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HB 1267: Health Care Practitioners

GENERAL BILL by Van Zant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rehwinkel Vasilinda

Health Care Practitioners; Requires that licensed health care practitioner wear name badge indicating licensure credentials when rendering health care services; expands scope of practice to authorize advanced registered nurse practitioner to prescribe, order, administer, monitor, & alter any drug or drug therapies that are necessary for proper medical care & treatment of patient; requires that Board of Nursing adopt rules; authorizes certified registered nurse anesthetist, while participating in management of patient in postanesthesia recovery area, to order administration of drugs that are commonly used to alleviate pain; revises provisions relating to licensure & regulation of clinical laboratories operated by practitioners for exclusive use; provides applicability to clinical laboratories operated by practitioners licensed to practice nursing; revises definition of term "practitioner" under Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act to include advanced registered nurse practitioners.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2012 House • Filed
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 126
    1/12/2012 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 214
    3/9/2012 House • Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee

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  • HB 1267, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2012 at 3:20 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1014 Health Care Bennett Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
    Location: In committee/council (HR)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.013 Department; general licensing provisions. Page 1 (pdf)
    464.012 Certification of advanced registered nurse practitioners; fees. Page 2 (pdf)
    483.035 Clinical laboratories operated by practitioners for exclusive use; licensure and regulation. Page 6 (pdf)
    893.02 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf)

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