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What this does

The bill would change how parents receive information before vaccinating children, alter the legal liability for doctors prescribing ivermectin, and modify the process for obtaining religious or conscience-based school immunization exemptions.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Health care practitioners

Practitioners face new requirements for patient notification, price estimates, and vaccine administration, while gaining immunity for prescribing ivermectin.

Parents and legal guardians

Parents must receive specific information and sign an acknowledgment before their minor child receives a vaccine.

Pharmacists

Pharmacists are authorized to provide ivermectin without a prescription and receive immunity for doing so in good faith.

Students

Students without required immunizations may be excluded from school during a declared communicable disease emergency.

Vaccine manufacturers

Manufacturers are prohibited from offering financial incentives to practitioners for vaccine administration.

What changed

Last recorded activity April 30, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill proposes changes to Florida's public health laws, including new requirements for vaccine information provided to parents, protections for health care providers prescribing ivermectin, and updates to school immunization exemption procedures. It also prohibits financial incentives between vaccine manufacturers and health care practitioners.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill allow the state to force me to get a vaccine?
No. The bill explicitly states that the State Health Officer's authority to order treatment during a public health emergency does not include the authority to order a vaccination.
Can I still get a religious exemption for school immunizations?
Yes. The bill requires the Department of Health to make the religious or conscience-based exemption form publicly available on its website.
What happens if a doctor doesn't give me a price estimate for a procedure?
The bill requires practitioners to provide a good-faith estimate within 7 business days of a request; failure to do so can result in a $500 daily fine, up to a maximum of $5,000.
Can I buy ivermectin at a pharmacy without a prescription?
Under this bill, pharmacists are authorized to provide ivermectin to adults as a without a prescription until the FDA approves it for over-the-counter sale.

Why It Matters

The bill would change how parents receive information before vaccinating children, alter the legal liability for doctors prescribing ivermectin, and modify the process for obtaining religious or conscience-based school immunization exemptions.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

CURE SMA

$75,000

Sponsors

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift100% confidence

Liability Immunity for Ivermectin

The bill creates specific statutory immunity for health care practitioners prescribing ivermectin, a significant shift in legal protection for this specific drug.

Connected Entities

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

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  • Controversy90
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  • Entertainment20
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  • Buzz40
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