HB 1263

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to nurse practitioners; amending s.
3	893.02, F.S.; redefining the term "practitioner" to
4	include an advanced registered nurse practitioner;
5	authorizing an advanced registered nurse practitioner to
6	prescribe certain controlled substances under certain
7	circumstances; providing an 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.  Subsection (19) of section 893.02, Florida
12	Statutes, is amended to read:
13	893.02  Definitions.--The following words and phrases as
14	used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless
15	the context otherwise requires:
16	(19)  "Practitioner" means a physician licensed pursuant to
17	chapter 458, a dentist licensed pursuant to chapter 466, a
18	veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 474, an osteopathic
19	physician licensed pursuant to chapter 459, a naturopath
20	licensed pursuant to chapter 462, or a podiatric physician
21	licensed pursuant to chapter 461, or an advanced registered
22	nurse practitioner certified pursuant to s. 464.012 in
23	accordance with the requirements of this paragraph, provided
24	such practitioner holds a valid federal controlled substance
25	registry number. An advanced registered nurse practitioner
26	certified pursuant to s. 464.012 may prescribe substances listed
27	in Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V to the extent
28	authorized by a protocol with a physician licensed under chapter
29	458 or chapter 459. In addition to the authority to prescribe
30	controlled substances listed in Schedule III, Schedule IV, or
31	Schedule V, an advanced registered nurse practitioner may
32	prescribe or order substances listed in Schedule II for a
33	patient in a hospital or hospice to the extent authorized by his
34	or her protocol.
35	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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