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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to advanced practice registered nurse 2
autonomous practice; amending s. 464.0123, F.S.; 3
authorizing certain advanced practice registered 4
nurses to engage in autonomous practice to provide 5
mental health services under certain circumstances; 6
providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 11
464.0123, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12
464.0123 Autonomous practice by an advanced practice 13
registered nurse.— 14
(3) PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS. — 15
(a) An advanced practice registered nurse who is 16
registered under this section may: 17
1. Engage in autonomous pra ctice only in primary care 18
practice, including family medicine, general pediatrics, and 19
general internal medicine, as defined by board rule. If an 20
advanced practice registered nurse is certified as a psychiatric 21
mental health advanced practice nurse, he or she may engage in 22
autonomous practice to provide mental health services, as 23
defined by board rule. 24
2. For certified nurse midwives, engage in autonomous 25
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practice in the performance of the acts listed in s. 26
464.012(4)(c). 27
3. Perform the general functio ns of an advanced practice 28
registered nurse under s. 464.012(3) related to primary care. 29
4. For a patient who requires the services of a health 30
care facility, as defined in s. 408.032(8): 31
a. Admit the patient to the facility. 32
b. Manage the care recei ved by the patient in the 33
facility. 34
c. Discharge the patient from the facility, unless 35
prohibited by federal law or rule. 36
5. Provide a signature, certification, stamp, 37
verification, affidavit, or endorsement that is otherwise 38
required by law to be prov ided by a physician, except an 39
advanced practice registered nurse registered under this section 40
may not issue a physician certification under s. 381.986. 41
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 42