Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 5 D cosponsors

HB 975 — Background Screenings and Certifications

Last action — Chapter No. 2024-243; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1600 (Ch. 2024-274), CS/SB 7016 (Ch. 2024-15)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 20, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on June 14, 2024.

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  • 14 sponsors

    5 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

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    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Background Screenings and Certifications; Provides qualifications for person seeking certification as person with lived experience; requires continuum of care lead agencies to submit certain information to DCF for purposes of background screening; expands certain background screening requirements to apply to all health care practitioners; revises licensure, registration, or certification requirements for acupuncturists; optometrists; pharmacists; dentists; midwives; speech-language pathologists & audiologists; nursing home administrators; occupational therapists; respiratory therapists; dietitian/nutritionists; practitioners of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics; electrologists; clinical laboratory personnel; medical physicists; genetic counselors; opticians; physical therapists; psychologists & school psychologists; clinical social workers, marriage & family therapists, & mental health counselors. APPROPRIATION: $250,000

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating background screenings and certifications;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to background screening requirements for health care practitioners;
420.621, F.S.;
defining the term "person with lived experience";
creating s.
420.6241, F.S.;
providing legislative intent;
providing qualifications for a person seeking certification as a person with lived experience;
requiring continuum of care lead agencies to submit certain information to the Department of Children and Families for purposes of background screening;
providing duties of the department;
prescribing screening requirements;
specifying disqualifying offenses for a person applying for certification;
authorizing a person who does not meet background screening requirements to apply to the department for an exemption from disqualification;
requiring the department to accept or reject such application within a specified time;
amending s.
requiring health care practitioners licensed before a specified date to comply with certain background screening requirements upon licensure renewal that takes place after a specified date;
requiring health care practitioners licensed before a specified date to comply with the background screening requirements by a specified date;
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 from renewing health care practitioner licenses in certain circumstances beginning on a specified date;
occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants;
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 assistants;
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clinical laboratory personnel;
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 laboratory personnel;
468.505, 486.025, 486.0715, 486.1065, and 491.003, F.S.;
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Subsection (6) of section 420.621, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (7), and a new subsection (6) is added to that section, to read:
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 420.621 Definitions.—As used in ss.
420.621-420.628, the term:
(6) "Person with lived experience" means any person with current or past experience of homelessness, as defined in 24 C.F.R.
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578.3, including persons who have accessed or sought homeless services while fleeing domestic violence.
Section 2.
Section 420.6241, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
420.6241 Persons with lived experience.— (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—The Legislature finds that the ability to provide adequate homeless services is limited due to a shortage of professionals and paraprofessionals in the field.
Persons with lived experience of homelessness are uniquely qualified to provide effective support services because they share common life experiences with the persons they assist.
A person with lived experience may have a criminal history that prevents him or her from meeting background screening requirements.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—A person may seek certification as a person with lived experience if he or she has received homeless services.
A continuum of care lead agency serving the homeless must include documentation of the homeless services such person received when requesting a background check of the applicant.
(3) DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—The department shall ensure that an applicant's background screening required to achieve Page 4of 65 CODING:
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 certification is conducted as provided in subsection (4).
(4) BACKGROUND SCREENING.— (a) The background screening conducted under this subsection must ensure that the qualified applicant has not, during the preceding 3 years, been arrested for and is not awaiting final disposition of, has not been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or has not been adjudicated delinquent and the record has been sealed or expunged for, any felony.
(b) The background screening conducted under this subsection must ensure that the qualified applicant has not been arrested for and is not awaiting final disposition of, has not been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or has not been adjudicated delinquent and the record has been sealed or expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following state laws or similar laws of another jurisdiction:
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Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such sexual misconduct.
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Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual misconduct.
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Section 409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud, if the offense is a felony of the first or second degree.
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Section 415.111, relating to criminal penalties for abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
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Any offense that constitutes domestic violence, as defined in s.
741.28.
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Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph.
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Section 782.04, relating to murder.
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Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or a disabled adult, aggravated manslaughter of a child, or aggravated manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic.
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Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide.
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Section 782.09, relating to killing of an unborn child by injury to the mother.
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Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable negligence, if the offense is a felony.
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Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
