| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to hearing aid specialists; amending s. |
| 3 | 456.062, F.S.; eliminating the application of certain |
| 4 | advertising requirements to health care practitioners |
| 5 | licensed under pt. II of ch. 484, F.S., relating to the |
| 6 | regulation of hearing aid specialists; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 456.062, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 456.062 Advertisement by a health care practitioner of |
| 14 | free or discounted services; required statement.--In any |
| 15 | advertisement for a free, discounted fee, or reduced fee |
| 16 | service, examination, or treatment by a health care practitioner |
| 17 | licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter |
| 18 | 461, chapter 462, chapter 463, chapter 464, chapter 465, chapter |
| 19 | 466, chapter 467, chapter 478, chapter 483, part I of chapter |
| 20 | 484, chapter 486, chapter 490, or chapter 491, the following |
| 21 | statement shall appear in capital letters clearly |
| 22 | distinguishable from the rest of the text: THE PATIENT AND ANY |
| 23 | OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO |
| 24 | PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER |
| 25 | SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT THAT IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT |
| 26 | OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR |
| 27 | THE FREE, DISCOUNTED FEE, OR REDUCED FEE SERVICE, EXAMINATION, |
| 28 | OR TREATMENT. However, the required statement shall not be |
| 29 | necessary as an accompaniment to an advertisement of a licensed |
| 30 | health care practitioner defined by this section if the |
| 31 | advertisement appears in a classified directory the primary |
| 32 | purpose of which is to provide products and services at free, |
| 33 | reduced, or discounted prices to consumers and in which the |
| 34 | statement prominently appears in at least one place. |
| 35 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |