THE FLORIDA HOUSE WAS AHEAD OF THE CURVE
Two News Stories This Morning That Show Our Reforms Saved Lives
...But as someone who has now taken the leap to telemedicine, I can attest to how simple and efficient it truly is.
With telemedicine, you meet the doctor over the phone or video chat, instead of in-person at the office. But it’s just like an in-office visit: You discuss your symptoms and medical history with the doctor, who provides you with a diagnosis and sends any prescriptions to the pharmacy of your choice.
As a mother, telemedicine has been extremely helpful for my family...
In 2019, the House and Senate passed
HB 23
and it was signed by Governor DeSantis
As more health care workers contract COVID-19, or simply need a mental or emotional break, we will need more hands to manage this crisis. There are more than 140,000 PAs in U. S., practicing in every medical setting and specialty. They are ready and willing to do so. PAs are trained as medical generalists, meaning they have medical knowledge beyond the setting and specialty in which they work, and can treat the “whole patient.”
Yet, at this critical time, some PAs are prevented from practicing to the full extent of their education, training and experience in most states because of outdated regulations. This is because they are tied, by law, to a specific physician. This regulation can limit PAs’ flexibility, preventing them from working in different practices or settings during an emergency. And what we are dealing with right now is clearly an emergency.
Simply put: At a time when all hands are needed on deck, too many members of the PA profession have their hands tied...
In 2020, the House and Senate passed
HB 607
expanding
the scope of practice for nurse practitioners. This legislation
dramatically increases the supply of medical professionals and works,
without horror stories, across the nation in over three dozen states; from California
and Massachusetts to Texas and Florida
