Senate Bill 1718

    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 1718

    By Senator Campbell





    33-815-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to medical practice; amending

  3         s. 458.327, F.S.; providing minimum penalties

  4         for the practice of medicine without a license;

  5         increasing the penalties when such practice

  6         causes harm or injury to a patient; providing

  7         an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 458.327, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         458.327  Penalty for violations.--

14         (1)(a)  Each of the following acts constitutes a felony

15  of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.

16  775.083, or s. 775.084:

17         1.(a)  The practice of medicine or an attempt to

18  practice medicine in this state without a license to practice

19  in Florida. A person who violates this subparagraph shall be

20  sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 1 year and a

21  fine of $10,000.

22         2.(b)  The use or attempted use of a license to

23  practice medicine which is suspended or revoked to practice

24  medicine.

25         3.(c)  Attempting to obtain or obtaining a license to

26  practice medicine by knowing misrepresentation.

27         4.(d)  Attempting to obtain or obtaining a position as

28  a medical practitioner or medical resident in a clinic or

29  hospital through knowing misrepresentation of education,

30  training, or experience.

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  1         (b)  A person who practices or attempts to practice

  2  medicine in this state without a license to practice medicine

  3  in Florida and thereby causes harm or injury to a patient

  4  commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided

  5  in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

  6         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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  9                          SENATE SUMMARY

10    Provides a minimum penalty of 1 year imprisonment and a
      $10,000 fine for practicing or attempting to practice
11    medicine in this state without a license. Provides that
      if such practice causes harm or injury to a patient, the
12    person is guilty of a felony of the second degree.

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