Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 36
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/03/2026           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Sharief) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 16 - 24
    4  and insert:
    5         (10) A person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and
    6  holds a doctoral degree may use the title “Doctor of Nursing
    7  Practice” and the abbreviation “D.N.P.” or the title “Doctor of
    8  Philosophy” and the abbreviation “Ph.D.” in a manner consistent
    9  with the doctoral degree such person has obtained. A nurse who
   10  holds a doctoral degree may not use the title “doctor” in a
   11  clinical setting without clearly specifying his or her
   12  profession.
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   14  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   15  And the title is amended as follows:
   16         Delete lines 3 - 8
   17  and insert:
   18         titles; amending s. 464.015, F.S.; authorizing
   19         licensed nurses who hold a doctoral degree to use
   20         specified titles and abbreviations in a specified
   21         manner; prohibiting nurses who hold a doctoral degree
   22         from using a specified title in the clinical setting
   23         without clearly specifying their profession; providing
   24         an effective date.