Summary: House Bill 423 (Full Text). Nonresident Sterile Compounding Permit Amends definition of an LPN and RN to include a multistate license. (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. Drug-related Overdose Prevention (Pharmacy) The agency may adopt rules to establish a schedule to stagger the implementation of the required rescreening over the 5-year period, beginning July 31, 2010, through July 31, 2015. Background Screening, Samantha Heyn, Unit Manager Section 9: Chiropractic Medicine Initial Licensure Requirements A: Each agency makes their own decisions regarding exemptions. Department of Health (b) Disposition means the sentencing or other final settlement of a criminal case which shall include, regardless of adjudication, a plea of nolo contendere or guilty, or a conviction by a judge or jury. hbbd```b``3@$& `q)DrEHv3d&e|`N9dLV+1W&2n`[&II0L* df&FF94!30~0 nb You are now required to report your continuing education/continuing medical education (CE/CME) course completions prior to license renewal. 401, Florida Statutes, and the spouses and children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics, under specified circumstances; providing for future review and repeal of the exemptions; providing statements of public necessity. The new law added additional disqualifying criminal offenses (includes luring and enticing a child; voyeurism, video voyeurism; and unlawful sexual activity with certain minors). The bill clarifies the definitions and educational requirements for psychologists applying for licensure by examination or provisional licensure. The bill also requires mental health receiving facilities to initiate an involuntary examination of a minor admitted under the Baker Act; this examination must take place within 12 hours of arrival at the facility. The bill clarifies the requirement for monthly reporting to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), on a form adopted by rule, of surgical and medical abortions by the director of a medical facility where abortions are performed. Physical Therapy In addition, the new law states that every pharmacy must make health information disseminated by the Agency for Health Care Administration available on its website and notify customers in the store that this information is available online. Federal approval is required before the programs may begin. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. Additional continuing education (CE) requirements are put in place for autonomous practice. Controlled Substances Formulary Committee: The Department has not screened each individual or organization that appears on this site or that is electronically linked to this site. Amends section 456.024, Florida Statutes, revising expedited licensure requirements for active duty military spouses to practice dentistry and eliminates the supervision level requirement for a temporary professional license for dentistry. The bill makes the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (Association) responsible for making all assessments required by the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan except for initial assessments of physicians licensed by the Department of Health and certain casualty insurers. The bill also authorizes telehealth providers to prescribe controlled substances listed in Schedule II of section 893.03, Florida Statutes, when treating a psychiatric disorder, inpatient care at a hospital, a patient receiving hospice services, or a resident of a nursing home facility. A licensed mental health professional must be on the premises when clinical services are provided by a registered intern in a private practice setting. The bill establishes minimum experience, education, and training requirements for PTs who perform dry needling. Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Ordering of Medication Effective Date: March 18, 2019 Submitted courses must have documentation of differential diagnosis and pharmacology in the course description and objectives. Florida's law requires you to offer 'clear and convincing evidence to prove your . Summary: (c) The individual shall bear the burden of setting forth clear and convincing evidence of rehabilitation which includes any information indicating the individual presents no danger to the safety or well being of others. 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. &u /6_m J Summary: A health professional who previously passed the Level II background check may nevertheless be deemed "not eligible" for employment in a licensed health facility on the next Level II background check. Clinical Social Worker Intern Nonopioid Alternatives If you have a disqualifying offense requiring an exemption, you would check box number 2 on the exemption application that states: "I am an owner, . A Livescan Level II background screening must be completed prior to receiving an exemption. The Board is directed to adopt rules implementing the new law in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). A registration issued on or before March 31, 2017, may not be renewed or reissued and will expire on March 31, 2022. 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. Amends section 456.054, Florida Statutes, which provides that a designated facility owned or operated by a public health trust and located within the boundaries of a municipality is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the county creating the public health trust. Summary: Summary: Level 2 Background Check is the term used in Florida Statutes to convey the method of the criminal history record check and the extent of the data searched. Bernardo B. Fernandez, Jr., MD, MBA, FACP from Coral Gables If an employee/contractor has an arrest for a disqualifying offense and is awaiting sentencing he/she is Not Eligible to work until there is a final court disposition and the individual is determined by the Agency to be eligible. An analysis and review of court dispositions and arrest reports may be required to make a final determination. A copy of the background screening result, and. Effective Date: July 1, 2020 If you are a licensed pharmacist or pharmacist intern and need your intern hours transferred to another state, please submit a written request to: Department of Health House