Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 744
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The Committee on Health Policy (Hooper) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Substitute for Amendment (970100) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Delete everything after the enacting clause
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (4) of
7 section 458.347, Florida Statutes, to read:
8 458.347 Physician assistants.—
9 (4) PERFORMANCE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.—
10 (i) A supervising physician may authorize a licensed
11 physician assistant to perform services under the direction of a
12 podiatric physician licensed under chapter 461 who is a partner,
13 a shareholder, or an employee of the same group practice, as
14 defined in s. 456.053(3), as the supervising physician and the
15 physician assistant. The supervising physician is liable for the
16 performance and the acts and omissions of such physician
17 assistant.
18 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 458.3485, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 458.3485 Medical assistant.—
21 (1) DEFINITIONS DEFINITION.—As used in this section:,
22 (a) “Medical assistant” means a professional multiskilled
23 person dedicated to assisting in all aspects of medical practice
24 under the direct supervision and responsibility of a physician.
25 This practitioner assists with patient care management, executes
26 administrative and clinical procedures, and often performs
27 managerial and supervisory functions. Competence in the field
28 also requires that a medical assistant adhere to ethical and
29 legal standards of professional practice, recognize and respond
30 to emergencies, and demonstrate professional characteristics.
31 (b) “Physician” means a person who is licensed as a
32 physician under this chapter or as a podiatric physician under
33 chapter 461.
34 Section 3. Paragraph (h) is added to subsection (4) of
35 section 459.022, Florida Statutes, to read:
36 459.022 Physician assistants.—
37 (4) PERFORMANCE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.—
38 (h) A supervising physician may authorize a licensed
39 physician assistant to perform services under the direction of a
40 podiatric physician licensed under chapter 461 who is a partner,
41 a shareholder, or an employee of the same group practice, as
42 defined in s. 456.053(3), as the supervising physician and the
43 physician assistant. The supervising physician is liable for the
44 performance and the acts and omissions of such physician
45 assistant.
46 Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 461.007, Florida
47 Statutes, is amended to read:
48 461.007 Renewal of license.—
49 (3) The board may by rule prescribe continuing education,
50 not to exceed 40 hours biennially, as a condition for renewal of
51 a license, including at least 2 hours of continuing education
52 related to the safe and effective prescribing of controlled
53 substances. The criteria for such programs or courses shall be
54 approved by the board.
55 Section 5. Section 461.0145, Florida Statutes, is created
56 to read:
57 461.0145 Physician assistants.—A licensed physician
58 assistant may perform services under the direction of a licensed
59 podiatric physician in accordance with ss. 458.347(4) and
60 459.022(4).
61 Section 6. Section 461.0155, Florida Statutes, is created
62 to read:
63 461.0155 Medical assistants.—A podiatric physician who is
64 supervising a medical assistant is governed by s. 458.3485.
65 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
66 624.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
67 624.27 Direct health care agreements; exemption from code.—
68 (1) As used in this section, the term:
69 (b) “Health care provider” means a health care provider
70 licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter
71 461, chapter 464, or chapter 466, or a health care group
72 practice, who provides health care services to patients.
73 Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
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76 And the title is amended as follows:
77 Delete everything before the enacting clause
78 and insert:
79 A bill to be entitled
80 An act relating to podiatric medicine; amending ss.
81 458.347 and 459.022, F.S.; providing that a
82 supervising physician may authorize a licensed
83 physician assistant to perform services under the
84 direction of a licensed podiatric physician under
85 certain circumstances; specifying that the supervising
86 physician is liable for the performance and the acts
87 and omissions of such physician assistant; amending s.
88 458.3485, F.S.; defining the term “physician” to
89 include podiatric physicians; amending s. 461.007,
90 F.S.; authorizing the Board of Podiatric Medicine to
91 require a specified number of continuing education
92 hours related to the safe and effective prescribing of
93 controlled substances as a condition for licensure
94 renewal; creating s. 461.0145, F.S.; authorizing a
95 licensed physician assistant to perform services under
96 the direction of a licensed podiatric physician under
97 certain circumstances; creating s. 461.0155, F.S.;
98 providing for governance of podiatric physicians who
99 are supervising medical assistants; amending s.
100 624.27, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
101 “health care provider” to include podiatric
102 physicians; providing an effective date.