Florida Senate - 2024 SB 316
By Senator Powell
24-00643-24 2024316__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to proprietorship by nonphysicians;
3 creating s. 458.45, F.S.; prohibiting specified acts
4 by persons or entities other than licensed physicians
5 and licensed entities; providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9 Section 1.âSection 458.45, Florida Statutes, is created to
10 read:
11 458.45âProprietorship by nonphysicians.âA person other than
12 a physician licensed under this chapter, or an entity other than
13 a group of physicians, a not-for-profit hospital, or a medical
14 school licensed pursuant to general law, may not do any of the
15 following:
16 (1)âEmploy a physician.
17 (2)âDirect, control, or interfere with a physicianâs
18 clinical judgment.
19 (3)âHave a relationship with a physician which would allow
20 the unlicensed person or entity to exercise control over any of
21 the following:
22 (a)âThe selection of a course of treatment for a patient,
23 the procedures or materials to be used as part of such course of
24 treatment, or the manner in which such course of treatment is
25 carried out by the physician.
26 (b)âThe patient records of the physician.
27 (c)âPolicies and decisions relating to billing and
28 advertising.
29 (d)âPolicies and decisions relating to physician staffing,
30 office personnel, and hours of practice.
31 Section 2.âThis act shall take effect July 1, 2024.