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SB 1302FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

New Requirements for Pediatric Mental Health Screenings and Parent Education (SB 1302)

Original title: Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Screenings

March 13, 2026

Companion · HB 1133same policy, House version

healthcare mental health pediatrics child welfare public health

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The Frame

What this does

This bill changes the standard of care for pediatric visits by requiring providers to distribute state-developed guidance on daily habits and establishes new regulatory protocols for mental health diagnostic services.

Who is mentioned in the record

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Parents and legal guardians

They will receive standardized information on sleep, screen time, and nutrition from their child's health care provider.

Health care providers

They are required to distribute state-provided educational materials to parents and follow new protocols for mental health screenings.

Agency for Health Care Administration

They must draft and implement new administrative rules for pediatric mental health screening protocols.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

SB 1302 mandates that the Agency for Health Care Administration create new protocols for pediatric mental health screenings. It also requires health care providers to give parents information on sleep, screen time, and nutrition, with materials to be developed by the Department of Health.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What information will my pediatrician be required to give me?

Under this bill, providers must give parents or legal guardians information specifically regarding sleep, screen time, and nutrition.

Who is responsible for creating the educational materials?

The Department of Health is tasked with developing these materials and making them available for providers to download.

Why It Matters

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Standardization of Pediatric Guidance

The bill shifts the responsibility of creating patient education materials on lifestyle factors (sleep, screen time, nutrition) from individual practices to the state Department of Health.

Department of Health

Connected Entities

organizationAgency for Health Care Administration“Responsible for adopting rules, performance measures, and reporting outcome data”Map →

organizationDepartment of Health“Responsible for developing educational materials on sleep, screen time, and nutr”Map →

personPresident of the Senate Map →

personGovernor“Recipient of annual performance reports.”Map →

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Sources

Open source document

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Analysis Score

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Controversy20
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