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By Representative Ritter
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to naturopathic medicine;
3 creating s. 462.001, F.S.; providing purpose;
4 creating s. 462.005, F.S.; providing
5 exceptions; amending s. 462.01, F.S.; revising
6 and providing definitions; creating s. 462.012,
7 F.S.; creating the Board of Naturopathic
8 Medicine; providing for appointment and
9 staggering of terms of members; providing
10 grounds for removal from the board; providing
11 for applicability of other provisions of law
12 governing regulatory boards; creating s.
13 462.013, F.S.; providing rulemaking authority
14 to the board; creating s. 462.015, F.S.;
15 providing general licensure requirements,
16 including fees; providing for an investigative
17 process; providing for licensure restrictions
18 under certain circumstances; amending s.
19 462.023, F.S.; transferring general regulatory
20 powers and duties from the Department of Health
21 to the board; amending s. 462.08, F.S.;
22 transferring certain duties relating to renewal
23 of licensure to the board; revising the
24 licensure renewal fee; amending s. 462.09,
25 F.S.; transferring the requirement to submit a
26 proposed budget to the board; amending s.
27 462.11, F.S.; requiring doctors of naturopathic
28 medicine to observe regulatory requirements in
29 the same manner as, and with equal rights and
30 obligations of, physicians of other schools of
31 medicine; requiring state agencies to accept
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1 certain reports submitted by naturopathic
2 physicians; creating s. 462.125, F.S.;
3 providing privileges and status of naturopathic
4 physicians; amending s. 462.13, F.S.; providing
5 the board with certain enforcement powers and
6 duties; amending s. 462.14, F.S.; revising
7 grounds for disciplinary action; providing for
8 disciplinary action by the board and the
9 department; amending s. 462.16, F.S.;
10 conforming terminology; amending s. 462.17,
11 F.S.; prohibiting the practice of branches of
12 naturopathic medicine; providing a penalty;
13 amending s. 462.18, F.S.; transferring
14 authority to approve certain educational
15 programs to the board; correcting references;
16 amending s. 462.19, F.S.; conforming provisions
17 relating to the setting of license renewal
18 fees; amending s. 462.2001, F.S.; conforming
19 terminology; amending ss. 20.43, 381.0031,
20 468.301, 476.044, 477.0135, 485.003, 486.161,
21 627.351, 893.02, and 921.0022, F.S.; conforming
22 terminology; providing an effective date.
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24 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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26 Section 1. Section 462.001, Florida Statutes, is
27 created to read:
28 462.001 Purpose.--The Legislature recognizes that the
29 practice of naturopathic medicine is potentially dangerous to
30 the public if conducted by unsafe and incompetent
31 practitioners. The Legislature finds further that it is
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1 difficult for the public to make an informed choice when
2 selecting a naturopathic physician and that the consequences
3 of a wrong decision could seriously harm the public health and
4 safety. The primary legislative purpose in enacting this
5 chapter is to ensure that every naturopathic physician
6 practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe
7 and effective practice. It is the legislative intent that
8 naturopathic physicians who fall below minimum competency or
9 who otherwise present a danger to the public shall be
10 prohibited from practicing in this state.
11 Section 2. Section 462.005, Florida Statutes, is
12 created to read:
13 462.005 Exceptions.--
14 (1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
15 (a) Duly licensed health care practitioners, other
16 than naturopathic physicians and their physician assistants,
17 acting within their scope of practice authorized by statute.
18 (b) Any physician lawfully licensed in another state
19 or territory or foreign country when meeting duly licensed
20 physicians of this state in consultation.
21 (c) Naturopathic medical students practicing under the
22 direct supervision of a licensed physician in extern and
23 intern programs approved by any college recognized and
24 approved by the board or the American Association of
25 Naturopathic Medicine.
26 (d) Any person furnishing medical assistance in case
27 of an emergency.
28 (e) The domestic administration of recognized family
29 remedies.
30 (f) The practice of the religious tenets of Christian
31 Science.
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1 (2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
2 prohibit any service rendered by any person if such service is
3 rendered under the direct supervision and control of a
4 licensed naturopathic physician, who must be available when
5 needed, must provide specific direction for any service to be
6 performed, and must give final approval to all services
7 performed.
8 Section 3. Section 462.01, Florida Statutes, is
9 amended to read:
10 (Substantial rewording of section. See
11 s. 462.01, F.S., for present text.)
12 462.01 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, except
13 where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 (1) "Practice of naturopathic medicine" means the
15 diagnosis, treatment, operation, or prescription for any human
16 disease, pain, injury, deformity, or other physical or mental
17 condition, which practice is based in part on educational
18 standards and requirements that emphasize the importance of
19 the natural healing arts and natural processes, and addresses
20 both the physical and vitalistic aspects of the human body.
21 The discipline and practice of naturopathic medicine includes,
22 but is not limited to, the practice of psychological,
23 mechanical, and material health sciences to aid in purifying,
24 cleansing, and normalizing human tissues for the preservation
25 or restoration of health, according to the fundamental
26 principles of anatomy, physiology, and applied psychology, as
27 may be required. Naturopathic medical practice employs, among
28 other agencies, materia medica, pharmacology, toxicology,
29 surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, radiography, phytotherapy,
30 dietetics, nutritional therapy, bioenergetic therapy,
31 acupuncture, ayurvedic therapy, homeopathy, aromatherapy,
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1 psychotherapy, suggestotherapy, hypnotherapy, manipulative
2 therapy, manual therapy, myofascial release therapy,
3 physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, diathermy, electrotherapy,
4 mechanotherapy, mechanical and electrical appliances, zone
5 therapy, biochemistry, external applications, hygiene, first
6 aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), sanitation,
7 heliotherapy, light therapy, infrared laser therapy, and other
8 allied modalities. Naturopathic medicine does not include the
9 practice of osteopathic medicine or chiropractic medicine.
10 (2) "Department" means the Department of Health.
11 (3) "Board" means the Board of Naturopathic Medicine.
