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By Senator Peaden
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to health professionals
3 treating speech or hearing disorders; amending
4 s. 456.062, F.S.; deleting a requirement that
5 hearing aid specialists make certain
6 disclosures regarding services that are
7 provided free of charge or at a reduced fee;
8 amending s. 468.1155, F.S.; revising
9 requirements for the Department of Health in
10 issuing a provisional license to practice
11 speech-language pathology or audiology;
12 revising licensing requirements for applicants
13 who graduated or who are currently enrolled in
14 a speech-language pathology or audiology
15 program at a university outside the United
16 States or Canada; providing a time period for
17 renewing a provisional license; amending s.
18 468.1165, F.S.; deleting a specific time period
19 for the professional-employment requirement for
20 licensure as a speech-language pathologist or
21 audiologist; amending s. 468.1185, F.S.;
22 revising the requirements for qualification for
23 a license by endorsement as a speech-language
24 pathologist or audiologist; amending s.
25 468.1215, F.S.; revising the requirements for
26 certification as a speech-language pathology
27 assistant or an audiology assistant; providing
28 an effective date.
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30 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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1 Section 1. Section 456.062, Florida Statutes, is
2 amended to read:
3 456.062 Advertisement by a health care practitioner of
4 free or discounted services; required statement.--In any
5 advertisement for a free, discounted fee, or reduced fee
6 service, examination, or treatment by a health care
7 practitioner licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter
8 460, chapter 461, chapter 462, chapter 463, chapter 464,
9 chapter 465, chapter 466, chapter 467, chapter 478, chapter
10 483, part I of chapter 484, chapter 486, chapter 490, or
11 chapter 491, the following statement shall appear in capital
12 letters clearly distinguishable from the rest of the text:
13 THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS A
14 RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR
15 PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT THAT
16 IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING
17 TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FREE, DISCOUNTED FEE, OR REDUCED
18 FEE SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT. However, the required
19 statement shall not be necessary as an accompaniment to an
20 advertisement of a licensed health care practitioner defined
21 by this section if the advertisement appears in a classified
22 directory the primary purpose of which is to provide products
23 and services at free, reduced, or discounted prices to
24 consumers and in which the statement prominently appears in at
25 least one place.
26 Section 2. Section 468.1155, Florida Statutes, is
27 amended to read:
28 468.1155 Provisional license; requirements.--
29 (1)(a) A provisional license is shall be required of
30 all applicants who cannot document the required 9 months of
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1 supervised professional employment experience as required by
2 the board and a passing score on the national examination.
3 (b) Individuals who are required to hold a provisional
4 license under paragraph (a) shall apply to the department and
5 be certified by the board for licensure prior to initiating
6 the professional employment experience required pursuant to s.
7 468.1165.
8 (2) The department shall issue a provisional license
9 to practice speech-language pathology to each applicant who
10 the board certifies has:
11 (a) Completed the application form and remitted the
12 required fees, including a nonrefundable application fee.
13 (b) Received a master's degree or has completed the
14 academic requirement of is currently enrolled in a doctoral
15 degree program with a major emphasis in speech-language
16 pathology from an institution of higher learning that which
17 is, or at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated
18 was, accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the
19 United States Department of Education or its successor
20 organization Council for Higher Education Accreditation or
21 from an institution that which is a member in good standing
22 with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
23 An applicant who graduated from or is currently enrolled in a
24 program at a university or college outside the United States
25 or Canada must present documentation of the determination of
26 equivalency to standards established by the United States
27 Department of Education or its successor organization Council
28 for Higher Education Accreditation in order to qualify. The
29 applicant must have completed the academic and clinical
30 requirements as established by rule of the board. The board
31 may waive the requirements for education, practicum, and
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1 professional employment experience for an applicant who
2 received a professional education in another country if the
3 board is satisfied that the applicant meets the equivalent
4 education and practicum requirements, passes the examination
5 in speech-language pathology, and meets other requirements
6 established by rule of the board. 60 semester hours that
7 include:
8 1. Fundamental information applicable to the normal
9 development and use of speech, hearing, and language;
10 information about training in management of speech, hearing,
11 and language disorders; and information supplementary to these
12 fields.
