SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1618

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 253016

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11  Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 7, line 4, through

15            page 8, line 8, delete those lines

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18         Section 5.  Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of section

19  464.009, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

20         464.009  Licensure by endorsement.--

21         (1)  The department shall issue the appropriate license

22  by endorsement to practice professional or practical nursing

23  to an applicant who, upon applying to the department and

24  remitting a fee set by the board not to exceed $100,

25  demonstrates to the board that he or she:

26         (a)  Holds a valid license to practice professional or

27  practical nursing in another state or territory of the United

28  States, provided that, when the applicant secured his or her

29  original license, the requirements for licensure were

30  substantially equivalent to or more stringent than those

31  existing in Florida at that time; or

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1618

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  1         (b)  Meets the qualifications for licensure in s.

  2  464.008 and has successfully completed a state, regional, or

  3  national examination which is substantially equivalent to or

  4  more stringent than the examination given by the department;

  5  or

  6         (c)  Has actively practiced nursing in another state,

  7  jurisdiction, or territory of the United States for 2 of the

  8  preceding 3 years without having his or her license acted

  9  against by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction.

10  Applicants who become licensed pursuant to this paragraph must

11  complete within 6 months after licensure a Florida laws and

12  rule course that is approved by the board. Once the department

13  has received the results of the national criminal history

14  check and has determined that the applicant has no criminal

15  history, the appropriate license by endorsement shall be

16  issued to the applicant. This paragraph is repealed July 1,

17  2004, unless reenacted by the Legislature.

18         (2)  Such examinations and requirements from other

19  states and territories of the United States shall be presumed

20  to be substantially equivalent to or more stringent than those

21  in this state. Such presumption shall not arise until January

22  1, 1980. However, the board may, by rule, specify states the

23  examinations and requirements of which shall not be presumed

24  to be substantially equivalent to those of this state.

25         (4)  The department shall not issue a license by

26  endorsement to any applicant who is under investigation in

27  another state, jurisdiction, or territory of the United States

28  for an act which would constitute a violation of this part or

29  chapter 456 until such time as the investigation is complete,

30  at which time the provisions of s. 464.018 shall apply.

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