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HB 1579 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Health Care Practitioner Discipline

Summary
Health Care Practitioner Discipline; Subjects health care practitioners to disciplinary action for specified offenses; revises provisions relating to immediate suspension of licensure to apply to all health care practitioners; requires DOH to issue emergency orders to suspend health care practitioner's license if he or she pleads guilty to, is convicted or found guilty of, or enters plea of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, felony relating to homicide or is arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit acts that would constitute violations of specified criminal offenses.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2021 Last action Apr 26, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Apr 14, 2021
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican14
13 Yea 1
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1934 (Ch. 2021-190)
lower
Apr 14, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-1)
house
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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