Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 454
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/28/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Avila) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment
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    3         Delete lines 24 - 81
    4  and insert:
    5         b. For an applicant who matriculated graduated on or before
    6  December 31, 2020, has received a bachelor’s or master’s degree
    7  from an approved program.
    8         c. For an applicant who graduated before July 1, 1994, has
    9  graduated from an approved program of instruction in primary
   10  health care or surgery.
   11         d. For an applicant who graduated before July 1, 1983, has
   12  received a certification as a physician assistant from the
   13  boards.
   14         e. The board may also grant a license to an applicant who
   15  does not meet the educational requirement specified in this
   16  subparagraph but who has passed the Physician Assistant National
   17  Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission
   18  on Certification of Physician Assistants before 1986.
   19         3. Has obtained a passing score as established by the
   20  National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or
   21  its equivalent or successor organization and has been nationally
   22  certified. If an applicant does not hold a current certificate
   23  issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician
   24  Assistants or its equivalent or successor organization and has
   25  not actively practiced as a physician assistant within the
   26  immediately preceding 4 years, the applicant must retake and
   27  successfully complete the entry-level examination of the
   28  National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or
   29  its equivalent or successor organization to be eligible for
   30  licensure.
   31         4. Has completed the application form and remitted an
   32  application fee not to exceed $300 as set by the boards. An
   33  application for licensure as a physician assistant must include:
   34         a. A diploma from an approved program.
   35         b. Acknowledgment of any prior felony convictions.
   36         c. Acknowledgment of any previous revocation or denial of
   37  licensure or certification in any state.
   38         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
   39  459.022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   40         459.022 Physician assistants.—
   41         (6) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSURE.—
   42         (a) Any person desiring to be licensed as a physician
   43  assistant must apply to the department. The department shall
   44  issue a license to any person certified by the council as having
   45  met all of the following requirements:
   46         1. Is at least 18 years of age.
   47         2. Has completed graduated from an approved program.
   48         a. For an applicant who matriculated graduated after
   49  December 31, 2020, has received a master’s degree in accordance
   50  with the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the
   51  Physician Assistant or, before 2001, its equivalent or
   52  predecessor organization.
   53         b. For an applicant who matriculated graduated on or before
   54  December 31, 2020, has received a bachelor’s or master’s degree
   55  from an approved program.
   56         c. For an applicant who graduated before July 1, 1994, has
   57  graduated from an approved program of instruction in primary
   58  health care or surgery.
   59         d. For an applicant who graduated before July 1, 1983, has
   60  received a certification as a physician assistant from the
   61  boards.
   62         e. The board may also grant a license to an applicant who