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11 Senator Peaden moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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15 page 38, line 24, delete those lines
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18 Section 18. Section 458.303, Florida Statutes, is
19 amended to read:
20 458.303 Provisions not applicable to other
21 practitioners; exceptions, etc.--
22 (1) The provisions of ss. 458.301, 458.303, 458.305,
23 458.307, 458.309, 458.311, 458.313, 458.315, 458.317, 458.319,
24 458.321, 458.327, 458.329, 458.331, 458.337, 458.339, 458.341,
25 458.343, 458.345, and 458.347 shall have no application to:
26 (a) Other duly licensed health care practitioners
27 acting within their scope of practice authorized by statute.
28 (b) Any physician lawfully licensed in another state
29 or territory or foreign country, when meeting duly licensed
30 physicians of this state in consultation.
31 (c) Commissioned medical officers of the Armed Forces
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1 of the United States and of the Public Health Service of the
2 United States while on active duty and while acting within the
3 scope of their military or public health responsibilities.
4 (d) Any person while actually serving without salary
5 or professional fees on the resident medical staff of a
6 hospital in this state, subject to the provisions of s.
7 458.321.
8 (e) Any person furnishing medical assistance in case
9 of an emergency.
10 (f) The domestic administration of recognized family
11 remedies.
12 (g) The practice of the religious tenets of any church
13 in this state.
14 (h) Any person or manufacturer who, without the use of
15 drugs or medicine, mechanically fits or sells lenses,
16 artificial eyes or limbs, or other apparatus or appliances or
17 is engaged in the mechanical examination of eyes for the
18 purpose of constructing or adjusting spectacles, eyeglasses,
19 or lenses.
20 (2) Nothing in s. 458.301, s. 458.303, s. 458.305, s.
21 458.307, s. 458.309, s. 458.311, s. 458.313, s. 458.319, s.
22 458.321, s. 458.327, s. 458.329, s. 458.331, s. 458.337, s.
23 458.339, s. 458.341, s. 458.343, s. 458.345, or s. 458.347
24 shall be construed to prohibit any service rendered by a
25 registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, if such
26 service is rendered under the direct supervision and control
27 of a licensed physician who provides specific direction for
28 any service to be performed and gives final approval to all
29 services performed. Further, nothing in this or any other
30 chapter shall be construed to prohibit any service rendered by
31 a medical assistant in accordance with the provisions of s.
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1 458.3485.
2 Section 19. Section 458.311, Florida Statutes, is
3 amended to read:
4 (Substantial rewording of section. See
5 s. 458.311, F.S., for present text.)
6 458.311 Licensure; requirements; fees.--
7 (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a physician
8 shall apply to the department on forms furnished by the
9 department. The department shall license each applicant who
10 the board certifies has met the provisions of this section.
11 (2) Each applicant must demonstrate compliance with
12 the following:
13 (a) Has completed the application form and remitted a
14 nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $500.
15 (b) Is at least 21 years of age.
16 (c) Is of good moral character.
17 (d) Has not committed any act or offense in this or
18 any other jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for
19 disciplining a physician pursuant to s. 458.331.
20 (e) Has submitted to the department a set of
21 fingerprints on a form and under procedures specified by the
22 department, along with a payment in an amount equal to the
23 costs incurred by the department for the criminal history
24 check of the applicant.
25 (f) Has caused to be submitted to the department core
26 credentials verified by the Federation Credentials
27 Verification Service of the Federation of State Medical
28 Boards.
29 (g) For an applicant holding a valid active license in
30 another state, has submitted evidence of the active licensed
31 practice of medicine in another jurisdiction for at least 2 of
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1 the immediately preceding 4 years or evidence of successful
2 completion of either a board-approved postgraduate training
3 program within 2 years preceding filing of an application or a
4 board-approved clinical competency examination within the year
5 preceding the filing of an application for licensure. For
6 purposes of this paragraph, the term "active licensed practice
7 of medicine" means that practice of medicine by physicians,
8 including those employed by any governmental entity in
9 community or public health, as defined by this chapter, those
10 designated as medical directors under s. 641.495(11) who are
11 practicing medicine, and those on the active teaching faculty
12 of an accredited medical school. If the applicant fails to
13 meet the requirements of this paragraph, the board may impose
14 conditions on the license, including, but not limited to,
15 supervision of practice.