12 (4) "Physician" means a doctor of naturopathic
13 medicine licensed under this chapter.
14 (5) "Naturopathic physician" means a person who is
15 licensed to practice naturopathic medicine under this chapter.
16 (6) "Doctor of naturopathic medicine" means a person
17 licensed to practice naturopathic medicine under this chapter.
18 (7) "Naturopathic medical student" means a person who
19 is enrolled in a course of study at an approved school or
20 college of naturopathic medicine.
21 (8) "Approved school or college of naturopathic
22 medicine" means a school or college determined by the board to
23 have an educational program that meets board standards as
24 prescribed by board rules, offering a course of study which,
25 on successful completion, results in the awarding of the
26 degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine.
27 (9) "Completed application" means that the applicant
28 paid the required fees and supplied all documents and
29 information as requested by the board and in a manner
30 acceptable to the board.
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1 Section 4. Section 462.012, Florida Statutes, is
2 created to read:
3 462.012 Board of Naturopathic Medicine.--
4 (1) There is created within the department the Board
5 of Naturopathic Medicine, composed of seven members appointed
6 by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
7 (2) One member of the board must be a naturopathic
8 physician licensed under this chapter in good standing in this
9 state who is a resident of the state. Initially, one member
10 of the board must be an osteopathic physician licensed under
11 chapter 459 in good standing in this state, and three members
12 of the board must be chiropractic physicians licensed under
13 chapter 460 in good standing in this state. The four members
14 licensed under chapters 459 and 460 shall each serve a term of
15 2 years, and their successor appointees must be naturopathic
16 physicians licensed under this chapter in good standing in
17 this state. The remaining two members must be residents of
18 the state who are not, and never have been, licensed health
19 care practitioners, or members of any closely related
20 profession, but who demonstrate an interest in the health
21 concerns of the state. At least one member of the board must
22 be 60 years of age or older.
23 (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2),
24 members of the board shall be appointed for terms of 4 years.
25 As the terms of members expire, the Governor shall appoint
26 successors for terms of 4 years, and such members shall serve
27 until their successors are appointed, subject to the following
28 exceptions:
29 (a) A member of the board may be removed from office
30 if the Governor finds that the member was guilty of
31 malfeasance, misfeasance, or dishonorable conduct.
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1 (b) The term of any member automatically ends on
2 resignation or permanent removal from this state.
3 (4) There shall be no monetary liability on the part
4 of and no cause of action shall arise against the members of
5 the board, or permanent or temporary personnel of the board,
6 for any act done or proceeding undertaken or performed in good
7 faith and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
8 (5) All provisions of chapter 456 relating to the
9 board shall apply.
10 Section 5. Section 462.013, Florida Statutes, is
11 created to read:
12 462.013 Authority to adopt rules.--The Board of
13 Naturopathic Medicine has authority to adopt rules pursuant to
14 ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this
15 chapter conferring duties upon it.
16 Section 6. Section 462.015, Florida Statutes, is
17 created to read:
18 462.015 General licensure requirements.--
19 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any
20 person desiring to be licensed as a naturopathic physician
21 pursuant to this chapter shall:
22 (a) Provide to the department a completed application
23 form and a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $100.
24 (b) Be at least 21 years of age.
25 (c) Be of good moral character.
26 (d) Have completed at least 2 years of preprofessional
27 postsecondary education.
28 (e) Be a graduate of a school or college of
29 naturopathic medicine granting a degree of doctor of
30 naturopathic medicine that is approved by the board and that
31 is:
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1 1. A college or university of naturopathic medicine
2 that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the
3 state or the Federal Government;
4 2. A college or university of naturopathic medicine
5 that is a candidate for accreditation with an accrediting
6 agency recognized by the state or the Federal Government;
7 3. A college or university of naturopathic medicine
8 that is recognized and legally operating in another state or
9 recognized by the Federal Government; or
10 4. A foreign college or university of naturopathic
11 medicine that is recognized by another nation or that is
12 registered with the World Health Organization.
13 (f) Pass an examination administered by the board or a
14 national organization approved by the board by rule. For
15 examinations offered by the board, the board shall establish
16 the scope and subject matter of the examination, and
17 examinations shall be offered at least twice a year at a time
18 and place to be determined by the board. An applicant who
19 fails an examination shall be reexamined pursuant to rules
20 adopted by the board. The examination fee shall not exceed
21 $500 plus the actual per applicant cost to the board to
22 provide the examination. The examination fee may be refunded
23 if the applicant is found ineligible to take the examination.
24 (g) Have not previously committed any act that would
25 constitute a violation of this chapter, unless the board
26 determines that such act does not adversely affect the
27 applicant's present ability and fitness to practice
28 naturopathic medicine.
29 (h) Not be under investigation in any jurisdiction for
30 an act that would constitute a violation of this chapter. If,
31 upon completion of such investigation, it is determined that
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1 the applicant has committed an act that would constitute a
2 violation of this chapter, the applicant shall be ineligible
3 for licensure unless the board determines that such act does
4 not adversely affect the applicant's present ability and
5 fitness to practice naturopathic medicine.
6 (i) Have not had an application for a license to
7 practice naturopathic medicine denied or a license to practice
8 naturopathic medicine or another health care profession
9 revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against by the
10 licensing authority of any jurisdiction unless the board
11 determines that the grounds on which such action was taken do
12 not adversely affect the applicant's present ability and
13 fitness to practice naturopathic medicine. A licensing
14 authority's acceptance of a physician's relinquishment of
15 license, stipulation, consent order, or other settlement,
16 offered in response to or in anticipation of the filing of
17 administrative charges against the naturopathic physician,
18 shall be considered action against the naturopathic
19 physician's license.
20 (j) Submit to the department a set of fingerprints on
21 a form and under procedures specified by the department, along
22 with a payment in an amount equal to the costs incurred by the
23 department for the criminal background check of the applicant.
24 (2) The board may:
25 (a) Require an applicant to submit credentials or any
26 other written or oral proof or documentation the board deems
27 necessary to determine the applicant's fitness for licensure
28 under this chapter.
29 (b) Make investigations it deems proper to adequately
30 advise itself with respect to the qualifications of an
31 applicant.
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1 (c) Require a personal appearance of any applicant for
2 licensure under the provisions of this chapter. Any applicant
3 of whom a personal appearance is required must be given
4 adequate notice of the appearance as to time and place of the
5 appearance, as well as a statement of the purpose for the
6 appearance and the reasons requiring such appearance.
7 (3) Within 90 days after it receives a completed
8 application and the fee for initial licensure, which may not
9 exceed $500, the board shall issue a license if the
10 application demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the
11 applicant complies with this chapter and board rules.
12 (4) The department and the board shall ensure that
13 applicants for licensure meet applicable criteria in this
14 chapter through an investigative process. When the
15 investigative process is not completed within the time set out
16 in s. 120.60(1) and the department or board has reason to
17 believe that the applicant does not meet the criteria, the
18 secretary or the secretary's designee may issue a 90-day
19 licensure delay which shall be in writing and sufficient to
20 notify the applicant of the reason for the delay. The
21 provisions of this subsection shall control over any
22 conflicting provisions of s. 120.60(1).
23 (5) If an applicant has committed an act that would
24 constitute a violation of this chapter or has had an
25 application for a license to practice naturopathic medicine
26 revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against by the
27 licensing authority of any jurisdiction, notwithstanding the
28 board's determination that the applicant's present ability and
29 fitness to practice naturopathic medicine have not been
30 adversely affected, the board may certify the application to
31 the department with restrictions.
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1 Section 7. Section 462.023, Florida Statutes, is
2 amended to read:
3 462.023 Powers and duties of the board
4 department.--The board department may adopt such rules as are
5 necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, initiate
6 disciplinary action as provided by this chapter, and shall
7 establish fees based on its estimates of the revenue required
8 to administer this chapter but shall not exceed the fee
9 amounts provided in this chapter. The department shall not
10 adopt any rules which would cause any person who was not
11 licensed in accordance with this chapter on July 1, 1959, and
12 had not been a resident of the state for 2 years prior to such
13 date, to become licensed.
14 Section 8. Section 462.08, Florida Statutes, is
15 amended to read:
16 462.08 Renewal of license to practice naturopathic
17 medicine naturopathy.--Each licenseholder shall biennially
18 renew her or his license to practice naturopathic medicine
19 naturopathy. The applicant must furnish to the board
20 department such evidence as it requires of the applicant's
21 compliance with s. 462.18, relating to educational
22 requirements. The biennial renewal fee, the amount of which
23 shall be determined by the board department but which may not
24 exceed $500 $1,000, must be paid at the time the application
25 for renewal of the license is filed.
26 Section 9. Section 462.09, Florida Statutes, is
27 amended to read:
28 462.09 Disposition of fees.--All fees received under
29 this chapter shall be deposited into the Medical Quality
30 Assurance Trust Fund. The Legislature shall appropriate funds
31 from this trust fund sufficient to carry out the provisions of
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1 this chapter. The board department shall prepare and submit a
2 proposed budget in accordance with law.
3 Section 10. Section 462.11, Florida Statutes, is
4 amended to read:
5 462.11 Naturopathic physicians Naturopaths to observe
6 regulations.--Doctors of naturopathic medicine naturopathy
7 shall observe and be subject to all state, county, and
8 municipal regulations in regard to the control of contagious
9 and infectious diseases, the reporting of births and deaths,
10 and to any and all other matters pertaining to the public
11 health in the same manner as is required of, and with equal
12 rights and obligations of, physicians of other schools of
13 medicine, and such reports shall be accepted by the officers
14 of the departments to which they are made other practitioners
15 of the healing art.
16 Section 11. Section 462.125, Florida Statutes, is
17 created to read:
18 462.125 Privileges and status of naturopathic
19 physicians.--
20 (1) Naturopathic physicians licensed under this
21 chapter shall have the same rights as physicians and surgeons
22 of other schools of medicine with respect to the treatment of
23 cases or holding of offices in public institutions.
24 (2) It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to
25 grant to naturopathic physicians the right to practice as
26 taught and practiced in the colleges of naturopathic medicine.
27 (3) For the purposes of this subsection, "licensee"
28 means a physician licensed under chapter 458 or a naturopathic
29 physician licensed under this chapter.
30 (4) It is the policy of this state that naturopathic
31 physicians licensed under this chapter be accorded equal
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1 professional status and privileges as physicians licensed
2 under chapter 458.
3 (5) No health facility may adopt written bylaws in
4 accordance with legal requirements that in any way are
5 construed to circumvent the intent of the Legislature or any
6 other nondiscriminatory provisions contained in either chapter
7 458 or this chapter.
8 Section 12. Section 462.13, Florida Statutes, is
9 amended to read:
10 462.13 Additional powers and duties of the board and
11 the department.--The board and the department may administer
12 oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony in all matters
13 relating to its duties pursuant to this chapter. Every
14 unrevoked license shall be presumptive evidence in all courts
15 and places that the person therein named is legally licensed
16 to practice naturopathic medicine naturopathy. The board and
17 the department shall aid the prosecuting attorneys of the
18 state in the enforcement of this chapter.
19 Section 13. Section 462.14, Florida Statutes, is
20 amended to read:
21 462.14 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the
22 board and the department.--
23 (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial
24 of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s.
25 456.072(2):
26 (a) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing a
27 license to practice naturopathic medicine by bribery or, by
28 fraudulent misrepresentation, or through an error of the
29 department.
30 (b) Having a license to practice naturopathic medicine
31 revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the
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1 denial of licensure, by the licensing authority of another
2 state, territory, or country.
3 (c) Being convicted or found guilty, regardless of
4 adjudication, of a crime in any jurisdiction which directly
5 relates to the practice of naturopathic medicine or to the
6 ability to practice naturopathic medicine. Any plea of nolo
7 contendere may shall be considered a conviction for purposes
8 of this chapter.