Bill 373 (Full Text) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Summary: Fear not, because you may be eligible to file an Exemption from Disqualification if you meet certain criteria. Summary: This applies to clinical staff as well as facility owners, administrators and chief financial officers and those seeking enrollment as a provider in the Florida Medicaid program. (b) As an alternative to a new background screen, persons required to undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with Section 408.809, F.S., that have been screened within the previous 5 years by the Agency, Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, Agency for Persons with Disabilities or Department of Financial Services, or if the applicant has a certificate of authority to operate a continuing care retirement community, may submit to the appropriate Agency licensing unit: 1. AHCA rarely grants extensions for filing the application. APRNs will have an opportunity to register for autonomous practice, which will remove the requirement to provide patient care within the framework of an established protocol with a supervising physician or dentist. 336 0 obj <> endobj Clarifies certain supervision requirements detailed in Chapter 491, Florida Statutes. A: AHCA only requires individuals that were granted under a level 1 screening (prior to July 01, 2010) to go through the exemption process again. Human Trafficking HB 559 (Full Text). Prescriptions may be written in paper or electronic form but must comply with sections 456.0392(1) and 456.42(1), Florida Statutes. Sections 24 and 25: Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) The bill grants rulemaking authority to DOH for responsibilities relating to maximizing the use of existing programs and coordinating stakeholders and resources to develop a state strategic plan, including the process of selecting physicians under the Conrad 30 Waiver Program, and to encourage qualified physicians to relocate to Florida and practice in medically underserved and rural areas; Requires an applicant for a health care professional license to provide his or her date of birth on the application; Revises the DOHs health care practitioner licensing provisions to permit the DOH to issue a temporary license, that expires in 60 days instead of 30 days, to a non-resident or non-citizen physician who has accepted a residency, internship, or fellowship in Florida and has not yet received a social security number; Creates an exception to the 15-percent cap for self-referral for diagnostic imaging services normally imposed on solo or group practice settings for group practice entities that own an accountable care organization or an entity operating under an advanced alternative payment model, according to federal regulations, if such entity provides diagnostic imaging services and has more than 30,000 patients enrolled per year; Repeals a health care practitioners failure to repay student loans as grounds for discipline by the DOH; Authorizes the DOH to issue medical faculty certificates to certain full-time faculty members of Nova Southeastern University and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; Repeals the requirement that the Board of Medicine (BOM) conduct a triennial review of organizations that board-certify physicians in dermatology; Revises the composition of the Council on Physician Assistants, under the BOM, from four physicians and one physician assistant, to two physicians and three physician assistants; Revises the requirements for osteopathic internships and residencies to include those accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Deregulates registered chiropractic assistants; Effective upon the bill becoming a law, allows a nursing education program seeking accreditation to apply to the Board of Nursing (BON) for a single extension of not more than two years if the program meets specific criteria and grants the BON rulemaking authority on criteria to qualify for the extension; Grants rulemaking authority to the BON to establish standards of practice, including discipline, for certified nursing assistants (CNA); Recognizes CNA certification in a U.S. territory or the District of Columbia for certification in Florida and eliminates the element of intent for violations of the practice act by CNAs; Defines the supplemental general dentistry education required for dental licensure applicants who have not graduated from a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation to exclude education in an advanced dental specialty; Repeals the requirement that dental and dental hygienist licensure examinations must be graded by Florida-licensed dentists and dental hygienists; Effective upon the bill becoming a law and applying retroactively to January 1, 2020, revives, reenacts, and amends statutory provisions relating to health access dental licenses, notwithstanding their sunset on January 1, 2020; Requires dentists and dental hygienists to report adverse incidents to the Board of Dentistry (BOD) and gives the BOD rulemaking authority; Authorizes an employee or independent contractor of a dental laboratory to engage in onsite consultation with a licensed dentist during a dental procedure and requires a dental laboratory to be inspected at least biennially; Requires an athletic trainer to work within his or her scope of practice as defined by the Board of Athletic Training and revises the educational and internship requirements for licensure; Requires the DOH to issue a single prosthetist-orthotist license to qualified applicants and establishes the educational requirements for duel registration; Revises massage therapy licensure requirements to: Repeal Board of Massage Therapy (BMT) departmental examinations and require a BMT-specified national examination; Eliminate massage apprenticeships as a path to licensure by 2023; and. In accordance with section 435.07, Florida Statutes, persons disqualified from employment may be granted an exemption from disqualification. Senate Bill 510 (Full Text). Notifications by mail will no longer be available. Effective Date: July 1, 2022 Effective Date: July 1, 2020 These bills establish an expiration date for mental health professional intern registrations and update current statutory language. Consent for Pelvic Examinations The bill also requires the consultant pharmacist to maintain all drug, patient care, and quality assurance records. x0kI,sRr@5yDF@mm!