16 (3) Each applicant must demonstrate that he or she has
17 complied with one of the following:
18 (a) Is a graduate of an allopathic medical school or
19 allopathic college recognized and approved by an accrediting
20 agency recognized by the United States Department of Education
21 or is a graduate of an allopathic medical school or allopathic
22 college within a territorial jurisdiction of the United States
23 recognized by the accrediting agency of the governmental body
24 of that jurisdiction; or
25 (b) Is a graduate of an allopathic international
26 medical school registered with the World Health Organization
27 and has had his or her medical credentials evaluated by the
28 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, holds an
29 active, valid certificate issued by that commission, and has
30 passed the examination utilized by that commission. However, a
31 graduate of an international medical school need not present
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1 the certificate issued by the Educational Commission for
2 Foreign Medical Graduates or pass the examination utilized by
3 that commission if the graduate has:
4 1. Received a bachelor's degree from an accredited
5 United States college or university.
6 2. Studied at a medical school which is recognized by
7 the World Health Organization.
8 3. Completed all of the formal requirements of the
9 international medical school, except the internship or social
10 service requirements, and passed part I of the National Board
11 of Medical Examiners examination or the Educational Commission
12 for Foreign Medical Graduates examination equivalent.
13 4. Completed an academic year of supervised clinical
14 training in a hospital affiliated with a medical school
15 approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American
16 Medical Association and, upon completion, passed part II of
17 the National Board of Medical Examiners examination or the
18 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
19 examination equivalent.
20 (4) Each applicant must demonstrate that he or she has
21 completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
22 Education (ACGME) approved residency, as defined by board
23 rule, of at least 2 years, or a fellowship of at least 2 years
24 in one specialty area which is counted toward regular or
25 subspecialty certification by a board recognized and certified
26 by the American Board of Medical Specialties. However,
27 applicants who meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(a) who
28 completed their training prior to October 1, 2003, must
29 demonstrate completion of at least 1 year of an approved
30 residency.
31 (5)(a) Each applicant must demonstrate that he or she
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1 has complied with one of the following examination
2 requirements:
3 1. Prior to January 1, 2000, has obtained a passing
4 score, as established by rule of the board, on the licensure
5 examination of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME),
6 the licensure examination of the Federation of State Medical
7 Boards of the United States, Inc. (FLEX), the United States
8 Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or a combination
9 thereof;
10 2. On or after January 1, 2000, has obtained a passing
11 score on all three steps of the United States Medical
12 Licensing Examination (USMLE); or
13 3. Has obtained a passing score on a state board
14 examination or the Canadian licensing examination (LLMCC) if
15 the applicant has a current active license in at least one
16 other jurisdiction of the United States or Canada and has
17 practiced pursuant to such licensure continuously for the
18 immediately preceding 10 years without encumbrance on the
19 license.
20 (b) As prescribed by board rule, the board may require
21 an applicant who does not pass any step of the national
22 licensing examination after five attempts to complete
23 additional remedial education or training.
24 (c) As prescribed by board rule, the board may require
25 an applicant who does not pass all steps of the United States
26 Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) within 7 years to
27 complete additional remedial education or training or to
28 retake the step of the examination which the applicant passed
29 first.
30 (6) The department and the board shall ensure that
31 applicants for licensure meet the criteria of this section
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1 through an investigative process.
2 (7) The board may not certify to the department for
3 licensure any applicant who is under investigation in another
4 jurisdiction for an offense which would constitute a violation
5 of this chapter until such investigation is completed. Upon
6 completion of the investigation, the provisions of s. 458.331
7 shall apply. Furthermore, the department may not issue an
8 unrestricted license to any individual who has committed any
9 act or offense in any jurisdiction which would constitute the
10 basis for disciplining a physician pursuant to s. 458.331.
11 When the board finds that an individual has committed an act
12 or offense in any jurisdiction which would constitute the
13 basis for disciplining a physician pursuant to s. 458.331, the
14 board may enter an order imposing one or more of the terms set
15 forth in s. 456.072(2).
16 (8) The board may adopt rules pursuant to ss.
17 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary to carry out the provisions of
18 this section, which shall be applied on a uniform and
19 consistent basis.
