Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 138
       
       
        
       By Senator Truenow
       
       
       
       
       
       13-00379-26                                            2026138__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to advanced practice registered nurse
    3         autonomous practice; amending s. 464.0123, F.S.;
    4         authorizing certain advanced practice registered
    5         nurses to engage in autonomous practice to provide
    6         mental health services as defined by rule of the Board
    7         of Nursing; providing an effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
   12  464.0123, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         464.0123 Autonomous practice by an advanced practice
   14  registered nurse.—
   15         (3) PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS.—
   16         (a) An advanced practice registered nurse who is registered
   17  under this section may:
   18         1. Engage in autonomous practice only in primary care
   19  practice, including family medicine, general pediatrics, and
   20  general internal medicine, as defined by board rule. If an
   21  advanced practice registered nurse is certified as a psychiatric
   22  mental health advanced practice nurse, he or she may engage in
   23  autonomous practice to provide mental health services, as
   24  defined by board rule.
   25         2. For certified nurse midwives, engage in autonomous
   26  practice in the performance of the acts listed in s.
   27  464.012(4)(c).
   28         3. Perform the general functions of an advanced practice
   29  registered nurse under s. 464.012(3) related to primary care.
   30         4. For a patient who requires the services of a health care
   31  facility, as defined in s. 408.032(8):
   32         a. Admit the patient to the facility.
   33         b. Manage the care received by the patient in the facility.
   34         c. Discharge the patient from the facility, unless
   35  prohibited by federal law or rule.
   36         5. Provide a signature, certification, stamp, verification,
   37  affidavit, or endorsement that is otherwise required by law to
   38  be provided by a physician, except an advanced practice
   39  registered nurse registered under this section may not issue a
   40  physician certification under s. 381.986.
   41         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.