Bill Amendment: FL S0966 | 2013 | Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill 966 (Prior Session Legislation)

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

Bill Title: Health Care

Status: 2013-05-03 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1071 (Ch. 2013-93), CS/CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2013-153), SB 1520 (Ch. 2013-48) [S0966 Detail]

Download: Florida-2013-S0966-Senate_Floor_Amendment_699914_to_Amendment_864338.html

       Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 966
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/30/2013 05:21 PM       .                                
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       Senator Garcia moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (864338) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 5 - 22
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 87. Section 456.60, Florida Statutes, is created to
    7  read:
    8         456.60 Standards for telemedicine; rulemaking authority;
    9  requirements.—On or before March 31, 2014, the Board of Medicine
   10  shall adopt rules for physicians licensed under chapter 458
   11  which allows the provision of health care services to patients
   12  within the state via telemedicine by Florida-licensed health
   13  care practitioners.
   14         (1) The rules for telemedicine services must include, but
   15  need not be limited to, the use of interactive audio, video,
   16  secure chat, secure email, electronic media, or telephone for
   17  the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation,
   18  treatment, transfer of medical data, or exchange of medical
   19  education information by a health care provider to deliver
   20  health care services at a site other than the site of the
   21  patient’s location.
   22         (2) The rules for telemedicine services must provide
   23  requirements for the following:
   24         (a) Licensure for the provision of telemedicine services;
   25         (b) Standard of care requirements for health care
   26  practitioners practicing telemedicine which are the same
   27  standard of care requirements applicable to practitioners
   28  practicing in other care settings; and
   29         (c) Conducting patient evaluations and prescribing legend
   30  drugs, other than controlled substances, via telemedicine.
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   33         And the title is amended as follows:
   34         Delete lines 28 - 31
   35  and insert:
   36         development; creating s. 456.60, F.S.; requiring the
   37         Board of Medicine to adopt rules for physicians which
   38         allow for the provision of health care services by
   39         telemedicine; providing criteria and requirements;
   40         providing an effective date