RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B8-30.003Physician Assistant Licensure
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 50 No. 157, August 12, 2024 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the board at a public meeting held December 6, 2024. The changes are as follows:
64B8-30.003 Physician Assistant Licensure.
(1) Requirements for Licensure.
(a) through (b) No Change.
(c) All applicants for licensure as physician assistants for Temporary Certificate for Physician Assistants to Practice in an Area of Critical Need pursuant to Section 458.315, or 459.0076 459.0075, F.S., shall apply on Form DH-MQA 5088, entitled Temporary Certificate for Physician Assistants to Practice in an Area of Critical Need (06/2024), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and can be obtained from the website at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- , or http://flboardofmedicine.gov/licensing/physician-assistant-licensure/.
(2) through (4) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.013, 456.031(2), 456.033, 458.309, 458.347 FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 456.0135, 456.017, 456.031, 456.033, 456.0635, 458.315, 458.347, 459.022 FS. History–New 4-28-76, Amended 11-15-78, 10-23-80, 12-4-85, Formerly 21M-17.03, Amended 5-13-87, 11-15-88, 11-15-90, 1-9-92, 5-6-93, Formerly 21M-17.003, Amended 9-21-93, Formerly 61F6-17.003, Amended 9-8-94, 11-30-94, 10-25-95, 3-25-96, Formerly 59R-30.003, Amended 6-7-98, 8-19-99, 5-28-00, 3-3-02, 5-19-03, 10-19-03, 11-17-03, 9-5-05, 12-12-05, 10-30-06, 2-25-07, 5-20-09, 2-2-10, 12-6-10, 1-27-13, 2-22-15, 7-27-16, 9-26-16, 12-4-16, 9-23-20, 6-23-21, 12-6-21, 6-12-22, .
Changes to Form DH-MQA 5088 includes:
Page 5, No 3. APPROVED FACILITY: First paragraph after block reads:
*Provide the type of facility you will be practicing in if you are anticipating practicing in an area of critical need as determined by the State Surgeon General, or for a limited time to address critical physician-specialty, demographic, or geographic needs for Florida’s physician workforce as determined by the State Surgeon General.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Paul Vazquez, J.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253, Paul.Vazquez@flhealth.gov
