House Bill 1061 (Full Text). 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. 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 A health care provider licensed pursuant to this chapter may submit a Level 2 request and make payment electronically or by mail. SB 926 (Full Text). Section 18: Clinical Laboratory Personnel
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Amends section 463.006, Florida Statutes, to require the Department to license an applicant for licensure and certification as an optometrist when the applicant meets specified requirements, and creates language relative to the time-period a national examination score can be accepted. Section 17: Orthotists and Prosthetists
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. . The bill revises requirements and responsibilities of a consultant pharmacist by authorizing a consultant pharmacist to enter into a written collaborative practice agreement to provide medication management services with a health care facility medical director or Florida-licensed allopathic physician, osteopathic physician, podiatric physician, or dentist to: A consultant pharmacist may only provide services to the patients of the health care practitioner with whom the consultant pharmacist has a written collaborative practice agreement. 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 application will only be reviewed once all relevant supporting documents are received by AHCA. Summary:
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. If the letter is returned unclaimed, a copy of the letter will be sent by regular mail. If the health care practitioner is the donor of the reproductive material, the penalty is increased to a second-degree felony. Summary:
Senate Bill 182 (Full Text). This bill amends Section 893.055, Florida Statutes, authorizing the use of state funds for administration of the program; and deleting a requirement that implementation of the program is contingent on non-state funding. (1) Definitions: The cost of the state and national criminal history records checks required by level 2 screening may be borne by the licensee or the person fingerprinted. Notifications by mail will no longer be available. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
Additionally, it is not a defense to the crime that the recipient consented to the use of an anonymous donor. Alternative Treatment Options for Veterans
HB1307 (Full text link). 3. (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. Fear not, because you may be eligible to file an Exemption from Disqualification if you meet certain criteria. The Division of Medical Quality Assurance online service portal provides direct access to the division's online License Verification tool, which allows users to search the Division's database by licensee name or license number. Senate Bill 698 (Full Text). 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.. Summary:
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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. Effective Date: July 1, 2017
House Bill 977 (Full Text). AHCA Form # 3100-0008, January 2017 Rule 59A-35.090, F.A.C . HOURS OF OPERATION: MONDAY- THURSDAY 9AM-5PM (LAST WALK-IN PERMITTED PRIOR TO 4:15 PM) & ON FRIDAYS9AM-4PM (LAST WALK-IN PERMITTED PRIOR TO 3:15 PM). (7)The agency and the Department of Health may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 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. Training coursework is required in order for a CNA to administer medication under an RNs delegation. Amends Section 382.002, Florida Statutes, providing a definition of nonviable birth. Amends 382.008, Florida Statutes, authorizing the State Registrar of the Office of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health to electronically receive a certificate of nonviable birth. The Department has not screened each individual or organization that appears on this site or that is electronically linked to this site. The Department is responsible for the creation of and inspection of new permits for an international export pharmacy. Section 8: Designated Health Care Professionals Information Required for Licensure
This post was authored by Jamaal R. Jones, Esquire (Partner) of Jones Health Law, P.A. SB 544 (Full Text). Summary:
Creates section 456.0341, Florida Statutes, requiring persons licensed or certified under Chapter 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 463, 465, 466, part II, III, V or part X of 468, 480, or 486 to complete a board or department approved 1-hour continuing education course on human trafficking. A: One reference letter must be from a current or most recent employer on the employers letterhead. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
Limits the length of time an intern may practice in the fields of clinical social work, marriage and family therapy and mental health counseling. Physicians are also now permitted to order full potency, medical cannabis for patients suffering from a terminal condition attested to by two physicians. reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Department. Once AHCA received the documents, it will be transferred to the Exemption Team and assigned to one of their analysts. Law Implemented 408.809, 408.810 FS. Additionally, effective July 1, 2020, the Department shall annually review the amount of any fees collected under section 456.47, Florida Statutes, to determine whether such fees are sufficient for the Department and Boards to implement the section. Senate Bill 450 (Full Text). The bill authorizes a nursing home to establish an institutional formulary by which a pharmacist may use therapeutic substitution, without obtaining a new prescription, to replace a residents prescribed drug with a chemically different drug listed in the formulary that is expected to have the same clinical effect. Summary:
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
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. Any health care practitioner wishing to prescribe controlled substances must apply for a registration number from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The bill excludes visual assessment, imaging, and diagnostic medical or surgical procedures from the definition of pelvic examination, requires informed verbal consent of conscious patients in addition to written consent, prescribes those circumstances when consent is not required, and limits the need for informed consent to the initial pelvic examination of a pregnant woman under certain circumstances. It will happen automatically when you renew your license, but it is important that you understand how this simple change will affect the way you renew your license in the future. A Livescan Level II background screening must be completed prior to receiving an exemption. Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Reporting of Adverse Incidents in Planned Out-of-Hospital Births
The application will be reviewed and a decision made once all relevant documentation has been received. It only provides eligibility for employment in a health care setting. Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Legislative intent and findings to establish a new profession; Scope of practice for genetic counseling; Requirements for initial licensure, renewal, and continuing education; Grounds for disciplinary action and penalties; and. The other required times are: If an individual obtains a new potentially disqualifying charge or a disqualifying charge. A PA may perform services delegated by the supervising physician in the PA's practice in accordance with his/her education and training unless expressly prohibited under Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, or the rules adopted by the Board of Medicine, or Chapter 459, Florida Statutes, or the rules adopted by the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Senate Bill 218 (Full Text). HB 559 (Full Text). All nurses are required to comply, including those who qualify for the existing exemption from continuing education in the Nurse Practice Act. [ Reference 408.809(4)]. Allow the holder of a medical faculty certificate to practice at a specialty-licensed childrens hospital in accordance with Chapter 395, F.S.. Summary:
