The bill amends several sections of Florida Statutes related to chiropractic medicine, primarily focusing on expanding the scope of practice for chiropractic physicians. It revises the definition of "practice of chiropractic medicine" to include the ordering, storing, possessing, prescribing, and administering of articles of natural origin under specific conditions. Additionally, it allows pharmacists to fill prescriptions from chiropractic physicians who have completed a board-approved training course. The bill also removes the requirement that all continuing education for chiropractors must be completed in a classroom setting, prohibits the Board of Chiropractic Medicine from limiting the number of continuing education hours that can be completed through distance learning, and allows the board to make exceptions to continuing education requirements during declared states of emergency.

Furthermore, the bill updates the grounds for disciplinary action against chiropractic physicians to align with the new provisions and revises certification requirements for chiropractic physician's assistants. It mandates that the board adopt necessary rules for implementation and specifies qualifications for instructors of continuing education courses. The effective date for the bill is set for July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
H 849 Filed: 460.403, 460.408, 460.413, 460.4165