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173: Medical Faculty Certificates (effective July 1, 2016)
Revises the list of schools at which certain faculty
members are eligible to receive medical faculty certificates
to include Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and
Florida Atlantic University.
221: Health Care Services (effective July 1, 2016)
Relates to balance billing by health care practitioners and
provides grounds for disciplinary action for
willful noncompliance.
307/1313: Medical Use of Cannabis/Low-THC Cannabis
for Medical Use (effective March 25, 2016)
Permits Florida’s approved dispensing organizations to
cultivate, process and dispense both low-THC cannabis and
the higher potency medical cannabis and allows physicians
to order full potency, medical cannabis for patients
suffering from a terminal condition.
373: Mental Health Counseling Interns
(effective July 1, 2016)
Establishes an expiration date for mental health
professional intern registrations and updates current
statutory language.
375: Physician Assistants (effective July 1, 2016)
Makes changes to requirements for licensure and updates
language relating to the services provided by physician
assistants as delegated by supervising physicians.
423: Access to Health Care Services
(effective April 14, 2016 and January 1, 2017)
Allows physician assistants (PA) and advanced registered
nurse practitioners (ARNP) to prescribe controlled
substances and outlines the training and education
required for prescribing privileges.
During the 2016 Legislative Session, 18 bills were passed that have an impact on the
Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA). Below are brief
descriptions of legislation impacting Florida’s health care professions.
MQA LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION
HOUSE BILLS