In accordance with section 435.07, Florida Statutes, persons disqualified from employment may be granted an exemption from disqualification. ), Chapter 435 and Florida Statute (F.S. Summary:
Add John Hopkins All Childrens Hospital in St. Petersburg to the statutory list of institutions where a full-time faculty member may qualify for a medical faculty certificate. 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. Your disqualifying offense was not disqualifying at the time of your last screening, but is now disqualifying, Your employer agrees that you may continue working; and. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
(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. Other letters must be from individuals you have known for at least two years through contact at the workplace, community activities, education or training centers. Health Care Services (all health care practitioners)
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This form must be kept in the employees personnel file. The law establishes that a tactical medical professional must be a paramedic under section 401.23, a physician, under section 458.305, or an osteopathic physician, under section 459.003, who is appointed to provide direct support to a tactical law enforcement unit. The completed fingerprint card must be mailed to the Background Screening Unit at 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 40,Tallahassee, Florida 32308. A: AHCA reviews applications and makes decisions on Exemptions for: For more information regarding the exemption process with AHCA, visit https://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Central_Services/Background_Screening/exemption.shtml, or call 850-412-4503. Effective Date: July 1, 2019
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If you do not have a license you must apply for an exemption with the Agency for Health Care Administration. The law relocates language regarding electronic prescribing from existing section 456.43, Florida Statutes, to section 456.42, Florida Statutes, and repeals section 456.43, Florida Statutes, on January 1, 2021. Telephone: (850) 412-4503
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. Fax: (850) 487-0470. A request for a Level 2 screening through the Agency must be accompanied by the cost required by the FDLE and the FBI to pay for the cost of processing the request. Documentation from the Clerk of Court, Department of Corrections and/or the arresting agency must be provided on their letterhead indicating the document(s) are no longer available. Notice is not required under specified exceptions to the parental notice requirement; The abortion is performed during a medical emergency when there is insufficient time to obtain consent; The parent or guardian has waived the right to consent; or. HB 429 (Full Text). However, they can still apply for AHCA's exemption from disqualification. Additional continuing education (CE) requirements are put in place for autonomous practice. This bill 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. We anticipate the rulemaking will commence following the Boards June 2020 meeting. SB 632 (Full Text). The bill authorizes a pharmacist, who meets certain qualifications, to test or screen for and treat minor, nonchronic health conditions within the framework of a written protocol with a supervising physician. 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. Regulation of Health Care Practitioners
In such instances, written prescriptions may be used, which must meet the requirements under current section 456.43, Florida Statutes. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Background Screening Unit (BGS), is responsible for screening any health professionals who work in a health facility such as a nursing home, hospital long term care facility, home health agency or health care clinic. Effective Date: Upon becoming 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. 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. The bill prohibits a nursing home from taking adverse action against a prescriber or resident who refuses to use the institutional formulary. Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of certain non-sworn investigative personnel of the Department of Financial Services and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such personnel; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain identifying and location information of current or former emergency medical technicians or paramedics certified under ch. 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. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law (not signed yet)
The bill prohibits the Department of Health (DOH) from denying the issuance of, refusing to renew, suspending, or revoking a professional license based solely on the licensee being delinquent on a payment of or defaulting on his or her student loans. The bill directs the Florida Board of Nursing to require two (2) hours of continuing education on human trafficking. Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities
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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. House Bill 1063 (Full Text). 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. If the individual was previously screened through the Agency, the reported incident is researched and if confirmed as a . Background Screening, Samantha Heyn, Unit Manager
During the 2016 Legislative Session, House Bill 373, and companion Senate Bill 12, were passed into law. (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. But there is a way Howell, Buchan, and Strong can solve this problem for you. The course must be completed by nursing licensees for biennial renewals on or after January 1, 2019. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Creates section 456.47, Florida Statutes, establishing standards of practice for telehealth providers, registration of out-of-state providers, venue requirements and exemptions. The information must then be forwarded to the Agency for a final determination or show such information cannot be obtained. The bill creates the crime of reproductive battery. Summary:
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
The registration application will be available after July 1, 2020. Providing that a pharmacist may dispense an emergency opioid antagonist pursuant to a non-patient-specific standing order for an autoinjection delivery system or intranasal application delivery system; revising the authority of a licensed physician assistant to order medication under the direction of a supervisory physician for a specified patient; revising the term "prescription" to exclude an order for drugs or medicinal supplies dispensed for administration; authorizing a licensed practitioner to authorize a licensed physician assistant or advanced registered nurse practitioner to order controlled substances for a specified patient under certain circumstances. This bill amends various practice acts related to health professions and occupations. HB 7107 (Full Text). The bill added the accrediting body, Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council, or other equivalent accrediting body to the list of accepted programs. Continuing Education for Dentists
