HB 0545 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Appropriations recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to medical practice; creating s. 458.3137,
12	F.S.; authorizing issuance of temporary certificates for
13	visiting physicians to obtain medical privileges for
14	instructional purposes in conjunction with certain plastic
15	surgery training programs and plastic surgery educational
16	symposiums; providing for issuance of such certificates
17	without examination to applicants who meet specified
18	requirements; specifying the validity period of such
19	certificates; limiting the number of certificates that may
20	be issued per calendar year; providing financial
21	responsibility requirements; providing practice
22	limitations and conditions; prohibiting issuance of a
23	certificate to a physician under investigation for a
24	practice violation in another jurisdiction; providing an
25	effective date.
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27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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29	Section 1. Section 458.3137, Florida Statutes, is created
30	to read:
31	458.3137 Temporary certificate for visiting physicians to
32	obtain medical privileges for instructional purposes in
33	conjunction with certain plastic surgery training programs and
34	plastic surgery educational symposiums.--
35	(1) Any physician who has been invited by both:
36	(a) A plastic surgery training program that is affiliated
37	with a medical school within this state that is accredited by
38	the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; and
39	(b) An educational symposium cosponsored by the American
40	Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Plastic Surgery Educational
41	Foundation, or the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
42	Surgery,
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44	may be issued a temporary certificate for limited privileges
45	solely for purposes of providing educational training in plastic
46	surgery in accordance with the restrictions set forth in this
47	section.
48	(2) A temporary certificate to practice medicine for
49	educational purposes to help teach plastic surgery residents of
50	a medical school within this state in conjunction with a
51	nationally sponsored educational symposium may be issued without
52	examination, upon verification by the board that the individual
53	meets all of the following requirements:
54	(a) Is a graduate of an accredited medical school or its
55	equivalent or is a graduate of a foreign medical school listed
56	with the World Health Organization.
57	(b) Holds a valid and unencumbered license to practice
58	medicine in another state or country.
59	(c) Is a recognized expert in a specific area of plastic
60	surgery as demonstrated by peer review publications, invited
61	lectureships, and academic affiliations.
62	(d) Has completed an application form adopted by the board
63	and remitted a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $300.
64	(e) Has not committed an act in this or any other
65	jurisdiction that would constitute a basis for disciplining a
66	physician under s. 456.072 or s. 458.331.
67	(f) Meets the financial responsibility requirements of s.
68	458.320(1) or (2).
69	(g) Is applying only in connection with both a medical
70	school within this state that is accredited by the Accreditation
71	Council for Graduate Medical Education and an educational
72	symposium sponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons,
73	the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, or the American
74	Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
75	(3) A temporary certificate issued under this section is
76	valid for no more than 3 days per year, and such certificate
77	expires 1 year after issuance.
78	(4) The department shall not issue more than six temporary
79	certificates under this section per calendar year.
80	(5) In order for a physician who is a graduate of a
81	foreign medical school and holds a valid and unencumbered
82	license to practice medicine in another country but does not
83	hold a license to practice medicine in this or another state to
84	obtain a temporary certificate under this section, the
85	organization sponsoring the educational symposium must pay for
86	any medical judgments incurred by that physician by obtaining a
87	surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business
88	in this state or establishing a certificate of deposit or a
89	guaranteed letter of credit with a licensed and insured bank or
90	savings institution located in the state. The amount of the
91	bond, certificate of deposit, or guaranteed letter of credit
92	shall be an amount not less than $250,000.
93	(6) A physician applying under this section is exempt from
94	the requirements of ss. 456.039-456.046. All other provisions of
95	chapter 456 and this chapter apply.
96	(7) The board shall not issue a temporary certificate for
97	practice to any physician who is under investigation in another
98	jurisdiction for an act that would constitute a violation of
99	this chapter or chapter 456 until such time as the investigation
100	is complete and the physician is found innocent of all charges.
101	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.