Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 956 — Foreign-licensed Physicians

Last action — Died in Health Policy

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Foreign-licensed Physicians; Providing for provisional licenses by endorsement for certain foreign-licensed physicians; requiring the Department of Health to issue a provisional license by endorsement to any applicant whom the Board of Medicine certifies as having met specified criteria; authorizing the board to require the applicant to take and pass the appropriate licensure examination before certifying him or her for provisional licensure by endorsement; providing that a provisional license by endorsement is valid for 2 years unless revoked or suspended and is subject to specified provisions, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Health Policy

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

  4. Filed

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 956 do?
Foreign-licensed Physicians; Providing for provisional licenses by endorsement for certain foreign-licensed physicians; requiring the Department of Health to issue a provisional license by endorsement to any applicant whom the Board of Medicine certifies as having met specified criteria; authorizing the board to require the applicant to take and pass the appropriate licensure examination before certifying him or her for provisional licensure by endorsement; providing that a provisional license by endorsement is valid for 2 years unless revoked or suspended and is subject to specified provisions, etc.
Who sponsors SB 956?
SB 956 is sponsored by Rodriguez, Ana Maria (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 956?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 956?
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