HB 509

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to emergency medicine; amending ss.
3	458.3312 and 459.0152, F.S.; prohibiting, after 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. A physician licensed under this chapter who completes his
19	or her board certification after January 1, 2009, may not hold
20	himself or herself out as a board-certified emergency physician
21	unless the physician has received formal recognition as a
22	specialist from the American Board of Medical Specialties or
23	other recognized 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 or an American Osteopathic
27	Association (AOA) approved residency or fellowship training
28	program in emergency medicine. However, a physician may indicate
29	the services offered and may state that his or her practice is
30	limited to one or more types of services when this accurately
31	reflects the scope of practice of the physician.
32	Section 2.  Section 459.0152, Florida Statutes, is amended
33	to read:
34	459.0152  Specialties.--An osteopathic physician licensed
35	under this chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a
36	board-certified specialist unless the osteopathic physician has
37	successfully completed the requirements for certification by the
38	American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council on
39	Graduate Medical Education and is certified as a specialist by a
40	certifying agency approved by the board. An osteopathic
41	physician licensed under this chapter who completes his or her
42	board certification after January 1, 2009, may not hold himself
43	or herself out as a board-certified emergency osteopathic
44	physician unless the osteopathic physician has received formal
45	recognition as a specialist from a recognized agency approved by
46	the board that requires completion of an American Osteopathic
47	Association (AOA) approved residency training program in
48	emergency medicine or an American Council for Graduate Medical
49	Education (ACGME) approved residency training program in
50	emergency medicine. However, an osteopathic physician may
51	indicate the services offered and may state that his or her
52	practice is limited to one or more types of services when this
53	accurately reflects the scope of practice of the osteopathic
54	physician.
55	Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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