Florida Senate - 2012                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for CS for HB 799
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             03/09/2012 04:38 PM       .      03/09/2012 08:53 PM       
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       Senator Montford moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (317724) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 1. Section 486.0715, Florida Statutes, is created
    7  to read:
    8         486.0715Physical therapist; issuance of temporary permit.—
    9         (1) The board shall issue a temporary physical therapist
   10  permit to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
   11         (a) Completes an application for a temporary permit on a
   12  form approved by the department.
   13         (b) Is a graduate of an approved United States physical
   14  therapy educational program and meets all the eligibility
   15  requirements for licensure under ch. 456, s. 486.031(1)-(3)(a),
   16  and related rules, except passage of a national examination
   17  approved by the board is not required.
   18         (c) Submits an application for licensure under s. 486.041.
   19         (d)Demonstrates proof of possessing malpractice insurance.
   20         (e) Submits documentation, under rules adopted by the
   21  board, verifying that the applicant will practice under the
   22  direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist as provided
   23  in subsection (3).
   24         (2) A temporary permit is not renewable and is valid until
   25  a license is granted by the board. A temporary permit is void if
   26  the permittee does not pass or sit for a national examination
   27  approved by the board within 6 months after the date of
   28  graduation from a physical therapy training program.
   29         (3) An applicant for a temporary permit may not work as a
   30  physical therapist until a temporary permit is issued by the
   31  board. A physical therapist who is practicing under a temporary
   32  permit must do so under the direct supervision of a licensed
   33  physical therapist. A supervising physical therapist shall
   34  supervise only one permittee at any given time. The supervising
   35  physical therapist must be licensed for a minimum of 6 months
   36  before the supervision period begins and must cosign all patient
   37  records produced by the physical therapist who is practicing
   38  under a temporary permit.
   39         Section 2. Section 486.1065, Florida Statutes, is created
   40  to read:
   41         486.1065Physical therapist assistant; issuance of
   42  temporary permit.—
   43         (1) The board shall issue a temporary physical therapist
   44  assistant permit to an applicant who meets the following
   45  requirements:
   46         (a) Completes an application for a temporary permit on a
   47  form approved by the department.
   48         (b) Is a graduate of an approved United States physical
   49  therapy assistant educational program and meets all the
   50  eligibility requirements for licensure under ch. 456, s.
   51  486.102(1)-(3)(a), and related rules, except passage of a
   52  national examination approved by the board is not required.
   53         (c) Submits an application for licensure under s. 486.103.
   54         (d) Demonstrates proof of possessing malpractice insurance.
   55         (e) Submits documentation, under rules adopted by the
   56  board, verifying that the applicant will practice under the
   57  direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist as provided
   58  in subsection (3).
   59         (2) A temporary permit is not renewable and is valid until
   60  a license is granted by the board. A temporary permit is void if
   61  the permittee does not pass or sit for a national examination
   62  approved by the board within 6 months after the date of
   63  graduation from a physical therapy assistant training program.
   64         (3) An applicant for a temporary permit may not work as a
   65  physical therapist assistant until a temporary permit is issued
   66  by the board. A physical therapist assistant who is practicing
   67  under a temporary permit must do so under the direct supervision
   68  of a licensed physical therapist. A supervising physical
   69  therapist shall supervise only one permittee at any given time.
   70  The supervising physical therapist must be licensed for a
   71  minimum of 6 months before the supervision period begins and
   72  must cosign all patient records produced by the physical
   73  therapist assistant who is practicing under a temporary permit.
   74         Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 486.151, Florida
   75  Statutes, is amended to read:
   76         486.151 Prohibited acts; penalty.—
   77         (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
   78         (a) Practice physical therapy or attempt to practice
   79  physical therapy without an active license or temporary permit.
   80         (b) Use or attempt to use a license or temporary permit to
   81  practice physical therapy which is suspended, or revoked, or
   82  void.
   83         (c) Obtain or attempt to obtain a license or temporary
   84  permit to practice physical therapy by fraudulent
   85  misrepresentation.
   86         (d) Use the name or title “Physical Therapist” or “Physical
   87  Therapist Assistant” or any other name or title which would lead
   88  the public to believe that the person using the name or title is
   89  licensed to practice physical therapy, unless such person holds
   90  a valid license.
   91         (e) Make any willfully false oath or affirmation whenever
   92  an oath or affirmation is required by this chapter.
   93         (f) Knowingly conceal information relating to violations of
   94  this chapter.
   95         Section 4. This act shall take effect June 1, 2012.
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   97  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   98         And the title is amended as follows:
   99         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  100  and insert:
  101                        A bill to be entitled                      
  102         An act relating to physical therapy; creating ss.
  103         486.0715 and 486.1065, F.S.; authorizing issuance of a
  104         temporary permit to practice as a physical therapist
  105         or physical therapist assistant; providing
  106         requirements for issuing a temporary permit; providing
  107         for voiding of a temporary permit; providing
  108         requirements for the supervision of temporary
  109         permittees; amending s. 486.151, F.S.; prohibiting
  110         certain acts concerning temporary permits; providing
  111         an effective date.