The Florida Senate

HB 243: Respiratory Therapy Regulation

GENERAL BILL by Wishner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Homan ; Sobel

Respiratory Therapy Regulation; revises & provides definitions applicable to regulation of respiratory therapy; revises provisions re said therapy licensure & testing requirements; revise exemptions from said licensure requirements; repeals specified provision re approval of educational programs; repeals specified provision re licensure by examination. Amends 468.352,.355,.368; repeals 468.356,.357.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  12/2/2003	House	• Prefiled
  1/13/2004	House	• Referred to Health Standards (HC); Health Care; Health Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
  1/23/2004	House	• On Subcommittee agenda-- Health Standards (HC), 02/04/04, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
  2/4/2004	House	• Recommendation: Favorable by Health Standards (HC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  2/5/2004	House	• Now in Health Care
  2/6/2004	House	• On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 02/17/04, 2:15 pm, Morris Hall
  2/17/2004	House	• Favorable by Health Care; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
  2/18/2004	House	• Now in Health Appropriations (AP)
  3/2/2004	House	• Introduced, referred to Health Standards (HC); Health Care; Health Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00028; On Subcommittee agenda-- Health Standards (HC), 02/04/04, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall; Recommendation: Favorable by Health Standards (HC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0; Now in Health Care; On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 02/17/04, 2:15 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable by Health Care; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 00135; Now in Health Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00135
  3/9/2004	House	• On Subcommittee agenda-- Health Appropriations (AP), 03/11/04, 5:30 pm, 214-C
  3/11/2004	House	• Recommendation: Favorable by Health Appropriations (AP); YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  3/12/2004	House	• Now in Appropriations
  3/31/2004	House	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/04, 9:00 am, 212-K
  4/2/2004	House	• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 45 NAYS 0 -HJ 00476
  4/5/2004	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 00476
  4/29/2004	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 476; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 476 (Ch. 2004-299) -HJ 01098

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• HB 243, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/2/2003 at 12:06 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Health Care (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Health Care (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Health Care (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 476 (c1)		Saunders	Similar	Last Action: 6/17/2004 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-299 Location:
  H 1921	Health Professions Regulation	Health Care	Compare	Last Action: 4/28/2004 H Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 00863; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2170 (Died on House Calendar) -HJ 01004; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 476 (Ch. 2004-299), CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 1372 (Ch. 2004-387) -HJ 01004 Location:
  S 560 (e2)	Health Care	Bennett	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 476 (Ch. 2004-299), CS/SB 1062 (Ch. 2004-298), CS/SB 2448 (Ch. 2004-350) Location:
  S 2170 (e2)	Human Health	Peaden	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 329 (Ch. 2004-383), CS/SB 476 (Ch. 2004-299), CS/SB 490 (Ch. 2004-300), CS/SB 626 (Ch. 2004-303), CS/SB 1062 (Ch. 2004-298), CS/CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2004-25), CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 1372 (Ch. 2004-387), CS/CS/SB 1604 (Ch. 2004-230), CS/SB 2448 (Ch. 2004-350) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (5)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  468.352	Definitions.
  468.355	Eligibility for licensure; temporary licensure.
  468.356	Approval of educational programs.
  468.357	Licensure by examination.
  468.368	Exemptions.

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