Senate Bill sb1042

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1042

    By Senator Crist





    12-986-05                                           See HB 307

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to physical examinations;

  3         amending s. 493.6108, F.S.; authorizing

  4         physician assistants or advanced registered

  5         nurse practitioners to conduct physical

  6         examinations of Class "G" permit applicants;

  7         amending s. 633.34, F.S.; authorizing physician

  8         assistants or advanced registered nurse

  9         practitioners to conduct physical examinations

10         of any person applying for employment as a

11         firefighter; providing an effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 493.6108, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         493.6108  Investigation of applicants by Department of

18  Agriculture and Consumer Services.--

19         (2)  In addition to subsection (1), the department

20  shall make an investigation of the general physical fitness of

21  the Class "G" applicant to bear a weapon or firearm.

22  Determination of physical fitness shall be certified by a

23  physician or physician assistant currently licensed pursuant

24  to chapter 458, chapter 459, or any similar law of another

25  state or authorized to act as a licensed physician by a

26  federal agency or department or by an advanced registered

27  nurse practitioner currently licensed pursuant to chapter 464.

28  Such certification shall be submitted on a form provided by

29  the department.

30         Section 2.  Subsection (5) of section 633.34, Florida

31  Statutes, is amended to read:

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1042
    12-986-05                                           See HB 307




 1         633.34  Firefighters; qualifications for

 2  employment.--Any person applying for employment as a

 3  firefighter must:

 4         (5)  Be in good physical condition as determined by a

 5  medical examination given by a physician, or surgeon, or

 6  physician assistant licensed to practice in the state pursuant

 7  to chapter 458;, or an osteopathic physician, or surgeon, or

 8  physician assistant licensed to practice in the state pursuant

 9  to chapter 459; or an advanced registered nurse practitioner

10  licensed to practice in the state pursuant to chapter 464.

11  Such examination may include, but need not be limited to,

12  provisions of the National Fire Protection Association

13  Standard 1582. A medical examination evidencing good physical

14  condition shall be submitted to the division, on a form as

15  provided by rule, before an individual is eligible for

16  admission into a firefighter training program as defined in s.

17  633.35.

18         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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