New 2025 Legislation that May Affect Health Care Practices and Professionals in Florida

The Florida Department of Health is responsible for licensing health care providers in Florida. Legislative changes can affect the laws relating to practicing your profession. Being unaware of these new laws could cause potentials issues. As such, it is imperative that licensed health care professionals and practices keep up to date on proposed legislation in Florida.

There are already several bills presented for the 2025 Legislative Session that may affect health care providers. Here are a few proposed bills to watch:

SB 82 – Dental Therapy

This bill authorizes Medicaid to reimburse dental services provided in a mobile dental unit in certain circumstances. The bill also allows a dental therapy examination candidate to retake the examination if the candidate fails on the first attempt. Further, this bill adds laws related to application requirements, examination, and licensure qualifications for dental therapists. The bill also provides for the performance of specific services under supervision.

SB 220 – Social Work License Compact

This bill creates the Social Work Licensure Compact. It contains requirements for multi-state licensure, providing exemptions in certain circumstances, and authorizing disciplinary action.

SB 250 – Prescriptive Authority for Psychologists

Allows the Board of Psychology to certify psychologists’ prescriptive authority for controlled substances if they meet certain requirements and specify requirements for prescriptive authority.

SB 470 – Naturopathic Medicine

This bill redesignates laws for licensing naturopathic physicians. The bill provides licensure requirements, financial responsibility requirements, and provides that patients are responsible for notifying other health care providers of the medical supplements recommended by a naturopathic physician.

SB 564 – Chiropractic Medicine

This bill revises the definition of chiropractic medicine and authorizes pharmacists to fill prescription orders from chiropractic physicians. It also contains language regarding limitations on medical benefits related to insurance policies providing personal injury protection.

HB 309 – Office Surgery Standards of Practice

This bill provides additional requirements for registration of an office surgery facility that performs specific procedures. This bill also revises standards of practice for the facility and the health care professionals that practice in the facility. It also requires liability requirements for offices performing certain procedures.

In Florida, bills become effective on July 1^st and October 1^st each year unless another date is specified in the bill. If there is a bill that affects your license profession, you can monitor the bill throughout the Legislative Session. You will know if the bill is becoming a law and can adequately prepare for the change.

Our experienced health care legal team monitors new proposed legislation closely. If you believe one of these new laws may affect you, either beneficially or adversely, you may want to obtain legal counsel to assist you.