HB 1619

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to clinical laboratories; amending s.
3483.041, F.S.; providing that a person licensed under ch.
4490, F.S., shall be deemed a licensed practitioner for the
5purposes of part I of ch. 483, F.S.; providing an
6effective date.
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8Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10     Section 1.  Subsection (7) of section 483.041, Florida
11Statutes, is amended to read:
12     483.041  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
13     (7)  "Licensed practitioner" means a physician licensed
14under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461; a
15dentist licensed under chapter 466; a person licensed under
16chapter 462 or chapter 490; or an advanced registered nurse
17practitioner licensed under part I of chapter 464; or a duly
18licensed practitioner from another state licensed under similar
19statutes who orders examinations on materials or specimens for
20nonresidents of the State of Florida, but who reside in the same
21state as the requesting licensed practitioner.
22     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.


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