FL S0744

Authorizes supervising physicians to allow licensed physician assistants to perform services under the direction of podiatric physicians who are partners, shareholders, or employees within the same group practice

Supervising physicians remain liable for the performance, acts, and omissions of physician assistants working under podiatric physician direction

Requires at least 2 hours of continuing education related to safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances as a condition for podiatric medicine license renewal

Expands the definition of "physician" in medical assistant statutes to include podiatric physicians, allowing podiatric physicians to supervise medical assistants

Adds podiatric physicians (licensed under chapter 461) to the definition of "health care provider" for purposes of direct health care agreements