9 (d) False, deceptive, or misleading advertising.
10 (e) Advertising, practicing, or attempting to practice
11 under a name other than one's own.
12 (e)(f) Failing to report to the department any person
13 who the licensee knows is in violation of this chapter or of
14 the rules of the department.
15 (f)(g) Aiding, assisting, procuring, or advising any
16 unlicensed person to practice naturopathic medicine contrary
17 to this chapter or to a rule of the department.
18 (g)(h) Failing to perform any statutory or legal
19 obligation placed upon a licensed naturopathic physician.
20 (h)(i) Making or filing a report which the licensee
21 knows to be false, intentionally or negligently failing to
22 file a report or record required by state or federal law,
23 willfully impeding or obstructing such filing or inducing
24 another person to do so. Such reports or records shall
25 include only those which are signed in the capacity as a
26 licensed naturopathic physician.
27 (i)(j) Paying or receiving any commission, bonus,
28 kickback, or rebate, or engaging in any split-fee arrangement
29 in any form whatsoever with a physician, organization, agency,
30 or person, either directly or indirectly, for patients
31 referred to providers of health care goods and services,
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1 including, but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes,
2 clinical laboratories, ambulatory surgical centers, or
3 pharmacies. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be
4 construed to prevent a naturopathic physician from receiving a
5 fee for professional consultation services.
6 (j)(k) Exercising influence within a patient-physician
7 relationship for purposes of engaging a patient in sexual
8 activity. A patient shall be presumed to be incapable of
9 giving free, full, and informed consent to sexual activity
10 with her or his physician.
11 (k)(l) Making deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent
12 representations in the practice of naturopathic medicine or
13 employing a trick or scheme in the practice of naturopathic
14 medicine when such scheme or trick fails to conform to the
15 generally prevailing standards of treatment in the
16 naturopathic medical community.
17 (l)(m) Coercing prospective Soliciting patients,
18 either personally or through an agent, through the use of
19 fraud, intimidation, undue influence, or a form of
20 overreaching or vexatious conduct. A "solicitation" is any
21 communication which directly or implicitly requests an
22 immediate oral response from the recipient.
23 (m)(n) Failing to keep written medical records
24 justifying the course of treatment of the patient, including,
25 but not limited to, patient histories, examination results,
26 test results, X rays, and records of the prescribing,
27 dispensing and administering of drugs.
28 (n)(o) Exercising influence on the patient or client
29 in such a manner as to exploit the patient or client for the
30 financial gain of the licensee or of a third party, which
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1 of services, goods, appliances, or drugs and the promoting or
2 advertising on any prescription form of a community pharmacy
3 unless the form also states "This prescription may be filled
4 at any pharmacy of your choice."
5 (o)(p) Performing professional services which have not
6 been duly authorized by the patient or client, or her or his
7 legal representative, except as provided in s. 743.064, s.
8 766.103, or s. 768.13.
9 (p)(q) Prescribing, dispensing, administering, mixing,
10 or otherwise preparing a legend drug, including any controlled
11 substance, other than in the course of the naturopathic
12 physician's professional practice. For the purposes of this
13 paragraph, it shall be legally presumed that prescribing,
14 dispensing, administering, mixing, or otherwise preparing
15 legend drugs, including all controlled substances,
16 inappropriately or in excessive or inappropriate quantities is
17 not in the best interest of the patient and is not in the
18 course of the naturopathic physician's professional practice,
19 without regard to her or his intent.
20 (q)(r) Prescribing, dispensing, or administering any
21 medicinal drug appearing on any schedule set forth in chapter
22 893 by the naturopathic physician to herself or himself,
23 except one prescribed, dispensed, or administered to the
24 naturopathic physician by another practitioner authorized to
25 prescribe, dispense, or administer medicinal drugs.
26 (r)(s) Being unable to practice naturopathic medicine
27 with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of
28 illness or use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any
29 other type of material or as a result of any mental or
30 physical condition. In enforcing this paragraph, the board
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1 compel a naturopathic physician to submit to a mental or
2 physical examination by physicians designated by an
3 independent and impartial panel of physicians recommended by
4 the Florida Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Inc.
5 Communication by the board to the accused naturopathic
6 physician shall be delivered via registered mail to submit to
7 an examination the department. The failure of a naturopathic
8 physician to submit to such an examination when so directed
9 shall constitute an admission of the allegations against her
10 or him upon which a default and final order may be entered
11 without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence,
12 unless the failure was due to circumstances beyond the
13 naturopathic physician's control. A naturopathic physician
14 affected under this paragraph shall at reasonable intervals be
15 afforded an opportunity to demonstrate that she or he can
16 resume the competent practice of naturopathic medicine with
17 reasonable skill and safety to patients. In any proceeding
18 under this paragraph, neither the record of proceedings nor
19 the orders entered by the board department may be used against
20 a naturopathic physician in any other proceeding.
21 (s)(t) Gross or repeated malpractice or the failure to
22 practice naturopathic medicine with that level of care, skill,
23 and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent
24 similar physician as being acceptable under similar conditions
25 and circumstances. The department shall give great weight to
26 the provisions of s. 766.102 when enforcing this paragraph.
27 (t)(u) Performing any procedure or prescribing any
28 therapy which, by the prevailing standards of naturopathic
29 medical practice in the community, constitutes experimentation
30 on a human subject, without first obtaining full, informed,
31 and written consent.
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1 (u)(v) Practicing or offering to practice beyond the
2 scope permitted by law or accepting and performing
3 professional responsibilities which the licensee knows or has
4 reason to know that she or he is not competent to perform.
5 (v)(w) Delegating professional responsibilities to a
6 person when the licensee delegating such responsibilities
7 knows or has reason to know that such person is not qualified
8 by training, experience, or licensure to perform them.
9 (w)(x) Violating a lawful order of the department
10 previously entered in a disciplinary hearing or failing to
11 comply with a lawfully issued subpoena of the department.
