House Bill 7097 (Full Text). The Florida Department of Health has changed the license renewal process. Effective Date: July 1, 2022 A copy of the background screening result, and. Requests through the Agency must be submitted using the Agencys background screening website at: http://www.ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Long_Term_Care/Background_S creening/logon.shtml. The Board, along with AHCA, will also create standards and procedures for CNAs to follow when administering medication in a home health setting. The bill clarifies the method for registration, payment of fees, and completion of the national examination. (d) Exemption from Disqualification means an exemption granted by the Agency following a review of the Application for Exemption, AHCA Form 3010-0019, October 2009, hereby incorporated by reference, and an informal hearing, if appropriate, during which the individual must present clear and convincing evidence to support a reasonable belief that he or she has been rehabilitated and does not present a danger to the health, safety, and welfare of the patient or individual as described in Section 435.07, F.S. It depends on the circumstances. You have 21 days from the date you sign for the certified letter to request an appeal. As a renewal condition, an additional two hours of approved continuing education must be completed. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. Effective Date: July 1, 2021 HOURS OF OPERATION: MONDAY- THURSDAY 9AM-5PM (LAST WALK-IN PERMITTED PRIOR TO 4:15 PM) & ON FRIDAYS9AM-4PM (LAST WALK-IN PERMITTED PRIOR TO 3:15 PM). HB 451 (Full Text). If, upon rescreening, such person has a disqualifying offense that was not a disqualifying offense at the time of the last screening, but is a current disqualifying offense and was committed before the last screening, he or she may apply for an exemption from the appropriate licensing agency and, if agreed to by the employer, may continue to perform his or her duties until the licensing agency renders a decision on the application for exemption if the person is eligible to apply for an exemption and the exemption request is received by the agency within 30 days after receipt of the rescreening results by the person. 1. Summary: Additionally, the law requires the designation of physicians for the registered office's compliance. 59A-35.090 Background Screening. The individual must present such evidence as arrest reports, court dispositions, parole/probation information, letters from employers, and personal references. To correct information on a criminal history report for an offense that occurred in Florida, contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Health Care House Bill 173 (Full Text). You are now required to report your continuing education/continuing medical education (CE/CME) course completions, Click Here to Apply to access the Employment Exemption Application, https://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Central_Services/Background_Screening/exemption.shtml, http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/index.html, Marriage and Family Therapist Intern Intern , Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance. In order to qualify for an exemption, you must have paid any amount for any fee, fine, fund, lien, civil judgment, application, cost of prosecution, trust, or restitution as part of the judgement and sentence for any disqualifying felony or misdemeanor in full. Effective Date: July 1, 2021 The bill clarifies that a consultant pharmacist is not authorized to diagnose any disease or condition, and authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to establish additional education requirements for licensure as a consultant pharmacist. Licensure & Regulation The bill further defines doctoral degree in psychology as a Psy.D., an Ed.D. Medical Faculty Certificates Effective Date: July 1, 2018 AHCA:Central Services: Background Screening Exemption from Disqualification: In accordance with section 435.07, Florida Statutes, persons disqualified from employment may be granted an exemption from disqualification. The Background Screening Unit processes screening results for health care providers in Florida currently licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. This bill modernizes the definitions of physical therapy assessment and the practice of physical therapy to reflect current practice and authorizes the Board of Physical Therapy Practice to adopt rules related to the standards of practice for physical therapists (PT) to perform dry needling. In addition, the new law states that every pharmacy must make health information disseminated by the Agency for Health Care Administration available on its website and notify customers in the store that this information is available online. SB 312 (Full Text). 2. Processing includes making a determination of eligibility and evaluating applications for exemption. Occupational Therapy Requires DOH to report certain investigative information to the coordinated licensure information system (CLIS). Exempts from public records a nurse's personal identification information that DOH obtains from the nurse licensing compact coordinated licensure information system; exempts certain meetings of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators from public meeting requirements and provides an exemption for recordings, minutes, and records generated during the closed portion of such meetings. Jones Health Podcast: Who Can Sign Off On a Death Certificate in Florida? Summary: Mental Health Counselor Intern This form must be kept in the employees personnel file. The second card must be submitted to the Agency within 21 days of the Agencys request or the screening request will be considered withdrawn. Any registration issued after March 31, 2017, will now expire after five years. %%EOF The bill authorizes the Board of Podiatric Medicine to require podiatric physicians to complete an approved two-hour continuing education course on safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances as a part of the 40 hours of continuing professional education required for biennial licensure renewal. Summary: Summary: HB 115 (Full Text). 