Florida Senate - 2021                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1568
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/22/2021 05:57 PM       .                                
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       Senator Brodeur moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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    3         Between lines 386 and 387
    4  insert:
    5         (6) EXEMPTIONS.—A health care professional who is not
    6  licensed to provide health care services in this state but who
    7  holds an active license to provide health care services in
    8  another state or jurisdiction, and who provides health care
    9  services using telehealth to a patient located in this state, is
   10  not subject to the registration requirement under this section
   11  if the services are provided:
   12         (a) In response to an emergency medical condition as
   13  defined in s. 395.002; or
   14         (b) In consultation with a health care professional
   15  licensed in this state who has ultimate authority over the
   16  diagnosis and care of the patient.
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   18  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   19  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   20         Delete lines 365 - 366
   21  and insert:
   22         Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and subsection
   23  (6) of section 456.47, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   24  
   25  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   26  And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Delete line 56
   28  and insert:
   29         under certain circumstances; revising an exemption
   30         from telehealth registration requirements; amending s.
   31         460.406,