Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1354
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Health Policy (Young) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 456.0291, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 456.0291 Recognizing agency certificate.—
8 (1) The department shall issue a certificate authorizing a
9 recognizing agency to grant physicians licensed under chapters
10 458 and 459 formal recognition as specialists in a particular
11 area within the practice of medicine, if the recognizing agency
12 submits a complete registration application containing the
13 recognizing agency’s legal name, mailing address, telephone
14 number, and business location; the particular area within the
15 practice of medicine in which the agency will recognize a
16 physician as a specialist; the requirements the agency will
17 impose for a physician to be eligible to receive formal
18 recognition as a specialist; and the amount of any fee charged
19 to a physician to apply for, receive, and maintain formal
20 recognition as a specialist from the agency.
21 (2) The department shall approve an application for a
22 recognizing agency certificate within 60 business days after
23 receipt of the completed application if the recognizing agency
24 meets all of the following requirements:
25 (a) It is an independent body that certifies members as
26 having advanced qualifications in a particular allopathic or
27 osteopathic medical specialty through peer-reviewed
28 demonstrations of competence in the specialty being recognized.
29 (b) It requires successful completion of a comprehensive
30 examination administered by the recognizing agency pursuant to
31 written procedures that ensure adequate security and appropriate
32 grading standards.
33 (c) It has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service
34 of the United States to be a legitimate nonprofit entity
35 pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
36 (d) It has full-time administrative staff housed in
37 dedicated office space that is appropriate for the agency’s
38 program and sufficient for responding to consumer or regulatory
39 inquiries.
40 (e) It has written by-laws, a code of ethics to guide the
41 practice of its members, and an internal review and control
42 process, including budgetary practices, to ensure effective use
43 of resources.
44 (f) It does not mandate that physicians who receive initial
45 certification from the recognizing agency undergo a maintenance
46 of certification process that involves a periodic testing
47 regimen, proprietary self-assessment, or peer evaluation in
48 order to retain certification, other than the continuing medical
49 education hours required for recertification under paragraph
50 (h).
51 (g) It does not charge more than $500 every 2 years for
52 recertification.
53 (h) It requires only a specified number of continuing
54 medical education hours for recertification.
55 (3) The Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic
56 Medicine may adopt rules to implement this section. These rules
57 may impose additional requirements on applicants for a
58 recognizing agency certificate.
59 Section 2. Section 458.3312, Florida Statutes, is amended
60 to read:
61 458.3312 Specialties.—A physician licensed under this
62 chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a board-certified
63 specialist unless the physician has received formal recognition
64 as a specialist from a specialty board of the American Board of
65 Medical Specialties or other recognizing agency that has
66 received a certificate issued been approved by the department in
67 accordance with s. 456.0291 board. However, a physician may
68 indicate the services offered and may state that his or her
69 practice is limited to one or more types of services when this
70 accurately reflects the scope of practice of the physician. A
71 physician may not hold himself or herself out as a board
72 certified specialist in dermatology unless the recognizing
73 agency, whether authorized in statute or by rule, is triennially
74 reviewed and reauthorized by the Board of Medicine.
75 Section 3. Section 459.0152, Florida Statutes, is amended
76 to read:
77 459.0152 Specialties.—An osteopathic physician licensed
78 under this chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a
79 board-certified specialist unless he or she the osteopathic
80 physician has successfully completed the requirements for
81 certification by the American Osteopathic Association or the
82 Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education and is
83 certified as a specialist by a recognizing certifying agency
84 that has received a certificate issued approved by the
85 department in accordance with s. 456.0291 board. However, an
86 osteopathic physician may indicate the services offered and may
87 state that his or her practice is limited to one or more types
88 of services when this accurately reflects the scope of practice
89 of the osteopathic physician.
90 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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93 And the title is amended as follows:
94 Delete everything before the enacting clause
95 and insert:
96 A bill to be entitled
97 An act relating to medical specialties; creating s.
98 456.0291, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to
99 issue a certificate authorizing recognizing agencies
100 to grant certain licensed physicians formal
101 recognition as specialists in a particular area if the
102 recognizing agency submits a completed application to
103 the department and meets specified requirements;
104 authorizing the Board of Medicine and the Board of
105 Osteopathic Medicine to adopt rules to implement the
106 certificate process; amending ss. 458.3312 and
107 459.0152, F.S.; providing that a physician may not
108 hold himself or herself out as a board-certified
109 specialist unless the physician has received formal
110 recognition as a specialist from a recognizing agency
111 that has received a certificate issued by the
112 department; providing an effective date.