Healthcare (Healthcare Workforce)

signed · Florida · House May 26, 2026

HB 809: Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need

Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need; Revises conditions under which Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, & Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizes certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationFacilitates licensure for temporary teachers in critical need areas, supporting teacher retention and addressing shortages in education.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes faster licensure for doctors in critical need areas, improving healthcare access in underserved regions by addressing provider shortages.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Medical Licensing Primary Care

died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 542: Naturopathy

Naturopathy; Citing this act as the "Florida Naturopathy Sunrise Act"; creating the Board of Naturopathy within the Department of Health; providing licensure requirements for naturopaths; providing titles and abbreviations licensed naturopaths may use and are prohibited from using; specifying acts that are outside the scope of practice of naturopaths, etc.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes licensure and scope for naturopaths, formalizing their practice within healthcare, strengthening professional standards and patient access to complementary services.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Medical Licensing

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 138: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Autonomous Practice

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Autonomous Practice; Authorizing certain advanced practice registered nurses to engage in autonomous practice to provide mental health services as defined by rule of the Board of Nursing, etc.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes advanced practice nurses to provide mental health services autonomously, expanding access to mental health care and aligning with healthcare support indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Medical Licensing Mental Health

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died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 375: Autonomous Practice by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Autonomous Practice by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; Revises staff membership & clinical privileges for certain certified registered nurse anesthetists; authorizes certain certified registered nurse anesthetists to perform specified acts; revises practice requirements for autonomous advanced practice registered nurses; authorizes autonomous advanced practice registered nurses to perform certain acts.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes nurse anesthetists to practice autonomously, expanding provider access to anesthesia services and improving patient care access in underserved areas.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Medical Licensing

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 254: Nursing Education Programs

Nursing Education Programs; Requiring applicants for nurse licensure seeking to take the licensing examination more than 6 months after graduation to first complete a remedial course approved or developed by the Board of Nursing; requiring the Department of Health to issue temporary provisional licenses to graduate professional nurses and graduate practical nurses meeting certain criteria; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Florida Center for Nursing to develop graduate nursing preceptorship standards by a specified date; authorizing agents or employees of the department to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of approved and accredited nursing education programs, etc.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill enables faster nurse licensure and sets education standards, directly strengthening healthcare workforce access and quality for patient care.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Medical Licensing

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died · Florida · Senate Oct 29, 2025

SB 46: Nonparticipating and Out-of-network Nurse Registries and Home Health Agencies

Nonparticipating and Out-of-network Nurse Registries and Home Health Agencies; Prohibiting state group health insurance plans and state-contracted health maintenance organizations, the Agency for Health Care Administration, Medicaid managed care plans, individual health insurers, and health maintenance organizations, respectively, and any persons responsible for administering claims on behalf of such plans, organizations, agency, or insurers, from restricting participants, recipients, enrollees, policyholders, and subscribers from obtaining care from nonparticipating or out-of-network licensed nurse registries or home health agencies; revising applicability for group health insurance, blanket health insurance, and franchise health insurance, etc.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProhibits restrictions on nonparticipating nurse registries/home health agencies, preventing limitations on patient access to healthcare services and protecting provider participation options.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Insurance Medicaid

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signed · Florida · Senate May 22, 2026

SB 340: Human Trafficking Education for Nurse Licensure

Human Trafficking Education for Nurse Licensure; Revising requirements for initial licensure as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, beginning on a specified date, to include completion of a certain course on human trafficking, etc.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates human trafficking training for nursing students, enhancing victim identification and response to a criminal justice issue, aligning with reform indicators.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates human trafficking training as core curriculum in nursing programs, enhancing educational standards and addressing critical issues within higher education curriculum requirements.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequiring nursing education programs to include human trafficking training strengthens healthcare provider capabilities in identifying and addressing patient safety issues, directly enhancing medical professional standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Human Trafficking Healthcare Workforce Medical Licensing

died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 462: Autonomous Practice by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Autonomous Practice by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; Revising requirements for clinical privileges for certain certified registered nurse anesthetists; authorizing certain certified registered nurse anesthetists to perform specified acts under certain circumstances; authorizing certain autonomous advanced practice registered nurses to perform specified acts as part of their autonomous practice, etc.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands CRNA autonomous practice, increasing access to anesthesia services by revising clinical privileges and authorizing independent care under specified conditions.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Medical Licensing

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died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 471: Recruitment and Retention of Speech-language Pathologists

Recruitment and Retention of Speech-language Pathologists; Requires DOE to develop & maintain statewide strategic plan for recruitment & retention of speech-language pathologists & provision of quality services; provides requirements for such plan, DOE, school districts, & charter schools.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates DOE strategic plan for SLP recruitment/retention, directly strengthening K-12 educational services and staff support within schools.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates DOE strategic plan for recruiting/retaining speech-language pathologists, directly improving access to healthcare services provided by these professionals.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Career & Technical Education Student Health Teachers Healthcare Workforce

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died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 121: Nursing Education Programs

Nursing Education Programs ; Revises application requirements for nursing education program approval; authorizes Board of Nursing to revoke program's approval; revises requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to board; provides for revocation of program's approval & discipline of its program director; revises remediation procedures; removes provision authorizing board to extend program's probationary status; authorizes agents of DOH to conduct onsite evaluations & inspections; authorizes DOH to collect evidence as part of such evaluations & inspections; removes provision authorizing approved nursing education programs to request extension to meet board's accreditation requirements.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRevises nursing program standards to ensure quality education, strengthening healthcare workforce preparation and patient care quality.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce

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