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Please see the Exemption Application for additional information. 395, F.S. Summary:
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Jones Health Podcast: Who Can Sign Off On a Death Certificate in Florida? Check presented by the provider indicated a potentially disqualifying offense with no documentation demonstrating final disposition. Whether the applicant has been arrested for or convicted of another crime, even if that crime is not a disqualifying offense. Controlled Substances Formulary Committee:
HB 115 (Full Text). Electronic Prescribing
This website addresses information regarding certifying of patients under the age of 18, availability, supply limits, consent form requirements, required documentation, and more. Effective Date: June 23, 2017
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Any reproduction may be prohibited under federal/state copyright or trade secret laws. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
(a) Persons required to undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with a licensure application, must submit the completed and signed fingerprint card and screening fee with an application for licensure to the appropriate Agency licensing unit. HB 513 (Full Text). The portal was established to provide healthcare practitioners 24 hours a day access to the division's licensing services, including the ability to apply for a license or permit online, check the status of your application, and manage your licensure record. Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency
HB 743 (Full Text). Howell, Buchan & Strong, Attorneys at Law, boast extensive experience with background screening Exemption applications. (d)Section409.9201, relating to Medicaid fraud. Pharmacies
DCF agents or representatives can now obtain records without written permission from the patient, but only when the information will be used to investigate cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation that impact children and/or vulnerable adults. The granting of an exemption does not change an individual's criminal history. HB 487 (Full Text). Additionally, the law creates eligibility criteria for the types of prescription drugs to be imported, the importation process, safety standards, distribution requirements, and penalties for violations of the established program. Mail to Florida Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin BSU 01, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3260. Effective Date: January 1, 2020
House Bill 173 (Full Text). Doreen Cassarino, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP from Naples (who will serve as chair of the committee)
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. Summary:
and physicians' offices to release patient records to the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) for investigative purposes. It requires the Department of Health to issue an Emergency Order suspending the license of any health care practitioner who is arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit any act that would constitute a violation of certain offenses in this state or similar offenses in another jurisdiction. Once the DOH receives your application they will review it and make a decision as long as that person is working in the scope of their license or certification. Effective Date: January 1, 2021
The Background Screening Unit processes screening results for health care providers in Florida currently licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. House Bill 373 (Full Text)
Please note: In the event we cannot verify your screening with AHCA, you will be required to complete the Livescan requirement. 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. No subsequent intern registration may be issued unless the intern has passed the theory and practice examination. HB209 (Full text link). AHCA Form # 3100-0008, May 2015 Rule 59A-35.090 . Summary:
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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. House Bill 375 (Full Text). Summary:
The bill added pharmacists as health care practitioners who are authorized to order and dispense an emergency opioid antagonist with an auto-injection delivery system or intranasal application delivery system for a patient or caregiver for use in accordance with section 381.887, Florida Statutes. HB 1461 (Full Text). The protocol must specify the patients that may be seen, instructions for obtaining a patients medical history, instructions for treatment, and a process and schedule for the pharmacist to provide patient information to the supervising physician and the supervising physician to review the pharmacists actions under the protocol. This postis not intended as legal advice, it is purely educational and informational, and no attorney-client relationship shall result after reading it. More information about the bill can be found by visiting the Florida Senate website. 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. Summary:
Providing for the establishment of medical marijuana testing laboratories. Florida Department of Education Fingerprinting, Florida Division of Licensing Fingerprinting, VECHS Fingerprinting and Jessica Lunsford Act Screening, Medicaid Provider Enrollment Fingerprinting, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Screening, Florida Department of Health Licensing Screening, Florida State Board of Nursing Fingerprinting, Florida Therapist and Clinician License Fingerprinting. 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. Summary:
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For information on obtaining Livescan background screenings, please click on the Locate A Provider tab. Electronic submissions must be made through the Agencys background screening web site. Creates sections 624.490, 627.64741, 627.6572 and 641.314, Florida Statutes, establishing definitions, registration and duties involving prescription benefit managers and associated contracts. Nurse Licensure Compact
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. Summary:
The bill clarifies the definitions and educational requirements for psychologists applying for licensure by examination or provisional licensure. Effective Date: July 1, 2018
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Evidence of contractor screening may be retained by the contractors employer or the licensee. Bernardo B. Fernandez, Jr., MD, MBA, FACP from Coral Gables
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. Effective Date: October 1, 2016
The bill also provides that cross-references throughout the Florida Statutes to the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (ch. 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. The new law permits Floridas approved dispensing organizations to cultivate, process and dispense both low-THC cannabis and the higher potency medical cannabis. Allows the Department of Health to establish a direct-support organization that has a board consisting of at least five members to provide assistance, funding, and promotional support for the activities authorized for the program. Background Screening. 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