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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 683

        By Representative Romeo






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to advanced registered nurse

  3         practitioners; amending s. 893.02, F.S.;

  4         redefining the term "practitioners" to give

  5         advanced registered nurse practitioners the

  6         privilege of prescribing controlled substances;

  7         providing 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 (19) of section 893.02, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         893.02  Definitions.--The following words and phrases

14  as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings,

15  unless the context otherwise requires:

16         (19)  "Practitioner" means:

17         (a)  A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 458,

18         (b)  A dentist licensed pursuant to chapter 466,

19         (c)  A veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 474,

20         (d)  An osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to

21  chapter 459,

22         (e)  A naturopath licensed pursuant to chapter 462,

23         (f)  An advanced registered nurse practitioner,

24  certified pursuant to s. 464.012 who prescribes under the

25  general supervision of a physician licensed under chapter 458,

26  chapter 459, or chapter 466 and pursuant to a protocol with

27  that physician, or

28         (g)  A podiatric physician licensed pursuant to chapter

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 683

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  1  if provided such practitioner holds a valid federal controlled

  2  substance registry number.

  3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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  6                          SENATE SUMMARY

  7    Defines the term "practitioner" to include certain
      advanced registered nurse practitioners for purposes of
  8    the privileges to prescribe controlled substances under
      ch. 893, F.S.
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