20 (9) When the board determines that any applicant for
21 licensure has failed to meet, to the board's satisfaction,
22 each of the appropriate requirements set forth in this
23 section, it may enter an order requiring one or more of the
24 following terms:
25 (a) Refusal to certify to the department an
26 application for licensure, certification, or registration;
27 (b) Certification to the department of an application
28 for licensure, certification, or registration with
29 restrictions on the scope of practice of the licensee; or
30 (c) Certification to the department of an application
31 for licensure, certification, or registration with placement
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1 of the physician on probation for a period of time and subject
2 to such conditions as the board may specify, including, but
3 not limited to, requiring the physician to submit to
4 treatment, attend continuing education courses, submit to
5 reexamination, or work under the supervision of another
6 physician.
7 Section 20. Subsection (5) of section 458.3124,
8 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
9 458.3124 Restricted license; certain experienced
10 foreign-trained physicians.--
11 (5) Notwithstanding s. 458.311(3) and (4) (1)(f), a
12 person who successfully meets the requirements of this section
13 and who successfully passes Step III of the United States
14 Medical Licensing Examination is eligible for full licensure
15 as a physician.
16 Section 21. Section 458.315, Florida Statutes, is
17 amended to read:
18 (Substantial rewording of section. See
19 s. 458.315, F.S., for present text.)
20 458.315 Limited licenses.--
21 (1) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license
22 shall apply to the department on forms furnished by the
23 department. The department shall license each applicant who
24 the board certifies:
25 (a) Has submitted to the department, with an
26 application and fee not to exceed $300, a statement stating
27 that he or she has been licensed to practice medicine in any
28 jurisdiction or territory of the United States or Canada for
29 at least 2 years and intends to practice only pursuant to the
30 restrictions of a limited license granted pursuant to this
31 section. However, if the physician will only use the limited
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1 license for noncompensated practice, and submits a statement
2 from the employing agency or institution stating that he or
3 she will not receive compensation for any service involving
4 the practice of medicine, the application fee and all
5 licensure fees shall be waived.
6 (b) Has submitted evidence of the active licensed
7 practice of medicine in any jurisdiction or territory of the
8 United States or Canada for at least 2 of the immediately
9 preceding 4 years. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
10 "active licensed practice of medicine" means that practice of
11 medicine by physicians, including those employed by any
12 government entity in community or public health, as defined by
13 this chapter, those designated as medical directors under s.
14 641.495(11) who are practicing medicine, and those on the
15 active teaching faculty of an accredited medical school. If it
16 has been more than 3 years since active practice was conducted
17 by the applicant, a licensed physician approved by the board
18 shall supervise the applicant for a period of 6 months after
19 he or she is granted a limited license for practice, unless
20 the board determines that a shorter period of supervision will
21 be sufficient to ensure that the applicant is qualified for
22 licensure. Procedures for such supervision shall be
23 established by the board.
24 (c) Has submitted to the department a set of
25 fingerprints on a form and under procedures by the department
26 for the criminal history check of the applicant.
27 (d) Has not committed any act or offense in this or
28 any other jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for
29 disciplining a physician pursuant to s. 458.331.
30 (2) After approval of an application under this
31 section, a limited license may not be issued until the
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1 applicant provides to the board an affidavit that there have
2 been no substantial changes in his or her status since initial
3 application.
4 (3) The recipient of a limited license used for
5 noncompensated practice shall only practice in the employ of
6 programs or facilities that provide uncompensated health care
7 services by volunteer licensed health care professionals to
8 low-income persons whose family income does not exceed 120
9 percent of the federal poverty level or to uninsured persons.
10 These facilities shall include, but not be limited to, the
11 department, community and migrant health centers funded under
12 s. 330 of the Public Health Service Act, and volunteer health
13 care provider programs contracted with the department to
14 provide uncompensated care under the provisions of s.
15 766.1115.
16 (4) The recipient of a limited license used for
17 compensated practice shall only practice in the employ of
18 certain programs and facilities that provide health care
19 services and are located within federally designated primary
20 care health professional shortage areas, unless otherwise
21 approved by the Secretary of Health. These programs and
22 facilities shall include, but not be limited to, the
23 department, the Department of Corrections, county or municipal
24 correctional facilities, the Department of Juvenile Justice,
25 the Department of Children and Family Services, and those
26 programs and facilities funded under s. 330 of the Public
27 Health Service Act.
28 (5) The recipient of a limited license shall, within
29 30 days after accepting employment, notify the board of all
30 approved institutions in which the licensee practices and all
31 approved institutions in which the licensee's practice
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1 privileges have been denied. Evidence of noncompensated
2 employment shall be required for the fee waiver under
3 paragraph (1)(a).
4 (6) Upon renewal, a limited licenseholder shall, in
5 addition to complying with other applicable provisions of this
6 chapter, document compliance with the restrictions prescribed
7 in this section.
8 (7) Any person holding an active or inactive license
9 to practice medicine in the state may convert that license to
10 a limited license for the purpose of providing volunteer,
11 uncompensated care for low-income Floridians. The licensee
12 must submit a statement from the employing agency or
13 institution stating that he or she will not receive
14 compensation for any service involving the practice of
15 medicine. All licensure fees, including neurological injury
16 compensation assessments, shall be waived.
17 (8) Nothing in this section limits in any way any
18 policy by the board otherwise authorized by law to grant
19 licenses to physicians duly licensed in other states under
20 conditions less restrictive than the requirements of this
21 section. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
22 the board may refuse to authorize a physician otherwise
23 qualified to practice in the employ of any agency or
24 institution otherwise qualified if the agency or institution
25 has caused or permitted violations of the provisions of this
26 chapter which it knew or should have known were occurring.
27 Section 22. Subsection (4) of section 458.319, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 458.319 Renewal of license.--
30 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 456.033, A
31 physician may complete continuing education on end-of-life
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1 care and palliative care in lieu of continuing education in
2 AIDS/HIV, if that physician has completed the AIDS/HIV
3 continuing education in the immediately preceding biennium.
4 Section 23. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
5 458.320, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
6 458.320 Financial responsibility.--
7 (5) The requirements of subsections (1), (2), and (3)
8 shall not apply to:
9 (c) Any person holding a limited license pursuant to
10 s. 458.315 458.317 and practicing under the scope of such
11 limited license.
12 Section 24. Any physician who meets the requirements
13 for limited licensure under section 458.315 or section
14 459.0075, Florida Statutes, may be certified by the Board of
15 Medicine or the Board of Osteopathic Medicine for a limited
16 license to conduct clinical research if the physician
17 previously held a Florida medical license that was
18 unencumbered and not under investigation at the time that the
19 license became null and void for nonrenewal or was voluntarily
20 surrendered.
21 Section 25. Paragraph (t) of subsection (1) and
22 subsections (6) and (9) of section 458.331, Florida Statutes,
23 are amended to read:
24 458.331 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the
25 board and department.--
26 (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial
27 of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s.
28 456.072(2):
29 (t) Gross or repeated malpractice or the failure to
30 practice medicine with that level of care, skill, and
31 treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent similar
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1 physician as being acceptable under similar conditions and
2 circumstances. The board shall give great weight to the
3 provisions of s. 766.102 when enforcing this paragraph. As
4 used in this paragraph, "repeated malpractice" includes, but
5 is not limited to, three or more claims for medical
6 malpractice within the previous 5-year period resulting in
7 indemnities being paid in excess of $50,000 $25,000 each to
8 the claimant in a judgment or settlement and which incidents
9 involved negligent conduct by the physician. As used in this
10 paragraph, "gross malpractice" or "the failure to practice
11 medicine with that level of care, skill, and treatment which
12 is recognized by a reasonably prudent similar physician as
13 being acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances,"
14 shall not be construed so as to require more than one
15 instance, event, or act. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
16 construed to require that a physician be incompetent to
17 practice medicine in order to be disciplined pursuant to this
18 paragraph.
19 (6) Upon the department's receipt from an insurer or
20 self-insurer of a report of a closed claim against a physician
21 pursuant to s. 627.912 or from a health care practitioner of a
22 report pursuant to s. 456.049, or upon the receipt from a
23 claimant of a presuit notice against a physician pursuant to
24 s. 766.106, the department shall review each report and
25 determine whether it potentially involved conduct by a
26 licensee that is subject to disciplinary action, in which case
27 the provisions of s. 456.073 shall apply. However, if it is
28 reported that a physician has had three or more claims with
29 indemnities exceeding $50,000 $25,000 each within the previous
30 5-year period, the department shall investigate the
31 occurrences upon which the claims were based and determine if
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1 action by the department against the physician is warranted.
