Title: Council on Physician Assistants

Summary: Revising requirements relating to Council on Physician Assistants membership.

Full Text:
An act relating to the Council on Physician Assistants; amending ss. 458.347 and 459.022, F.S.; revising requirements relating to the Council on Physician Assistants membership; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (9) of section 458.347, Florida Statut es, are amended to read: 458.347 Physician assistants.-(9) COUNCIL ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.-The Council on Physician Assistants is created within the department. (a) The council shall consist of five members appointed as follows: 1. The chairperso nof the Board of Medicine shall appoint one member three members who is a physician and member are physicians and members of the Board of Medicine who supervises.One of the physicians must supervise a physician assistant in the physician's practice. 2. The chairperson of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine shall appoint one member who is a physician and a member of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine who supervises a physician HB 2020 assistant in the physician's practice.3. The State Surgeon General or his or her designee shall appoint three a fully licensed physician assistants assistant licensed under this chapter or chapter 459. (b) Two of the members appointed to the council must be physicians who supervise physician assistants in their practice. Members shall be appointed to terms of years, except that of the initial appointments, two members shall be appointed to terms of years, two members shall be appointed to terms of 34 years, and one member shall be appointed to a term of years, as established by rule of the boards. Council members may not serve more than two consecutive terms. The council shall annually elect a chairperson from among its members. Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (9) of section 459.022, Florida Statutes, are am ended to read: 459.022 Physician assistants.-(9) COUNCIL ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.-The Council on Physician Assistants is created within the department. (a) The council shall consist of five members appointed as follows: 1. The chairperson of the Board of Medicine shall appoint one member three members who is a physician and member are physicians and members of the Board of Medicine who supervises.One of the physicians must supervise a physician assistant in the physician's practice. HB 2020 2. The chairperson of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine shall appoint one member who is a physician and a member of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine who supervises a physician assistant in the physician's practice.3. The State Surgeon General or her or his designee shall appoint three a fully licensed physician assistants assistant licensed under chapter or this chapter. (b) Two of the members appointed to the council must be physicians who supervise physician assistants in their practice. Members shall be appointed to terms of years, except that of the initial appointments, two members shall be appointed to terms of years, two members shall be appointed to terms of 62 years, and one member shall be appointed to a term of years, as establishe dby rule of the boards. Council members may not serve more than two consecutive terms. The council shall annually elect a chairperson from among its members. Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.