Senate Bill 182 (Full Text). Effective Date: July 1, 2016
Licensure & Regulation
The registration application for autonomous APRNs will be available after it has been adopted by rule, which is anticipated to take approximately 90 days. Summary:
Physicians are also now permitted to order full potency, medical cannabis for patients suffering from a terminal condition attested to by two physicians. Effective Date: June 23, 2017
House Bill 1063 (Full Text). Summary:
A request for a Level 1 screening through the Agency must be accompanied by the cost required by the FDLE to pay for the cost of processing the request. The law establishes two programs to safely import FDA-approved prescription drugs into Florida: The Canadian Importation Program and the International Drug Importation Program. Under the bill, the protections for members of HMOs would remain unchanged. The courses must have been taken within the 5 years preceding the registration application. It should be noted thatI am not your lawyer(unless you have presently retained my services through a retainer agreement). The bill clarifies the minimum licensure requirements for chiropractic medicine. Effective Date: July 1, 2016
Providing an exemption from the state tax on sales, use, and other transactions for marijuana and marijuana delivery devices used for medical purposes. 2. 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. Creates section 456.0301, Florida Statutes, requiring practitioners to complete a specified board-approved continuing education course to prescribe controlled substances. (a) Final results of background screening requests will be provided to the requesting provider through the Agencys secure web site. Due to recent changes in accreditation nomenclature at the U.S. Department of Education, all accreditation references in this section were changed from regionally to institutionally accredited college or university. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Descriptions of such offenses are listed inFlorida Statute (F.S. Section 22: Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
In order to qualify for an exemption, you must have paid any amount for any fee, fine, fund, lien, civil judgment, application, cost of prosecution, trust, or restitution as part of the judgement and sentence for any disqualifying felony or misdemeanor in full. 2. 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. 120.536(1) and120.54 to implement this section, chapter 435, and authorizing statutes requiring background screening and to implement and adopt criteria relating to retaining fingerprints pursuant to s.943.05(2). (n)Section831.07, relating to forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes. Senate Bill 698 (Full Text). CNAs will also be required to have 2 hours of in-service training in medication administration and medical error prevention on a yearly basis. Summary:
Senate Bill 8-A (Full Text). Health Access Dental Licenses
Grounds for discipline or denial of a license for Psychiatric Nurses are described in Section 8 of the law. Effective Date: July 1, 2016
), Chapter 435 and Florida Statute (F.S. Public Records
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It also creates the misdemeanor crime of providing false or fraudulent emotional support animal information or documentation and requires a convicted person to perform 30 hours of community service for an organization serving persons with disabilities, or another entity or organization the court determines appropriate. The bill clarifies that a consultant pharmacist is not authorized to diagnose any disease or condition, and authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to establish additional education requirements for licensure as a consultant pharmacist. Practice of Pharmacy
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Cited as the Don Hahnfeldt Veteran and Military Family Opportunity Act. Requires law enforcement to notify potential victims of the threat and provides that such disclosure of confidential communications may not be the basis of legal action or any civil or criminal liability against the psychiatrist or psychologist. 59A-35.090 Background Screening. A person is not eligible to apply for an Exemption from Disqualification until: You must hold a valid, active license to be eligible for an exemption. A Council on APRN Autonomous Practice is created within the Department of Health and will recommend standards of practice to the Board. HB 59 (Full Text). Summary:
The bill expands current law to authorize a community pharmacy to provide outpatient dispensing through the use of an automated pharmacy system. All nurses are required to comply, including those who qualify for the existing exemption from continuing education in the Nurse Practice Act. Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
These bills establish an expiration date for mental health professional intern registrations and update current statutory language. HB 487 (Full Text). A: One reference letter must be from a current or most recent employer on the employers letterhead. Summary:
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
(6)(a)As provided in chapter 435, the agency may grant an exemption from disqualification to a person who is subject to this section and who: 1. (f) Section817.034, relating to fraudulent acts through mail, wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photooptical systems. Senate Bill 622 (Full Text). Effective Date: July 1, 2020
The bill creates a licensed and regulated profession, genetic counseling, within the Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance, in part III of chapter 483, Florida Statutes, and authorizes the new practice act to be cited as the Genetic Counseling Workforce Act.. HB 81 (Full Text). (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. Registration is provided here is the screening of compliance ahca with background screening through offline mode. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Practice of Physician Assistants
