| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to health care in medically underserved |
| 3 | areas; amending s. 893.02, F.S.; redefining the term |
| 4 | "practitioner" to include an advanced registered nurse |
| 5 | practitioner; authorizing an advanced registered nurse |
| 6 | practitioner to prescribe certain controlled substances |
| 7 | under a protocol with a licensed physician; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (19) of section 893.02, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 14 | 893.02 Definitions.--The following words and phrases as |
| 15 | used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless |
| 16 | the context otherwise requires: |
| 17 | (19) "Practitioner" means a physician licensed under |
| 18 | pursuant to chapter 458, a dentist licensed under pursuant to |
| 19 | chapter 466, a veterinarian licensed under pursuant to chapter |
| 20 | 474, an osteopathic physician licensed under pursuant to chapter |
| 21 | 459, a naturopath licensed under pursuant to chapter 462, or a |
| 22 | podiatric physician licensed under pursuant to chapter 461, or |
| 23 | an advanced registered nurse practitioner certified under s. |
| 24 | 464.012 whose practice is located within a medically underserved |
| 25 | area or who provides care to a medically underserved population |
| 26 | as designated by the Health Resources and Services |
| 27 | Administration of the United States Department of Health and |
| 28 | Human Services if provided such practitioner holds a valid |
| 29 | federal controlled substance registry number. An advanced |
| 30 | registered nurse practitioner certified under s. 464.012 whose |
| 31 | practice is located within a medically underserved area or who |
| 32 | provides care to a medically underserved population as |
| 33 | designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration |
| 34 | of the United States Department of Health and Human Services may |
| 35 | prescribe substances listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, |
| 36 | Schedule IV, or Schedule V of s. 893.03 to the extent authorized |
| 37 | by a protocol with a physician licensed under chapter 458 or |
| 38 | chapter 459. |
| 39 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |