| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to nursing licensing fees; amending s. |
| 3 | 464.0195, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to |
| 4 | establish a special fee to be used for the Florida Center |
| 5 | for Nursing; requiring the special fee to be collected at |
| 6 | the issuance and renewal of the nursing licenses for |
| 7 | registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, clinical |
| 8 | nurse specialists, and advanced registered nurse |
| 9 | practitioners; providing for transfer of the fees from the |
| 10 | Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund to the department's |
| 11 | Grants and Donations Trust Fund; providing for use of the |
| 12 | fees; providing an effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 464.0195, Florida |
| 17 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 18 | 464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals.-- |
| 19 | (3) The department shall establish a special fee of $3.50 |
| 20 | per licensee to fund the continuing operation of the Florida |
| 21 | Center for Nursing. The special fee shall be assessed upon the |
| 22 | initial licensure and renewal of each license under this part. |
| 23 | The Board of Nursing shall include on its initial and renewal |
| 24 | application forms a question asking each the nurse to |
| 25 | voluntarily contribute to funding the Florida Center for Nursing |
| 26 | in addition to paying the fees imposed at the time of licensure |
| 27 | and licensure renewal. Revenues collected from the special fee |
| 28 | and the voluntary contributions from nurses over and above the |
| 29 | required fees shall be transferred from the Medical Quality |
| 30 | Assurance Trust Fund to the Grants and Donations Trust Fund |
| 31 | within the Department of Health and shall be used solely to |
| 32 | support and maintain the goals and functions of the center. |
| 33 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |