Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
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What it does
Official summary
Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need; Revising the conditions under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, respectively, are authorized to 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, etc.
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Where it stands
Introduced
2Passed Senate
3Passed House
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 6Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 809 (Ch. 2026-108)Latest
Mar 6Substituted CS/HB 809
Mar 6Read 2nd timeMinor
Mar 3Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
Feb 19Retained on Calendar
Feb 18Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
Feb 18Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Feb 17Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0Minor
Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 12On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Feb 4Now in Rules
Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 4Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0Minor
Jan 30On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Jan 29CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Jan 28Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Jan 28Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Jan 26CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 22IntroducedMinor
Jan 21On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Jan 16Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; RulesMinor