Florida Senate - 2011 SB 674 By Senator Rich 34-01044-11 2011674__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Florida Center for Nursing; 3 amending s. 464.0195, F.S.; imposing a fee upon each 4 nurse at initial licensure and licensure renewal to 5 fund the Florida Center for Nursing; providing for 6 transfer and use of the collected fees; providing an 7 effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 464.0195, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals; licensure fee.— 14 (3) In addition to the fees required for nursing licensure, 15 a fee of $5 shall be imposed and collected from each nurse at 16 the time of initial licensure and licensure renewal to fund the 17 Florida Center for Nursing. The Board of Nursing shall also 18 include on its initial and renewal application forms a question 19 asking each nurse to voluntarily contribute additionalto20 funding to theFloridacenter beyond the requiredfor Nursing in21addition to paying thefees imposed at the time of licensure and 22 licensure renewal. Revenues collected from the $5 fee and from 23 voluntary contributions collected from nurses beyondover and24abovethe required fees shall be transferred from the Medical 25 Quality Assurance Trust Fund to the Grants and Donations Trust 26 Fund within the Department of Health and shall be used solely to 27 support and maintain the goals and functions of the center. 28 Before giving a nurse the opportunity to contribute to funding 29 the center at the time of licensure renewal, the Board of 30 Nursing shall provide the nurse with a summary of the center’s 31 work, a link to the center’s Internet website, and the following 32 statement: “The Florida Center for Nursing’s operating revenues 33 are derived in part from your donation. In order for the Florida 34 Center for Nursing to continue its work on behalf of nurses, 35 please donate.” 36 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.