2009-223; s. 21, ch. The bill authorizes a certified registered pharmacy technician to administer vaccines and immunizations to adults under the supervision of a certified pharmacist. A: No, documents do not need to be certified; however, you will need to submit: A: As long as the documents are legible, you may: A: You must make an attempt to obtain this documentation from the Clerk of Courts office, probation office or arresting agency. The bill revises section 459.0055(1)(l), Florida Statutes, to update the organizations which accredit residency programs for Osteopathic Physicians, allowing applicants who completed programs accredited by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to be licensed. The bill eliminates all Department licensure fees for military spouses. Military and Veterans Affairs 4052 Bald Cypress Way Summary: 2010-114. HB 1121 permits hospitals licensed under Ch. 454 0 obj <>stream Summary: Effective Date: July 1, 2019 House Bill 545 (Full Text). Authorizes licensing boards to recognize certain military-issued credentials earned by active duty military members and their spouses for purposes of issuing a license in a health care profession, and designates March 25th of each year as Medal of Honor Day., Controlled Substances Can you help me? The registration application for autonomous APRNs will be available after it has been adopted by rule, which is anticipated to take approximately 90 days. Tallahassee, FL 32399, Military Occupational Licensure (2)Every 5 years following his or her licensure, employment, or entry into a contract in a capacity that under subsection (1) would require level 2 background screening under chapter 435, each such person must submit to level 2 background rescreening as a condition of retaining such license or continuing in such employment or contractual status. 2. Jim Quinlan, DNP, ARNP from Williston The bill clarifies the minimum licensure requirements for chiropractic medicine. 408.809 Background screening; prohibited offenses. (1) Level 2 background screening pursuant to chapter 435 must be conducted through the agency on each of the following persons, who are considered employees for the purposes of conducting screening under chapter 435: (a) The licensee, if an individual. Sections 19, 20, 21: Psychology . Summary: Please see below for highlights of the new legislation: The bill authorizes a consultant pharmacist to provide services to patients in an ambulatory surgical center, hospital, alcohol or chemical dependency treatment center, inpatient hospice, or ambulatory care center, in addition to those authorized in current law (nursing home and home health agency patients). Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Effective Date: July 1, 2016 Current registered interns will receive updated licenses with the new expiration date printed, beginning July 1, 2016. Providing qualifying medical conditions for a patient to be eligible to receive marijuana or a marijuana delivery device. Practice of Pharmacy Bin C-04 hb```)B ea8p0 Health Care Services (all health care practitioners) Summary: hbbd```b``"kddMn`,`o0LW@Dz@kn&F 5@iBg` 9 The bill authorizes paramedics to perform basic life support services and advanced life support services to patients receiving acute and post-acute hospital care at home under the supervision of a physician or standing orders as described in sections 401.265, 458.348, or 459.025, Florida Statutes. Nonopioid Alternatives No longer need two letters of recommendation, No longer required to submit a sworn, notarized statement regarding criminal history, Deletes obsolete provisions related to administering a licensure examination for certain foreign-trained PA applicants. HB 7059 (Full Text). Appointed members include: Summary: Notifications by mail will no longer be available. Practice of Physician Assistants Summary: Licensed Mental Health Counselor If you are unsure if you require an exemption, please contact AHCA at 850-412-4503 to verify that you have been disqualified from employment. House Bill 375 (Full Text). Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Existing ARNPs who hold this certification can add it to their license by writing the Board, along with a copy of the certification, at MQA.Nursing@FlHealth.gov. Keep Our Graduates Working Act Summary: However, the terms may also refer to certain disqualifying offenses if certain statutes are referenced. The bill also amends sections 456.001 and 20.43, Florida Statutes, to include genetic counselors in the definition of a health care practitioner. The appropriate Board within the Department of Health will make notification when a decision related to the request is made. Due to recent changes in accreditation nomenclature at the U.S. Department of Education, all accreditation references in this section were changed from regionally to institutionally accredited college or university. Descriptions of such offenses are listed in Florida Statute (F.S. Proof of compliance with level 2 screening standards submitted within the previous 5 years to meet any provider or professional licensure requirements of the agency, the Department of Health, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Children and Family Services, or the Department of Financial Services for an applicant for a certificate of authority or provisional certificate of authority to operate a continuing care retirement community under chapter 651 satisfies the requirements of this section if the person subject to screening has not been unemployed for more than 90 days and such proof is accompanied, under penalty of perjury, by an affidavit of compliance with the provisions of chapter 435 and this section using forms provided by the agency. Effective Date: June 23, 2017 Section 8: Designated Health Care Professionals Information Required for Licensure Creates section 456.0495, Florida Statutes, which requires physicians, osteopathic physicians, nurse midwives, and licensed midwives who attended an attempted or completed non-hospital birth to report certain adverse incidents to the Department of Health (DOH). Sections 22-26 go into effect on 7/1/20 APRNs would be licensed instead of certified. A Livescan Level II background screening must be completed prior to receiving an exemption. 