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Read. Follow. Verify.Senator Calatayud Proposes Florida SB 1068 Regulating Nurse Registries, Homemakers, and Companions
Last action · March 13, 2026: Died in Health PolicySponsor: Alexis Calatayud
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What This Bill Proposed
Florida SB 1068 requires nurse registries and registered homemakers and companions to provide standardized written disclosures to clients at intake and annually, adhere to strict marketing and naming restrictions, and display specific disclaimers regarding their independent contractor status or nonmedical scope of services. The bill also subjects registered homemakers and companions to initial and periodic agency inspections at least once every 36 months, revises the definition of s, and provides for administrative penalties.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Nurse registries
Nurse registries must comply with new disclosure requirements, marketing rules, naming restrictions, fee schedule filings, and administrative penalties.
Registered homemakers and companions
Homemakers and companions are subject to mandatory agency inspections every 36 months, annual written disclosures, recordkeeping rules, and advertising restrictions.
Agency for Health Care Administration
The agency is required to adopt rules, develop standard disclosure templates, conduct inspections, and enforce administrative penalties.
Home care clients
Clients receive mandatory annual disclosures, fee schedules, and clearer information regarding caregiver employment statuses and complaint procedures.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What disclosures must nurse registries provide to clients?
Are registered homemakers and companions subject to state inspections?
What naming restrictions apply to nurse registries under this bill?
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 13, 2026SenateFloorDied in Health Policy
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 12, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
- Jan 5, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
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2 versions on fileOfficial version history is partial: 1 linked text is unavailable or incomplete. Source links remain available below.
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Lobbying Activity
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Removal of Low-Risk Status for Nurse Registries
The bill explicitly removes nurse registries from the statutory definition of 'low-risk provider', signaling an increase in regulatory scrutiny for these entities.
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Sources
www.flsenate.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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