Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H439: Practice of Chiropractic Medicine
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revises definition of term "practice of chiropractic medicine"; authorizes chiropractic physicians to possess, for emergency purposes only at chiropractic physician's office or place of business, prescription medical oxygen; authorizes chiropractic physicians to order, store, possess, prescribe, & administer, only by means of injection at chiropractic physician's office, sterile substances, including vitamins, minerals, & nutritional supplements; prohibits chiropractic physicians from administering certain sterile substances by means of injection unless he or she has been certified by board; prohibits chiropractic physicians from administering certain any substance through intravenous therapy; requires chiropractic physician to be certified before administering sterile substances in specified manner; requires Board of Chiropractic Medicine to establish minimum standards of practice for administration of certain sterile substances by means of injection by chiropractic physicians; provides requirements for such standards; requires board to issue chiropractic physician letter certifying that he or she is authorized to administer specified sterile substances by means of injection under certain conditions.
What the bill says
An act relating to the practice of chiropractic medicine; amending s. 460.403, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "practice of chiropractic medicine"; authorizing chiropractic physicians to possess, for emergency purposes only at the chiropractic physician's office or place of business, prescription medical oxygen; authorizing chiropractic physicians to possess specified solutions in aerosol form…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
An act relating to the practice of chiropractic medicine; amending s. 460.403, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "practice of chiropractic medicine"; authorizing chiropractic physicians to possess, for emergency purposes only at the chiropractic physician's office or place of business, prescription medical oxygen; authorizing chiropractic physicians to possess specified solutions in aerosol form; authorizing chiropractic physicians to order, store, possess, prescribe, and administer, only by means of injection at the chiropractic physician's office, certain sterile substances, including vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements; prohibiting chiropractic physicians from administering certain sterile substances by means of injection unless he or she has been certified by the board; prohibiting chiropractic physicians from administering certain any substance through intravenous therapy; creating s. 460.4086, F.S.; requiring a chiropractic physician to be certified before administering sterile substances in a specified manner; requiring the Board of Chiropractic Medicine to establish minimum standards of practice for the administration of certain sterile substances by means of injection by CS/CS/HB 439 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb439-02-c2 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES chiropractic physicians; providing requirements for such standards; requiring the board to issue a chiropractic physician a letter certifying that he or she is authorized to administer specified sterile substances by means of injection under certain conditions; providing rulemaking authority; providing an effective date. Be …
Sponsors
- Cobb, Nan (R, HD-026) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 2
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
Votes
- House: H 439 c2 (February 25, 2026): 110 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 10, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 10, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (February 3, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (February 3, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H439?
- H439 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Practice of Chiropractic Medicine.
- What does H439 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the practice of chiropractic medicine; amending s. 460.403, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "practice of chiropractic medicine"; authorizing chiropractic physicians to possess, for emergency purposes only at the chiropractic physician's office or place of business, prescription medical oxygen; authorizing chiropractic physicians to possess specified solutions in aerosol form…
- What is the status of H439?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H439?
- Cobb, Nan (R, HD-026).
- Where is the official record for H439?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/439
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