369 0 obj <>stream The Department has not screened each individual or organization that appears on this site or that is electronically linked to this site. A: The Department has 30 days to make a decision once all required or relevant documentation has been received deeming the application complete. For each controlling interest who has been convicted of any such offense, the licensee shall submit to the agency a description and explanation of the conviction at the time of license application. Department of Health Effective Date: July 1, 2018 Medical Assistant Certification A health care provider may not hire a new employee or contract with a person until a final screening determination of Eligible has been made or the individual is Not Eligible but has been granted an Exemption from Disqualification from the Agency or the Department of Health (if seeking employment in a position that requires professional licensure or certification through the Department). If you do not have a license you must apply for an exemption with the Agency for Health Care Administration. HB 351 (Full Text). An individual seeking an exemption must demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that an exemption from disqualification should be granted. Descriptions of such offenses are listed inFlorida Statute (F.S. Effective Date: July 1, 2021 Summary: The bill adds the accrediting body, Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council, or other equivalent accrediting body to the list of accepted programs. You may also search disciplinary actions, view practitioner profiles, request public records, download data, file a complaint or report unlicensed activity. Mental Health Professional Licensure (491) The bill makes numerous updates and changes to programs and health care professions regulated under the boards and Department of Health (DOH): Direct Care Workers and Autonomous APRNs Summary: Senate Bill 1934 (Full Text). Summary: Allow the holder of a medical faculty certificate to practice at a specialty-licensed childrens hospital in accordance with Chapter 395, F.S.. This bill amends various practice acts related to health professions and occupations. Physical Therapy Practice This postis not intended as legal advice, it is purely educational and informational, and no attorney-client relationship shall result after reading it. This definition will also move through the rulemaking adoption process prior to becoming effective. Summary: Summary: Extend the required annual review of certificate recipients to out-of-state medical schools and allows provision of medical care or treatment to physicians providing both in-state and out-of-state education. Prohibiting a massage establishment owner or designated establishment manager whose license is revoked from reapplying for a license or, for an owner, transferring the license. Amends section 456.054, Florida Statutes, which provides that a designated facility owned or operated by a public health trust and located within the boundaries of a municipality is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the county creating the public health trust. The Department of Health is required to issue a certificate of nonviable birth within a specified timeframe upon the request of a parent, who is to be advised that the certificate is a public record with certain information exempt from disclosure. (certain sections become effective January 1, 2017) Sections 10 and 11: Nursing Licensure by Examination The Controlled Substances Formulary Committee must consist of three ARNPs recommended by the Board of Nursing; three physicians recommended by the Board of Medicine who are licensed under chapter 458 or 459, Florida Statutes, and have experience with ARNPs; and a pharmacist licensed under chapter 465, Florida Statutes, who holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and is recommended by the Board of Pharmacy. Summary: The bill expands the behavioral health workforce and recognizes the critical need for psychiatric care throughout the state. New applicants for ARNP certification will submit documentation as part of the initial licensure process. Senate Bill 964 (Full Text). Prescription Drug Monitoring Program It limits opioid prescriptions for the treatment of acute pain to a specified period under certain circumstances and requires health care practitioners to check the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) database prior to prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance. Click here. The bill also requires that the monthly report include the number of drug regimens dispensed or prescribed for a medical abortion. The Board is directed to adopt rules implementing the new law in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Effective Date: July 1, 2021 This bill amends section 893.03(5), Florida Statutes, removing Epidiolex as a Schedule V controlled substance, mirroring the federal Controlled Substance Act, and makes conforming changes to the definition of cannabis in section 893.02(3), Florida Statutes. Summary: Florida's law requires you to offer 'clear and convincing evidence to prove your . Click edit button to change this text. Effective Date: Upon becoming law HB 7107 (Full Text). Summary: Additional continuing education (CE) requirements are put in place for autonomous practice. (h) Level 2 Screening means an assessment of the criminal history record obtained through a fingerprint search through the FDLE and FBI to determine whether screened individuals have any disqualifying offenses pursuant to Section 435.04 or 408.809(5), F.S. Summary: Summary: ), Chapter 435 andFlorida Statute (F.S. physical therapy patients) that would place employee in a role that requires background screening while her application for exemption from disqualification by the agency is being processed and under review. (a) Persons required to undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with a licensure application, must submit the completed and signed fingerprint card and screening fee with an application for licensure to the appropriate Agency licensing unit. L, FH&xR@Jy$ ` #R Please note: The Florida Department of Health can only issue exemptions to individuals licensed with our agency. Creates section 456.47, Florida Statutes, establishing standards of practice for telehealth providers, registration of out-of-state providers, venue requirements and exemptions. The Board of Nursing voted to initiate rulemaking on various aspects of HB 607 during its meetings on June 5, 2020. DCF agents or representatives can now obtain records without written permission from the patient, but only when the information will be used to investigate cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation that impact children and/or vulnerable adults. AHCA Background Screening Background Screening Procedures as part of Health Care Licensing by AHCA The Background Screening rules of Agency for Health care Administration are set according to Florida Administrative Code, Section 59-A35.090. 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