Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H809: Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
Revises conditions under which Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, & Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizes certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
An act relating to temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; amending ss. 458.315, 459.0076, and 464.0121, F.S.; revising the conditions under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizing certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
An act relating to temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; amending ss. 458.315, 459.0076, and 464.0121, F.S.; revising the conditions under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizing certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 458.315, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 458.315 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need.-- (3) The board may issue a temporary certificate under this section subject to the following restrictions: (c)1. Any certificate issued under this section is valid only so long as one of the following conditions applies: a. The State Surgeon General determines that the reason for which it was issued remains a critical need to the state; or words underlined are additions. hb809 -01-er FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 809 2026 Legislature b. The certificate was issued for practice in an area of critical need that has since lost its designation and the certificateholder maintains an active primary care treatment relationship in the area with one or more patients. In such case, the certificateholder …
Sponsors
- Benarroch, Yvette (R, HD-081) · primary sponsor
- López, Johanna (D, HD-043) · primary sponsor
- Webster Barnaby (R, HD-027)
- Barnaby, Webster (R, HD-029)
- Trabulsy, Dana (R, HD-084)
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-108
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered enrolled
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 653
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 653
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 653
- : Substituted for CS/SB 1480 -SJ 653
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Votes
- Senate: H 809 c1 (March 6, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: H 809 c1 (March 3, 2026): 110 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 18, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 18, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (February 3, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (February 3, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H809?
- H809 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need.
- What does H809 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; amending ss. 458.315, 459.0076, and 464.0121, F.S.; revising the conditions under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizing certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H809?
- Chaptered as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-108 (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H809?
- Benarroch, Yvette (R, HD-081), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H809?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/809
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