Florida Licensure Law Changes
Brett R. Saunders
Description
Collection
Title:
Florida Licensure Law Changes
Creator:
Brett R. Saunders
Date:
1/9/2001
Text:
For those interested in the Florida licensure laws, there is House Bill #87
out there that, if it becomes law, will change the grandfathering provision
to allow many others without educational standards to become licensed.
The House summary reads as follows:
Orthotics, Prosthetics, & Pedorthics; revises grandfathering requirements
for licensure to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics without
meeting statutory educational requirements; repeals provision re deadline
to apply for licensure to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics
without meeting statutory educational requirements. Amends 468.805.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 12/18/00 HOUSE Prefiled
You may read the entire bill for yourself at these links:
<URL Redacted>
ile=hb0087.html&Directory=session/2001/House/bills/billtext/html/
Or you may reach the Florida Legislature site at
<URL Redacted> and enter 87 as the bill
number.
From my read it appears that this law will allow people who were not
qualified to become licensed, but applied to be in 1998 and since have
become nationally certified, to now grandfather in. It seems like saying
you can learn to be a contractor by building my house. (I wanted to avoid
the physician/patient analogy - you get the point)
It does not seem that the changes to the licensure law will protect the
people of Florida...it just allows many people that did not qualify before
to gain the grandfather advantage.
So...If you like what this bill does after reading it, let your
representatives know. If you don't like it, also let them know. If you
don't care..just delete the message.
Brett R. Saunders CPO, FAAOP, LPO(FL)
<Email Address Redacted>
out there that, if it becomes law, will change the grandfathering provision
to allow many others without educational standards to become licensed.
The House summary reads as follows:
Orthotics, Prosthetics, & Pedorthics; revises grandfathering requirements
for licensure to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics without
meeting statutory educational requirements; repeals provision re deadline
to apply for licensure to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics
without meeting statutory educational requirements. Amends 468.805.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 12/18/00 HOUSE Prefiled
You may read the entire bill for yourself at these links:
<URL Redacted>
ile=hb0087.html&Directory=session/2001/House/bills/billtext/html/
Or you may reach the Florida Legislature site at
<URL Redacted> and enter 87 as the bill
number.
From my read it appears that this law will allow people who were not
qualified to become licensed, but applied to be in 1998 and since have
become nationally certified, to now grandfather in. It seems like saying
you can learn to be a contractor by building my house. (I wanted to avoid
the physician/patient analogy - you get the point)
It does not seem that the changes to the licensure law will protect the
people of Florida...it just allows many people that did not qualify before
to gain the grandfather advantage.
So...If you like what this bill does after reading it, let your
representatives know. If you don't like it, also let them know. If you
don't care..just delete the message.
Brett R. Saunders CPO, FAAOP, LPO(FL)
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Brett R. Saunders, “Florida Licensure Law Changes,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215667.
