Podiatric Medicine
HB 567 revises Florida's continuing education requirements for podiatrists who prescribe controlled substances. It mandates that these practitioners complete at least 2 hours of continuing education focused on the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances every two years, in addition to the existing 40-hour biennial requirement. The bill directly affects podiatrists registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and authorized to prescribe controlled substances. The change takes effect July 1, 2026, and aligns Florida's requirements with federal prescribing standards for these medical professionals.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was significantly shortened by removing all provisions related to stem cell therapy, including definitions, consent requirements, and advertising rules. The remaining text now only addresses continuing education for controlled substance prescribing and establishes a specific effective date of July 1, 2026.
Scope change
The bill's scope was drastically reduced from covering both continuing education and stem cell therapy to covering only continuing education requirements.
REQUIREMENT
All sections regarding stem cell therapy, including definitions, physician authorization, consent forms, and advertising rules, were deleted.
TIMELINE
A specific effective date of July 1, 2026 was added to the bill.
SCOPE
The bill title and summary were updated to reflect the removal of stem cell therapy provisions.
Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2026
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 26
Feb 18, 2026
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Feb 18, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (24-0-2)
house
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Dec 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Dec 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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