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• New laws impacting health care regulation
• Attention Qualified Supervisors & Interns
As of October 17, 2010 Rule 64B4 3.0085 was adopted regarding qualified supervisors. Prior to changing or adding another qualified supervisor, the registered intern must.
(A) Request that the new supervisor must submit a letter to the Board with the registered interns name, the interns license number, the supervisors name, the supervisors license number, and a statement that he or she has agreed to provide supervision to the registered intern, and
(B) Receive a communication from the Board indicating its approval of the new supervisor.
Experience obtained under the new qualified supervisor will not count toward the completion of the experience requirement until the registered intern has received board approval of their new qualified supervisor.
• Senate Bill 1986 regarding Health Care Fraud and Convictions
• Public School Volunteer Practitioner Program - The Public School Volunteer Health Care Practitioner Act (s. 381.00593, F.S.) was enacted during the 2002 legislative session. The goal of this program is to make a higher quality of health care available in Florida's public schools by encouraging health care practitioners to volunteer their services. This program is implemented by the Department of Health and the Department of Education, in coordination with the "School Health Services Act", s. 381.0056, F.S.
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Information
| MISSION: | To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, & community efforts. |
| VISION: | To be the Healthiest State in the Nation |
| PURPOSE: | To protect the public and make Florida the healthiest state in the nation through health care licensure, enforcement, and information. |
| FOCUS: | To be the nation's leader in quality health care regulation. |
| VALUES: | I CARE (Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, Excellence) |
