Florida House Bill 561 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 10 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-10 - Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises definition of "health care practitioner" to include diabetes educators; creates part XVII of ch. 468, F.S., entitled "Diabetes Educators"; provides legislative findings & intent; provides requirements for registration as diabetes educator; requires DOH to renew registration; requires DOH to adopt rules for biennial renewal of registrations; requires DOH to establish specified fees; prohibits unregistered person from certain activities relating to diabetes self-management training; provides exemptions; authorizes DOH to take disciplinary action against applicant or registrant for specified violations.

Diabetes Educators

Rep. Rene Plasencia [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-10	House	Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
2018-03-10	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2018-01-09	House	Introduced
2017-11-15	House	Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
2017-11-07	House	Filed

S758 (Similar To) 2018-03-10 - Died in Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
456	001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	931		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	932		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	933		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	934		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	935		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/561
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/561/BillText/Filed/PDF