Senate Bill sb0924

    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 924

    By Senators Webster, Posey, Miller, Cowin, Latvala, Dawson,
    Diaz de la Portilla, Pruitt, Sebesta, Wasserman Schultz and
    Geller



    12-585-01

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to health care providers;

  3         amending ss. 458.331, 459.015, F.S.; providing

  4         an additional ground for discipline of persons

  5         licensed under ch. 458, F.S., or ch. 459, F.S.;

  6         providing an effective date.

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

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10         Section 1.  Paragraph (nn) is added to subsection (1)

11  of section 458.331, Florida Statutes, to read:

12         458.331  Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the

13  board and department.--

14         (1)  The following acts shall constitute grounds for

15  which the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (2) may

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17         (nn)  Delegating ocular post-operative responsibilities

18  to a person not licensed under this chapter or chapter 459.

19         Section 2.  Paragraph (pp) is added to subsection (1)

20  of section 459.015, Florida Statutes, to read:

21         459.015  Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the

22  board and department.--

23         (1)  The following acts shall constitute grounds for

24  which the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (2) may

25  be taken:

26         (pp)  Delegating ocular post-operative responsibilities

27  to a person not licensed under this chapter or chapter 458.

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

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    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 924
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  3    Provides that the delegation of ocular post-operative
      care to unlicensed persons is a ground for discipline of
  4    licensees under ch. 458 and ch. 459, F.S.

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