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Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
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Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a child.
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Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking, enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
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Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking, enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse or neglect of a minor.
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Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or weapons within 1,000 feet of a school.
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Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other weapon on school property.
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Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
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Former s.
794.041, relating to prohibited acts of persons in familial or custodial authority.
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Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.
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Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
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Section 796.07, relating to procuring another to commit prostitution, except for those offenses expunged pursuant to s.
943.0583.
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Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious behavior.
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Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent exposure.
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Section 806.01, relating to arson.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 is a felony of the first degree.
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Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense is a felony.
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Section 810.145, relating to video voyeurism, if the offense is a felony.
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Section 812.13, relating to robbery.
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Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden snatching.
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Section 812.133, relating to carjacking.
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Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery.
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Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if the offense is a felony of the first degree.
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Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudulent insurance claims, if the offense is a felony of the first or second degree.
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Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining goods or services from a health care provider and false reports of a communicable disease.
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Section 817.505, relating to patient brokering.
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Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent use of personal identification, if the offense is a felony of the first or second degree.
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Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person or a disabled person.
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Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult, if the offense is a felony.
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Section 826.04, relating to incest.
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Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated child abuse, or neglect of a child.
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Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child.
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Former s.
827.05, relating to negligent treatment of children.
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Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a child.
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Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining medicinal drugs.
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Section 831.31, relating to the sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense is a felony.
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Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with violence.
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Section 843.025, relating to depriving a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of the means of protection or communication.
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Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape.
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Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of juvenile inmates of correctional institutions.
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Chapter 847, relating to obscenity.
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Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
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Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and control, if the offense is a felony of the second degree or greater severity.
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Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and collection of unlawful debts.
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Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money Laundering Act.
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Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual misconduct.
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Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or inhuman treatment on an inmate, resulting in great bodily harm.
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Section 944.40, relating to escape.
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Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or aiding an escaped prisoner.
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Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband into a correctional institution.
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Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in juvenile justice programs.
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(5) EXEMPTION REQUESTS.—An applicant who desires to become a certified person with lived experience but is disqualified under subsection (4) may apply to the department for an exemption from disqualification under s.
435.07, as applicable.
The department shall accept or reject an application for exemption within 90 days after receiving the application from the applicant.
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Each board, or the department if there is no board, must shall screen the results to determine whether if an applicant meets licensure requirements.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 the department if there is no board, must shall screen the results to determine whether if an applicant meets licensure requirements.
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 the department shall request the Department of Law Enforcement to forward the retained fingerprints of the applicant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation unless the fingerprints are enrolled in the national retained print arrest notification program.
