FL S0350

Creates a student evaluation program within the Department of Health to fund evaluations of students preparing for licensure who have or are suspected of having an impairment affecting their ability to practice safely.

Establishes five eligibility conditions: student must be enrolled in a Florida school/program for licensure preparation, school must have a consultant contract, student must have suspected impairment, consultant must require evaluation, and student must demonstrate financial hardship (including unemployment, public assistance receipt, income at or below 150% of federal poverty level, or lack of insurance coverage).

Requires consultants to redact personal identifying information from invoices and forward them to the department, which then directly pays the evaluator; consultants must provide monthly reports on student evaluations and program status without personal identifying information.

Funds the program through the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund via legislative appropriation or approved budget amendment, with the requirement that operations cease if available funding is exhausted during a fiscal year.

Renumbers existing subsection (18) to (19) and maintains liability protections for accredited medical schools and other educational institutions that refer students to consultants or take disciplinary action based on consultant recommendations.