CS/HB 809: Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
GENERAL BILL by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee ; Benarroch ; López, J.
Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need; Revises conditions under which Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, & Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizes certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/4/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/4/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/5/2026 | House |
• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/30/2026 | House |
• PCS added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/3/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee |
| 2/4/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