For any subsequent renewal of the applicant's license which that requires a national criminal history check, the department shall request the Department of Law Enforcement to forward the retained fingerprints of the applicant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation unless the fingerprints are enrolled in the national retained print arrest notification program.
Section 2.
Section 4.
456.0135, Florida Statutes, upon their next licensure renewal that takes place after January 1, 2025.
456.0135, Florida Statutes, by July 1, 2025.
Beginning January 1, 2025, the Department of Health may not renew the license of a health care practitioner until he or she complies with the background screening requirements of s.
Section 3.
456.0135, Florida Statutes.
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(a) Is 21 years of age or older, has good moral character, and has the ability to communicate in English, which is demonstrated by having passed the national written examination in English or, if such examination was passed in a foreign language, by also having passed a nationally recognized English proficiency examination.;
(b) Has completed 60 college credits from an accredited postsecondary institution as a prerequisite to enrollment in an authorized 3-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and has completed a 3-year course of study in Page 4of 55 CODING:
hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 and has the ability to communicate in English, which is demonstrated by having passed the national written examination in English or, if such examination was passed in a foreign language, by also having passed a nationally recognized English proficiency examination.;
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 acupuncture and oriental medicine, and effective July 31, 2001, a 4-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, which meets standards established by the board by rule, which standards include, but are not limited to, successful completion of academic courses in western anatomy, western physiology, western pathology, western biomedical terminology, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
(b) Has completed 60 college credits from an accredited postsecondary institution as a prerequisite to enrollment in an authorized 3-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and has completed a 3-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and effective July 31, 2001, a 4-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, which meets standards established by the board by rule, which standards include, but are not limited to, successful completion of academic courses in western anatomy, western physiology, western pathology, western biomedical terminology, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
(c) Has successfully completed a board-approved national certification process, is actively licensed in a state that has examination requirements that are substantially equivalent to or Page 13 of65 CODING:
(c) Has successfully completed a board-approved national certification process, is actively licensed in a state that has examination requirements that are substantially equivalent to or more stringent than those of this state, or passes an examination administered by the department, which examination tests the applicant's competency and knowledge of the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine.
At the request of any applicant, oriental nomenclature for the points must shall be used in the examination.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 more stringent than those of this state, or passes an examination administered by the department, which examination tests the applicant's competency and knowledge of the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine.
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 procedures.;
At the request of any applicant, oriental nomenclature for the points must shall be used in the examination.
The examination must shall include a practical examination of the knowledge and skills required to practice modern and traditional acupuncture and oriental medicine, covering diagnostic and treatment techniques and procedures.;
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(a) Has completed the application forms as required by the board, remitted an application fee for certification not to exceed $250, remitted an examination fee for certification not to exceed $250, and remitted an examination fee for licensure not to exceed $325, all as set by the board.
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 (a) Has completed the application forms as required by the board, remitted an application fee for certification not to exceed $250, remitted an examination fee for certification not to exceed $250, and remitted an examination fee for licensure not to exceed $325, all as set by the board.
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Is accredited by a regional or professional accrediting organization that is recognized and approved by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation or the United States Department of Education.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 organization that is recognized and approved by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation or the United States Department of Education.
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Section 5.
465.007 Licensure by examination.— (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a pharmacist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination.
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 465.007 Licensure by examination.— (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a pharmacist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination.
(c)(b) Submitted satisfactory proof that she or he is not less than 18 years of age and:
(c) Submitted satisfactory proof that she or he is not less than 18 years of age and:
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Is a graduate of a 4-year undergraduate pharmacy program of a school or college of pharmacy located outside the United States, has demonstrated proficiency in English by passing both the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE), has passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination that is approved by rule of the board, and has completed a minimum of 500 hours in a supervised work activity program within this state under the supervision of a pharmacist licensed by the department, which program is approved by the board.
Is a graduate of a 4-year undergraduate pharmacy program of a school or college of pharmacy located outside the United States, has demonstrated proficiency in English by passing both the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE), has passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination that is approved by Page 8of 55 CODING:
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 rule of the board, and has completed a minimum of 500 hours in a supervised work activity program within this state under the supervision of a pharmacist licensed by the department, which program is approved by the board.
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(a) Has Met the qualifications for licensure in s.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 (a) Has Met the qualifications for licensure in s.
Has Submitted evidence of the active licensed practice of pharmacy, including practice in community or public health by persons employed by a governmental entity, in another jurisdiction for at least 2 of the immediately preceding 5 years or evidence of successful completion of board-approved postgraduate training or a board-approved clinical competency examination within the year immediately preceding application for licensure;
