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CS/CS/SB 172: Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Health Policy ; Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Passidomo

Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations; Providing circumstances under which the Department of Health may issue a notice to cease and desist and pursue other remedies upon finding probable cause; prohibiting the use of specified titles and designations by health care practitioners not licensed as physicians or osteopathic physicians, as applicable, with an exception; providing that the use of such titles and designations constitutes the unlicensed practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, as applicable; authorizing the department to pursue specified remedies for such violations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/24/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
    3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
    4/3/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 376
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 376
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 376
    • Immediately certified -SJ 392
    4/9/2025 House • In Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 172, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2025 at 1:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1341 (c2) Health Care Practitioner Identification Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 2:16 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.003 Legislative intent; requirements. Page 2 (pdf)
    456.065 Unlicensed practice of a health care profession; intent; cease and desist notice; penalties; enforcement; citations; fees; allocation and disposition of moneys collected. Page 3 (pdf)
    456.65 Page 4 (pdf)
    458.3312 Specialties. Page 7 (pdf)
    459.0152 Specialties. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 172, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/26/2025 at 3:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1341 Health Care Practitioner Identification Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    708196 - Amendment
    Between lines 159 and 160 insert:     		Rules
    (Burton)     		3/31/2025
    7:59 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 9:00 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.003 Legislative intent; requirements. Page 2 (pdf)
    456.065 Unlicensed practice of a health care profession; intent; cease and desist notice; penalties; enforcement; citations; fees; allocation and disposition of moneys collected. Page 3 (pdf)
    456.65 Page 4 (pdf)
    458.3312 Specialties. Page 6 (pdf)
    459.0152 Specialties. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 172, Original Filed Version Posted 2/24/2025 at 4:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1341 Health Care Practitioner Identification Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    310092 - Amendment
    Delete lines 55 - 221 and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Burton)     		3/24/2025
    1:21 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 1:30 PM Health Policy 7 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.003 Legislative intent; requirements. Page 2 (pdf)
    456.65 Page 2 (pdf)
    458.3312 Specialties. Page 5 (pdf)
    459.0152 Specialties. Page 6 (pdf)

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