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Declarations of a Public Health Emergency

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FL HB 459 · House Bill · 2024

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2
Latest action
Mar 8, 2024

What it does

Declarations of a Public Health Emergency; Provides that administration of vaccines is not included within meaning of terms “treat,” “treated,” or “treatment” as they relate to public health emergencies; revises provisions related to expiration & renewal of declarations of public health emergency; authorizes individual to refuse examination, testing, or treatment under State Health Officer’s order during public health emergency by submitting written refusal to State Health Officer; requires due process on case-by-case basis to allow actions that affect entire groups or communities.

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