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Florida Senate
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2026
SB 190
By
Senator Sharief
35-00601-26 2026190__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the impact of perimenopause and
3 menopause on women’s health; creating s. 381.995,
4 F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to establish
5 a perimenopause and menopause policy workgroup;
6 providing requirements for the workgroup; requiring
7 the department, in collaboration with others, to
8 develop and make publicly available on its website
9 information relating to perimenopause and menopause;
10 providing requirements for such information; providing
11 an effective date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Section 381.995, Florida Statutes, is created to
16 read:
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381.995
Perimenopause and menopause workgroup and
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information.—
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(1)(a)
The Department of Health shall establish a
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perimenopause and menopause policy workgroup. The workgroup
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shall:
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1.
Develop key messages relating to perimenopause and
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menopause.
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2.
Set initiative priorities.
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3.
Ensure, in conjunction with diversity and health equity
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stakeholders, that initiatives are representative of diverse
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communities of women and that the messaging resonates, is
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culturally appropriate, and is delivered by trusted messengers.
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4.
Create a coordinated communications strategy to focus on
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multiple audiences and use a variety of communications tools to
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reach:
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a.
Women and men of all ages.
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b.
Employers.
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c.
Medical providers.
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5.
Consider dissemination points for information,
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including, but not limited to, personal trainers, yoga
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instructors, hairdressers, religious meeting places, and
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community centers.
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6.
Support efforts to communicate the science on the safety
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of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and nonhormonal therapies
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in appropriate patients and their use in improving health for
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menopausal women.
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(b)
The workgroup shall be composed of health care
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providers, women who have experienced perimenopause or
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menopause, advocates, and other interested parties and
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associations.
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(2)
The Department of Health, in collaboration with the
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workgroup, the Office of Women’s Health, and relevant state
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agencies, shall develop and make publicly available, by posting
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on its website, resources and a website link to materials
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relating to perimenopause and menopause. The resources must
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include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
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(a)
Accurate scientific information on perimenopausal and
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menopausal symptoms and treatment options.
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(b)
Information on health risks associated with reduced
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estrogen production and what women can do to stay healthy.
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(c)
A downloadable checklist that can be printed and taken
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to a clinician visit and that details recommended preventive
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care for women as they reach and move through midlife and
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provides a set of questions women may want to ask their
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clinician.
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(d)
Content adapted from existing clinician-directed
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materials
relating to perimenopause and menopause
, other federal
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Offices of Women’s Health, and tools created by patient
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education and advocacy organizations.
66 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.