House Bill 3805
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Florida House of Representatives - 1998 HB 3805
By Representative Dawson-White
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to drug abuse prevention and
3 control; amending s. 893.02, F.S.; revising the
4 definition of the term "practitioner" to
5 include advanced registered nurse
6 practitioners; creating s. 893.0357, F.S.;
7 providing requirements for an advanced
8 registered nurse practitioner to apply for a
9 controlled substance registry number; providing
10 for establishment of such requirements by a
11 multidisciplinary committee; providing for
12 appointment and duties of such committee;
13 requiring the Board of Nursing to adopt such
14 requirements as a rule and to make the
15 determination as to whether an advanced
16 registered nurse practitioner has met such
17 requirements; providing for prior review and
18 approval of changes to such requirements;
19 providing an effective date.
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21 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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23 Section 1. Subsection (18) of section 893.02, Florida
24 Statutes, is amended to read:
25 893.02 Definitions.--The following words and phrases
26 as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings,
27 unless the context otherwise requires:
28 (18) "Practitioner" means a physician licensed
29 pursuant to chapter 458, a dentist licensed pursuant to
30 chapter 466, a veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 474,
31 an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to chapter 459, a
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1 naturopath licensed pursuant to chapter 462, an advanced
2 registered nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to chapter 464
3 and subject to the provisions of ss. 464.012 and 893.0357, or
4 a podiatrist licensed pursuant to chapter 461, provided such
5 practitioner holds a valid federal controlled substance
6 registry number.
7 Section 2. Section 893.0357, Florida Statutes, is
8 created to read:
9 893.0357 Advanced registered nurse practitioner
10 application for controlled substance registry number;
11 multidisciplinary committee.--
12 (1) An advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed
13 and certified under chapter 464 may apply for a controlled
14 substance registry number upon meeting all of the following
15 requirements:
16 (a) Satisfactory completion of educational course
17 requirements relating to the prescription of controlled
18 substances, as determined appropriate by the multidisciplinary
19 committee created in subsection (2).
20 (b) Documentation of required experience prescribing
21 medications other than controlled substances, as determined
22 appropriate by the multidisciplinary committee created in
23 subsection (2).
24 (2) There is created a five-member multidisciplinary
25 committee, consisting of one representative of each of the
26 following boards, appointed by the board: Board of Nursing,
27 Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, Board of
28 Dentistry, and Board of Pharmacy. Any vacancy on the committee
29 shall be filled in the same manner as the original
30 appointment. The Agency for Health Care Administration shall
31 provide staff support for the committee. The committee shall
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1 meet as necessary to determine, and approve changes to, the
2 educational course and experience requirements appropriate for
3 advanced registered nurse practitioners to apply for a
4 controlled substance registry number for purposes of
5 prescribing controlled substances. The educational course and
6 experience requirements determined appropriate by the
7 committee shall be adopted by the Board of Nursing by rule,
8 and the Board of Nursing shall determine whether an advanced
9 registered nurse practitioner has met such requirements. Any
10 proposed changes to such requirements must be reviewed and
11 approved by the committee prior to being adopted by rule.
12 Section 3. With respect to section 893.0357, Florida
13 Statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the
14 multidisciplinary committee created therein must be appointed
15 on or before October 1, 1998, and the initial educational and
16 experience requirements for advanced registered nurse
17 practitioners to apply for a controlled substance registry
18 number must be determined by the multidisciplinary committee
19 on or before March 1, 1999.
20 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
21 law.
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2 HOUSE SUMMARY
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For purposes of authorizing advanced registered nurse
4 practitioners to prescribe controlled substances, revises
the definition of the term "practitioner," as used in
5 chapter 893, F.S., relating to drug abuse prevention and
control, to include advanced registered nurse
6 practitioners, and provides requirements for an advanced
registered nurse practitioner to apply for a controlled
7 substance registry number. Provides for establishment of
such requirements by a multidisciplinary committee and
8 provides for appointment and duties of such committee.
Requires the Board of Nursing to adopt such requirements
9 as a rule and to make the determination as to whether an
advanced registered nurse practitioner has met such
10 requirements. Provides for prior review and approval of
changes to such requirements. See bill for details.
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