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Attorneys for both sides filed a court document dismissing the case, which the pediatricians group filed last year after House Health & Human Services Chair Randy Fine subpoenaed documents.

The dispute centers on the Health & Human Services panel's demand for internal info on standards of care for kids with gender dysphoria from the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The vote came a day after the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee approved the Senate version of the plan.

A judge says a House panel “has shown a legitimate interest" in obtaining the state American Academy of Pediatrics' documents on the development of care standards for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

The Health & Human Services Committee was directed to investigate the standards of care for gender dysphoria adopted by Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Florida Psychiatric Association.

The state, which continues to wait for FDA approval, expects to import drugs to treat asthma, COPD, diabetes, hepatitis C, HIV and AIDS, and mental health conditions.

In advance of the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers eye ways to bolster education and training programs for nurses and other health professionals to help alleviate industry-wide staffing woes.

The bill, which places limits on THC in medical marijuana, passed through the House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee by a party-line vote.

The proposal would create a one-stop number where veterans can get everything from peer-to-peer support to service referrals.

Republicans touted the legislation as a must-pass bill to protect Florida’s economy and return people to work, but many Democrats decried it as being overly broad and eliminating the public’s access to courts.