13 2. Six semester hours in audiology.
14 3. Thirty of the required 60 semester hours in courses
15 acceptable toward a graduate degree by the college or
16 university in which these courses were taken, of which 24
17 semester hours must be in speech-language pathology.
18 (c) Completed 300 supervised clinical clock hours with
19 200 clock hours in the area of speech-language pathology or
20 completed the number of clock hours required by an accredited
21 institution meeting national certification standards. The
22 supervised clinical clock hours shall be completed within the
23 training institution or one of its cooperating programs.
24 (3) The department shall issue a provisional license
25 to practice audiology to each applicant who the board
26 certifies has:
27 (a) Completed the application form and remitted the
28 required fees, including a nonrefundable application fee.
29 (b) Effective January 1, 2007, earned a doctoral
30 degree in audiology Received a master's degree or has
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1 a doctoral degree program with a major emphasis in audiology
2 from an institution of higher learning that which is, or at
3 the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated was,
4 accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United
5 States Department of Education or its successor organization
6 Council for Higher Education Accreditation or from an
7 institution that which is a member in good standing with the
8 Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. An
9 applicant who graduated from or is currently enrolled in a
10 program at a university or college outside the United States
11 or Canada must present documentation of the determination of
12 equivalency to standards established by the United States
13 Department of Education or its successor organization Council
14 for Higher Education Accreditation in order to qualify. The
15 applicant must have completed the academic and clinical
16 requirements established by rule of the board. The board may
17 waive the education, practicum, and professional employment
18 experience requirements for an applicant who received a
19 professional education in another country if the board is
20 satisfied that the applicant meets equivalent education and
21 practicum requirements, passes the examination in audiology,
22 and meets other requirements established by rule of the board.
23 (c) Has earned a master's degree with a major emphasis
24 in audiology which was conferred before January 1, 2007, from
25 an institution of higher learning which was, or at the time
26 the applicant was enrolled and graduated, accredited by an
27 accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department
28 of Education or its successor organization or from an
29 institution that is a member in good standing with the
30 Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
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1 An applicant who graduated from or is currently enrolled in a
2 program at a university or college outside the United States
3 or Canada must present documentation of the determination of
4 equivalency to standards established by the United States
5 Department of Education or its successor organization or from
6 an institution that is a member in good standing with the
7 Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada in order to
8 qualify. The applicant must have completed the academic and
9 clinical requirements established by rule of the board. The
10 board may waive the education, practicum, and professional
11 employment experience requirements for an applicant who
12 received a professional education in another country if the
13 board is satisfied that the applicant meets equivalent
14 education and practicum requirements, passes the examination
15 in audiology, and meets other requirements established by rule
16 of the board. 60 semester hours that include:
17 1. Fundamental information applicable to the normal
18 development and use of speech, hearing, and language;
19 information about training in management of speech, hearing,
20 and language disorders; and information supplementary to these
21 fields.
22 2. Six semester hours in speech-language pathology.
23 3. Thirty of the required 60 semester hours in courses
24 acceptable toward a graduate degree by the college or
25 university in which these courses were taken, of which 24
26 semester hours must be in audiology.
27 (c) Completed 300 supervised clinical clock hours with
28 200 clock hours in the area of audiology or completed the
29 number of clock hours required by an accredited institution
30 meeting national certification standards. The supervised
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1 clinical clock hours shall be completed within the training
2 institution or one of its cooperating programs.
3 (4) An applicant who has received a master's degree or
4 is currently enrolled in a doctoral degree program with a
5 major emphasis in speech-language pathology as provided in
6 subsection (2), or audiology as provided in subsection (3),
7 and who seeks licensure in the area in which the applicant is
8 not currently licensed, must have completed 30 semester hours
9 in courses acceptable toward a graduate degree and 200
10 supervised clinical clock hours in the second discipline from
11 an accredited institution.
12 (4)(5) The board, by rule, shall establish
13 requirements for the renewal of a provisional license.
14 However, A provisional license may not exceed the time allowed
15 by rule of the board a period of 24 months.
16 (5) An applicant for provisional licensure must
17 demonstrate good moral character.