= )yiB04n? yV_c0+`U0. Effective Date: January 1, 2020 Effective Date: July 1, 2016 Grounds for discipline or denial of a license for Psychiatric Nurses are described in Section 8 of the law. The law establishes two programs to safely import FDA-approved prescription drugs into Florida: The Canadian Importation Program and the International Drug Importation Program. In addition, I agree to immediately inform my employer if arrested or convicted of any of the disqualifying offenses while employed by any health care provider licensed pursuant to Chapter 408, Part II F.S. The Board looks forward to receiving the committee's recommendations," stated Jody B. Newman, EdD, EdS, Board Chair. facility owner, administrator or chief financial officer, staff person that is uncertified or unlicensed). The bill requires a nursing home to obtain informed consent from a resident or a residents representative to use the institutional formulary for the resident. In addition, practitioners who administer vaccinations or causes vaccinations to be administered to college or university students from 18 years of age through 23 years of age at a college or university student health center or clinic is required to report vaccination data to the immunization registry, Florida SHOTS, unless the student has refused to be included in the immunization registry by meeting the requirements in 381.003(e)3., F.S. Summary: ), Chapter 408.809 . The bill requires the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling to appoint an individual to serve on the compact Commission. During the 2016 Legislative Session, House Bill 375 was passed and became law on March 28, 2016, as Chapter 2016-125, Laws of Florida. (certain sections become effective January 1, 2017) This provision does not apply to staff hired before August 1, 2010, who has never been screened. Reproductive Health After receiving Level 2 Background Screening results from FDLE/FBI, AHCA will look if there are Disqualifying criminal offenses in the report. Removes the requirement for a licensed PA to notify the Department in writing within 30 days of employment or after any change in supervising physician. Summary: The bill exempts out-of-state licensed practitioners who practice under the compact from the licensure requirements in this state. The bill removes the specific provision allowing DOH to discipline a health care practitioner for failing to repay a student loan and the associated mandatory discipline. (3)All fingerprints must be provided in electronic format. HB 7073 (Full Text). Amends section 465.0244, Florida Statutes, providing requirements for pharmacists to inform customers of certain generically equivalent drug products and whether cost sharing obligations to such customers exceed the retail price of a prescription. Jim Quinlan, DNP, ARNP from Williston Effective Date: October 1, 2018 Effective Date: Upon becoming law Abortion Persons designated as sexual predators, sexual offenders or career offenders are not eligible for an Exemption from Disqualification. The bill expands the scope of practice for massage therapy by requiring a massage therapist to perform an assessment to determine the course of massage therapy treatment. The bill amends section 468.505, Florida Statutes, providing that certain unlicensed persons are not prohibited or restricted from his or her practice, services, or activities in dietetics and nutrition under certain circumstances. Funds provided directly or indirectly by prescription drug manufacturers cannot be used to implement the program. Clinical Lab Testing (Clinical Lab Personnel) Eduardo C. Oliveira, MD, MBA, FCCP from Orlando Summary: Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Summary: Additionally, the DOH may issue an emergency order suspending the practitioners license if he or she is found guilty of committing the felony of reproductive battery, which is discussed below. The Agency will review all screening results and a determination of Eligible or Not Eligible will be posted on our secure website. Public Records and Meetings Proof of compliance with level 2 screening standards submitted within the previous 5 years to meet any provider or professional licensure requirements of the agency, the Department of Health, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Children and Family Services, or the Department of Financial Services for an applicant for a certificate of authority or provisional certificate of authority to operate a continuing care retirement community under chapter 651 satisfies the requirements of this section if the person subject to screening has not been unemployed for more than 90 days and such proof is accompanied, under penalty of perjury, by an affidavit of compliance with the provisions of chapter 435 and this section using forms provided by the agency. 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. Mental Health Counseling Interns Repeals the authority of the Board of Dentistry to require medical malpractice insurance from dental and dental hygienist examination applicants. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 SB 632 (Full Text). (e) In deciding whether to grant or deny an exemption request, the Agency shall consider factors such as the facts and circumstances surrounding the disqualifying offense(s), the nature of the harm to the victim, whether the individual is on probation or parole, whether restitution has been made, the length of time since the last offense, the history of the person since the disqualifying offense(s), work experience, personal references, performance evaluations, probation or parole violations, education, other evidence of rehabilitation, and the honesty and candor of the disqualified individual. Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities The bill authorizes a pharmacist to enter into a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement (CPPA) with a physician to manage chronic health conditions if the pharmacist meets certain qualifications. Effective Date: July 1, 2016 893, F.S. HB 743 (Full Text). 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