Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 730
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/17/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Benacquisto) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 50 - 53
    4  and insert:
    5  clearance to return from a physician who is licensed under
    6  chapter 458 or chapter 459. Before issuing a written clearance
    7  to return to practice or competition, a physician may:
    8         a. Delegate the performance of medical care to a health
    9  care provider who is licensed or certified under s. 464.012, s.
   10  458.347, s. 459.022, or s. 468.701, with whom the physician
   11  maintains a formal supervisory relationship or established
   12  written protocol that identifies the medical care or evaluations
   13  to be performed, identifies conditions for performing medical
   14  care or evaluations, and attests to proficiency in the
   15  evaluation and management of concussions; and
   16         b. May consult with or use testing and the evaluation of
   17  cognitive functions performed by a neuropsychologist licensed
   18  under chapter 490.
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   20  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   21         And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete line 13
   23  and insert:
   24         activities; authorizing a physician to delegate the
   25         performance of medical care to certain licensed or
   26         certified health care providers and consult with or
   27         use testing and the evaluation of cognitive functions
   28         performed by a licensed neuropsychologist; amending s.
   29         1006.20, F.S.; requiring the