FL H0649

Requires (rather than permits) exemptions from employment disqualification for substance abuse service provider personnel with certain offenses, including drug-related crimes and theft, when working with adolescents 13 and older

Establishes a 5-year waiting period after completing court-imposed sanctions before exemption eligibility, reduced to 3 years for individuals seeking peer specialist certification under s. 397.417

Removes the Department of Children and Families' authority to grant exemptions from disqualification under Chapter 397, consolidating exemption authority under s. 435.07

Expands patient brokering law exemptions to cover payment practices "not prohibited" by federal anti-kickback statutes, rather than only those "expressly authorized"

Effective date: July 1, 2020