HB 1381: Interstate Mobility
GENERAL BILL by Alvarez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia
Interstate Mobility; Requires respective boards of occupations, or DBPR if there is no board, to allow licensure by endorsement if applicant meets certain criteria; requires applicants of professions that require fingerprints for criminal history checks to submit such fingerprints before board or DBPR issues license by endorsement; requires that costs associated with fingerprint processing be borne by applicant; if fingerprints are submitted through authorized agency or vendor, requiring such agency or vendor to collect processing fees & remit them to FDLE; requires applicable health care regulatory boards, or DOH if there is no board, to issue license or certificate to applicants who meet specified conditions; requires DOH to verify certain information using National Practitioner Data Bank; specifies circumstances under which person is ineligible for license; authorizes boards or DOH to revoke license upon specified finding; authorizes boards or DOH to require that applicants successfully complete jurisprudential examination; requires DOH to submit annual report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; revises licensure by endorsement requirements for practice of acupuncture, medicine, professional or practical nursing, pharmacy, midwifery, speech-language pathology & audiology, nursing home administration, occupational therapy, radiology, respiratory therapy, dietetics & nutrition, electrology, massage therapy, opticianry, physical therapy, physical therapist assistantship, psychology & school psychology, & clinical social work, marriage & family therapy, & mental health counseling, respectively; authorizes boards & DOH to continue processing applications for licensure by endorsement, as authorized under Florida Statutes (2023), for specified timeframe.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2024 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
3/8/2024 House • Died in Commerce Committee
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HB 1381, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2024 at 3:45 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1273 (c2) Reciprocity or Endorsement of Licensure Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table 
H 1549 (c2) Health Care Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/21/2024 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7016
S 1600 (er) Interstate Mobility Collins Compare Last Action: 3/6/2024 S Ordered enrolled
Citations - Statutes (22)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 455.2135 Page 3 (pdf) 456.0145 Page 5 (pdf) 457.105 Licensure qualifications and fees. Page 9 (pdf) 458.313 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees. Page 11 (pdf) 464.009 Licensure by endorsement. Page 12 (pdf) 465.0075 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fee. Page 12 (pdf) 467.0125 Licensed midwives; qualifications; endorsement; temporary certificates. Page 13 (pdf) 468.1185 Licensure. Page 14 (pdf) 468.1705 Licensure by endorsement; temporary license. Page 14 (pdf) 468.213 Licensure by endorsement. Page 16 (pdf) 468.3065 Certification by endorsement. Page 16 (pdf) 468.358 Licensure by endorsement. Page 18 (pdf) 468.513 Dietitian/nutritionist; licensure by endorsement. Page 19 (pdf) 478.47 Licensure by endorsement. Page 20 (pdf) 480.041 Massage therapists; qualifications; licensure; endorsement. Page 20 (pdf) 484.007 Licensure of opticians; permitting of optical establishments. Page 21 (pdf) 486.031 Physical therapist; licensing requirements. Page 28 (pdf) 486.081 Physical therapist; issuance of license without examination to person passing examination of another authorized examining board; fee. Page 23 (pdf) 486.102 Physical therapist assistant; licensing requirements. Page 29 (pdf) 486.107 Physical therapist assistant; issuance of license without examination to person licensed in another jurisdiction; fee. Page 24 (pdf) 490.006 Licensure by endorsement. Page 25 (pdf) 491.006 Licensure or certification by endorsement. Page 26 (pdf)