House Bill hb0279

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 279

        By the Committee on State Administration and
    Representative Brummer





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to health care practitioners;

  3         repealing ss. 490.00515 and 491.0047, F.S.,

  4         which provide for application of exemptions

  5         from public records and meeting requirements

  6         for certain information relating to

  7         disciplinary proceedings and to treatment

  8         programs for impaired practitioners, and for

  9         related probable cause panel proceedings, when

10         the practitioner is a provisional licensee or

11         intern; amending s. 456.001, F.S., revising the

12         definitions of "license" and "licensee" to

13         include provisional licenses for purposes of

14         ch. 456, F.S., relating to regulation of health

15         professions and occupations by the Department

16         of Health; providing an effective date.

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

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20         Section 1.  Sections 490.00515 and 491.0047, Florida

21  Statutes, are repealed.

22         Section 2.  Subsections (5) and (6) of section 456.001,

23  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

24         456.001  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the

25  term:

26         (5)  "License" means any permit, registration,

27  certificate, or license, including a provisional license,

28  issued by the department.

29         (6)  "Licensee" means any person or entity issued a

30  permit, registration, certificate, or license, including a

31  provisional license, by the department.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 279

    688-189-02






  1         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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  5                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Removes duplicative provisions which provide for
  7    application of exemptions from public records and meeting
      requirements for certain information relating to
  8    disciplinary proceedings and to treatment programs for
      impaired practitioners, and for related probable cause
  9    panel proceedings, when the practitioner is a provisional
      licensee or intern. Revises the definitions of "license"
10    and "licensee" to include provisional licenses for
      purposes of ch. 456, F.S., relating to regulation of
11    health professions and occupations by the Department of
      Health.
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