18 Section 3. Section 468.1165, Florida Statutes, is
19 amended to read:
20 468.1165 Professional employment experience
21 requirement.--Every applicant for licensure as a
22 speech-language speech pathologist or audiologist shall
23 demonstrate, prior to licensure, 9 months of full-time or
24 equivalent part-time professional employment, as determined by
25 the board or the equivalent in part-time professional
26 employment, pertinent to the license being sought. The board,
27 by rule, shall establish standards for obtaining and verifying
28 the required professional employment experience.
29 Section 4. Section 468.1185, Florida Statutes, is
30 amended to read:
31 468.1185 Licensure.--
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1 (1) The department shall license any applicant whom
2 the board certifies is qualified to practice speech-language
3 pathology or audiology and who has paid the initial licensure
4 fee.
5 (2) The board shall certify for licensure any
6 applicant who has:
7 (a) Satisfied the education and supervised clinical
8 clock hour requirements of s. 468.1155.
9 (b) Satisfied the professional experience requirement
10 of s. 468.1165.
11 (c) Passed the licensure examination required by s.
12 468.1175.
13 (3) The board shall certify as qualified for a license
14 by endorsement as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist
15 an applicant who:
16 (a) Holds a valid license or certificate in another
17 state or territory of the United States to practice the
18 profession for which the application for licensure is made, if
19 the criteria for issuance of such license were substantially
20 equivalent to or more stringent than the licensure criteria
21 which existed in this state at the time the license was
22 issued; or
23 (b) Holds a valid certificate that meets or exceeds
24 the licensure requirements in this state as determined by rule
25 of the board Has received the certificate of clinical
26 competence of the American Speech-Language and Hearing
27 Association.
28 (4) The board may refuse to certify any applicant who
29 is under investigation in any jurisdiction for an act which
30 would constitute a violation of this part or chapter 456 until
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1 the investigation is complete and disciplinary proceedings
2 have been terminated.
3 (5) An applicant for licensure or provisional
4 licensure must demonstrate good moral character The board may
5 refuse to certify any applicant who has violated any of the
6 provisions of s. 468.1245.
7 Section 5. Section 468.1215, Florida Statutes, is
8 amended to read:
9 468.1215 Speech-language pathology assistant and
10 audiology assistant; certification.--
11 (1) The department shall issue a certificate as a
12 speech-language pathology assistant to each applicant who the
13 board certifies has:
14 (a) Completed the application form and remitted the
15 required fees, including a nonrefundable application fee.
16 (b) Completed the minimum requirements for education
17 and on-the-job training adopted by rule of the board Earned a
18 bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by a
19 regional association of colleges and schools recognized by the
20 Department of Education which includes at least 24 semester
21 hours of coursework as approved by the board at an institution
22 accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council
23 for Higher Education Accreditation.
24 (2) The department shall issue a certificate as an
25 audiology assistant to each applicant who the board certifies
26 has:
27 (a) Completed the application form and remitted the
28 required fees, including a nonrefundable application fee.
29 (b) Completed the minimum requirements for education
30 and on-the-job training adopted by rule of the board Completed
31 at least 24 semester hours of coursework as approved by the
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1 board at an institution accredited by an accrediting agency
2 recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
3 (3) The board, by rule, shall establish minimum
4 education and on-the-job training and supervision requirements
5 for certification as a speech-language pathology assistant or
6 audiology assistant.
7 (4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to
8 any student, intern, or trainee performing speech-language
9 pathology or audiology services while completing the
10 supervised clinical experience clock hours as required in s.
11 468.1155.
12 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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15 SENATE SUMMARY
16 Provides requirements for issuing a provisional license
to practice speech-language pathology or audiology.
17 Revises licensing requirements for applicants who
graduated or who are currently enrolled in a
18 speech-language pathology or audiology program at a
university outside the United States or Canada. Provides
19 a time period for the renewal of a provisional license.
Deletes a specific time period for the professional
20 employment requirement for licensure. Revises
requirements for qualification for a license by
21 endorsement as a speech-language pathologist or
audiologist. Revises requirements for certification as a
22 speech-language pathology assistant and an audiology
assistant.
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