SB 1222 (Full Text). The Department is responsible for the creation of and inspection of new permits for an international export pharmacy. The bill prohibits a collaborating pharmacist from modifying or discontinuing any medication that is prescribed by a health care practitioner with whom he or she does not enter into a CPPA and from initiating or prescribing a controlled substance. 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. Prohibits providers from balance biller members of a PPO or EPO for emergency services, or for nonemergency services, when the nonemergency services are provided in a network hospital and the patient had no ability or opportunity to choose a network provider. Physicians are also now permitted to order full potency, medical cannabis for patients suffering from a terminal condition attested to by two physicians. The bill creates section 456.0496, Florida Statutes, requiring certain health care practitioners to ensure that the informational pamphlet on the screening for, and treatment of, preventable infant and childhood eye and vision disorders is provided to parents after a planned out-of-hospital birth. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
HB101 (Full text link). (g)Section817.234, relating to false and fraudulent insurance claims. 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. 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. 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. 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. Requests through the Agency must be submitted using the Agencys background screening website at: http://www.ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Long_Term_Care/Background_S creening/logon.shtml. 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). Repeals section 465.1862, Florida Statutes, regarding pharmacy benefits manager contracts. The bill: Nonemergent Patient Care (EMT/Paramedic, Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy)
A health care provider licensed pursuant to this chapter may submit a Level 2 request and make payment electronically or by mail. Summary:
x0kI,sRr@5yDF@mm!= )yiB04n? yV_c0+`U0. Eliminates state licensure requirements for clinical laboratories, and requires a birth center to be federally certified and to meet specified requirements to perform certain laboratory tests. Total fines may not exceed $5,000. Are you allowed to continue to work for your employer after youve submitted the application for Exemption from Disqualification? HB 1461 (Full Text). (d)Any person who is a controlling interest if the agency has reason to believe that such person has been convicted of any offense prohibited by s.435.04. A copy of the background screening result, and. Senate Bill 218 (Full Text). (h)Section817.505, relating to patient brokering. Summary:
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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 not have an active professional license or certification from the DOH; or (2) has an active professional license or certification from the DOH but is not providing a service within the scope of that license or certification.You may also have to submit a signed background screening privacy policy acknowledging receipt of the privacy policy. %PDF-1.6
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Jones Health Law Podcast: What are the Differences between a Rural Health Care Clinic and a Federally Qualified Health Center? The bill authorizes medicinal drugs to be dispensed by a hospital that operates a Class II or Class Ill institutional pharmacy to any inpatient upon discharge or patient discharged from an emergency department if the prescribing practitioner determines that the medicinal drug is warranted and community pharmacy services are not readily accessible to the patient. 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. Additionally, the bill repeals the requirement that DOH must obtain a monthly list from the United States Health and Human Services (USHHS) of the health care practitioners who have defaulted on their student loans. Amends definition of an LPN and RN to include a multistate license. Military and Veterans Affairs
(k) Section817.61, relating to fraudulent use of credit cards, if the offense was a felony. (e)Any person, as required by authorizing statutes, seeking employment with a licensee or provider who is expected to, or whose responsibilities may require him or her to, provide personal care or services directly to clients or have access to client funds, personal property, or living areas; and any person, as required by authorizing statutes, contracting with a licensee or provider whose responsibilities require him or her to provide personal care or personal services directly to clients. The bill also requires the consultant pharmacist to maintain all drug, patient care, and quality assurance records. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
The bill creates the crime of reproductive battery. Amends section 466.0135, Florida Statutes, requiring a minimum of 2 hours of continuing education on prescribing of controlled substances for Dentists. In accordance with Section 381.003, Florida Statutes, effective January 1, 2021, all health care practitioners licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, or chapter 464 in this state who administer vaccinations or causes vaccinations to be administered to children from birth through 17 years of age is required to report vaccination data to the immunization registry, Florida SHOTS, unless a parent or guardian of a child has refused to have the child included in the immunization registry by meeting the requirements identified in 381.003(e)2., F.S. Summary:
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. 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. %%EOF
HB 6095 (Full Text). Effective Date: October 1, 2018
This bill modernizes the definitions of physical therapy assessment and the practice of physical therapy to reflect current practice and authorizes the Board of Physical Therapy Practice to adopt rules related to the standards of practice for physical therapists (PT) to perform dry needling. Massage Therapy
Unlicensed personnel working for a health care provider, Facility owners, administrators or Chief Financial Officers. Section 18: Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Do you need to speak with ELI about Background Screening? HB 451 (Full Text). In accordance with HB 423, the Florida Board of Nursing has established a committee to recommend a formulary of controlled substances that an ARNP may or may not prescribe for specific uses or in limited quantities. The Department of Health is required to report the data collected from such surveys to the boards biennially. HB 1523 (Full Text). Providing that certain acts of dispensing controlled substances in specified facilities are not required to be reported to the prescription drug monitoring program; authorizing the designee of a health care practitioner, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescriber, or dispenser or an impaired practitioner consultant to receive certain information from the prescription drug monitoring program. The law also expanded the Departments enforcement authority over medical cannabis regulations. Grounds for discipline or denial of a license for Psychiatric Nurses are described in Section 8 of the law. Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Health, and the Office of Insurance Regulation to collect certain information; creating the Telehealth Advisory Council within the agency for specified purposes; reenacting provisions relating to provider payment of managed medical assistance program participants. Autonomous APRNs must also now report adverse incidents as outlined in the legislation and additional disciplinary actions are added to the Nurse Practice Act. Genetic Counseling
(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. Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
The bill requires certain offenses be included in grounds for discipline for health care practitioners. Central Services
Starting July 1, 2016, health care practitioners are required to provide a good faith estimate of anticipated charges to treat a condition if asked by the patient. The bill authorizes the Association to file suit in circuit court to collect assessments under certain circumstances and requires the Association to notify the Department of Health and the applicable board of any unpaid final judgments against a physician within seven days after the entry of a final judgment. The Department of Law Enforcement shall charge the agency for screening pursuant to s.943.053(3).
The bill also requires physicians who perform abortions outside of a medical facility to submit a monthly report to AHCA. It only provides eligibility for employment in a health care setting. The bill establishes criteria for such systems and a community pharmacys responsibilities when employing such a system. Donation and Transfer of Human Tissue
The bill also creates a public meeting exemption where sensitive matters listed in the statute are addressed. Any health care practitioner wishing to prescribe controlled substances must apply for a registration number from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). 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. This website addresses information regarding certifying of patients under the age of 18, availability, supply limits, consent form requirements, required documentation, and more. HB 467 (Full Text). Summary:
For Level 1 and Level 2, the missing information must be filed with the Agency within 30 days of the Agencys request, or the individual is subject to automatic disqualification in accordance with Section 435.05(1)(d), F.S. AHCA Application for Exemption from Disqualification, Jones Health Law Podcast: Successor Liability Issues When Purchasing A Physician Practice, Jones Health Law Podcast: Adult Family Care Home Legal Requirements In Florida. SB 926 (Full Text). Licensees are required to maintain a current mailing address and a practice location with the Department. Tallahassee, FL 32399, Military Occupational Licensure
Establishing the Coalition for Medical Marijuana Research and Education within the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc., Direct Support Organization of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Senate Bill 1742 (Full Text). Senate Bill 182 (Full Text). A minimum of a master's degree with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy or a closely related field, with a degree conferred before September 1, 2027, from an institutionally accredited college or university. In addition, the bill also creates Section 465.1893, Florida Statutes, initiating the following: Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
House Bill 7097 (Full Text). Senate Bill 1418 (Full Text). The law requires the Department to issue rules on appropriate pesticides for use on medical cannabis after consulting with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
Prohibiting a massage establishment owner or designated establishment manager whose license is revoked from reapplying for a license or, for an owner, transferring the license. Consent for Pelvic Examinations
The bill amends section 483.801, Florida Statutes, adding an exemption from licensure for a registered nurse performing alternate-site testing. Section 456.076 (9) (a), Florida Statutes, requires the referral of a practitioner to the consultant operating an impaired practitioner program if the Department receives a legally sufficient complaint alleging an impairment and no other complaint exists. The bill includes criminal penalties as well as providing grounds for disciplinary action. Summary:
Administration of Vaccines (Pharmacy)
HB 307 passed during the 2016 Legislative Session, and became law on March 25, 2016, as Section 381.986, Florida Statute. The appearance of an individual or organization on this site is not intended as or in any manner serves as an endorsement of that individual or organization or any products or services identified on the individuals or organizations site. Bin C-04 Nonopioid Alternatives
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The bill authorizes a certified registered pharmacy technician to administer vaccines and immunizations to adults under the supervision of a certified pharmacist. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
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The bill creates the Parents Bill of Rights, which states that licensed health care providers and facilities cannot provide services, prescribe medicine, or perform any procedure without first obtaining written parental consent unless otherwise authorized by law. The AHCA and its Background Screening Unit offer an exemption to people with a criminal record and concerns A past criminal record can disqualify medical students and professionals from obtaining a job or license in Florida. Effective Date: April 14, 2016
Health Access Dental Licenses
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. with Background Screening Requirements. immediately if arrested for any of the disqualifying offenses while employed by the employer; AND the proof of screening within the previous 5 years in section 408.809(2), Florida Statutes, which requires proof Senate Bill 262 (Full Text). The bill expands the behavioral health workforce and recognizes the critical need for psychiatric care throughout the state. Providers may access the screening results through the Agencys secure website at:Background Screening Results Web Site. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
CNAs will also be required to have 2 hours of in-service training in medication administration and medical error prevention on a yearly basis.
If the letter is returned unclaimed, a copy of the letter will be sent by regular mail. (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. The bill amended section 624.27, Florida Statutes, to authorize podiatric physicians to enter into a direct care agreement with patients. Summary:
(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. Provisional licensure applicants must have earned a degree from an APA accredited program. Sexual predator as designated pursuant to s. 775.21; Career offender pursuant to s. 775.261; or, Sexual offender pursuant to s. 943.0435, unless the requirement to register as a sexual offender has been removed pursuant to s. 943.04354. If granted, an exemption shall be voided if you receive a new disqualifying criminal offense after the date the exemption is issued. Summary:
Background Screening Unit BGScreen@ahca.myflorida.com Telephone: (850) 412-4503 Fax: (850) 487-0470 The Background Screening Unit processes screening results for health care providers in Florida currently licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. 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. Summary:
It also requires the educational pamphlet to include specified information relating to risks and benefits of human cells, tissue, and cellular and tissue-based product transplants. (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. 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. Descriptions of such offenses are listed in Florida Statute (F.S. A signed affidavit is no longer required. 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. Exemptions granted by one agency will be considered by other agencies, but it is not binding on subsequent agencies. The bill removes the requirement for graduates from an approved program who have not taken the licensure examination within 6 months of graduation to complete a board-approved licensure examination preparatory course. 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). Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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. Effective Date: June 23, 2017
HB 59 (Full Text). Effective Date: July 1, 2022
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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. Summary:
Consumers who have PPO or EPO coverage would therefore only be responsible for billing differences in circumstances where they knowingly opted to receive out-of-network care. Behavioral Health Workforce
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