Summary: Effective Date: July 1, 2021 This post was authored by Jamaal R. Jones, Esquire (Partner) of Jones Health Law, P.A. Jeffrey Mesaros, PharmD, JD from Orlando. The new law added additional disqualifying criminal offenses (includes luring and enticing a child; voyeurism, video voyeurism; and unlawful sexual activity with certain minors). Occupational Therapy; The bill amends the definitions of occupational therapy and the practice of occupational therapy. Samantha Heyn, Unit Manager. During the 2016 Legislative Session, House Bill 373, and companion Senate Bill 12, were passed into law. (h)Section817.505, relating to patient brokering. Click edit button to change this text. This website addresses information regarding certifying of patients under the age of 18, availability, supply limits, consent form requirements, required documentation, and more. Provisional licensure applicants must have earned a degree from an APA accredited program. Fax: (850) 487-0470. Senate Bill 768 (Full Text). Summary: The bill repeals the requirement that DOH must issue an emergency order suspending a health care practitioners license for a student loan default, absent timely proof of a new repayment plan. The law grants the Department fining authority for non-compliance with statutory requirements for such matters as security, hygiene, packaging and storage. Practice of Pharmacy Nonopioid Alternatives Summary: Effective Date: July 1, 2016 This provides a cost savings for applicants in the Clearinghouse that have had a lapse in employment greater than 90 days. Consultant Pharmacists Licensees are required to maintain a current mailing address and a practice location with the Department. Health Access Dental Licenses A pharmacist may not prescribe any controlled substance; however, the Board-developed formulary may include any non-controlled substance, including those that typically need a prescription to dispense, such as antibiotics, and over-the-counter medications. Licensure Requirement for Osteopathic Physicians All nurses are required to comply, including those who qualify for the existing exemption from continuing education in the Nurse Practice Act. Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Screening results shall be reviewed by the agency with respect to the offenses specified in s.435.04 and this section, and the qualifying or disqualifying status of the person named in the request shall be maintained in a database. The bill amends the minimum educational requirements specified in section 491.004, Florida Statutes, for marriage and family therapy and mental health counseling licensure by examination. The bill creates a new cause for disciplinary action against a health care practitioners license for providing supporting information for an emotional support animal, without personal knowledge of the patients disability or disability-related need. Effective Date: July 1, 2021 . All licensees with an offense listed in chapter 408.809 Florida Statutes must also apply for an exemption. hb```B eax J-C Is%Ivmv@FGCChGRG\930yX,b X)k JvFvN/n\D|J7A/~)0lcxp6$,lpg1(@` c,\ Amends section 381.0421(12), Florida Statutes, to require the Department of Health to develop and publish on its website an educational pamphlet relating to certain tissue transplants. (q)Section831.31, relating to the sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession with the intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense was a felony. (4)In addition to the offenses listed in s.435.04, all persons required to undergo background screening pursuant to this part or authorizing statutes must not have an arrest awaiting final disposition for, must not have been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, and must not have been adjudicated delinquent and the record not have been sealed or expunged for any of the following offenses or any similar offense of another jurisdiction: (a)Any authorizing statutes, if the offense was a felony. History.s. Requires IPN disclose certain information to DOH; requires a multistate nurse report participation in a treatment program to the DOH. If a person is found to have a new disqualifying offense, or is arrested for any of these offenses, he/she is not eligible to work in a position that requires screening unless an exemption is granted. 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Abortion (c) Disqualifying Offense means any criminal offense prohibited in Section 435.03, 435.04 or 408.809(5), F.S. Summary: Effective Date: July 1, 2016 The Board looks forward to receiving the committee's recommendations," stated Jody B. Newman, EdD, EdS, Board Chair. In addition, the department does not warrant either expressly or by implication any individual, organization, product or service appearing on this site or that is electronically linked to this site. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 454 0 obj <>stream HB 29 (Full Text), Summary: Upon enactment of the compact, the bill authorizes eligible Florida licensed mental health counseling practitioners to apply for licensure to provide services to out-of-state patients through either telehealth or in-person across compact states. (3)All fingerprints must be provided in electronic format. The fingerprints may be retained by the Department of Law Enforcement under s.943.05(2)(g). Medical Use of Cannabis/Low-THC Cannabis for Medical Use Cited as the Grieving Families Act. The bill creates three pathways to licensure for applicants for a marriage and family therapy license to meet the minimum educational requirements by one of the following methods: The bill also updates the education requirements for marriage and family therapists by correcting an obsolete reference to accreditation by Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation (CORPA), which was dissolved in 1997. If granted, an exemption shall be voided if you receive a new disqualifying criminal offense after the date the exemption is issued. The Background Screening Unit processes screening results for health care providers in Florida currently licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. Section 8: Designated Health Care Professionals Information Required for Licensure %PDF-1.6 % The Background Screening Unit processes screening results for health care providers in Florida currently licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. Effective Date: December 31, 2018 or upon enactment of the Nurse Licensure Compact in to law by 26 states, whichever occurs first HB 1121 permits hospitals licensed under Ch. ), Chapter 408.809 . SB 544 (Full Text). Summary: 1. Effective Date: July 1, 2021 The Department of Health is required to issue a certificate of nonviable birth within a specified timeframe upon the request of a parent, who is to be advised that the certificate is a public record with certain information exempt from disclosure. Repealing provisions relating to certification of a medical assistant by the American Association of Medical Assistants or as a Registered Medical Assistant by the American Medical Technologists. 15. Continuing Education for Dentists You may also search disciplinary actions, view practitioner profiles, request public records, download data, file a complaint or report unlicensed activity. The Florida Department of Health has changed the license renewal process. (b) Persons required to undergo Level 2 background screening must submit an Applicant Fingerprint Card, incorporated herein by reference, and available from the appropriate Agency licensure unit or by submitting a request to: bgscreen@ahca.myflorida.com. The bill further addresses Schedule II prescribing privileges for both ARNPs and PAs. House Bill 375 (Full Text). The Board also voted to define primary care practice to include health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counselling, patient education, and diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in a variety of healthcare settings. Please contact me to be sure that the law which will govern your business is current. Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency Senate Bill 852 (Full Text). Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality 395, F.S. A CPPA must meet certain terms and specify the health conditions, treatments, and tests governed by the CPPA. The department strongly urges all users of this site to conduct their own investigation of any individual, organization, product or service appearing on this site or that is electronically linked to this site. 405 0 obj <> endobj Level 2 background screening with AHCA fingerprints (Should already be on file with FDLE) Please sign release form attached in packet Physical within six (6) months that states you are free from communicable diseases. Changes the title of a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to an APRN. Creates section 456.47, Florida Statutes, establishing standards of practice for telehealth providers, registration of out-of-state providers, venue requirements and exemptions. ), Chapter 435 and Florida Statute (F.S. Summary: Licensees may reimburse persons for these costs. Additionally, the law requires the designation of physicians for the registered office's compliance. A: A resubmission is like a new screening, but the applicant does not have to go to a LiveScan vendor to have their prints taken. The bill adds definitions of "fatal fetal abnormality" and "medical abortion," and revised the definition of gestation in section 390.011, Florida Statutes. HB 81 (Full Text). The bill also makes conforming changes to statutory citations and terminology throughout the statutes. For any such rescreening, the agency shall request the Department of Law Enforcement to forward the persons fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. [ Reference 408.809(4) and 435.04, 435.05], Existing employees or contractors screened, qualified and hired before August 1, 2010, that have a disqualifying offense revealed during a rescreening that was not disqualifying at the time of the prior screening, may continue to work, if the employer agrees, while applying for an exemption from disqualification as long as the employee/contractor is eligible to apply for an exemption and the application is received by the appropriate agency within 30 days after receipt of the rescreening results. facility owner, administrator or chief financial officer, staff person that is uncertified or unlicensed). Effective Date: July 1, 2021 Effective Date: July 1, 2017 The Board determined that an equivalency to the required graduate level coursework required for registration would be 45 CE hours in each of the required subject areas. Summary: In addition, the bills provisions: Certificates of Nonviable Births The bill defines a doctoral degree from an APA accredited program as a Psy.D., an Ed.D. Registered nurses who are determined by the clinical laboratory director to be qualified under 42 C.F.R. Revises an exception to pharmacy regulations (Chapter 465, Florida Statutes) for certain manufacturers and distributers of dialysis drugs or supplies. A pharmacy in which a pharmacist provides services for minor, non-chronic health conditions must prominently display a sign advising a patient receiving such services to seek follow-up care from a physician. The bill creates the crime of reproductive battery. HB 501 (Full Text). (g) Level 1 Screening means an assessment of the criminal history record obtained from the FDLE to determine whether screened individuals have any disqualifying offenses pursuant to Section 435.03 