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 health by persons employed by a governmental entity, in another jurisdiction for at least 2 of the immediately preceding 5 years or evidence of successful completion of board-approved postgraduate training or a board-approved clinical competency examination within the year immediately preceding application for licensure;
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465.013 Registration of pharmacy interns.—The department shall register as pharmacy interns persons certified by the board as being enrolled in an intern program at an accredited school or college of pharmacy or who are graduates of accredited schools or colleges of pharmacy and are not yet licensed in the state.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 board as being enrolled in an intern program at an accredited school or college of pharmacy or who are graduates of accredited schools or colleges of pharmacy and are not yet licensed in the state.
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Section 8.
Subsection (2) of section 465.014, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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Notwithstanding any requirements in this subsection, any registered pharmacy technician registered pursuant to this section before January 1, 2011, who has worked as a pharmacy technician for a minimum of Page 19 of65 CODING:
Notwithstanding any requirements in this subsection, any registered pharmacy technician registered pursuant to this section before January 1, 2011, who has worked as a pharmacy technician for a minimum of 1,500 hours under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or received certification as a pharmacy technician by certification program accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies is exempt from the requirement to complete an initial training program for purposes of registration as required by this subsection.
Section 9.
Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 466.006, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
466.006 Examination of dentists.— Page 11 of55 CODING:
hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 1,500 hours under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or received certification as a pharmacy technician by certification program accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies is exempt from the requirement to complete an initial training program for purposes of registration as required by this subsection.
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 (1) (b)1.
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Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 466.006, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
466.006 Examination of dentists.— (1) (b)1.
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Applicants for licensure must also submit to background screening in accordance with s.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 screening in accordance with s.
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466.0067 Application for health access dental license.—The Legislature finds that there is an important state interest in attracting dentists to practice in underserved health access settings in this state and further, that allowing out-of-state dentists who meet certain criteria to practice in health access settings without the supervision of a dentist licensed in this state is substantially related to achieving this important state interest.
466.0067 Application for health access dental license.—The Legislature finds that there is an important state interest in attracting dentists to practice in underserved health access settings in this state and further, that allowing out-of-state dentists who meet certain criteria to practice in health access settings without the supervision of a dentist licensed in this Page 12 of55 CODING:
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 state is substantially related to achieving this important state interest.
456.0135 and has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any felony or misdemeanor related to the practice of a health care Page 21 of65 CODING:
456.0135 and has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any felony or misdemeanor related to the practice of a health care profession.;
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 profession.;
(6) Submits proof of her or his successful completion of parts I and II of the dental examination by the National Board of Dental Examiners and a state or regional clinical dental licensing examination that the board has determined effectively measures the applicant's ability to practice safely.;
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(10) Has not been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, unless the applicant successfully appealed to have his or her name removed from the data bank.;
(11) Submits proof that he or she has been engaged in the active, clinical practice of dentistry providing direct patient care for 5 years immediately preceding the date of application, or in instances when the applicant has graduated from an accredited dental school within the preceding 5 years, submits proof of continuous clinical practice providing direct patient Page 14 of55 CODING:
hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 (10) Has not been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, unless the applicant successfully appealed to have his or her name removed from the data bank.;
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 care since graduation.;
(11) Submits proof that he or she has been engaged in the active, clinical practice of dentistry providing direct patient care for 5 years immediately preceding the date of application, or in instances when the applicant has graduated from an accredited dental school within the preceding 5 years, submits proof of continuous clinical practice providing direct patient care since graduation.;
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(a) Holds a valid license or certificate in another state or territory of the United States to practice the profession for which the application for licensure is made, if the criteria for issuance of such license were substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the licensure criteria which existed in this state at the time the license was issued;
(a) Holds a valid license or certificate in another state or territory of the United States to practice the profession for which the application for licensure is made, if the criteria for issuance of such license were substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the licensure criteria which existed in this Page 16 of55 CODING:
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 state at the time the license was issued;
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(b) Submitted to background screening in accordance with s.
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(c) Earned a bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by a regional association of colleges and schools recognized by the Department of Education which includes at least 24 semester hours of coursework as approved by the board at an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 (b) Submitted to background screening in accordance with s.
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 audiology assistant to each applicant who the board certifies has met all of the following criteria:
