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Florida House Bill H0559

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to occupational licensure of military 2
1616 spouses; amending s. 456.024, F.S.; requiring the 3
1717 Department of Health or the applicable board to issue 4
1818 a professional license to spouses of active duty 5
1919 members of the Armed Forces of the United States if 6
2020 certain requirements are met; requiring the department 7
2121 to waive the application fee for such license 8
2222 applications; authorizing applicants issued such 9
2323 licenses to renew their licenses if certain 10
2424 requirements are met; providing construction; 11
2525 requiring the department or applicable board to 12
26-expedite applications for such licenses; conforming 13
27-provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 14
28-effective date. 15
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30-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
26+expedite applications for such licenses; requiring the 13
27+department or applicable board to issue a temporary 14
28+professional license under certain circumstances; 15
29+conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 16
30+providing an effective date. 17
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32- Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), and 19
33-(i) of subsection (4) of section 456.024, Florida Statutes, are 20
34-amended, and paragraph (j) is added to that subsection, to read: 21
35- 456.024 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with 22
36-administrative boards or the department; spouses; licensure. — 23
37- (4)(a) The board, or the department if there is no board, 24
38-shall may issue a temporary professional license to the spouse 25
32+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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34+ Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), and 21
35+(i) of subsection (4) of section 456.024, Florida Statutes, are 22
36+amended, and paragraph (j) is added to that subsection, to read: 23
37+ 456.024 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with 24
38+administrative boards or the department; spouses; licensure. — 25
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4747 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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51-of an active duty membe r of the Armed Forces of the United 26
52-States who submits to the department: 27
53- 1. A completed application upon a form prepared and 28
54-furnished by the department in accordance with the board's 29
55-rules; 30
56- 2. The required application fee; 31
57- 3. Proof that the applica nt is married to a member of the 32
58-Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty; 33
59- 3.4. Proof that the applicant holds a valid license for 34
60-the profession issued by another state, the District of 35
61-Columbia, or a possession or territory of the United States, and 36
62-is not the subject of any disciplinary proceeding in any 37
63-jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a license to practice 38
64-a profession regulated by this chapter; 39
65- 4.5. Proof that the applicant's spouse is assigned to a 40
66-duty station in this sta te pursuant to the member's official 41
67-active duty military orders; and 42
68- 5.6. Proof that the applicant would otherwise be entitled 43
69-to full licensure under the appropriate practice act, and is 44
70-eligible to take the respective licensure examination as 45
71-required in Florida. 46
72- (c) Each board, or the department if there is no board, 47
73-shall review the results of the state and federal criminal 48
74-history checks according to the level 2 screening standards in 49
75-s. 435.04 when granting an exemption and when granting or 50
51+ (4)(a) The board, or the dep artment if there is no board, 26
52+shall may issue a temporary professional license to the spouse 27
53+of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United 28
54+States who submits to the department: 29
55+ 1. A completed application upon a form prepared and 30
56+furnished by the department in accordance with the board's 31
57+rules; 32
58+ 2. The required application fee; 33
59+ 3. Proof that the applicant is married to a member of the 34
60+Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty; 35
61+ 3.4. Proof that the applicant holds a valid lice nse for 36
62+the profession issued by another state, the District of 37
63+Columbia, or a possession or territory of the United States, and 38
64+is not the subject of any disciplinary proceeding in any 39
65+jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a license to practice 40
66+a profession regulated by this chapter; 41
67+ 4.5. Proof that the applicant's spouse is assigned to a 42
68+duty station in this state pursuant to the member's official 43
69+active duty military orders; and 44
70+ 5.6. Proof that the applicant would otherwise be entitled 45
71+to full licensure under the appropriate practice act, and is 46
72+eligible to take the respective licensure examination as 47
73+required in Florida. 48
74+ (c) Each board, or the department if there is no board, 49
75+shall review the results of the state and federal criminal 50
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8484 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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88-denying the temporary license. 51
89- (e) The department shall waive the applicant's licensure 52
90-set an application fee, which may not exceed the cost of issuing 53
91-the license. 54
92- (f) An applicant issued a license under this subsection 55
93-may renew such license upon complet ion of the conditions for 56
94-renewal required of licenseholders under the applicable practice 57
95-act, including, without limitation, continuing education 58
96-requirements. This paragraph does not limit waiver of initial 59
97-licensure requirements under this subsection A temporary license 60
98-expires 12 months after the date of issuance and is not 61
99-renewable. 62
100- (g) An applicant for a temporary license under this 63
101-subsection is subject to the requirements under s. 456.013(3)(a) 64
102-and (c). 65
103- (h) An applicant shall be deemed ineligible for a 66
104-temporary license pursuant to this section if the applicant: 67
105- 1. Has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to, 68
106-regardless of adjudication, any felony or misdemeanor related to 69
107-the practice of a health care profession; 70
108- 2. Has had a health care provider license revoked or 71
109-suspended from another of the United States, the District of 72
110-Columbia, or a United States territory; 73
111- 3. Has been reported to the National Practitioner Data 74
112-Bank, unless the applican t has successfully appealed to have his 75
88+history checks according to the level 2 screening standards in 51
89+s. 435.04 when granting an exemption and when granting or 52
90+denying the temporary license. 53
91+ (e) The department shall waive the applicant's licensure 54
92+set an application fee, which may not exceed the cost o f issuing 55
93+the license. 56
94+ (f) An applicant issued a license under this subsection 57
95+may renew such license upon completion of the conditions for 58
96+renewal required of licenseholders under the applicable practice 59
97+act, including, without limitation, continuing ed ucation 60
98+requirements. This paragraph does not limit waiver of initial 61
99+licensure requirements under this subsection A temporary license 62
100+expires 12 months after the date of issuance and is not 63
101+renewable. 64
102+ (g) An applicant for a temporary license under this 65
103+subsection is subject to the requirements under s. 456.013(3)(a) 66
104+and (c). 67
105+ (h) An applicant shall be deemed ineligible for a 68
106+temporary license pursuant to this section if the applicant: 69
107+ 1. Has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to, 70
108+regardless of adjudication, any felony or misdemeanor related to 71
109+the practice of a health care profession; 72
110+ 2. Has had a health care provider license revoked or 73
111+suspended from another of the United States, the District of 74
112+Columbia, or a United States territory; 75
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125-or her name removed from the data bank; or 76
126- 4. Has previously failed the Florida examination required 77
127-to receive a license to practice the profession for which the 78
128-applicant is seeking a license. 79
129- (i) The board, or the department if there is no board, may 80
130-revoke a temporary license upon finding that the individual 81
131-violated the profession's governing practice act. 82
132- (j) The board, or the department if there is no board, 83
133-shall expedite all applications submitted by a spouse of an 84
134-active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States 85
135-pursuant to this section that satisfy the requirements of 86
136-paragraph (a). 87
137- Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 88
125+ 3. Has been reported to the National Practitioner Data 76
126+Bank, unless the applicant has successfully appealed to have his 77
127+or her name removed from the data bank; or 78
128+ 4. Has previously failed the Florida examination required 79
129+to receive a license to practice the p rofession for which the 80
130+applicant is seeking a license. 81
131+ (i) The board, or the department if there is no board, may 82
132+revoke a temporary license upon finding that the individual 83
133+violated the profession's governing practice act. 84
134+ (j) The board, or the depar tment if there is no board, 85
135+shall: 86
136+ 1. Expedite all applications submitted by a spouse of an 87
137+active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States 88
138+pursuant to this section; and 89
139+ 2. Issue a temporary professional license valid for the 90
140+duration of the application review process to such spouse once 91
141+the board or department verifies the information provided by the 92
142+spouse pursuant to paragraph (a) is accurate. 93
143+ Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 94