The Florida Senate
HOUSE MESSAGE SUMMARY
Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Health Policy
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BILL: CS/CS/HB 1387, 1st Eng. (CS/SB 1506)
INTRODUCER: Health and Human Services Committee; Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee;
and Rep. Porras and others (Health Policy Committee and Senator Rodriguez)
SUBJECT: Department of Health
DATE: May 4, 2023
I.Amendments Contained in Message:
Senate Amendment — 509046 (body with title)
II.Summary of Amendments Contained in Message:
Senate barcode 509046 amends the Board of Pharmacy's authority under s. 465.1865, F.S.,
relating to collaborative pharmacy practice for chronic health conditions. Under current law, a
pharmacist may provide patient care to a collaborating physician's patients for chronic health
conditions specified in statute or other such conditions adopted in rule by the Board of
Pharmacy, in consultation with the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
The amendment provides that such Board of Pharmacy rule must be adopted in agreement with
the latter two boards, as opposed to in consultation with.