HB 805

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to emergency medicine; amending ss.
3	458.3312 and 459.0152, F.S.; prohibiting, effective on a
4	specified date, physicians and osteopathic physicians from
5	holding themselves out as board-certified emergency
6	physicians unless they meet specified requirements;
7	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.  Section 458.3312, Florida Statutes, is amended
12	to read:
13	458.3312  Specialties.--A physician licensed under this
14	chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a board-certified
15	specialist unless the physician has received formal recognition
16	as a specialist from a specialty board of the American Board of
17	Medical Specialties or other recognizing agency approved by the
18	board. Effective January 1, 2008, a physician licensed under
19	this chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a board-
20	certified emergency physician for the practice of emergency
21	medicine unless the physician has received formal recognition as
22	a specialist from the American Board of Medical Specialties or
23	other recognizing agency approved by the board that requires
24	completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
25	Education (ACGME) approved residency or fellowship training
26	program in emergency medicine. However, a physician may indicate
27	the services offered and may state that his or her practice is
28	limited to one or more types of services when this accurately
29	reflects the scope of practice of the physician.
30	Section 2.  Section 459.0152, Florida Statutes, is amended
31	to read:
32	459.0152  Specialties.--An osteopathic physician licensed
33	under this chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a
34	board-certified specialist unless the osteopathic physician has
35	successfully completed the requirements for certification by the
36	American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council on
37	Graduate Medical Education and is certified as a specialist by a
38	certifying agency approved by the board. Effective January 1,
39	2008, an osteopathic physician licensed under this chapter may
40	not hold himself or herself out as a board-certified emergency
41	osteopathic physician for the practice of emergency medicine
42	unless the osteopathic physician has received formal recognition
43	as a specialist from the American Board of Medical Specialties
44	or other recognizing agency approved by the board that requires
45	completion of an American Osteopathic Association (AOA) approved
46	residency or fellowship training program in emergency medicine.
47	However, an osteopathic physician may indicate the services
48	offered and may state that his or her practice is limited to one
49	or more types of services when this accurately reflects the
50	scope of practice of the osteopathic physician.
51	Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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