Senate Bill sb1674

    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1674

    By Senator Siplin





    19-974-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the practice of orthotics,

  3         prosthetics, and pedorthics; creating s.

  4         468.8051, F.S.; providing that individuals who

  5         previously applied for licensure to the

  6         Department of Health prior to a certain date

  7         and who have been approved by the Board of

  8         Orthotists and Prosthetists to practice

  9         orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics may be

10         licensed as a prosthetist, orthotist, orthotic

11         fitter assistant, or pedorthist without meeting

12         certain educational requirements; requiring the

13         Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists to

14         investigate the individual's background and

15         experience; providing an application fee;

16         specifying periods of experience required for

17         licensure; providing an effective date.

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

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21         Section 1.  Section 468.8051, Florida Statutes, is

22  created amended to read:

23         468.8051  Grandfathering.--A person who has practiced

24  orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics in this state for the

25  required period since July 1, 1990, and who applied before

26  March 1, 1998, and has been approved by the department for a

27  license to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics, may

28  be licensed as a prosthetist, orthotist, orthotic fitter

29  assistant, or pedorthist, as determined from the person's

30  experience and educational preparation without meeting the

31  educational requirements set forth in s. 468.803, upon receipt

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1674
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 1  of the application fee and licensing fee and after the board

 2  has completed an investigation into the applicant's background

 3  and experience. The board shall require an application fee not

 4  to exceed $500, which shall be nonrefundable. The board shall

 5  complete its investigation within 6 months after receipt of he

 6  completed application. The period of experience required for

 7  licensure under this section is 10 years for a prosthetist; 2

 8  years for a orthotic fitter, an orthotic fitter assistant, or

 9  a pedorthist; and 10 years for an orthotist whose scope of

10  practice is defined under s. 468.80(7). Any person who meets

11  this requirement shall be licensed by the department.

12         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

13  law.

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16                          SENATE SUMMARY

17    Requires the Department of Health to issue certain
      additional licenses if the applicant applied for
18    licensure to the department prior to July 1, 1998, and
      was approved by the Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists
19    to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics,
      notwithstanding certain educational requirements.
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