The minor petitions the circuit court where she resides and receives a judicial waiver of parental consent. Individuals providing a Letter of Recommendation should include their name, address and telephone number for verification or possible interview. 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. Certified Master Social Workers | Pain Management Clinics | Dental Laboratories | Paramedics | Emergency Medical Technicians | Radiologic Technicians | Medical Physicists | School Psychologists | Office Surgery Registration | Genetic Counseling. Effective Date: October 1, 2018
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. in psychology, or a Ph.D. in psychology from a psychology program at an educational institution that, at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated, had institutional accreditation from an agency recognized and approved by the U.S. Department of Education or was recognized as a member in good standing with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Summary:
House Bill 7087 (Full Text). (4) Results of Screening and Notification. (c)Section409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud. The nursing home must notify the prescriber prior to each therapeutic substitution and document the residents medical record when a substitution occurs. %%EOF
To correct information on a criminal history report for an offense that occurred in Florida, contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. However, they can still apply for AHCA's exemption from disqualification. Controlled Substances
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In addition to existing provisions for emergency responders and crime laboratory personnel, the bill added personnel of a law enforcement agency or any other agency, while acting within the scope or course of employment, who come into contact with a controlled substance or persons at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose. Signed Statement (only if you cannot obtain the arrest report and/or court disposition); The circumstances surrounding the criminal incident(s) for which an exemption is sought; The time period that has elapsed since the incident(s); The nature of the harm caused to the victim; The history of the employee since the incident(s); Any other evidence or circumstances indicating that the employee will not present a danger if employed or continued employment is allowed; and. Persons designated as sexual predators, sexual offenders or career offenders are not eligible for an Exemption from Disqualification. Genetic Counseling
The bill requires psychologists applying for licensure to have obtained a doctoral degree from an APA accredited program or the equivalent of a degree from an APA-accredited program from a school or university located outside the United States which was officially recognized by the government of the country in which it is located as an institution or program to train students to practice professional psychology. JH HQAA)NeG The bill requires a health care practitioner, or his or her employees, to obtain parental consent before performing health care services on a minor child and subjects health care practitioners and health care facilities to disciplinary action for violation of these parental consent requirements in certain instances. The drug may be dispensed up to a 48-hour supply or through the end of the next business day. SB 354 (Full Text). in psychology, or a Ph.D. in psychology from a psychology program at an educational institution that, at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated had both an institutional accreditation from an agency recognized and approved by the U.S. Department of Education or was recognized as a member in good standing with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and had programmatic accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA). HB 389 (Full Text). The bill authorizes telehealth providers to prescribe controlled substances listed in Schedule III, Schedule IV, and Schedule V of section 893.03, Florida Statutes, without limitation. Summary:
HB 115 (Full Text). Effective Date: March 31, 2016
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In addition, the bill amends Chapter 893, Florida Statutes, by revising the term "practitioner" to include Psychiatric Nurses. Unlicensed personnel working for a health care provider, Facility owners, administrators or Chief Financial Officers. Address Confidentiality:
SB 926 (Full Text). Effective Date: October 1, 2017
Most of us heard that Level 2 Background Check generally refers to a state and national fingerprint based check and consideration of disqualifying offenses, and applies to those employees designated [] Florida Department of Elder Affairs CDC+ Program, Background Screening and Live Scan Fingerprinting In those instances, our firm will represent you before AHCA and DOH Boards if you chose to contest the Agency decision. Medical Assistant Certification
The law authorizes the Department to register and regulate office surgery centers. The bill requires a nursing home to obtain a prescribers authorization to use an institutional formulary for each of the prescribers patients in the nursing home and allows a prescriber to opt out of the institutional formulary for a specific drug or a class of drugs. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Mental Health
An authorized RN may delegate tasks to CNAs or home health aides if the RN determines that the CNA or home health aide is competent to perform these tasks, that the tasks are delegable under applicable Federal law, and the tasks meet certain criteria designated in the law. (b) Individuals that are licensed or certified in a profession under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health must apply for an exemption to the appropriate licensing or certifying board at the Department of Health unless the individual will be working in a position other than for which they are licensed or certified. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
BGScreen@ahca.myflorida.com. Requires a psychiatrist to disclose patient communications to the extent necessary to warn law enforcement of a threat of serious bodily injury or death made by a patient or client. Amends the title of an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and makes conforming changes throughout the Florida Statutes. Senate Bill 226 (Full Text). Additionally, it is not a defense to the crime that the recipient consented to the use of an anonymous donor. The bill authorizes paramedics to perform basic life support services and advanced life support services to patients receiving acute and post-acute hospital care at home under the supervision of a physician or standing orders as described in sections 401.265, 458.348, or 459.025, Florida Statutes. The law requires the registration of offices in which more than 1,000 cubic centimeters of supernatant fat is removed, level II office surgery, or a level III office surgery must register with the department unless the office is licensed as a facility under Chapter 395, Florida Statutes. 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. Additional discussions on HB 607 will take place during the Boards August 6-7, 2020, meeting. Effective Date: June 23, 2017
This provision does not apply to staff hired before August 1, 2010, who has never been screened. The completed fingerprint card must be mailed to the Background Screening Unit at 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 40,Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Summary:
Telephone: (850) 412-4503. At least 3 years have elapsed since the applicant for exemption has completed or been lawfully released from confinement, supervision or nonmonetary condition imposed by the court for all disqualifying felonies. 454 0 obj
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Appointments to the Council on APRN Autonomous Practice will be finalized by the end of June 2020 and then a meeting of the Council will be scheduled and announced. Summary:
Extend the required annual review of certificate recipients to out-of-state medical schools and allows provision of medical care or treatment to physicians providing both in-state and out-of-state education. ), Chapter 408.809 . Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Exempting health care practitioners providing hospice services and providing care in a hospital critical care unit or emergency department from the requirement to discuss non-opioid alternatives with a patient or the patients representative and provide a printed copy of the pamphlet. AHCA Background Screening Background Screening Procedures as part of Health Care Licensing by AHCA The Background Screening rules of Agency for Health care Administration are set according to Florida Administrative Code, Section 59-A35.090. Health Care for Children
Public Records and Meetings
Additionally, the bill requires pain management clinics with an exemption from registration under section 458.3265 or 459.0137, Florida Statutes, to register their exemption with the Department of Health with no fee, and specifies a new certificate is required if a change of address occurs. The bill also amends sections 456.001 and 20.43, Florida Statutes, to include genetic counselors in the definition of a health care practitioner. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Providing for the establishment of medical marijuana testing laboratories. 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. 405 0 obj
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(e) FBI means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. HB 5 (Full Text). A: The Florida Department of Health reviews applications and makes decisions for Licensed and certified health care professionals, as long as the person is working in the scope of his or her license or certification (for example: CNA, LPN, RN). You may also search disciplinary actions, view practitioner profiles, request public records, download data, file a complaint or report unlicensed activity. Medical Faculty Certificates
Whether the applicant has been arrested for or convicted of another crime, even if that crime is not a disqualifying offense. HB 1521 (Full Text). 408.809 Background screening; prohibited offenses. (1) Level 2 background screening pursuant to chapter 435 must be conducted through the agency on each of the following persons, who are considered employees for the purposes of conducting screening under chapter 435: (a) The licensee, if an individual. 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. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
Senate Bill 1418 (Full Text). Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
The Board is directed to adopt rules implementing the new law in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). The law requires the Department to issue an emergency order suspending or restricting the registration of certain facilities when the office is found not in compliance with the standards of practice for office surgery. The bill updates the authorized immunizations or vaccines that may be administered as listed in the Adult Immunization Schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommended by the CDCs Health Information for International Travel, and those licensed or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as of March 31, 2022. HB5203 (Full text link). 0
Licensees employed or seeking employment with a health care facility, licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration, who have been found guilty, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any of the criminal offenses listed in Sections 435.03(2), 435.04(2), and 408.809, Florida Statutes, must apply for an exemption through the Department of Health. may be authorized to perform moderate-level or waiver-level clinical laboratory testing within the hospital or hospital-based off-campus emergency department with a separate federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program clinical laboratory certification under 42 C.F.R. At renewal, a PA must acknowledge that he/she has completed a minimum of ten (10) hours of continuing medical education in the specialty practice in which the PA has prescriptive privileges. Summary:
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. Summary:
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