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HB 1381: Interstate Mobility

GENERAL BILL by Alvarez, D. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Interstate Mobility; Requires respective boards of occupations, or DBPR if there is no board, to allow licensure by endorsement if applicant meets certain criteria; requires applicants of professions that require fingerprints for criminal history checks to submit such fingerprints before board or DBPR issues license by endorsement; requires that costs associated with fingerprint processing be borne by applicant; if fingerprints are submitted through authorized agency or vendor, requiring such agency or vendor to collect processing fees & remit them to FDLE; requires applicable health care regulatory boards, or DOH if there is no board, to issue license or certificate to applicants who meet specified conditions; requires DOH to verify certain information using National Practitioner Data Bank; specifies circumstances under which person is ineligible for license; authorizes boards or DOH to revoke license upon specified finding; authorizes boards or DOH to require that applicants successfully complete jurisprudential examination; requires DOH to submit annual report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; revises licensure by endorsement requirements for practice of acupuncture, medicine, professional or practical nursing, pharmacy, midwifery, speech-language pathology & audiology, nursing home administration, occupational therapy, radiology, respiratory therapy, dietetics & nutrition, electrology, massage therapy, opticianry, physical therapy, physical therapist assistantship, psychology & school psychology, & clinical social work, marriage & family therapy, & mental health counseling, respectively; authorizes boards & DOH to continue processing applications for licensure by endorsement, as authorized under Florida Statutes (2023), for specified timeframe.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Commerce Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1600 (Ch. 2024-274)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2024 House • Filed
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/13/2024 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    3/8/2024 House • Died in Commerce Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1600 (Ch. 2024-274)

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  • HB 1381, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2024 at 3:45 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1273 (c2) Reciprocity or Endorsement of Licensure Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1600 (Ch. 2024-274)
    H 1549 (c2) Health Care Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/21/2024 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7016 (Ch. 2024-15), SB 322 (Ch. 2024-13), CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243), SB 2518 (Ch. 2024-227),
    S 1600 (er) Interstate Mobility Collins Compare Last Action: 7/1/2024 Chapter No. 2024-274, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243), CS/SB 7016 (Ch. 2024-15)

    Citations - Statutes (22)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    455.2135 Page 3 (pdf)
    456.0145 Page 5 (pdf)
    457.105 Licensure qualifications and fees. Page 9 (pdf)
    458.313 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees. Page 11 (pdf)
    464.009 Licensure by endorsement. Page 12 (pdf)
    465.0075 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fee. Page 12 (pdf)
    467.0125 Licensed midwives; qualifications; endorsement; temporary certificates. Page 13 (pdf)
    468.1185 Licensure. Page 14 (pdf)
    468.1705 Licensure by endorsement; temporary license. Page 14 (pdf)
    468.213 Licensure by endorsement. Page 16 (pdf)
    468.3065 Certification by endorsement. Page 16 (pdf)
    468.358 Licensure by endorsement. Page 18 (pdf)
    468.513 Dietitian/nutritionist; licensure by endorsement. Page 19 (pdf)
    478.47 Licensure by endorsement. Page 20 (pdf)
    480.041 Massage therapists; qualifications; licensure; endorsement. Page 20 (pdf)
    484.007 Licensure of opticians; permitting of optical establishments. Page 21 (pdf)
    486.031 Physical therapist; licensing requirements. Page 28 (pdf)
    486.081 Physical therapist; issuance of license without examination to person passing examination of another authorized examining board; fee. Page 23 (pdf)
    486.102 Physical therapist assistant; licensing requirements. Page 29 (pdf)
    486.107 Physical therapist assistant; issuance of license without examination to person licensed in another jurisdiction; fee. Page 24 (pdf)
    490.006 Licensure by endorsement. Page 25 (pdf)
    491.006 Licensure or certification by endorsement. Page 26 (pdf)

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