CS/SB 1506 (2012) -  Health Care

by Health Regulation and Thrasher
Authorizing the Board of Optometry to adopt rules for the administration and prescription of ocular pharmaceutical agents; requiring that a certified optometrist complete a course and subsequent examination on general and ocular pharmacology; prohibiting the board, the Department of Health, or the State Surgeon General from deleting an oral pharmaceutical agent listed in the statutory formulary; requiring that adverse incidents in the practice of optometry be reported to the Department of Health; revising the definition of the term “practitioner” to include certified optometrists for purposes of the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Regulation
    • On agenda for: 02/09/12 1:15 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 3
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/16/12 10:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 2
  • Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
  • Budget

Related Bills

Bill Text

    • 227268 , Health Regulation, Gaetz Date Filed: 02/08/12, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/09/2012 07:36 PM
    • AA 784708 , Health Regulation, Diaz de la Portilla Date Filed: 02/09/12, Line#: 406 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/09/2012 07:36 PM
    • SD 358292 , Health Regulation, Garcia Date Filed: 02/09/12, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/09/2012 07:36 PM
    • ASA 800732 , Health Regulation, Diaz de la Portilla Date Filed: 02/09/12, Line#: 387 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/09/2012 07:36 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/16/2012 1:48:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/15/2012 11:56:59 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Regulation 2/13/2012 8:52:42 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Regulation 2/8/2012 3:02:47 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations Time: 02/21/2012 - 9:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 534 Time: 02/21/2012 - 9:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 523 Time: 02/16/2012 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 523 Time: 02/16/2012 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/16/12, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/14/2012 - 6:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 506 Time: 02/13/2012 - 8:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 500 Time: 02/13/2012 - 1:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/13/2012 - 9:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 500 Time: 02/09/2012 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/06/2012 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 215 Time: 01/17/2012 - 7:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 215 Time: 01/17/2012 - 10:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2012 - 1:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __