| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to health care; amending ss. 458.309 |
| 3 | and 459.005, F.S.; requiring that any physician or |
| 4 | osteopathic physician who performs certain medical |
| 5 | procedures in an office setting register the office |
| 6 | with the Department of Health unless that office is |
| 7 | licensed as a facility under ch. 395, F.S., relating |
| 8 | to hospital licensing and regulation; providing an |
| 9 | effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 458.309, Florida |
| 14 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 458.309 Rulemaking authority.- |
| 16 | (3) Any physician All physicians who performs liposuction |
| 17 | procedures in which more than 1,000 cubic centimeters of |
| 18 | supernatant fat is removed, perform level 2 procedures lasting |
| 19 | more than 5 minutes, and all level 3 surgical procedures in an |
| 20 | office setting must register the office with the department |
| 21 | unless that office is licensed as a facility under pursuant to |
| 22 | chapter 395. The department shall inspect the physician's office |
| 23 | annually unless the office is accredited by a nationally |
| 24 | recognized accrediting agency or an accrediting organization |
| 25 | subsequently approved by the Board of Medicine. The actual costs |
| 26 | for registration and inspection or accreditation shall be paid |
| 27 | by the person seeking to register and operate the office setting |
| 28 | in which office surgery is performed. |
| 29 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 459.005, Florida |
| 30 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 31 | 459.005 Rulemaking authority.- |
| 32 | (2) Any physician All physicians who performs liposuction |
| 33 | procedures in which more than 1,000 cubic centimeters of |
| 34 | supernatant fat is removed, perform level 2 procedures lasting |
| 35 | more than 5 minutes, and all level 3 surgical procedures in an |
| 36 | office setting must register the office with the department |
| 37 | unless that office is licensed as a facility under pursuant to |
| 38 | chapter 395. The department shall inspect the physician's office |
| 39 | annually unless the office is accredited by a nationally |
| 40 | recognized accrediting agency or an accrediting organization |
| 41 | subsequently approved by the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. The |
| 42 | actual costs for registration and inspection or accreditation |
| 43 | shall be paid by the person seeking to register and operate the |
| 44 | office setting in which office surgery is performed. |
| 45 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |