No. SB 154
Filed under Healthcare.
Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement Act; Revising the list of persons ineligible for a license by endorsement under the act, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDFlorida's law letting certain out-of-state licensed health professionals get a Florida license by endorsement already disqualifies applicants with a revoked, suspended, or surrendered license, or certain National Practitioner Data Bank reports.
This bill adds a new disqualifying ground specific to dentistry: an applicant is ineligible for a license by endorsement if their dental or dental hygiene degree came from a school lacking recognized accreditation.
Accreditation can come from the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation, its successor, or any other dental or dental-hygiene accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
AIAn applicant seeking a Florida dental or dental hygiene license under chapter 466 is ineligible for a license by endorsement if they did not graduate from a dental or dental hygiene program accredited by a recognized accrediting body.
AIThe accreditation that satisfies this requirement is not limited to the American Dental Association's own commission; a degree from any dental or dental hygiene accrediting entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education also qualifies.