HB 803 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Acupuncture

Summary

Acupuncture; Revises licensure requirements; provides applicability; exempts certain persons from certain regulations governing practice of acupuncture.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 803 Filed → H 803 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Florida's acupuncture statutes to revise definitions, licensure requirements, and prescriptive rights. Key changes include redefining 'acupuncture' and 'prescriptive rights' to clarify what services are covered, updating licensure qualifications to require 60 college credits, and restricting which medications acupuncturists can prescribe.

Scope change

The bill maintains the same scope of acupuncture practice but clarifies definitions and modifies prescriptive authority limitations.

DEFINITION

Updated definitions of 'acupuncture', 'acupuncturist', 'eastern oriental medicine', and 'prescriptive rights' to clarify scope and limitations.

Narrowed 'prescriptive rights' to exclude corticosteroids, antibiotics, vaccinations, botulinum toxin, controlled substances, and other medications not used in acupuncture practice.

Removed 'acupoint injection' from the definition of 'eastern oriental medicine' and simplified the description of adjunctive therapies.

REQUIREMENT

Revised licensure qualifications under section 457.105 to require completion of 60 college credits from an accredited institution.

Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

112–1

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 118

Apr 24, 2025

D Democratic34

33 Yea 1 Nay

97% Yea

R Republican84

79 Yea 5

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 1

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor