Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 770
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11  The Committee on Governmental Operations (Posey) recommended
12  the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 10, line 27, through
16            page 11, line 25, delete those lines
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19         Section 4.  (1)(a)  There is created in the Department
20  of Health the Physician Workforce Advisory Council, an
21  advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), Florida Statutes.
22  The council must comply with the requirements of s. 20.052,
23  Florida Statutes, except as otherwise provided in this
24  section.
25         (b)  The council shall consist of five members
26  appointed by the Secretary of Health from recommendations made
27  by the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Osteopathic
28  Medical Association, the Florida Council of Medical School
29  Deans, the Florida Area Health Education Network, and the
30  Florida Hospital Association. Each entity authorized to make
31  recommendations under this section shall make at least two
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Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 770 Barcode 702944 1 recommendations to the Secretary of Health for appointment to 2 the council. No more than one appointee each shall be made 3 from the recommendations made by each authorized entity. 4 (c) Council members shall be appointed to 4-year 5 terms, but an individual may not serve more than two terms. 6 Any council member who is unwilling or unable to properly 7 fulfill the duties of the office shall be succeeded by an 8 individual chosen by the Secretary of Health to serve out the 9 unexpired balance of the council member's term. If the 10 unexpired balance of the replaced council member's term is 11 less than 18 months, notwithstanding the provisions of this 12 subsection, the succeeding council member may be reappointed 13 by the secretary twice. 14 (d) The council shall meet at least twice annually. 15 (2) The purpose of the council is to review and 16 comment on data analysis by the Department of Health for 17 physician workforce issues and to provide advice and 18 recommendations for the development of additional issues to be 19 incorporated in the survey completed by physicians licensed 20 under chapter 458 or chapter 459, Florida Statutes, upon 21 license renewal, based upon the expertise of the council. 22 23 24 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 25 And the title is amended as follows: 26 On page 1, line 29, through 27 page 2, line 4, delete those lines 28 29 and insert: 30 creating the Physician Workforce Advisory 31 Council; providing for membership; providing 2 2:30 PM 04/11/07 s0770c1c-go24-r2e
Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 770 Barcode 702944 1 term lengths; requiring at least two annual 2 meetings; providing that the purpose of the 3 council is to review data and recommend 4 additional issues to be incorporated into the 5 survey for physicians licensed under ch. 458 or 6 ch. 459, F.S., upon license renewal; providing 7 an 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 2:30 PM 04/11/07 s0770c1c-go24-r2e