Fla. Stat. § 395.1042
Fentanyl testing
Florida · Florida Statutes Chapter 395 — HOSPITAL LICENSING AND REGULATION · Status: effective
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- Fla. Stat. § 395.1042, Fentanyl testing, Florida, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1146819
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(1) This section may be cited as “Gage’s Law.”(2)(a) If an individual is treated at a hospital or hospital-based off-campus emergency department for emergency services and care for a possible drug overdose or poisoning, and the hospital or hospital-based off-campus emergency department conducts a urine drug test to assist in diagnosing the individual’s condition, the hospital must include testing for fentanyl in the urine test.
(b) If the test results are positive for fentanyl, the hospital may perform a confirmation test as defined in s. 440.102(1).
(c) The results of the urine drug test and the confirmation test must be retained as part of the patient’s clinical record for the period of time required by the hospital’s current practice.