areas.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bill is named after the father of former state Rep. <strong>Bob Cortes. </strong>The legislator’s father, now in his 80s, is wheelchair bound and incapacitated due to the ravages of this disease.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ladapo is compelled to move quickly.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The committee must be appointed by Sept. 1 and must hold its first meeting by Oct. 1, with all meetings by teleconference.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A progress report from the SG is required by Jan. 4 of next year, and from there Ladapo has a year to file a final report.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The committee is slated to sunset by July 2026.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673838-progressive-supranuclear-palsy/">Governor signs off on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy committee</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673838-progressive-supranuclear-palsy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673838</post-id> </item> <item> <title>UCF vice chair arrested for soliciting prostitute and indecent exposure in park</title> <link>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673830-ucf-vice-chair-arrested-for-soliciting-prostitute-and-indecent-exposure-in-park/</link> <comments>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673830-ucf-vice-chair-arrested-for-soliciting-prostitute-and-indecent-exposure-in-park/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabrielle Russon]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Altamonte Springs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harold Mills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rollins College]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UCF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of Central Florida]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://floridapolitics.com/?p=673830</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Harold Mills told an undercover sheriff's agent he wanted oral sex.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673830-ucf-vice-chair-arrested-for-soliciting-prostitute-and-indecent-exposure-in-park/">UCF vice chair arrested for soliciting prostitute and indecent exposure in park</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">UCF Vice Chair <strong>Harold Mills</strong> was arrested for soliciting a prostitute and indecent exposure this week after he showed his penis to an undercover agent in Altamonte Springs’ <a href="https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/locations/sanlando-park.stml" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Sanlando Park</strong></a>, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s arrest report.</p><p>“These misdemeanor allegations are being investigated independently by me and my team and as most know, facts as they unfold are often markedly different than what is initially reported,” Mills’ attorney, <a href="http://nejamelaw.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>Mark NeJame </strong></a>said in a statement Saturday. “However, none of this should overshadow the immense contributions that Harold has made to the underprivileged, the arts, business and his countless employees over the years.”</p><p>The sheriff’s report detailed how the Windermere resident was arrested in an undercover sting Thursday at 5:30 p.m.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Through a map-based hookup app, Mills asked an undercover agent if the agent was in the park, the arrest report.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Mills told the agent it was his first time there and asked for the agent to meet him in his Tesla so Mills felt more comfortable because he wasn’t sure where was safest, the arrest report said.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">The agent approached Mills’ window and told him to go into the bathroom. Mills said he was nervous about leaving his car in the parking lot so the undercover agent suggested a secluded area on the north end of the parking lot, the arrest report said.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Mills agreed to go there. Mills told the agent he wanted oral sex when the agent asked Mills what he wanted, the report said.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">“The agent asked to see what Mills was ‘working with.’ Mills pulled his penis out of the unzipped pants,” the arrest report said. “The agent walked to the bathroom and gave the take down command.”</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Mills was taken out of the park in an unmarked van and then went to jail in a marked sheriff’s car.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Mills told the sheriff’s office he frequently went to parks to clear his mind during work.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Mills also said the undercover agent agent wanted to have sex with him, but Mills said he was not going to follow the agent into the bathroom.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Mills was appointed to the UCF trustees in 2019 and <a href="https://www.ucf.edu/news/alex-martins-and-harold-mills-re-elected-to-lead-ucfs-board-of-trustees/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>re-elected for a second term</strong></a> as vice chair last year. His term expires January 2026.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Mills is the CEO of <a href="http://www.vmdglobalhealth.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer"><strong>VMD Ventures</strong></a>, which invests in entrepreneurs in technology and service industries. He has a MBA from Harvard Business School, according to UCF.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">Mills is active in the community and serves with several organizations. He is a trustee at Rollins College, a small private liberal arts school in Winter Park.</p><p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">UCF did not immediately respond to comment immediately Saturday morning. Rollins declined to comment.</p><p>“The outpouring of support he is receiving from the community and from around the country speaks to his renowned compassion, philanthropy, and dedication to helping others. For this, he is eternally grateful,” NeJame said.</p><p>The post <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673830-ucf-vice-chair-arrested-for-soliciting-prostitute-and-indecent-exposure-in-park/">UCF vice chair arrested for soliciting prostitute and indecent exposure in park</a> appeared first on <a href="https://floridapolitics.com">Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/673830-ucf-vice-chair-arrested-for-soliciting-prostitute-and-indecent-exposure-in-park/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">673830</post-id> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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