Senate Bill sb0924c1

    Florida Senate - 2001                            CS for SB 924

    By the Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; and
    Senators Webster, Posey, Miller, Cowin, Latvala, Dawson, Diaz
    de la Portilla, Pruitt, Sebesta, Wasserman Schultz, Geller and
    Lawson


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  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

16  be taken:

17         (nn)  Delegating ocular post-operative responsibilities

18  to a person not licensed as a physician under this chapter or

19  chapter 459.

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

21  of section 459.015, Florida Statutes, to read:

22         459.015  Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the

23  board and department.--

24         (1)  The following acts shall constitute grounds for

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

26  be taken:

27         (pp)  Delegating ocular post-operative responsibilities

28  to a person not licensed as a physician under this chapter or

29  chapter 458.

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

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    Florida Senate - 2001                            CS for SB 924
    317-1586-01




  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                         Senate Bill 924

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  4  The bill revises disciplinary violations applicable to a
    Florida-licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician
  5  proscribing the delegation of ocular post-operative
    responsibilities to a person not licensed as a
  6  Florida-licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician.

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