Legislative Update from Tallahassee Week 4
The following pieces of legislation have been filed in the Florida Capital that have direct, or indirect, impact on healthcare delivery in our state. You can check the current status of any bill by going to: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bills/2024
S 1798 – Home Health Care Services
Summary
Authorizing contract staff to provide specified visits for a home health agency under certain circumstances; authorizing an advanced practice registered nurse to order or write prescriptions for certain Medicaid services, etc.
On Committee agenda– Health Policy, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building (2/1/2024)Description
HB 0771 Autonomous Practice for Certified Psychiatric Nurses by Barnaby
Autonomous Practice for Certified Psychiatric Nurses: Authorizes advanced practice registered nurse who is certified as psychiatric nurse practitioner to engage in autonomous practice under certain circumstances.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024
Current Committee of Reference: House Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
01/17/2024 HOUSE Temporarily Postponed by Healthcare
Regulation Subcommittee
SB 0810 Autonomous Practice by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses by Ingoglia
Autonomous Practice by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Exempting certain certified advanced practice registered nurses from specified medical direction requirements for clinical privileges in hospitals; revising the functions that certain certified registered nurse anesthetists may perform without an established protocol; revising the scope of autonomous practice for certain advanced practice registered nurses; providing for the future expiration of the Council on Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Autonomous Practice, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Current Committee of Reference: Senate Health Policy
Actions
01/04/2024 SENATE Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services;
Rules
SB 0936 Autonomous Practice of Certain Psychiatric Nurses by Rodriguez
Autonomous Practice of Certain Psychiatric Nurses; Authorizing certain advanced practice registered nurses who are psychiatric nurses to engage in autonomous practice in mental health practice, as defined by rule of the Board of Nursing, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Current Committee of Reference: Senate Health Policy
Actions
01/04/2024 SENATE Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
SB 1112 Health Care Practitioner Titles and Designations by Harrell
Health Care Practitioner Titles and Designations; Providing that, for specified purposes, the use of specified titles or designations in connection with one’s name constitutes the practice of medicine or the practice of osteopathic medicine; revising grounds for disciplinary action relating to a practitioner’s use of such titles or designations in identifying himself or herself to patients or in advertisements for health care services; requiring certain health care practitioners to prominently display a copy of their license in a conspicuous area of their practice, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Current Committee of Reference: Senate Rules
Actions
02/01/2024 SENATE Now in Rules
HB 1295 Health Care Practitioner Titles and Abbreviations by Massullo, MD
Health Care Practitioner Titles and Abbreviations: Specifies which titles & abbreviations health care practitioners may use in their advertisements, communications, & personal identification; prohibits health care practitioners from using deceptive or misleading terms or false representations in their advertisements; requires certain health care practitioners to prominently display copy of their license in conspicuous area of their practices; provides for denial of licensure & disciplinary action. Effective Date: July 1, 2024
Current Committee of Reference: House Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Actions
01/30/2024 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Healthcare Regulation
Subcommittee, 02/01/24, 11:30 am, 102 H
