The Florida Senate

455.704  Impaired Practitioners Committee; duties.--

(1)  There is created the Impaired Practitioners Committee to be composed of one representative appointed by each board under the jurisdiction of the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, of one addictionologist, and one lay member having an appropriate background in the area of impairment, each to be appointed by the agency head of the agency having jurisdiction over the professions, and of one representative of the department appointed by the secretary of the department. Section 455.534 applies to the activities of the committee.

(2)  The committee shall:

(a)  Establish policies and guidelines to be used in approving treatment providers for preventive and rehabilitative programs directed to impaired practitioners;

(b)  Act as liaison between approved treatment providers and the department;

(c)  Advise the department on the continuation and expansion of treatment programs for impaired practitioners; and

(d)  Disseminate information concerning the impairment program.

History.--s. 24, ch. 86-290; s. 12, ch. 88-392; s. 1, ch. 89-70; s. 4, ch. 90-25; s. 2, ch. 90-263; s. 65, ch. 92-33; s. 37, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 316, ch. 94-119; ss. 94, 95, ch. 94-218; s. 93, ch. 97-261.

Note.--Former s. 455.26.