or 408.809(5), F.S. Senate Bill 404 (Full Text). The burden to request this exemption is therefore solely at the discretion of the licensee or applicant. To become certified by the Board of Pharmacy, a registered pharmacy technician must complete six hours of approved immunization-related training. Summary: Effective Date: July 1, 2021 Doreen Cassarino, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP from Naples (who will serve as chair of the committee) If a Level 2 criminal history is incomplete, a certified letter will be sent to the individual being screened requesting the arrest report and dispositional information. DOH is required to review the incident report and determine if the incident involves conduct that is subject to disciplinary action; then, if disciplinary action is necessary, DOH must refer the matter to the appropriate board, or to the department if there is no regulatory board. (d) An alleged offense is not disqualifying until such time as there has been a disposition. This bill amends section 893.03(5), Florida Statutes, removing Epidiolex as a Schedule V controlled substance, mirroring the federal Controlled Substance Act, and makes conforming changes to the definition of cannabis in section 893.02(3), Florida Statutes. Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Florida Statute 408.809(7)(a) states that AHCA may grant an exemption from disqualification to a person who is subject to this section and who: (1) Does nothave an active professional license or. Carrying of Firearms by Tactical Medical Professionals Marriage and family therapy applicants must graduate with a masters degree from a Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) or a Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)accredited program or complete a masters degree at any institutionally accredited college or university with a major emphasis in marriage and family therapy or a closely related field with a degree conferred date prior to September 1, 2027. HB 17 (Full Text). Thank you. Effective Date: July 1, 2020 Clarifies certain supervision requirements detailed in Chapter 491, Florida Statutes. Medical Use of Marijuana Updates on the implementation of this law will be added to the website. Effective Date: Upon Enactment into Law Senate Bill 1742 (Full Text). Includes human trafficking as predicate offense for felony murder; prohibits permanently branding, or directing permanent branding, of victim of human trafficking; requires DOH to suspend license of massage therapist or massage establishment for specified violations in conjunction with establishment; provides that licensed massage therapist may not receive new or renewal license if applicant is convicted of certain prostitution offenses in conjunction with massage establishment; provides that licensed massage establishment may not receive new or renewal license if specified persons connected with establishment are convicted of certain prostitution offenses in conjunction with establishment; provides that minors may not be charged with specified prostitution offenses; requires person convicted of specified racketeering offenses to register as sexual predator or sexual offender; reenacts various provisions. The bill authorizes the Board of Podiatric Medicine to require podiatric physicians to complete an approved two-hour continuing education course on safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances as a part of the 40 hours of continuing professional education required for biennial licensure renewal. The bill also amends sections 456.001 and 20.43, Florida Statutes, to include genetic counselors in the definition of a health care practitioner. BACKGROUND SCREENING BRIEFING 5/18/2015 3 (ss) Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and control, only if the offense was a felony or if any other person involved in the offense was a minor. Background Screening. HB 115 (Full Text). Registration eligibility requirements are established in the legislation and include: no discipline within 5 years of applying for the registration; completion of 3,000 clinical practice hours as an APRN under the supervision of physician within the 5 years immediately preceding the registration request; and, within the past 5 years, completion of graduate-level semester hours, or the equivalent, in differential diagnosis and pharmacology (3 hours in each subject). Summary: A: Each agency makes their own decisions regarding exemptions. Separate portions of HB 607, now referred to as Chapter 2020-9, Laws of Florida, impact Board of Nursing licensees. Physician Assistant Workforce Surveys The new law permits Floridas approved dispensing organizations to cultivate, process and dispense both low-THC cannabis and the higher potency medical cannabis. A: There is no application fee for an Exemption Application. If the application is deemed incomplete after 30 days of receipt by the Agency, the application will be withdrawn. You have been lawfully released from confinement, supervision or other nonmonetary condition imposed by the court for a disqualifying misdemeanor criminal offense; At least 3 years after you have been lawfully released from confinement, supervision, or other nonmonetary condition imposed by the court for a disqualifying felony criminal offense; You have completed any court-ordered fee, fine, fund, lien, civil judgment, application, costs of prosecution, trust, or restitution as part of the judgment and sentence for any disqualifying felony or misdemeanor in full; and, If you have been designated as a sexual predator, sexual offender or career offender you are. The bill establishes minimum experience, education, and training requirements for PTs who perform dry needling. 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