2 (9) When an investigation of a physician is
3 undertaken, the department shall promptly furnish to the
4 physician or the physician's attorney a copy of the complaint
5 or document which resulted in the initiation of the
6 investigation. For purposes of this subsection, such documents
7 include, but are not limited to: the pertinent portions of an
8 annual report submitted to the department pursuant to s.
9 395.0197(6); a report of an adverse incident which is provided
10 to the department pursuant to s. 395.0197; a report of peer
11 review disciplinary action submitted to the department
12 pursuant to s. 395.0193(4) or s. 458.337, providing that the
13 investigations, proceedings, and records relating to such peer
14 review disciplinary action shall continue to retain their
15 privileged status even as to the licensee who is the subject
16 of the investigation, as provided by ss. 395.0193(8) and
17 458.337(3); a report of a closed claim submitted pursuant to
18 s. 627.912; a presuit notice submitted pursuant to s.
19 766.106(2); and a petition brought under the Florida
20 Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan, pursuant
21 to s. 766.305(2). The physician may submit a written response
22 to the information contained in the complaint or document
23 which resulted in the initiation of the investigation within
24 30 45 days after service to the physician of the complaint or
25 document. The physician's written response shall be considered
26 by the probable cause panel.
27 Section 26. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
28 458.345, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
29 458.345 Registration of resident physicians, interns,
30 and fellows; list of hospital employees; prescribing of
31 medicinal drugs; penalty.--
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1 (1) Any person desiring to practice as a resident
2 physician, assistant resident physician, house physician,
3 intern, or fellow in fellowship training which leads to
4 subspecialty board certification in this state, or any person
5 desiring to practice as a resident physician, assistant
6 resident physician, house physician, intern, or fellow in
7 fellowship training in a teaching hospital in this state as
8 defined in s. 408.07(44) or s. 395.805(2), who does not hold a
9 valid, active license issued under this chapter shall apply to
10 the department to be registered and shall remit a fee not to
11 exceed $300 as set by the board. The department shall register
12 any applicant the board certifies has met the following
13 requirements:
14 (c) Is a graduate of a medical school or college as
15 specified in s. 458.311(3)(1)(f).
16 Section 27. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
17 458.347, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
18 458.347 Physician assistants.--
19 (7) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSURE.--
20 (b)1. Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)2. and
21 sub-subparagraph (a)3.a., the department shall examine each
22 applicant who the Board of Medicine certifies:
23 a. Has completed the application form and remitted a
24 nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $500 and an
25 examination fee not to exceed $300, plus the actual cost to
26 the department to provide the examination. The examination fee
27 is refundable if the applicant is found to be ineligible to
28 take the examination. The department shall not require the
29 applicant to pass a separate practical component of the
30 examination. For examinations given after July 1, 1998,
31 competencies measured through practical examinations shall be
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1 incorporated into the written examination through a
2 multiple-choice format. The department shall translate the
3 examination into the native language of any applicant who
4 requests and agrees to pay all costs of such translation,
5 provided that the translation request is filed with the board
6 office no later than 9 months before the scheduled examination
7 and the applicant remits translation fees as specified by the
8 department no later than 6 months before the scheduled
9 examination, and provided that the applicant demonstrates to
10 the department the ability to communicate orally in basic
11 English. If the applicant is unable to pay translation costs,
12 the applicant may take the next available examination in
13 English if the applicant submits a request in writing by the
14 application deadline and if the applicant is otherwise
15 eligible under this section. To demonstrate the ability to
16 communicate orally in basic English, a passing score or grade
17 is required, as determined by the department or organization
18 that developed it, on the test for spoken English (TSE) by the
19 Educational Testing Service (ETS), the test of English as a
20 foreign language (TOEFL) by ETS, a high school or college
21 level English course, or the English examination for
22 citizenship, Immigration and Naturalization Service. A
23 notarized copy of an Educational Commission for Foreign
24 Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate may also be used to
25 demonstrate the ability to communicate in basic English; and
26 b.(I) Is an unlicensed physician who graduated from a
27 foreign medical school listed with the World Health
28 Organization who has not previously taken and failed the
29 examination of the National Commission on Certification of
30 Physician Assistants and who has been certified by the Board
31 of Medicine as having met the requirements for licensure as a
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1 medical doctor by examination as set forth in s.
