Baker Act Bill HB 9 Unanimously Passes Last House Committee

The Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners (flanp.org) and Representative Daphne Campbell RN has successfully steered HB 9 through all three House committees. It will now go to the House floor for a vote. We are waiting for it to be placed on the agenda in the Senate. We are very thankful to Representative Campbell for continuing her hard work on this bill. She is a true nursing champion!

"Dr. Title" Bill Gutted in Senate.

 The substance of the "Dr." title bill, has been essentially neutered. This bill,  which would have made it a felony for a nurse to use the title doctor without also telling people they are not an MD or DO was changed by Senator Grimsley who placed an amendment on the bill reducing the penalty from a felony to a misdemeanor. It also only requires a nurse to say that they are a nurse, which is essentially the same law that already exists on the books.