HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                         Bill No. SB 782, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Farkas offered the following:
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13         Amendment to Amendment (600753) (with title amendment) 
14         On page 123, lines 12-23,
15  remove from the amendment:  all of said lines
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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  specialty training is of great
18  importance to the citizens of this state and that specialty
19  training and certification creates a higher level of
20  proficiency for the practitioner and improves the delivery of
21  health care to Floridians. Because much confusion exists among
22  the patient population and practitioners as to the
23  requirements for board certification, the Legislature directs
24  the Department of Health to conduct a study of the area of
25  specialty certification relating to the Board of Medicine, the
26  Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Dentistry. The
27  study should review current statutes and rules to determine if
28  any barriers exist in board recognition of certifying
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    File original & 9 copies    05/02/01                          
    hbd0016                     09:52 am         00782-0052-722817

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 782, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 138, line 22, of the amendment 4 remove: an interim 5 6 and insert in lieu thereof: 7 a 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 05/02/01 hbd0016 09:52 am 00782-0052-722817