Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1428
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/01/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Regulated Industries (Norman) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (521832) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 51 and 52
    5  insert:
    6         Section 3. Section 455.2185, Florida Statutes, is amended
    7  to read:
    8         455.2185 Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign
    9  professionals; limited practice permitted.—
   10         (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory
   11  or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other
   12  nation or foreign jurisdiction is exempt from the requirements
   13  of licensure under this chapter and the applicable professional
   14  practice act under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over
   15  the profession if that profession is regulated in this state
   16  under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the
   17  profession and if that person:
   18         (a) Holds, if so required in the jurisdiction in which that
   19  person practices, an active license to practice that profession.
   20         (b) Engages in the active practice of that profession
   21  outside the state.
   22         (c) Is employed or designated in that professional capacity
   23  by a sports entity visiting the state for a specific sporting
   24  event.
   25         (2) A professional’s practice under this section is limited
   26  to the members, coaches, and staff of the team for which that
   27  professional is employed or designated and to any animals used
   28  if the sporting event for which that professional is employed or
   29  designated involves animals. A professional practicing under
   30  authority of this section shall not have practice privileges in
   31  any licensed veterinary facility without the approval of that
   32  facility.
   33         Section 4. Section 456.023, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   34  read:
   35         456.023 Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign
   36  professionals; limited practice permitted.—
   37         (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory
   38  or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other
   39  nation or foreign jurisdiction is exempt from the requirements
   40  of licensure under this chapter and the applicable professional
   41  practice act under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over
   42  the profession if that profession is regulated in this state
   43  under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the
   44  profession and if that person:
   45         (a) Holds, if so required in the jurisdiction in which that
   46  person practices, an active license to practice that profession.
   47         (b) Engages in the active practice of that profession
   48  outside the state.
   49         (c) Is employed or designated in that professional capacity
   50  by a sports entity visiting the state for a specific sporting
   51  event.
   52         (2) A professional’s practice under this section is limited
   53  to the members, coaches, and staff of the team for which that
   54  professional is employed or designated and to any animals used
   55  if the sporting event for which that professional is employed or
   56  designated involves animals. A professional practicing under
   57  authority of this section shall not have practice privileges in
   58  any licensed health care facility or veterinary facility without
   59  the approval of that facility.
   60  
   61  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   62         And the title is amended as follows:
   63         Between lines 65 and 66
   64  insert:
   65         amending ss. 455.2185 and 456.023, F.S.; deleting
   66         provisions that limit the practice privileges of out
   67         of-state or foreign health care professionals or
   68         veterinarians who are in this state for a specific
   69         sporting event;