12 (x)(y) Conspiring with another licensee or with any
13 other person to commit an act, or committing an act, which
14 would tend to coerce, intimidate, or preclude another licensee
15 from lawfully advertising her or his services.
16 (y)(z) Procuring, or aiding or abetting in the
17 procuring of, an unlawful termination of pregnancy.
18 (z)(aa) Presigning blank prescription forms.
19 (aa)(bb) Prescribing by the naturopathic physician for
20 office use any medicinal drug appearing on Schedule II in
21 chapter 893.
22 (bb)(cc) Prescribing, ordering, dispensing,
23 administering, supplying, selling, or giving any drug which is
24 an amphetamine or sympathomimetic amine drug, or a compound
25 designated pursuant to chapter 893 as a Schedule II controlled
26 substance to or for any person except for:
27 1. The treatment of narcolepsy; hyperkinesis;
28 behavioral syndrome in adults and children characterized by
29 the developmentally inappropriate symptoms of moderate to
30 severe distractability, short attention span, hyperactivity,
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1 emotional lability, and impulsivity; or drug-induced brain
2 dysfunction.
3 2. The differential diagnostic psychiatric evaluation
4 of depression or the treatment of depression shown to be
5 refractory to other therapeutic modalities.
6 3. The clinical investigation of the effects of such
7 drugs or compounds when an investigative protocol therefor is
8 submitted to, reviewed, and approved by the department before
9 such investigation is begun.
10 (dd) Prescribing, ordering, dispensing, administering,
11 supplying, selling, or giving growth hormones, testosterone or
12 its analogs, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), or other
13 hormones for the purpose of muscle building or to enhance
14 athletic performance. For the purposes of this subsection, the
15 term "muscle building" does not include the treatment of
16 injured muscle. A prescription written for the drug products
17 listed above may be dispensed by the pharmacist with the
18 presumption that the prescription is for legitimate medical
19 use.
20 (cc)(ee) Violating any provision of this chapter or
21 chapter 456, or any rules adopted pursuant thereto.
22 (2) The board department may enter an order denying
23 licensure or imposing any of the penalties in s. 456.072(2)
24 against any applicant for licensure or licensee who is found
25 guilty of violating any provision of subsection (1) of this
26 section or who is found guilty of violating any provision of
27 s. 456.072(1).
28 (3) The department shall not reinstate the license of
29 a naturopathic physician until such time as the board
30 department is satisfied that such person has complied with all
31 the terms and conditions set forth in the final order and that
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1 such person is capable of safely engaging in the practice of
2 naturopathic medicine.
3 (4) The board department shall by rule establish
4 guidelines for the disposition of disciplinary cases involving
5 specific types of violations. Such guidelines may include
6 minimum and maximum fines, periods of supervision or
7 probation, or conditions of probation or reissuance of a
8 license.
9 Section 14. Section 462.16, Florida Statutes, is
10 amended to read:
11 462.16 Reissue of license.--Any person who shall
12 practice naturopathic medicine naturopathy after her or his
13 license has been revoked and registration annulled shall be
14 deemed to have practiced naturopathic medicine naturopathy
15 without a license; provided, however, at any time after 6
16 months after the date of said conviction, the department may
17 grant a license to the person affected, restoring to her or
18 him all the rights and privileges of and pertaining to the
19 practice of naturopathic medicine naturopathy as defined and
20 regulated by this chapter. The fee therefor shall not exceed
21 $250.
22 Section 15. Section 462.17, Florida Statutes, is
23 amended to read:
24 462.17 Penalty for offenses relating to naturopathic
25 medicine naturopathy.--Any person who shall:
26 (1) Sell, fraudulently obtain, or furnish any
27 naturopathic medicine diploma, license, record, or
28 registration or aid or abet in the same;
29 (2) Practice naturopathic medicine naturopathy under
30 the cover of any diploma, license, record, or registration
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1 illegally or fraudulently obtained or secured or issued
2 unlawfully or upon fraudulent representations;
3 (3) Advertise to practice naturopathic medicine
4 naturopathy under a name other than her or his own or under an
5 assumed name;
6 (4) Falsely impersonate another practitioner of a like
7 or different name;
8 (5) Practice or advertise to practice naturopathic
9 medicine naturopathy or use in connection with her or his name
10 any designation tending to imply or to designate the person as
11 a practitioner of naturopathic medicine naturopathy without
12 then being lawfully licensed and authorized to practice
13 naturopathic medicine naturopathy in this state; or
14 (6) Practice any of the branches of naturopathic
15 medicine, but this shall not be construed to prohibit any
16 other health care practitioner from acting within her or his
17 authorized scope of practice; or
18 (7)(6) Practice naturopathic medicine naturopathy
19 during the time her or his license is suspended or revoked
20
21 commits shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree,
22 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
23 775.084.
24 Section 16. Section 462.18, Florida Statutes, is
25 amended to read:
26 462.18 Educational requirements.--
27 (1) At the time each licensee shall renew her or his
28 license as otherwise provided in this chapter, each licensee,
29 beginning with the license renewal due May 1, 1944, in
30 addition to the payment of the regular renewal fee, shall
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1 the year preceding each such application for renewal, the
2 licensee has attended the 2-day educational program as
3 promulgated and conducted by the Florida Association of
4 Naturopathic Physicians Association, Inc., or, as a substitute
5 therefor, the equivalent of that program as approved by the
6 board department. The department shall send a written notice
7 to this effect to every person holding a valid license to
8 practice naturopathic medicine naturopathy within this state
9 at least 30 days prior to May 1 in each biennial year,
10 directed to the last known address of such licensee, and shall
11 enclose with the notice proper blank forms for application for
12 biennial annual license renewal. All of the details and
13 requirements of the aforesaid educational program shall be
14 adopted and prescribed by the board department. In the event
15 of national emergencies, or for sufficient reason, the board
16 department shall have the power to excuse the naturopathic
17 physicians as a group or as individuals from taking this
18 postgraduate course.
