HB 0545 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Health Care recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to medical practice; creating s. 458.3137,
12	F.S.; authorizing issuance of temporary certificates for
13	visiting physicians to obtain medical privileges for
14	instructional purposes in conjunction with certain plastic
15	surgery training programs and plastic surgery educational
16	symposiums; providing for issuance of such certificates
17	without examination to applicants who meet specified
18	requirements; specifying the validity period of such
19	certificates; limiting the number of certificates that may
20	be issued per calendar year; providing financial
21	responsibility requirements; prohibiting issuance of a
22	certificate to a physician under investigation for a
23	practice violation in another jurisdiction; providing an
24	effective date.
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26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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28	Section 1. Section 458.3137, Florida Statutes, is created
29	to read:
30	458.3137 Temporary certificate for visiting physicians to
31	obtain medical privileges for instructional purposes in
32	conjunction with certain plastic surgery training programs and
33	plastic surgery educational symposiums.--
34	(1) Any physician who has been invited by both:
35	(a) A plastic surgery training program that is affiliated
36	with a Florida medical school that is accredited by the
37	Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; and
38	(b) An educational symposium cosponsored by the American
39	Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Plastic Surgery Educational
40	Foundation, or the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
41	Surgery,
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43	may be issued a temporary certificate for limited privileges
44	solely for purposes of providing educational training in plastic
45	surgery in accordance with the restrictions set forth in this
46	section.
47	(2) A temporary certificate to practice medicine for
48	educational purposes to help teach plastic surgery residents of
49	a Florida medical school in conjunction with a nationally
50	sponsored educational symposium may be issued without
51	examination, upon verification by the board that the individual
52	meets all of the following requirements:
53	(a) Is a graduate of an accredited medical school or its
54	equivalent or is a graduate of a foreign medical school listed
55	with the World Health Organization.
56	(b) Holds a valid and unencumbered license to practice
57	medicine in another state or country.
58	(c) Is a recognized expert in a specific area of plastic
59	surgery as demonstrated by peer-review publications, invited
60	lectureships, and academic affiliations.
61	(d) Has completed an application form adopted by the board
62	and remitted a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $300.
63	(e) Has not committed an act in this or any other
64	jurisdiction that would constitute a basis for disciplining a
65	physician under s. 456.072 or s. 458.331.
66	(f) Meets the financial responsibility requirements of s.
67	458.320.
68	(g) Is applying only in connection with both a Florida
69	medical school accredited by the Accreditation Council for
70	Graduate Medical Education and an educational symposium
71	sponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the
72	Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, or the American Society
73	for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
74	(3) A temporary certificate issued under this section is
75	valid for no more than 3 days per year.
76	(4) The department shall not issue more than six temporary
77	certificates under this section per calendar year.
78	(5) In order for a physician who is a graduate of a
79	foreign medical school and holds a valid and unencumbered
80	license to practice medicine in another country but does not
81	hold a license to practice medicine in this or another state to
82	obtain a temporary certificate under this section, the
83	organization sponsoring the educational symposium must either
84	obtain a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do
85	business in this state to pay for medical malpractice judgments
86	or establish a certificate of deposit or a guaranteed letter of
87	credit with a licensed and insured bank or savings institution
88	located in the state. The amount of the bond, certificate of
89	deposit, or guaranteed letter of credit shall be an amount not
90	less than $250,000.
91	(6) The board shall not issue a temporary certificate for
92	practice to any physician who is under investigation in another
93	jurisdiction for an act that would constitute a violation of
94	this chapter or chapter 456 until such time as the investigation
95	is complete and the physician is found innocent of all charges.
96	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.