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(c)(b) Earned a bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by a regional association of colleges and schools recognized by the Department of Education which includes at least 24 semester hours of coursework as approved by the board at an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
(2) The department shall issue a certificate as an audiology assistant to each applicant who the board certifies has met all of the following criteria:
(c)(b) Earned a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(c) Earned a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Section 17.
Section 15.
Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 468.1695, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3), (4), and (5), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to that section, and present subsection (2) of that section is amended, to read:
Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 468.1695, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3), (4), and (5), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to that section, and present subsection (2) of that section is amended, to read:
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(3)(2) The department shall examine each applicant who the board certifies has completed the application form, submitted to background screening, and remitted an examination fee set by the board not to exceed $250 and who:
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Has 1 year of management experience allowing for the application of executive duties and skills, including the staffing, budgeting, and directing of resident care, dietary, and bookkeeping departments within a skilled nursing facility, hospital, hospice, assisted living facility with a minimum of 60 licensed beds, or geriatric residential treatment program and, if such experience is not in a skilled nursing facility, has Page 27 of65 CODING:
Has 1 year of management experience allowing for the application of executive duties and skills, including the staffing, budgeting, and directing of resident care, dietary, and bookkeeping departments within a skilled nursing facility, hospital, hospice, assisted living facility with a minimum of 60 licensed beds, or geriatric residential treatment program and, if such experience is not in a skilled nursing facility, has fulfilled the requirements of a 1,000-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the board.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 fulfilled the requirements of a 1,000-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the board.
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The department shall license each applicant who the board certifies meets all of the following criteria:
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(e)(c) Has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience at a recognized educational institution or a training program approved by the educational institution where she or he met the academic requirements.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 fieldwork experience at a recognized educational institution or a training program approved by the educational institution where she or he met the academic requirements.
(2) An applicant who has practiced as a state-licensed or American Occupational Therapy Association-certified occupational therapy assistant for 4 years and who, before January 24, 1988, completed a minimum of 24 weeks of supervised occupational- therapist-level fieldwork experience may take the examination to be licensed as an occupational therapist without meeting the educational requirements for occupational therapists made otherwise applicable under paragraph (1)(d) (1)(b).
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 (2) An applicant who has practiced as a state-licensed or American Occupational Therapy Association-certified occupational therapy assistant for 4 years and who, before January 24, 1988, completed a minimum of 24 weeks of supervised occupational- therapist-level fieldwork experience may take the examination to be licensed as an occupational therapist without meeting the educational requirements for occupational therapists made otherwise applicable under paragraph (1)(d) (1)(b).
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468.355 Licensure requirements.—To be eligible for licensure by the board, an applicant must be an active "certified respiratory therapist" or an active "registered respiratory therapist" as designated by the National Board for Respiratory Care, or its successor, and submit to background screening in accordance with s.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 licensure by the board, an applicant must be an active "certified respiratory therapist" or an active "registered respiratory therapist" as designated by the National Board for Respiratory Care, or its successor, and submit to background screening in accordance with s.
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Section 19.
468.358 Licensure by endorsement.— (4) Applicants for licensure shall not be granted by endorsement under as provided in this section must submit without the submission of a proper application, remit and the payment of the requisite application fee, and submit to background screening in accordance with s.
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 endorsement under as provided in this section must submit without the submission of a proper application, remit and the payment of the requisite application fee, and submit to background screening in accordance with s.
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Section 20.
Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 468.509, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3), (4), and (5), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to that section, and present subsection (2) of that section is amended, to read:
Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 468.509, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3), (4), and (5), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to that section, and present subsection (2) of that section is amended, to read:
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(3)(2) The department shall examine any applicant who the board certifies has completed the application form, submitted to background screening, and remitted the application and examination fees specified in s.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 background screening, and remitted the application and examination fees specified in s.
Possesses a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree with a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food management, or an equivalent major course of study, from a school or program accredited, at the time of the applicant's graduation, by the appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education;
Possesses a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree with a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food management, or an equivalent major course of study, from a school or program accredited, at the time of the applicant's graduation, by the appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department Page 22 of55 CODING:
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 of Education;
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Subsection (2) of section 468.803, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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(a) Has submitted the completed application and completed the fingerprinting requirements and has paid the applicable application fee, not to exceed $500.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 application fee, not to exceed $500.
