Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1594
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/30/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (200842) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 271 and 272
    5  insert:
    6         (8) The department and board shall establish a transition
    7  timeline and process for practitioners certified as of September
    8  30, 2018, as advanced registered nurse practitioners or clinical
    9  nurse specialists, to convert a certificate in good standing to
   10  a license that becomes effective on October 1, 2018, to practice
   11  as an advanced practice registered nurse. An advanced registered
   12  nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse specialist holding a
   13  certificate to practice in good standing on September 30, 2018,
   14  may continue to practice with all rights, authorizations, and
   15  responsibilities authorized under this section for licensure as
   16  an advanced practice registered nurse and may use the applicable
   17  title under s. 464.015 after the effective date of this act
   18  while the department and board complete the transition from
   19  certification to licensure, as established under this act. This
   20  subsection may not be construed to limit or restrict the
   21  department’s or board’s disciplinary authority or enforcement
   22  responsibilities for safe nursing practice. This subsection
   23  expires on October 1, 2020.
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   26  And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Delete line 3296
   28  and insert:
   29         specified period of time; requiring the department and
   30         the board to establish a transition process for
   31         converting certain certified practitioners to licensed
   32         practitioners; authorizing certain certified
   33         practitioners to continue practicing advanced nursing
   34         during a specified period of time; providing
   35         construction; providing an expiration date for
   36         provisions relating to the transition from
   37         certification to licensure; conforming provisions to