House Bill hb0309

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 309

        By Representative Green






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to advanced registered nurse

  3         practitioners; amending s. 893.02, F.S.;

  4         redefining the term "practitioner" to include

  5         advanced registered nurse practitioners for the

  6         purpose of authorizing them to prescribe

  7         controlled substances under certain

  8         circumstances; providing an effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (19) of section 893.02, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended to read:

14         893.02  Definitions.--The following words and phrases

15  as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings,

16  unless the context otherwise requires:

17         (19)  "Practitioner" means:

18         (a)  A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 458,

19         (b)  A dentist licensed pursuant to chapter 466,

20         (c)  A veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 474,

21         (d)  An osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to

22  chapter 459,

23         (e)  A naturopath licensed pursuant to chapter 462,

24         (f)  An advanced registered nurse practitioner

25  certified pursuant to s. 464.012 who prescribes under the

26  general supervision of a physician licensed under chapter 458,

27  an osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 459, or a

28  dentist licensed under chapter 466 and pursuant to a protocol

29  with that physician, osteopathic physician, or dentist, or

30         (g)  A podiatric physician licensed pursuant to chapter

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 309

    705-160-02






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  2  provided such practitioner holds a valid federal controlled

  3  substance registry number.

  4         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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  7                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Redefines the term "practitioner," for purposes of ch.
  9    893, F.S., the "Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse
      Prevention and Control Act," to include advanced
10    registered nurse practitioners for the purpose of
      authorizing them to prescribe controlled substances under
11    the general supervision of, and pursuant to a protocol
      with, a licensed physician, osteopathic physician, or
12    dentist.

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