Bill Text: FL S0188 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners [SPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Health Regulation [S0188 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0188-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 188 
 
By Senator Bennett 
21-00260-10                                            2010188__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to advanced registered nurse 
3         practitioners; amending s. 893.02, F.S.; redefining 
4         the term “practitioner” for purposes of the Florida 
5         Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act to 
6         include advanced registered nurse practitioners; 
7         providing an effective date. 
8 
9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
10 
11         Section 1. Subsection (20) of section 893.02, Florida 
12  Statutes, is amended to read: 
13         893.02 Definitions.—The following words and phrases as used 
14  in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the 
15  context otherwise requires: 
16         (20) “Practitioner” means a physician licensed pursuant to 
17  chapter 458, a dentist licensed pursuant to chapter 466, a 
18  veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 474, an osteopathic 
19  physician licensed pursuant to chapter 459, a naturopath 
20  licensed pursuant to chapter 462, or a podiatric physician 
21  licensed pursuant to chapter 461, or an advanced registered 
22  nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to s. 464.012, if provided 
23  such practitioner holds a valid federal controlled substance 
24  registry number. 
25         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.