Florida SB 1480: Civics Education

Bill Text

1480 
Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need 
2026-01-28T05:09:00Z 
Revising the conditions under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, respectively, are authorized to issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizing certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1480 

 By the Committee on Health Policy; and Senator Burton 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to temporary certificates for practice 
 3 in areas of critical need; amending ss. 458.315, 
 4 459.0076, and 464.0121, F.S.; revising the conditions 
 5 under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of 
 6 Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, 
 7 respectively, are authorized to issue temporary 
 8 certificates for practice in areas of critical need; 
 9 authorizing certificateholders to continue primary 
 10 care services after such areas lose their critical 
 11 need designation under certain circumstances; 
 12 providing an effective date. 
 13 
 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 15 
 16 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 
 17 458.315, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 18 458.315 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of 
 19 critical need.— 
 20 (3) The board may issue a temporary certificate under this 
 21 section subject to the following restrictions: 
 22 (c)1. Any certificate issued under this section is valid 
 23 only so long as one of the following conditions applies: 
 24 a. The State Surgeon General determines that the reason for 
 25 which it was issued remains a critical need to the state. 
 26 b. The certificate was issued for practice in an area of 
 27 critical need that has since lost its designation and the 
 28 certificateholder maintains an active primary care treatment 
 29 relationship in the area with one or more patients. In such 
 30 case, the certificateholder may continue providing primary care 
 31 services to patients in such area under the certificate if the 
 32 board finds that all other requirements are satisfied during its 
 33 review of the certificateholder. 
 34 2. The board shall review each temporary certificateholder 
 35 at least annually to ascertain that the certificateholder is 
 36 complying with the minimum requirements of the Medical Practice 
 37 Act and its adopted rules, as applicable to the 
 38 certificateholder. If it is determined that the 
 39 certificateholder is not meeting such minimum requirements, the 
 40 board must revoke such certificate or impose restrictions or 
 41 conditions, or both, as a condition of continued practice under 
 42 the certificate. 
 43 Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 
 44 459.0076, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 45 459.0076 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of 
 46 critical need.— 
 47 (3) The board may issue this temporary certificate subject 
 48 to the following restrictions: 
 49 (c)1. Any certificate issued under this section is valid 
 50 only so long as one of the following conditions applies: 
 51 a. The State Surgeon General determines that the reason for 
 52 which it was issued remains a critical need to the state. 
 53 b. The certificate was issued for practice in an area of 
 54 critical need that has since lost its designation and the 
 55 certificateholder maintains an active primary care treatment 
 56 relationship in the area with one or more patients. In such 
 57 case, the certificateholder may continue providing primary care 
 58 services to patients in such area under the certificate if the 
 59 board finds that all other requirements are satisfied during its 
 60 review of the certificateholder. 
 61 2. The board shall review each temporary certificateholder 
 62 at least annually to ascertain that the certificateholder is 
 63 complying with the minimum requirements of the Osteopathic 
 64 Medical Practice Act and its adopted rules, as applicable to the 
 65 certificateholder. If it is determined that the 
 66 certificateholder is not meeting such minimum requirements, the 
 67 board must revoke such certificate or impose restrictions or 
 68 conditions, or both, as a condition of continued practice under 
 69 the certificate. 
 70 Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 
 71 464.0121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 72 464.0121 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of 
 73 critical need.— 
 74 (3) The board may issue a temporary certificate under this 
 75 section subject to the following restrictions: 
 76 (c)1. Any certificate issued under this section is valid 
 77 only so long as one of the following conditions applies: 
 78 a. The State Surgeon General maintains the determination