Jesse SchecknerFebruary 28, 2022
7min0
The bills were modeled after a proposal Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law in June.
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Jesse SchecknerFebruary 28, 2022
Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 6, 2022
3min685
The move would mandate physicians learn more about spinal compressions before renewing their licenses.
Christine Jordan SextonSeptember 17, 2021
3min697
It will be the first face-to-face meeting in nearly two years.
Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2021
5min1589
Our regulators must keep a watchful eye on such cases.
Renzo DowneyFebruary 26, 2020
5min389
While the Senate has contracted its version, the House is expanding theirs.
Staff ReportsAugust 20, 2019
2min353
Kevin Cairns and Shailesh Gupta were appointed to four-year terms.
Christine Jordan SextonMarch 18, 2019
3min334
The 'train' bill is a big, wet kiss to physicians.
Jim RosicaSeptember 24, 2018
4min795
Doctors and physician assistants could start facing fines and license revocations for not checking a state prescription drug database before they write a script. The state’s Board of Medicine last week also announced a related rule “to change penalties for prescribing medicinal drugs or controlled substances (that) demonstrates a lack of reasonable skill or safety to […]
Christine Jordan SextonMay 20, 2015
5min203
The much-written about Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding holds its inaugural meeting in Tallahassee on Wednesday. Gov. Rick Scott, a former healthcare and hospital executive, has spent much of his time in the three weeks since lawmakers left town focusing on building a continuation base budget and negotiating with and suing the federal government over supplemental Medicaid […]
Phil AmmannMarch 12, 2015
10min226
On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced 15 appointments — including five judicial court appointments — to a variety of state regulatory boards. Leon County Court Scott announced the appointment of J. Layne Smith, general counsel for the Florida Department of Lottery, to the Leon County Court. Smith, 53, of Tallahassee, was general counsel for the […]