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Bills
HB 0281 Relating to Drug Prescription by Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants (Pigman)
04/06/15 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
HB 0335 Relating to Psychiatric Nurses (Plasencia)
04/27/15 HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
SB 0476 Relating to Mental Health (Grimsley)
04/23/15 SENATE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0335; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0335
SB 0478 Relating to Telehealth (Bean)
04/16/15 SENATE Now in Appropriations
HB 0505 Relating to Baker Act (Berman)
02/05/15 HOUSE Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
SB 0514 Relating to Baker Act (Abruzzo)
03/05/15 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
SB 0532 Relating to Health Care Services (Grimsley)
04/29/15 SENATE Retained on Calendar
HB 0545 Relating to Telehealth (Cummings)
03/17/15 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Committee
HB 0547 Relating to Scope of Practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses & Physician Assistants (Pigman)
04/09/15 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
SB 0614 Relating to Health Care (Grimsley)
04/30/15 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
SB 7084 Relating to Quality Health Care Services (Health Policy)
04/09/15 SENATE Referred to Appropriations
HB 0037 Relating to Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act (Campbell)
02/07/14 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction
SB 0070 Relating to Telemedicine (Joyner)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Health Policy
HB 0167 Relating to Telemedicine (Jones (M))
05/02/14 HOUSE Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
HB 0211 Relating to Community Health Workers (Reed)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Health Policy
SB 0306 Relating to Community Health Workers (Braynon)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Education
HB 0501 Relating to Physician Assistants (Baxley)
01/15/14 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction
SB 0502 Relating to Physician Assistants (Hays)
02/25/14 SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction
HB 0751 Relating to Telehealth (Cummings)
05/02/14 HOUSE Died in Health & Human Services Committee
HB 0829 Relating to Involuntary Examinations under the Baker Act (Campbell)
05/02/14 HOUSE Died on Second Reading Calendar
HB 1119 Relating to Medical Education Reimbursement and Loan Repayment Program (Hutson)
05/02/14 HOUSE Died in Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation
SB 1230 Relating to Physician Assistants (Hays)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Appropriations
HB 1275 Relating to Physician Assistants (Ahern)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Health Policy
SB 1276 Relating to Trauma Service Centers (Grimsley)
05/02/14 SENATE Died on Calendar
SB 1324 Relating to Medical Education Reimbursement and Loan Repayment Program (Montford)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Education
SB 1352 Relating to Health Care Practitioners (Grimsley)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Judiciary
SB 1544 Relating to Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act (Braynon)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
SB 1584 Relating to Baker Act (Abruzzo)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Judiciary
SB 1646 Relating to Telemedicine (Health Policy)
05/02/14 SENATE Died in Appropriations
SB 7028 Relating to Telemedicine (Health Policy)
03/06/14 SENATE Committee Bill filed as S 1646
HB 7109 Relating to Graduate Medical Education (Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation)
05/02/14 HOUSE Died on Second Reading Calendar
HB 7113 Relating to Health Care (Health Innovation Subcommittee)
05/02/14 HOUSE Died in returning Messages
SCHW1 Relating to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation)
02/27/14 HOUSE Committee Bill filed as H 7071
SCHW2 Relating to Graduate Medical Education (Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation)
03/11/14 HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 7109
HB 0009 Relating to Involuntary Examinations under the Baker Act (Campbell)
05/03/13 SENATE Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
SB 0110 Relating to Florida Mental Health Act (Flores)
05/03/13 SENATE Died in Health Policy
HB 0239 Relating to Practice of Optometry (Caldwell)
06/10/13 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 06/13/13, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
HB 0499 Relating to Health Care Coverage (Jones (M))
05/03/13 HOUSE Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
SB 0898 Relating to Health Care Coverage (Joyner)
05/03/13 SENATE Died in Banking and Insurance
HB 1093 Relating to Volunteer Health Services (Hudson)
06/07/13 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-151
SB 1302 Relating to Temporary Certificates for Visiting Physicians (Garcia)
06/14/13 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-181
Legislators
Rep Lori Berman
Rep Lori Berman
(D Lantana)
Sen Oscar Braynon
Sen Oscar Braynon
(D Miami Gardens)
Rep Jason T. Brodeur
Rep Jason T. Brodeur
(R Sanford)
Rep Jose Felix 'Pepi' Diaz (J)
Rep Jose Felix 'Pepi' Diaz (J)
(R Miami-Dade County)
Sen Rene Garcia
Sen Rene Garcia
(R Hialeah)
Sen Joseph Abruzzo
Sen Joseph Abruzzo
(D Wellington)
Sen Aaron Bean
Sen Aaron Bean
(R Fernandina Beach)
Rep Dennis Baxley
Rep Dennis Baxley
(R Ocala)
Sen Bill Galvano
Sen Bill Galvano
(R Bradenton)
Rep Julio Gonzalez
Rep Julio Gonzalez
(R Venice)
Sen Denise Grimsley
Sen Denise Grimsley
(R Sebring)
Rep Gayle Harrell
Rep Gayle Harrell
(R Stuart)
Sen Alan Hays
Sen Alan Hays
(R Umatilla)
Rep Matt Hudson
Rep Matt Hudson
(R Naples)
Rep Mia Jones (M)
Rep Mia Jones (M)
(D Jacksonville)
Sen Arthenia Joyner
Sen Arthenia Joyner
(D Tampa)
Sen Bill Montford
Sen Bill Montford
(D Tallahassee)
Rep Cary Pigman
Rep Cary Pigman
(R Avon Park)
Rep Rene Plasencia
Rep Rene Plasencia
(R Orlando)
Rep John Wood
Rep John Wood
(R Winter Haven)
Sen Anitere Flores
Sen Anitere Flores
(R Miami)
Rep Matt Gaetz (M)
Rep Matt Gaetz (M)
(R Fort Walton Beach)
Rep W. Travis Cummings
Rep W. Travis Cummings
(R Orange Park)
Rep Daphne Campbell
Rep Daphne Campbell
(D Miami)
Committees
Appropriations
201 The Capitol
Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
201 The Capitol
Health & Human Services Committee
214 House Office Building
Health Innovation Subcommittee
214 House Office Building
Health Policy
530 Knott Building
Health Quality Subcommittee
214 House Office Building
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Policy Note: Physician Shortage
LobbyTools, 04/24/2015 - 12:13 PM

Last Updated July 14, 2014: Florida, like most of the country, is facing a shortage of primary care doctors. The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act is designed to expand access to care, and if nothing is done to address the shortage then it will likely get worse.

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