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Section 23.
478.45 Requirements for licensure.— (1) An applicant applying for licensure as an electrologist shall apply to the department on forms furnished by the department.
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(g)(e) Has successfully completed the academic requirements of an electrolysis training program, not to exceed 120 hours, and the practical application thereof as approved by the board.
Section 24.
Section 483.815, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 (g)(e) Has successfully completed the academic requirements of an electrolysis training program, not to exceed 120 hours, and the practical application thereof as approved by the board.
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 department and shall be accompanied by payment of fees as provided by this part.
Section 26.
Section 483.815, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
483.815 Application for clinical laboratory personnel license.—An application for a clinical laboratory personnel license shall be made under oath on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by payment of fees as provided by this part.
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Section 25.
Paragraphs (b) through (k) of subsection (4) of section 483.901, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c) through (l), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection is amended, to read:
Present paragraphs (b) through (k) of subsection (4) of section 483.901, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c) through (l), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection is amended, to read:
licensure.— (4) LICENSE REQUIRED.—An individual may not engage in the practice of medical physics, including the specialties of diagnostic radiological physics, therapeutic radiological physics, medical nuclear radiological physics, or medical health physics, without a license issued by the department for the Page 34 of65 CODING:
licensure.— (4) LICENSE REQUIRED.—An individual may not engage in the practice of medical physics, including the specialties of diagnostic radiological physics, therapeutic radiological physics, medical nuclear radiological physics, or medical health physics, without a license issued by the department for the appropriate specialty.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 appropriate specialty.
The department may adopt rules to specify continuing education requirements for persons who hold a license in more than one specialty.
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Section 26.
(c)(b) Is of good moral character.
(c) Is of good moral character.
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A master's degree from a genetic counseling training program or its equivalent as determined by the Accreditation Council of Genetic Counseling or its successor or an equivalent entity;
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A genetic counselor by the American Board of Genetic Counseling, Inc., the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, or the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors;
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 Genomics, or the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors;
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Section 27.
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The department shall examine each applicant who the board certifies meets all of the following criteria:
(a) Has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee set by the board, in the amount of $100 or less, and an examination fee set by the board, in the amount of $325 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of portions of the examination from the American Board of Opticianry or a similar national organization, or less, and refundable if the board finds the applicant Page 28 of55 CODING:
hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 applicant who the board certifies meets all of the following criteria:
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 ineligible to take the examination.;
(a) Has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee set by the board, in the amount of $100 or less, and an examination fee set by the board, in the amount of $325 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of portions of the examination from the American Board of Opticianry or a similar national organization, or less, and refundable if the board finds the applicant ineligible to take the examination.;
(c)(b) Is not less than 18 years of age.;
(c) Is not less than 18 years of age.;
Is an individual licensed to practice the profession of opticianry pursuant to a regulatory licensing law of another state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States, who has Page 37 of65 CODING:
Is an individual licensed to practice the profession of opticianry pursuant to a regulatory licensing law of another state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States, who has actively practiced in such other state, territory, or jurisdiction for more than 3 years immediately preceding application, and who meets the examination qualifications as provided in this subsection;
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Is an individual who has actively practiced in another state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States for more than 5 years immediately preceding application and who provides tax or business records, affidavits, or other satisfactory documentation of such practice and who meets the examination Page 29 of55 CODING:
hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 actively practiced in such other state, territory, or jurisdiction for more than 3 years immediately preceding application, and who meets the examination qualifications as provided in this subsection;
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 qualifications as provided in this subsection;
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Is an individual who has actively practiced in another state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States for more than 5 years immediately preceding application and who provides tax or business records, affidavits, or other satisfactory documentation of such practice and who meets the examination qualifications as provided in this subsection;
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Section 28.
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484.045 Licensure by examination.— (2) The department shall license each applicant who the board certifies meets all of the following criteria:
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 (2) The department shall license each applicant who the board certifies meets all of the following criteria:
(c)(b) Is of good moral character.
(c) Is of good moral character.
(e)(d) Is a graduate of an accredited high school or its equivalent.
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486.031 Physical therapist;
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 486.031 Physical therapist;
and (4)(a)(3)(a) Have been graduated from a school of physical therapy which has been approved for the educational preparation of physical therapists by the appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or its successor entity, Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation or the United States Department of Education at the time of her or his graduation and have passed, to the satisfaction of the board, the American Registry Examination prior to 1971 or a national examination approved by the board to determine her or his fitness for practice as a physical therapist as hereinafter provided;
