Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 748
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
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                  01/13/2016           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Bean)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 236 - 241
    4  and insert:
    5         3. The designated supervising physician shall maintain a
    6  list including the name of each supervising physician, his or
    7  her practice area, and the name of each physician assistant. The
    8  list must be kept current with respect to additions and
    9  terminations of both supervising physicians and physician
   10  assistants; and must include a daily record identifying the
   11  supervising physician that is supervising each physician
   12  assistant. The list must be provided, in a timely manner, to the
   13  department upon written request. Failure of the designated
   14  supervising physician to comply with this subparagraph is a
   15  violation of ss. 456.072(1)(dd) and 458.331(g), F.S.
   16         4. The department shall adopt rules to periodically obtain
   17  and review the designated supervising physician lists required
   18  under this section.
   19  
   20         Delete lines 383 - 388
   21  and insert:
   22         3. The designated supervising physician shall maintain a
   23  list including the name of each supervising physician, his or
   24  her practice area, and the name of each physician assistant. The
   25  list must be kept current with respect to additions and
   26  terminations of both supervising physicians and physician
   27  assistants; and must include a daily record identifying the
   28  supervising physician that is supervising each physician
   29  assistant. The list must be provided, in a timely manner, to the
   30  department upon written request. Failure of the designated
   31  supervising physician to comply with this subparagraph is a
   32  violation of ss. 456.072(1)(dd) and 459.015(g), F.S.
   33         4. The department shall adopt rules to periodically obtain
   34  and review the designated supervision physician lists required
   35  under this section.
   36  
   37  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   38  And the title is amended as follows:
   39         Delete lines 16 - 29
   40  and insert:
   41         at the practice or facility, including daily
   42         assignments; providing for disciplinary action;
   43         requiring the department to adopt rules; amending s.
   44         459.022, F.S.; revising circumstances under which a
   45         physician assistant may prescribe medication;
   46         authorizing a licensed physician assistant to perform
   47         certain services as delegated by a supervising
   48         physician; revising physician assistant licensure and
   49         license renewal requirements; removing a requirement
   50         for letters of recommendation; defining the term
   51         “designated supervising physician”; requiring licensed
   52         physician assistants to report any changes in the
   53         designated supervising physician within a specified
   54         time; requiring a designated supervising physician to
   55         maintain a list of supervising physicians at the
   56         practice or facility, including daily assignments;
   57         providing for disciplinary action; requiring the
   58         department to adopt rules; providing an effective
   59         date.