Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS for SB 940 (941384)
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11 The Committee on Health Care (Jones) recommended the following
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 456.041, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 456.041 Practitioner profile; creation.--
21 (1)(a) The Department of Health shall compile the
22 information submitted pursuant to s. 456.039 into a
23 practitioner profile of the applicant submitting the
24 information, except that the Department of Health shall
25 develop a format to compile uniformly any information
26 submitted under s. 456.039(4)(b). Beginning July 1, 2001, the
27 Department of Health may compile the information submitted
28 pursuant to s. 456.0391 into a practitioner profile of the
29 applicant submitting the information.
30 (b) Beginning July 1, 2005, the department shall
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS for SB 940 (941384)
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1 456.039 concerning disciplinary history and medical
2 malpractice claims at the time of initial licensure and
3 license renewal using the National Practitioner Data Bank. The
4 physician profiles shall reflect the disciplinary action and
5 medical malpractice claims as reported by the National
6 Practitioner Data Bank.
7 (c)(b) Within 30 calendar days after receiving an
8 update of information required for the practitioner's profile,
9 the department shall update the practitioner's profile in
10 accordance with the requirements of subsection (7).
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
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20 amending s. 456.041, F.S.; requiring the
21 Department of Health to verify information
22 submitted by a person who applies for initial
23 or renewal licensure as a physician;
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