Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 197
Session 2024
Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 6, 2024
Sponsors
Committee
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Committee
Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Republican
Vicki L. Lopez
First Action
Oct 17, 2023
Latest Action
May 7, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
197
State
Florida
Session
2024
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Primary
Committee
Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Primary
Republican
Primary
Unknown
Garcia
Cosponsor
Republican
Cosponsor
Republican
Cosponsor
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 15, 2024
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Garcia
Yes
Didn't Vote
Summary
Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy; Requires DOH to report specified data; authorizes DOH to suspend license of certain health care practitioners & massage establishments in certain circumstances; revises advertising requirements for massage therapists & massage establishments; prohibits establishments from sheltering or harboring, or being used as sleeping quarters for any person; requires DOH investigators to request government identification from all employees while in massage establishment; specifies additional documents person operating massage establishment must present, upon request, to DOH investigators & law enforcement officers; requires DOH to notify federal immigration office if specified persons fail to provide government identification; revises definition of “unlicensed massage establishment”. APPROPRIATION: $1,034,032
Documents (4)
Bill Analysis -- Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/16/2024 11:16 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/19/2024 9:03 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/8/2024 2:41 PM)
Sources
Record Created
Oct 17, 2023 7:03:49 PM
Record Updated
Jun 13, 2024 6:52:12 AM