19 (2) The determination of whether a substitute annual
20 educational program is necessary shall be solely within the
21 discretion of the board department.
22 Section 17. Section 462.19, Florida Statutes, is
23 amended to read:
24 462.19 Renewal of license; inactive status.--
25 (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt
26 of the renewal application and fee.
27 (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a
28 procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.
29 (3) A licensee may request that her or his license be
30 placed in an inactive status by making application to the
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1 department and paying a fee in an amount set by the board
2 department not to exceed $50.
3 Section 18. Section 462.2001, Florida Statutes, is
4 amended to read:
5 462.2001 Saving clause.--All licenses to practice
6 naturopathic medicine naturopathy issued pursuant to this
7 chapter and valid on October 1, 1985, shall remain in full
8 force and effect.
9 Section 19. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
10 20.43, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
11 20.43 Department of Health.--There is created a
12 Department of Health.
13 (3) The following divisions of the Department of
14 Health are established:
15 (g) Division of Medical Quality Assurance, which is
16 responsible for the following boards and professions
17 established within the division:
18 1. The Board of Acupuncture, created under chapter
19 457.
20 2. The Board of Medicine, created under chapter 458.
21 3. The Board of Osteopathic Medicine, created under
22 chapter 459.
23 4. The Board of Chiropractic Medicine, created under
24 chapter 460.
25 5. The Board of Podiatric Medicine, created under
26 chapter 461.
27 6. The Board of Naturopathic Medicine Naturopathy,
28 created as provided under chapter 462.
29 7. The Board of Optometry, created under chapter 463.
30 8. The Board of Nursing, created under part I of
31 chapter 464.
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1 9. Nursing assistants, as provided under part II of
2 chapter 464.
3 10. The Board of Pharmacy, created under chapter 465.
4 11. The Board of Dentistry, created under chapter 466.
5 12. Midwifery, as provided under chapter 467.
6 13. The Board of Speech-Language Pathology and
7 Audiology, created under part I of chapter 468.
8 14. The Board of Nursing Home Administrators, created
9 under part II of chapter 468.
10 15. The Board of Occupational Therapy, created under
11 part III of chapter 468.
12 16. Respiratory therapy, as provided under part V of
13 chapter 468.
14 17. Dietetics and nutrition practice, as provided
15 under part X of chapter 468.
16 18. The Board of Athletic Training, created under part
17 XIII of chapter 468.
18 19. The Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists, created
19 under part XIV of chapter 468.
20 20. Electrolysis, as provided under chapter 478.
21 21. The Board of Massage Therapy, created under
22 chapter 480.
23 22. The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel,
24 created under part III of chapter 483.
25 23. Medical physicists, as provided under part IV of
26 chapter 483.
27 24. The Board of Opticianry, created under part I of
28 chapter 484.
29 25. The Board of Hearing Aid Specialists, created
30 under part II of chapter 484.
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1 26. The Board of Physical Therapy Practice, created
2 under chapter 486.
3 27. The Board of Psychology, created under chapter
4 490.
5 28. School psychologists, as provided under chapter
6 490.
7 29. The Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and
8 Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, created under
9 chapter 491.
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11 The department may contract with the Agency for Health Care
12 Administration who shall provide consumer complaint,
13 investigative, and prosecutorial services required by the
14 Division of Medical Quality Assurance, councils, or boards, as
15 appropriate.
16 Section 20. Subsection (1) of section 381.0031,
17 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
18 381.0031 Report of diseases of public health
19 significance to department.--
20 (1) Any practitioner licensed in this state to
21 practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic
22 medicine, naturopathic medicine naturopathy, or veterinary
23 medicine; any hospital licensed under part I of chapter 395;
24 or any laboratory licensed under chapter 483 that diagnoses or
25 suspects the existence of a disease of public health
26 significance shall immediately report the fact to the
27 Department of Health.
28 Section 21. Subsection (10) of section 468.301,
29 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
30 468.301 Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
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1 (10) "Licensed practitioner" means a person who is
2 licensed or otherwise authorized by law to practice medicine,
3 podiatric medicine, chiropody, osteopathic medicine,
4 naturopathic medicine naturopathy, or chiropractic medicine in
5 this state.
6 Section 22. Subsection (1) of section 476.044, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 476.044 Exemptions.--This chapter does not apply to
9 the following persons when practicing pursuant to their
10 professional responsibilities and duties:
11 (1) Persons authorized under the laws of this state to
12 practice medicine, surgery, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic
13 medicine, naturopathic medicine naturopathy, or podiatric
14 medicine;
15 Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
16 477.0135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
17 477.0135 Exemptions.--
18 (1) This chapter does not apply to the following
19 persons when practicing pursuant to their professional or
20 occupational responsibilities and duties:
21 (a) Persons authorized under the laws of this state to
22 practice medicine, surgery, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic
23 medicine, massage, naturopathic medicine naturopathy, or
24 podiatric medicine.
25 Section 24. Subsections (2) and (3) of section
26 485.003, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
27 485.003 Definitions.--In construing this chapter, the
28 words, phrases, or terms, unless the context otherwise
29 indicates, shall have the following meanings:
30 (2) "Healing arts" shall mean the practice of
31 medicine, surgery, psychiatry, dentistry, osteopathic
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1 medicine, chiropractic medicine, naturopathic medicine
2 naturopathy, podiatric medicine, chiropody, psychology,
3 clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, mental
4 health counseling, and optometry.
5 (3) "Practitioner of the healing arts" shall mean a
6 person licensed under the laws of the state to practice
7 medicine, surgery, psychiatry, dentistry, osteopathic
8 medicine, chiropractic medicine, naturopathic medicine
9 naturopathy, podiatric medicine, chiropody, psychology,
10 clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, mental
11 health counseling, or optometry within the scope of his or her
12 professional training and competence and within the purview of
13 the statutes applicable to his or her respective profession,
14 and who may refer a patient for treatment by a qualified
15 person, who shall employ hypnotic techniques under the
16 supervision, direction, prescription, and responsibility of
17 such referring practitioner.
18 Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 486.161, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 486.161 Exemptions.--
21 (1) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to
22 prohibit any person licensed in this state from using any
23 physical agent as a part of, or incidental to, the lawful
24 practice of her or his profession under the statutes
25 applicable to the profession of chiropractic physician,
26 podiatric physician, doctor of medicine, massage therapist,
27 nurse, osteopathic physician or surgeon, occupational
28 therapist, or naturopathic physician naturopath.
29 Section 26. Paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section
30 627.351, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
31 627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans.--
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1 (4) MEDICAL MALPRACTICE RISK APPORTIONMENT.--
2 (h) As used in this subsection:
3 1. "Health care provider" means hospitals licensed
4 under chapter 395; physicians licensed under chapter 458;
5 osteopathic physicians licensed under chapter 459; podiatric
6 physicians licensed under chapter 461; dentists licensed under
7 chapter 466; chiropractic physicians licensed under chapter
8 460; naturopathic physicians naturopaths licensed under
9 chapter 462; nurses licensed under part I of chapter 464;
10 midwives licensed under chapter 467; clinical laboratories
11 registered under chapter 483; physician assistants licensed
12 under chapter 458 or chapter 459; physical therapists and
13 physical therapist assistants licensed under chapter 486;
14 health maintenance organizations certificated under part I of
15 chapter 641; ambulatory surgical centers licensed under
16 chapter 395; other medical facilities as defined in
17 subparagraph 2.; blood banks, plasma centers, industrial
18 clinics, and renal dialysis facilities; or professional
19 associations, partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, or
20 other associations for professional activity by health care
21 providers.
22 2. "Other medical facility" means a facility the
23 primary purpose of which is to provide human medical
24 diagnostic services or a facility providing nonsurgical human
25 medical treatment, to which facility the patient is admitted
26 and from which facility the patient is discharged within the
27 same working day, and which facility is not part of a
28 hospital. However, a facility existing for the primary
29 purpose of performing terminations of pregnancy or an office
30 maintained by a physician or dentist for the practice of
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1 medicine shall not be construed to be an "other medical
2 facility."
3 3. "Health care facility" means any hospital licensed
4 under chapter 395, health maintenance organization
5 certificated under part I of chapter 641, ambulatory surgical
6 center licensed under chapter 395, or other medical facility
7 as defined in subparagraph 2.
8 Section 27. Subsection (19) of section 893.02, Florida
9 Statutes, is amended to read:
10 893.02 Definitions.--The following words and phrases
11 as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings,
12 unless the context otherwise requires:
13 (19) "Practitioner" means a physician licensed
14 pursuant to chapter 458, a dentist licensed pursuant to
15 chapter 466, a veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 474,
16 an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to chapter 459, a
17 naturopathic physician naturopath licensed pursuant to chapter
18 462, or a podiatric physician licensed pursuant to chapter
19 461, provided such practitioner holds a valid federal
20 controlled substance registry number.
21 Section 28. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
22 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
23 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity
24 ranking chart.--
25 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
26
27 Florida Felony
28 Statute Degree Description
29
30 (g) LEVEL 7
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1 316.193(3)(c)2. 3rd DUI resulting in serious bodily
2 injury.
3 327.35(3)(c)2. 3rd Vessel BUI resulting in serious
4 bodily injury.
5 402.319(2) 2nd Misrepresentation and negligence
6 or intentional act resulting in
7 great bodily harm, permanent
8 disfiguration, permanent
9 disability, or death.
10 409.920(2) 3rd Medicaid provider fraud.
11 456.065(2) 3rd Practicing a health care
12 profession without a license.
13 456.065(2) 2nd Practicing a health care
14 profession without a license
15 which results in serious bodily
16 injury.
17 458.327(1) 3rd Practicing medicine without a
18 license.
19 459.013(1) 3rd Practicing osteopathic medicine
20 without a license.
21 460.411(1) 3rd Practicing chiropractic medicine
22 without a license.
23 461.012(1) 3rd Practicing podiatric medicine
24 without a license.
25 462.17 3rd Practicing naturopathic medicine
26 naturopathy without a license.
27 463.015(1) 3rd Practicing optometry without a
28 license.
29 464.016(1) 3rd Practicing nursing without a
30 license.
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1 465.015(2) 3rd Practicing pharmacy without a
2 license.
3 466.026(1) 3rd Practicing dentistry or dental
4 hygiene without a license.
5 467.201 3rd Practicing midwifery without a
6 license.
7 468.366 3rd Delivering respiratory care
8 services without a license.
9 483.828(1) 3rd Practicing as clinical laboratory
10 personnel without a license.
11 483.901(9) 3rd Practicing medical physics
12 without a license.
13 484.013(1)(c) 3rd Preparing or dispensing optical
14 devices without a prescription.
15 484.053 3rd Dispensing hearing aids without a
16 license.
17 494.0018(2) 1st Conviction of any violation of
18 ss. 494.001-494.0077 in which the
19 total money and property
20 unlawfully obtained exceeded
21 $50,000 and there were five or
22 more victims.
23 560.123(8)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report currency or
24 payment instruments exceeding
25 $300 but less than $20,000 by
26 money transmitter.
27 560.125(5)(a) 3rd Money transmitter business by
28 unauthorized person, currency or
29 payment instruments exceeding
30 $300 but less than $20,000.
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1 655.50(10)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report financial
2 transactions exceeding $300 but
3 less than $20,000 by financial
4 institution.
5 782.051(3) 2nd Attempted felony murder of a
6 person by a person other than the
7 perpetrator or the perpetrator of
8 an attempted felony.
9 782.07(1) 2nd Killing of a human being by the
10 act, procurement, or culpable
11 negligence of another
12 (manslaughter).
13 782.071 2nd Killing of human being or viable
14 fetus by the operation of a motor
15 vehicle in a reckless manner
16 (vehicular homicide).
17 782.072 2nd Killing of a human being by the
18 operation of a vessel in a
19 reckless manner (vessel
20 homicide).
