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11  Senator Sullivan moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 69, between lines 9 and 10,

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17         Section 56.  Subsection (4) of section 455.565, Florida

18  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

19         455.565  Designated health care professionals;

20  information required for licensure.--

21         (4)(a)  An applicant for initial licensure must submit

22  a set of fingerprints to the Department of Health in

23  accordance with s. 458.311, s. 458.3115, s. 458.3124, s.

24  458.313, s. 459.0055, s. 460.406, or s. 461.006.

25         (b)  An applicant for renewed licensure who received an

26  initial license in this state after January 1, 1992, must

27  submit a set of fingerprints for the initial renewal of his or

28  her license after January 1, 2000, to the agency regulating

29  that profession in accordance with procedures established

30  under s. 458.319, s. 459.008, s. 460.407, or s. 461.007.

31         (c)  The Department of Health shall submit the

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 1  fingerprints provided by an applicant for initial licensure to

 2  the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a statewide

 3  criminal history check, and the Florida Department of Law

 4  Enforcement shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal

 5  Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check

 6  of the applicant. The department shall submit the fingerprints

 7  provided by an applicant for a renewed license who received an

 8  initial license in this state after January 1, 1992, to the

 9  Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a statewide criminal

10  history check, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement

11  shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of

12  Investigation for a national criminal history check for the

13  initial renewal of the applicant's license after January 1,

14  2000.; For any subsequent renewal of the applicant's license

15  and of any applicant who received an initial license in this

16  state on or before January 1, 1992, the department shall

17  submit the required information for a statewide criminal

18  history check of the applicant.

19         Section 57.  Subsection (1) of section 458.319, Florida

20  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

21         458.319  Renewal of license.--

22         (1)  The department shall renew a license upon receipt

23  of the renewal application, evidence that the applicant has

24  actively practiced medicine or has been on the active teaching

25  faculty of an accredited medical school for at least 2 years

26  of the immediately preceding 4 years, and a fee not to exceed

27  $500; provided, however, that if the licensee is either a

28  resident physician, assistant resident physician, fellow,

29  house physician, or intern in an approved postgraduate

30  training program, as defined by the board by rule, the fee

31  shall not exceed $100 per annum.  If the licensee has not

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 1  actively practiced medicine for at least 2 years of the

 2  immediately preceding 4 years, the board shall require that

 3  the licensee successfully complete a board-approved clinical

 4  competency examination prior to renewal of the license.

 5  "Actively practiced medicine" means that practice of medicine

 6  by physicians, including those employed by any governmental

 7  entity in community or public health, as defined by this

 8  chapter, including physicians practicing administrative

 9  medicine. An applicant for a renewed license must also submit

10  the information required under s. 455.565 to the department on

11  a form and under procedures specified by the department, along

12  with payment in an amount equal to the costs incurred by the

13  Department of Health for the statewide criminal background

14  check of the applicant. An The applicant for a renewed license

15  who received an initial license in this state after January 1,

16  1992, must submit a set of fingerprints to the Department of

17  Health on a form and under procedures specified by the

18  department, along with payment in an amount equal to the costs

19  incurred by the department for a national criminal background

20  check of the applicant for the initial renewal of his or her

21  license after January 1, 2000. If the applicant fails to

22  submit either the information required under s. 455.565 or a

23  set of fingerprints to the department as required by this

24  section, the department shall issue a notice of noncompliance,

25  and the applicant will be given 30 additional days to comply.

26  If the applicant fails to comply within 30 days after the

27  notice of noncompliance is issued, the department or board, as

28  appropriate, may issue a citation to the applicant and may

29  fine the applicant up to $50 for each day that the applicant

30  is not in compliance with the requirements of s. 455.565. The

31  citation must clearly state that the applicant may choose, in

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 1  lieu of accepting the citation, to follow the procedure under

 2  s. 455.621. If the applicant disputes the matter in the

 3  citation, the procedures set forth in s. 455.621 must be

 4  followed. However, if the applicant does not dispute the

 5  matter in the citation with the department within 30 days

 6  after the citation is served, the citation becomes a final

 7  order and constitutes discipline. Service of a citation may be

 8  made by personal service or certified mail, restricted

 9  delivery, to the subject at the applicant's last known

10  address. The department may not delay renewing a license due

11  to the processing of a statewide criminal history check or a

12  national criminal background check. If an applicant has

13  submitted fingerprints to the department for a national

14  criminal history check upon initial licensure and is renewing

15  his or her license for the first time, then the applicant need

16  only submit the information and fee required for a statewide

17  criminal history check.

18         Section 58.  Subsection (1) of section 459.008, Florida

19  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

20         459.008  Renewal of licenses and certificates.--

21         (1)  The department shall renew a license or

22  certificate upon receipt of the renewal application and fee.

23  An applicant for a renewed license must also submit the

24  information required under s. 455.565 to the department on a

25  form and under procedures specified by the department, along

26  with payment in an amount equal to the costs incurred by the

27  Department of Health for the statewide criminal background

28  check of the applicant. An The applicant for a renewed license

29  who received an initial license in this state after January 1,

30  1992, must submit a set of fingerprints to the Department of

31  Health on a form and under procedures specified by the

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 1  department, along with payment in an amount equal to the costs

 2  incurred by the department for a national criminal background

 3  check of the applicant for the initial renewal of his or her

 4  license after January 1, 2000. If the applicant fails to

 5  submit either the information required under s. 455.565 or a

 6  set of fingerprints to the department as required by this

 7  section, the department shall issue a notice of noncompliance,

 8  and the applicant will be given 30 additional days to comply.

