Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 966
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Garcia moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (864338) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Between lines 3363 and 3364
    5  insert:
    6         Section 75. Section 456.60, Florida Statutes, is created to
    7  read:
    8         456.60 Standards for telemedicine; rulemaking authority;
    9  requirements.—On or before March 31, 2014, the Board of Medicine
   10  shall adopt rules for physicians licensed under chapter 458
   11  which allows the provision of health care services to patients
   12  via telemedicine by Florida-licensed health care practitioners.
   13         (1) The rules for telemedicine services must include, but
   14  need not be limited to, the use of interactive audio, video,
   15  secure chat, secure email, electronic media, or telephone for
   16  the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation,
   17  treatment, transfer of medical data, or exchange of medical
   18  education information by a health care provider to deliver
   19  health care services at a site other than the site of the
   20  patient’s location.
   21         (2) The rules for telemedicine services must provide
   22  requirements for the following:
   23         (a) Licensure for the provision of telemedicine services;
   24         (b) Standard of care requirements for health care
   25  practitioners practicing telemedicine which are the same
   26  standard of care requirements applicable to practitioners
   27  practicing in other care settings; and
   28         (c) Conducting patient evaluations and prescribing legend
   29  drugs, other than controlled substances, via telemedicine.
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   32         And the title is amended as follows:
   33         Between lines 328 and 329
   34  insert:
   35         creating s. 456.60, F.S.; requiring the Board of
   36         Medicine to adopt rules for physicians which allow for
   37         the provision of health care services by telemedicine;
   38         providing criteria and requirements;