Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 652
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/20/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Yarborough) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 395 and 396
    4  insert:
    5         Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
    6  466.0135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         466.0135 Continuing education; dentists.—
    8         (1) In addition to the other requirements for renewal set
    9  out in this chapter, each licensed dentist shall be required to
   10  complete biennially not less than 30 hours of continuing
   11  professional education in dental subjects, with a minimum of 2
   12  hours of continuing education on the safe and effective
   13  prescribing of controlled substances. Programs of continuing
   14  education shall be programs of learning that contribute directly
   15  to the dental education of the dentist and may include, but
   16  shall not be limited to, attendance at lectures, study clubs,
   17  college postgraduate courses, or scientific sessions of
   18  conventions; and research, graduate study, teaching, or service
   19  as a clinician. Programs of continuing education shall be
   20  acceptable when adhering to the following general guidelines:
   21         (c) The board may also authorize up to 3 hours of credit
   22  biennially for a practice management course that includes
   23  instruction on principles of ethical practice management,
   24  provides substance abuse, effective communication with patients,
   25  time management, or and burnout prevention instruction.
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   28  And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Delete line 17
   30  and insert:
   31         board-imposed reexamination fee; amending s. 466.0135,
   32         F.S.; revising continuing education requirements for
   33         dentists; repealing s.