1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 1458, as amended, as follows:
1.2Page 182, after line 26, insert:
1.3 "Section 8.
[144.611] CAPTIONING REQUIRED.
1.4(a) This section applies to health care facilities licensed under this chapter.
1.5(b) Any television in a waiting room provided for use by the general public, or by
1.6individuals using or requesting services, must have a closed captioning feature activated
at
1.7all times, if the television includes a captioning feature. A health care facility
must make
1.8reasonable efforts to prevent members of the general public and individuals using
or
1.9requesting services from independently deactivating a captioning feature.
1.10(c) It is not a violation of this section if the captioning feature is deactivated
by a
1.11member of the general public or an individual using or requesting services, so long
as
1.12the captioning is reactivated as soon as possible by a member of the facility staff
upon
1.13knowledge that the deactivation has occurred.
1.14(d) Failure to provide captioning consistent with this section is a violation of section
1.15363A.11."
1.16Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.17Amend the title accordingly