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FL S0768
Bill
Status
Passed
6/16/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Martin
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AI Summary
- Deletes the definitions of "direct supervision" and "present in the office suite" from Florida's health care provider referral law (s. 456.053, F.S.)
- Revises the "referral" definition so that services provided by a sole provider or group practice for their own patients must be supervised in compliance with all applicable Medicare payment and coverage rules, rather than requiring "direct" physician supervision
- Preserves existing exceptions to the referral definition for specialists including radiologists, oncologists, cardiologists, pathologists, urologists, nephrologists, and dentists, among others
- Updates cross-references in s. 641.316, F.S., governing fiscal intermediary services organizations to conform with the renumbered definitions
- Effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers
Last Action
Chapter No. 2023-251
6/16/2023
Committee Referrals
Fiscal Policy4/12/2023
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services3/21/2023
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