CS/SB 1480: Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy, Burton

Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need; Revising the conditions under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, respectively, are authorized to issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizing certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/28/2026 10:09 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 809 (er) by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need Last Action: 3/6/2026 H Ordered enrolled	Identical

• Analyses (4)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting)   2/3/2026
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting)   2/4/2026
  • Rules (Pre-Meeting)   2/16/2026
  • Rules (Post-Meeting)   2/17/2026

• Committee Votes (2)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  2/4/2026 1:00 PM	S 1480	Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services	7 Yeas - 0 Nays
  2/17/2026 12:00 PM	S 1480	Rules	23 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  458.315	Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need.	Page 1 (pdf)
  459.0076	Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need.	Page 2 (pdf)
  464.0121	Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/8/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
  1/21/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/26/2026	S	• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  1/28/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  1/29/2026	S	• CS by Health Policy read 1st time
  1/30/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/4/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules
  2/12/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/17/2026	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  2/18/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  2/19/2026	S	• Retained on Calendar
  3/3/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  3/6/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 653 • Substituted CS/HB 809 -SJ 653 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 809 -SJ 653