 9  If the applicant fails to comply within 30 days after the

10  notice of noncompliance is issued, the department or board, as

11  appropriate, may issue a citation to the applicant and may

12  fine the applicant up to $50 for each day that the applicant

13  is not in compliance with the requirements of s. 455.565. The

14  citation must clearly state that the applicant may choose, in

15  lieu of accepting the citation, to follow the procedure under

16  s. 455.621. If the applicant disputes the matter in the

17  citation, the procedures set forth in s. 455.621 must be

18  followed. However, if the applicant does not dispute the

19  matter in the citation with the department within 30 days

20  after the citation is served, the citation becomes a final

21  order and constitutes discipline. Service of a citation may be

22  made by personal service or certified mail, restricted

23  delivery, to the subject at the applicant's last known

24  address. The department may not delay renewing a license due

25  to the processing of a statewide criminal history check or a

26  national criminal background check. If an applicant has

27  submitted fingerprints to the department for a national

28  criminal history check upon initial licensure and is renewing

29  his or her license for the first time, then the applicant need

30  only submit the information and fee required for a statewide

31  criminal history check.

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 1         Section 59.  Subsection (1) of section 460.407, Florida

 2  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

 3         460.407  Renewal of license.--

 4         (1)  The department shall renew a license upon receipt

 5  of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to

 6  exceed $500. An applicant for a renewed license must also

 7  submit the information required under s. 455.565 to the

 8  department on a form and under procedures specified by the

 9  department, along with payment in an amount equal to the costs

10  incurred by the Department of Health for the statewide

11  criminal background check of the applicant. An The applicant

12  for a renewed license who received an initial license in this

13  state after January 1, 1992, must submit a set of fingerprints

14  to the Department of Health on a form and under procedures

15  specified by the department, along with payment in an amount

16  equal to the costs incurred by the department for a national

17  criminal background check of the applicant for the initial

18  renewal of his or her license after January 1, 2000. If the

19  applicant fails to submit either the information required

20  under s. 455.565 or a set of fingerprints to the department as

21  required by this section, the department shall issue a notice

22  of noncompliance, and the applicant will be given 30

23  additional days to comply. If the applicant fails to comply

24  within 30 days after the notice of noncompliance is issued,

25  the department or board, as appropriate, may issue a citation

26  to the applicant and may fine the applicant up to $50 for each

27  day that the applicant is not in compliance with the

28  requirements of s. 455.565. The citation must clearly state

29  that the applicant may choose, in lieu of accepting the

30  citation, to follow the procedure under s. 455.621. If the

31  applicant disputes the matter in the citation, the procedures

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 1  set forth in s. 455.621 must be followed. However, if the

 2  applicant does not dispute the matter in the citation with the

 3  department within 30 days after the citation is served, the

 4  citation becomes a final order and constitutes discipline.

 5  Service of a citation may be made by personal service or

 6  certified mail, restricted delivery, to the subject at the

 7  applicant's last known address. The department may not delay

 8  renewing a license due to the processing of a statewide

 9  criminal history check or a national criminal background

10  check. If an applicant has submitted fingerprints to the

11  department for a national criminal history check upon initial

12  licensure and is renewing his or her license for the first

13  time, then the applicant need only submit the information and

14  fee required for a statewide criminal history check.

15         Section 60.  Subsection (1) of section 461.007, Florida

16  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

17         461.007  Renewal of license.--

18         (1)  The department shall renew a license upon receipt

19  of the renewal application and a fee not to exceed $350 set by

20  the board. An applicant for a renewed license must also submit

21  the information required under s. 455.565 to the department on

22  a form and under procedures specified by the department, along

23  with payment in an amount equal to the costs incurred by the

24  Department of Health for the statewide criminal background

25  check of the applicant. An The applicant for a renewed license

26  who received an initial license in this state after January 1,

27  1992, must submit a set of fingerprints to the Department of

28  Health on a form and under procedures specified by the

29  department, along with payment in an amount equal to the costs

30  incurred by the department for a national criminal background

31  check of the applicant for the initial renewal of his or her

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 1  license after January 1, 2000. If the applicant fails to

 2  submit either the information required under s. 455.565 or a

 3  set of fingerprints to the department as required by this

 4  section, the department shall issue a notice of noncompliance,

 5  and the applicant will be given 30 additional days to comply.

 6  If the applicant fails to comply within 30 days after the

 7  notice of noncompliance is issued, the department or board, as

 8  appropriate, may issue a citation to the applicant and may

 9  fine the applicant up to $50 for each day that the applicant

10  is not in compliance with the requirements of s. 455.565. The

11  citation must clearly state that the applicant may choose, in

12  lieu of accepting the citation, to follow the procedure under

13  s. 455.621. If the applicant disputes the matter in the

14  citation, the procedures set forth in s. 455.621 must be

15  followed. However, if the applicant does not dispute the

16  matter in the citation with the department within 30 days

17  after the citation is served, the citation becomes a final

18  order and constitutes discipline. Service of a citation may be

19  made by personal service or certified mail, restricted

20  delivery, to the subject at the applicant's last known

21  address. The department may not delay renewing a license due

22  to the processing of a statewide criminal history check or a

23  national criminal background check. If an applicant has

24  submitted fingerprints to the department for a national

25  criminal history check upon initial licensure and is renewing

26  his or her license for the first time, then the applicant need

27  only submit the information and fee required for a statewide

28  criminal history check.

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 1  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============

 2  And the title is amended as follows:

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 6         amending ss. 455.565, 458.319, 459.008,

 7         460.407, 461.007, F.S., relating to relicensure

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10         podiatrists; revising requirements for

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