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(b) Have received a diploma from a program in physical therapy in a foreign country and have educational credentials deemed equivalent to those required for the educational preparation of physical therapists in this country, as recognized by the appropriate agency as identified by the board, and have passed to the satisfaction of the board an examination to determine her or his fitness for practice as a physical Page 40 of65 CODING:
hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 therapist as hereinafter provided;
hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 of physical therapists by the appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or its successor entity, Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation or the United States Department of Education at the time of her or his graduation and have passed, to the satisfaction of the board, the American Registry Examination prior to 1971 or a national examination approved by the board to determine her or his fitness for practice as a physical therapist as hereinafter provided;
(b) Have received a diploma from a program in physical therapy in a foreign country and have educational credentials deemed equivalent to those required for the educational preparation of physical therapists in this country, as recognized by the appropriate agency as identified by the board, and have passed to the satisfaction of the board an examination to determine her or his fitness for practice as a physical therapist as hereinafter provided;
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(1) Be at least 18 years old.;
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 (1) Be at least 18 years old.;
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(b) Have been graduated from a school giving a course for physical therapist assistants in a foreign country and have educational credentials deemed equivalent to those required for the educational preparation of physical therapist assistants in this country, as recognized by the appropriate agency as identified by the board, and passed to the satisfaction of the board an examination to determine her or his fitness for practice as a physical therapist assistant as hereinafter provided;
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 physical therapist assistants in a foreign country and have educational credentials deemed equivalent to those required for the educational preparation of physical therapist assistants in this country, as recognized by the appropriate agency as identified by the board, and passed to the satisfaction of the board an examination to determine her or his fitness for practice as a physical therapist assistant as hereinafter provided;
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(c) Be entitled to licensure without examination as provided in s.
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Section 31.
Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (1) of section 490.005, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, and subsection (2) is amended, to read:
Present paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (1) of section 490.005, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, and subsection (2) is amended, to read:
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490.005 Licensure by examination.— (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a psychologist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination.
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(a) Satisfactorily completed the application form and submitted a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $250 and an examination fee sufficient to cover the per applicant cost to the department for development, purchase, and administration of the examination, but not to exceed $250 as set by department rule.
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hb0975-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB975 2024 (a) Satisfactorily completed the application form and submitted a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $250 and an examination fee sufficient to cover the per applicant cost to the department for development, purchase, and administration of the examination, but not to exceed $250 as set by department rule.
(c)(b) Submitted satisfactory proof to the department that the applicant:
(c) Submitted satisfactory proof to the department that the applicant:
Has received a doctorate, specialist, or equivalent degree from a program primarily psychological in nature and has completed 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate study, in areas related to school psychology as defined by rule of the department, from a college or university which at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated was accredited by Page 43 of65 CODING:
Has received a doctorate, specialist, or equivalent degree from a program primarily psychological in nature and has completed 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate study, in areas related to school psychology as defined by rule of the department, from a college or university which at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated was accredited by an accrediting agency recognized and approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or its successor organization or from an institution that is a member in good standing with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 an accrediting agency recognized and approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or its successor organization or from an institution that is a member in good standing with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
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Section 34.
Section 32.
Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of section 490.0051, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c) and (d), respectively, and a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, to read:
Present paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of section 490.0051, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c) and (d), respectively, and a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, to read:
Section 35.
Section 33.
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490.006 Licensure by endorsement.— (1) The department shall license a person as a psychologist or school psychologist who, upon applying to the department, submitting to background screening in accordance with s.
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 psychologist or school psychologist who, upon applying to the department, submitting to background screening in accordance with s.
or (b) Possesses a doctoral degree in psychology and has at least 10 years of experience as a licensed psychologist in any jurisdiction or territory of the United States within the 25 years preceding the date of application.
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(2) The department shall register as a clinical social worker intern, marriage and family therapist intern, or mental health counselor intern each applicant who the board certifies has met all of the following criteria:
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hb0975-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB975 2024 (2) The department shall register as a clinical social worker intern, marriage and family therapist intern, or mental health counselor intern each applicant who the board certifies has met all of the following criteria:
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2024-243; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1600 (Ch. 2024-274), CS/SB 7016 (Ch. 2024-15)

