Florida Senate - 2022 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 768
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: WD .
02/15/2022 .
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Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Book)
recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 1122 and 1123
4 insert:
5 Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 484.007, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 484.007 Licensure of opticians; permitting of optical
8 establishments.—
9 (1) Any person desiring to practice opticianry shall apply
10 to the department, upon forms prescribed by it, to take a
11 licensure examination. The department shall examine each
12 applicant who the board certifies:
13 (a) Has completed the application form and remitted a
14 nonrefundable application fee set by the board, in the amount of
15 $100 or less, and an examination fee set by the board, in the
16 amount of $325 plus the actual per applicant cost to the
17 department for purchase of portions of the examination from the
18 American Board of Opticianry or a similar national organization,
19 or less, and refundable if the board finds the applicant
20 ineligible to take the examination;
21 (b) Is not less than 18 years of age;
22 (c) Is a graduate of an accredited high school or possesses
23 a certificate of equivalency of a high school education; and
24 (d)1. Has received an associate degree, or its equivalent,
25 in opticianry from an educational institution the curriculum of
26 which is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized and
27 approved by the United States Department of Education or the
28 Council on Postsecondary Education or approved by the board;
29 2. Is an individual licensed to practice the profession of
30 opticianry pursuant to a regulatory licensing law of another
31 state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States, who has
32 actively practiced in such other state, territory, or
33 jurisdiction for more than 3 years immediately preceding
34 application, and who meets the examination qualifications as
35 provided in this subsection; or
36 3. Is an individual who has actively practiced in another
37 state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States for more
38 than 5 years immediately preceding application and who provides
39 tax or business records, affidavits, or other satisfactory
40 documentation of such practice and who meets the examination
41 qualifications as provided in this subsection; or
42 4. Has registered as an apprentice with the department and
43 paid a registration fee not to exceed $60, as set by rule of the
44 board. The apprentice shall complete 6,240 hours of training
45 under the supervision of an optician licensed in this state for
46 at least 1 year or of a physician or optometrist licensed under
47 the laws of this state. These requirements must be met within 5
48 years after the date of registration. However, any time spent in
49 a recognized school may be considered as part of the
50 apprenticeship program provided herein. The board may establish
51 administrative processing fees sufficient to cover the cost of
52 administering apprentice rules as promulgated by the board.
53 Section 16. Section 484.011, Florida Statutes, is amended
54 to read:
55 484.011 License required Supportive personnel.—No person
56 other than a licensed optician may engage in the practice of
57 opticianry, except that a licensed optician may delegate to
58 nonlicensed supportive personnel those duties, tasks, and
59 functions which fall within the purview of s. 484.002(3). All
60 such delegated acts shall be performed under the direct
61 supervision of a licensed optician, who shall be responsible for
62 all such acts performed by persons under her or his supervision.
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65 And the title is amended as follows:
66 Delete line 58
67 and insert:
68 directors; amending s. 484.007, F.S.; revising
69 education and training requirements for optician
70 licensure; amending s. 484.011, F.S.; removing the
71 ability of licensed opticians to delegate certain
72 duties, tasks, and functions to nonlicensed supportive
73 personnel; amending s. 490.003, F.S.; defining the