21 784.045(1)(a)1. 2nd Aggravated battery; intentionally
22 causing great bodily harm or
23 disfigurement.
24 784.045(1)(a)2. 2nd Aggravated battery; using deadly
25 weapon.
26 784.045(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated battery; perpetrator
27 aware victim pregnant.
28 784.048(4) 3rd Aggravated stalking; violation of
29 injunction or court order.
30 784.07(2)(d) 1st Aggravated battery on law
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1 784.074(1)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on sexually
2 violent predators facility staff.
3 784.08(2)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on a person 65
4 years of age or older.
5 784.081(1) 1st Aggravated battery on specified
6 official or employee.
7 784.082(1) 1st Aggravated battery by detained
8 person on visitor or other
9 detainee.
10 784.083(1) 1st Aggravated battery on code
11 inspector.
12 790.07(4) 1st Specified weapons violation
13 subsequent to previous conviction
14 of s. 790.07(1) or (2).
15 790.16(1) 1st Discharge of a machine gun under
16 specified circumstances.
17 790.166(3) 2nd Possessing, selling, using, or
18 attempting to use a hoax weapon
19 of mass destruction.
20 796.03 2nd Procuring any person under 16
21 years for prostitution.
22 800.04(5)(c)1. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation;
23 victim less than 12 years of age;
24 offender less than 18 years.
25 800.04(5)(c)2. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation;
26 victim 12 years of age or older
27 but less than 16 years; offender
28 18 years or older.
29 806.01(2) 2nd Maliciously damage structure by
30 fire or explosive.
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1 810.02(3)(a) 2nd Burglary of occupied dwelling;
2 unarmed; no assault or battery.
3 810.02(3)(b) 2nd Burglary of unoccupied dwelling;
4 unarmed; no assault or battery.
5 810.02(3)(d) 2nd Burglary of occupied conveyance;
6 unarmed; no assault or battery.
7 812.014(2)(a) 1st Property stolen, valued at
8 $100,000 or more; cargo stolen
9 valued at $50,000, or more;
10 property stolen while causing
11 other property damage; 1st degree
12 grand theft.
13 812.014(2)(b)2. 2nd Property stolen, emergency
14 medical equipment; 2nd degree
15 grand theft.
16 812.019(2) 1st Stolen property; initiates,
17 organizes, plans, etc., the theft
18 of property and traffics in
19 stolen property.
20 812.131(2)(a) 2nd Robbery by sudden snatching.
21 812.133(2)(b) 1st Carjacking; no firearm, deadly
22 weapon, or other weapon.
23 817.234(11)(c) 1st Insurance fraud; property value
24 $100,000 or more.
25 825.102(3)(b) 2nd Neglecting an elderly person or
26 disabled adult causing great
27 bodily harm, disability, or
28 disfigurement.
29 825.1025(2) 2nd Lewd or lascivious battery upon
30 an elderly person or disabled
31 adult.
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1 825.103(2)(b) 2nd Exploiting an elderly person or
2 disabled adult and property is
3 valued at $20,000 or more, but
4 less than $100,000.
5 827.03(3)(b) 2nd Neglect of a child causing great
6 bodily harm, disability, or
7 disfigurement.
8 827.04(3) 3rd Impregnation of a child under 16
9 years of age by person 21 years
10 of age or older.
11 837.05(2) 3rd Giving false information about
12 alleged capital felony to a law
13 enforcement officer.
14 872.06 2nd Abuse of a dead human body.
15 893.13(1)(c)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver
16 cocaine (or other drug prohibited
17 under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b),
18 (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or
19 (2)(c)4.) within 1,000 feet of a
20 child care facility or school.
21 893.13(1)(e)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver
22 cocaine or other drug prohibited
23 under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b),
24 (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or
25 (2)(c)4., within 1,000 feet of
26 property used for religious
27 services or a specified business
28 site.
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1 893.13(4)(a) 1st Deliver to minor cocaine (or
2 other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b),
3 (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or
4 (2)(c)4. drugs).
5 893.135(1)(a)1. 1st Trafficking in cannabis, more
6 than 25 lbs., less than 2,000
7 lbs.
8 893.135
9 (1)(b)1.a. 1st Trafficking in cocaine, more than
10 28 grams, less than 200 grams.
11 893.135
12 (1)(c)1.a. 1st Trafficking in illegal drugs,
13 more than 4 grams, less than 14
14 grams.
15 893.135
16 (1)(d)1. 1st Trafficking in phencyclidine,
17 more than 28 grams, less than 200
18 grams.
19 893.135(1)(e)1. 1st Trafficking in methaqualone, more
20 than 200 grams, less than 5
21 kilograms.
22 893.135(1)(f)1. 1st Trafficking in amphetamine, more
23 than 14 grams, less than 28
24 grams.
25 893.135
26 (1)(g)1.a. 1st Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 4
27 grams or more, less than 14
28 grams.
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2 (1)(h)1.a. 1st Trafficking in
3 gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB),
4 1 kilogram or more, less than 5
5 kilograms.
6 893.135
7 (1)(i)1.a. 1st Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 1
8 kilogram or more, less than 5
9 kilograms.
10 893.135
11 (1)(j)2.a. 1st Trafficking in Phenethylamines,
12 10 grams or more, less than 200
13 grams.
14 896.101(5)(a) 3rd Money laundering, financial
15 transactions exceeding $300 but
16 less than $20,000.
17 896.104(4)(a)1. 3rd Structuring transactions to evade
18 reporting or registration
19 requirements, financial
20 transactions exceeding $300 but
21 less than $20,000.
22 Section 29. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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25 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Revises the practice act for naturopathic medicine to
27 reopen the profession to licensure and to transfer
regulatory authority from the Department of Health to a
28 newly created Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Provides
new provisions relating to purpose, exceptions,
29 rulemaking authority, general licensure requirements, and
privileges and status of naturopathic physicians.
30 Revises existing provisions of the practice act to
conform. See bill for details.
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