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0

  6. Amendment 667080 Concur

  7. Added to Senate Message List

  8. In Messages

  9. CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  10. Read 3rd time

  11. Amendment(s) adopted (667080)

  12. Read 2nd time

  13. Substituted for SB 558

  14. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  15. Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy

  16. Received

  17. Referred to Fiscal Policy

  18. In Messages

  19. CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

  20. Read 3rd time

  21. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  22. Amendment 583751 adopted

  23. Read 2nd time

  24. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)

  25. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  26. Bill referred to House Calendar

  27. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  28. CS Filed

  29. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  30. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

  31. Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

  32. PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  33. Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  34. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  35. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  36. CS Filed

  37. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  38. Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

  39. Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

  40. Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

  41. Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

  42. Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee

  43. Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee

  44. Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda

  45. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  46. Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee

  47. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  48. Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

  49. Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee

  50. Filed

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Votes

Passage

Passed 109 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 26003
Republican 61005
Unaffiliated 22003
Total 1090011
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Roth — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Casello — Not Voting
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fine — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Rudman — Not Voting
Keen — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Not Voting
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Not Voting
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Not Voting
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Not Voting
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Not Voting
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Not Voting
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Not Voting
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22000
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 11000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 64002
Democrat 28001
Unaffiliated 24001
Total 116004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fine — Yea
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Roth — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Keen — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Casello — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Not Voting
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Not Voting
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Not Voting
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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What does HB 975 do?
Background Screenings and Certifications; Provides qualifications for person seeking certification as person with lived experience; requires continuum of care lead agencies to submit certain information to DCF for purposes of background screening; expands certain background screening requirements to apply to all health care practitioners; revises licensure, registration, or certification requirements for acupuncturists; optometrists; pharmacists; dentists; midwives; speech-language pathologists & audiologists; nursing home administrators; occupational therapists; respiratory therapists; dietitian/nutritionists; practitioners of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics; electrologists; clinical laboratory personnel; medical physicists; genetic counselors; opticians; physical therapists; psychologists & school psychologists; clinical social workers, marriage & family therapists, & mental health counselors. APPROPRIATION: $250,000
Who sponsors HB 975?
HB 975 is sponsored by Health & Human Services Committee, Trabulsy, Dana (Republican), Bell, Campbell, Daryl (Democrat), Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Cassel, Hillary (Republican), Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), Garcia, Joseph, Dotie (Democrat), López, Johanna (Democrat), Salzman, Michelle (Republican), Tant, Allison (Democrat), Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, and Lopez, Vicki L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 975?
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