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HB 1381: Interstate Mobility

GENERAL BILL by Alvarez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Interstate Mobility; Requires respective boards of occupations, or DBPR if there is no board, to allow licensure by endorsement if applicant meets certain criteria; requires applicants of professions that require fingerprints for criminal history checks to submit such fingerprints before board or DBPR issues license by endorsement; requires that costs associated with fingerprint processing be borne by applicant; if fingerprints are submitted through authorized agency or vendor, requiring such agency or vendor to collect processing fees & remit them to FDLE; requires applicable health care regulatory boards, or DOH if there is no board, to issue license or certificate to applicants who meet specified conditions; requires DOH to verify certain information using National Practitioner Data Bank; specifies circumstances under which person is ineligible for license; authorizes boards or DOH to revoke license upon specified finding; authorizes boards or DOH to require that applicants successfully complete jurisprudential examination; requires DOH to submit annual report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; revises licensure by endorsement requirements for practice of acupuncture, medicine, professional or practical nursing, pharmacy, midwifery, speech-language pathology & audiology, nursing home administration, occupational therapy, radiology, respiratory therapy, dietetics & nutrition, electrology, massage therapy, opticianry, physical therapy, physical therapist assistantship, psychology & school psychology, & clinical social work, marriage & family therapy, & mental health counseling, respectively; authorizes boards & DOH to continue processing applications for licensure by endorsement, as authorized under Florida Statutes (2023), for specified timeframe.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024

Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Commerce Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1600 (Ch. 2024-274)

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Current Bill Version Posted: 01/06/2024 at 03:45 PM

  • Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
    H 1273 (c2) by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    Reciprocity or Endorsement of Licensure
    Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1600 (Ch. 2024-274)
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    H 1549 (c2) by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    Health Care
    Last Action: 2/21/2024 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7016 (Ch. 2024-15), SB 322 (Ch. 2024-13), CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243), SB 2518 (Ch. 2024-227),
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    S 1600 (er) by Collins
    Interstate Mobility
    Last Action: 7/1/2024 Chapter No. 2024-274, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243), CS/SB 7016 (Ch. 2024-15)
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  • Citations - Statutes (22)

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    Citation and Catchline Location in Bill
    455.2135 Page 3 [pdf]
    456.0145 Page 5 [pdf]
    457.105 Licensure qualifications and fees. Page 9 [pdf]
    458.313 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees. Page 11 [pdf]
    464.009 Licensure by endorsement. Page 12 [pdf]
    465.0075 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fee. Page 12 [pdf]
    467.0125 Licensed midwives; qualifications; endorsement; temporary certificates. Page 13 [pdf]
    468.1185 Licensure. Page 14 [pdf]
    468.1705 Licensure by endorsement; temporary license. Page 14 [pdf]
    468.213 Licensure by endorsement. Page 16 [pdf]
    468.3065 Certification by endorsement. Page 16 [pdf]
    468.358 Licensure by endorsement. Page 18 [pdf]
    468.513 Dietitian/nutritionist; licensure by endorsement. Page 19 [pdf]
    478.47 Licensure by endorsement. Page 20 [pdf]
    480.041 Massage therapists; qualifications; licensure; endorsement. Page 20 [pdf]
    484.007 Licensure of opticians; permitting of optical establishments. Page 21 [pdf]
    486.031 Physical therapist; licensing requirements. Page 28 [pdf]
    486.081 Physical therapist; issuance of license without examination to person passing examination of another authorized examining board; fee. Page 23 [pdf]
    486.102 Physical therapist assistant; licensing requirements. Page 29 [pdf]
    486.107 Physical therapist assistant; issuance of license without examination to person licensed in another jurisdiction; fee. Page 24 [pdf]
    490.006 Licensure by endorsement. Page 25 [pdf]
    491.006 Licensure or certification by endorsement. Page 26 [pdf]
  • Bill History

    S = Senate, H = House

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2024 H • Filed
    1/9/2024 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/13/2024 H • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    3/8/2024 H • Died in Commerce Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1600 (Ch. 2024-274)
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