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CS/CS/SB 1374 — Clinical Laboratory Testing
by Appropriations Committee; Health Policy Committee; and Senator Rodriguez
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Health Policy Committee (HP)
The bill amends s. 483.801, F.S., to exempt from Part I of ch. 483, F.S., registered nurses who are licensed by the state of Florida and are determined by the clinical lab director of a hospital or hospital-based off-campus emergency department to be qualified under 42 C.F.R. s. 493.1423 to perform only moderate-level or waiver-level clinical laboratory testing in accordance with s. 395.0091, F.S., within the hospital or a hospital-based off-campus emergency department that has a separate clinical laboratory certification under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program.
If approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect July 1, 2022.
Vote: Senate 39-0; House 117-0