2 458.311(2)-(7)(1), (3), (4), and (5), with the exception that
3 the applicant is not required to have completed an approved
4 residency of at least 1 year and the applicant is not required
5 to have passed the licensing examination specified under s.
6 458.311 or hold a valid, active certificate issued by the
7 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; was
8 eligible and made initial application for certification as a
9 physician assistant in this state between July 1, 1990, and
10 June 30, 1991; and was a resident of this state on July 1,
11 1990, or was licensed or certified in any state in the United
12 States as a physician assistant on July 1, 1990; or
13 (II) Completed all coursework requirements of the
14 Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant Program offered
15 through the Florida College of Physician's Assistants prior to
16 its closure in August of 1996. Prior to taking the
17 examination, such applicant must successfully complete any
18 clinical rotations that were not completed under such program
19 prior to its termination and any additional clinical rotations
20 with an appropriate physician assistant preceptor, not to
21 exceed 6 months, that are determined necessary by the council.
22 The boards shall determine, based on recommendations from the
23 council, the facilities under which such incomplete or
24 additional clinical rotations may be completed and shall also
25 determine what constitutes successful completion thereof,
26 provided such requirements are comparable to those established
27 by accredited physician assistant programs. This
28 sub-sub-subparagraph is repealed July 1, 2001.
29 2. The department may grant temporary licensure to an
30 applicant who meets the requirements of subparagraph 1.
31 Between meetings of the council, the department may grant
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1 temporary licensure to practice based on the completion of all
2 temporary licensure requirements. All such administratively
3 issued licenses shall be reviewed and acted on at the next
4 regular meeting of the council. A temporary license expires 30
5 days after receipt and notice of scores to the licenseholder
6 from the first available examination specified in subparagraph
7 1. following licensure by the department. An applicant who
8 fails the proficiency examination is no longer temporarily
9 licensed, but may apply for a one-time extension of temporary
10 licensure after reapplying for the next available examination.
11 Extended licensure shall expire upon failure of the
12 licenseholder to sit for the next available examination or
13 upon receipt and notice of scores to the licenseholder from
14 such examination.
15 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
16 examination specified pursuant to subparagraph 1. shall be
17 administered by the department only five times. Applicants
18 certified by the board for examination shall receive at least
19 6 months' notice of eligibility prior to the administration of
20 the initial examination. Subsequent examinations shall be
21 administered at 1-year intervals following the reporting of
22 the scores of the first and subsequent examinations. For the
23 purposes of this paragraph, the department may develop,
24 contract for the development of, purchase, or approve an
25 examination that adequately measures an applicant's ability to
26 practice with reasonable skill and safety. The minimum passing
27 score on the examination shall be established by the
28 department, with the advice of the board. Those applicants
29 failing to pass that examination or any subsequent examination
30 shall receive notice of the administration of the next
31 examination with the notice of scores following such
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1 examination. Any applicant who passes the examination and
2 meets the requirements of this section shall be licensed as a
3 physician assistant with all rights defined thereby.
4 Section 28. Subsection (5) of section 459.008, Florida
5 Statutes, is amended to read:
6 459.008 Renewal of licenses and certificates.--
7 (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 456.033, An
8 osteopathic physician may complete continuing education on
9 end-of-life and palliative care in lieu of continuing
10 education in AIDS/HIV, if that physician has completed the
11 AIDS/HIV continuing education in the immediately preceding
12 biennium.
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22 amending s. 458.303, F.S.; conforming
23 cross-references; amending s. 458.311, F.S.;
24 consolidating and revising provisions relating
25 to requirements for licensure of physicians;
26 amending s. 458.3124, F.S.; conforming a
27 cross-reference; amending s. 458.315, F.S.;
28 consolidating and revising provisions relating
29 to requirements for limited licensure of
30 physicians; amending s. 458.319, F.S.; deleting
31 a cross-reference; amending s. 458.320, F.S.;
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1 conforming a cross-reference; providing
2 requirements for issuance of a physician's
3 license for clinical research purposes;
4 amending s. 458.331, F.S.; increasing the
5 threshold amount of claims against a physician
6 which represent repeated malpractice; revising
7 a reporting requirement, to conform; reducing
8 the time period for a physician to respond to
9 information contained in a complaint or other
10 documentation; amending ss. 458.345 and
11 458.347, F.S.; conforming cross-references;
12 amending s. 459.008, F.S.; deleting a
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