A newly filed bill aims to ensure individuals who are recovering post-surgery in a recovery home are given the care they deserve.

Miami Gardens Democratic Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson filed the measure ( HB 81 ), which would establish regulatory frameworks for facilities that provide care to patients as they recover from surgical or medical procedures.

According to the bill text, it was filed in response to growing concerns around unregulated postsurgical recovery homes, which can pose significant risks to the safety of patients in their care.

Named the “Postsurgical Recovery Home Safety Act,” the bill would require a postsurgical recovery home to obtain a license from the Agency for Health Care Administration ( AHCA ). The facility would have to submit evidence to sho

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