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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to formal supervisory relationships; 2
amending ss. 458.348 and 459.025, F.S.; exempting 3
certain medical offices from specified supervisory 4
relationship requirements under certain circumstances; 5
providing that a supervising physician is not required 6
to be physically present while supervising the 7
provision of laser hair removal services by certain 8
health care practitioners; defining the term "l aser 9
hair removal"; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Present subsections (4) and (5) of section 14
458.348, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5) 15
and (6), respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to that 16
section, to read: 17
458.348 Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, 18
and established protocols; notice; standards. — 19
(4) SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS FOR LASER HAIR REMOVAL 20
SERVICES.—Subsections (2) and (3 ) do not apply to offices 21
supervised by a physician at which the exclusive service being 22
performed is laser hair removal by an advanced practice 23
registered nurse, a physician assistant, a registered nurse, or 24
a licensed practical nurse. A physician is not required to be 25
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physically present while supervising an advanced practice 26
registered nurse, a physician assistant, a registered nurse, or 27
a licensed practical nurse who provides laser hair removal 28
services. As used in this subsection, the term "laser hair 29
removal" means the use of a Class III or Class IV laser device 30
registered with the department used for nonablative laser hair 31
removal procedures in which the laser device does not remove the 32
epidermis; however, the term does not include electrolysis as 33
defined in s. 478.42. 34
Section 2. Present subsections (4) and (5) of section 35
459.025, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5) 36
and (6), respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to that 37
section, to read: 38
459.025 Formal supervisory relat ionships, standing orders, 39
and established protocols; notice; standards. — 40
(4) SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS FOR LASER HAIR REMOVAL 41
SERVICES.—Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to offices 42
supervised by an osteopathic physician at which the exclusive 43
service being performed is laser hair removal by an advanced 44
practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a registered 45
nurse, or a licensed practical nurse. An osteopathic physician 46
is not required to be physically present while supervising an 47
advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a 48
registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse who provides 49
laser hair removal services. As used in this subsection, the 50
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term "laser hair removal" means the use of a Class III or Class 51
IV laser device registe red with the department used for 52
nonablative laser hair removal procedures in which the laser 53
device does not remove the epidermis; however, the term does not 54
include electrolysis as defined in s. 478.42. 55
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 56