Bill
Bill > S0066
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Introduced
08/02/2019
08/02/2019
In Committee
08/16/2019
08/16/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/14/2020
03/14/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Establishing that a health care practitioner's failure to repay a student loan or to comply with service scholarship obligations does not constitute grounds for disciplinary action; removing a civil fine; removing the requirement that the Department of Health investigate and prosecute health care practitioners for failing to repay a student loan or to comply with scholarship service obligations; removing the requirement, and related provisions, that the department immediately suspend the licenses of certain health care practitioners for failing to provide within a specified timeframe proof of new payment terms for student loans in default, etc.
AI Summary
This bill removes provisions that previously allowed for the disciplining of healthcare practitioners for failure to repay student loans or comply with service scholarship obligations. Specifically, it removes the requirements for the Department of Health to investigate and prosecute such practitioners, as well as the provisions for immediate license suspension and related civil fines. The bill aims to no longer consider such loan or scholarship non-compliance as grounds for disciplinary action against healthcare practitioners.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (1)
Health Policy (S)
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (on 03/14/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/66 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/66/BillText/c1/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/66/BillText/c1/PDF |
| Senate Committee Amendment #439576 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/66/Amendment/439576/HTML |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/66/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/66/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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