The subject of this workshop is the proposed changes to Rule Chapter 12A-1, F.A.C. (Sales and Use Tax), regarding: (1) the application of tax to items sold to hospitals, physicians, dentists, and other licensed practitioners for use in their practice of medicine and the taxability of chemical compounds and test kits, common household remedies, drugs, eyeglasses and lenses, medical gases, medical products and supplies, and prosthetic and orthopedic appliances; and (2) the application of tax to items used in the practice of veterinary medicine, including medical supplies and products used in the treatment of animals, and the exemptions provided for substances possessing curative or remedial properties.