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<\/p>\n

Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a fresh effort to legalize recreational marijuana jump-started with help of one of the state\u2019s dominant medical marijuana companies, joined by country music duo The Bellamy Brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

A new political committee, Smart & Safe Florida, has drawn up a proposed citizen initiative that would allow adults 21 and older to possess and purchase marijuana.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 140 million Americans already have the freedom to partake in responsible cannabis use and it is past time for Florida to provide its law-abiding adults the same privilege,\u201d Howard<\/strong> and David Bellamy<\/strong> said <\/span>in a video announcing the push<\/strong><\/span> to make the ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n

If organizers can gather nearly 900,000 signatures from registered voters, as well as get clearance from the Florida Supreme Court, the citizen initiative would be on the 2024 ballot which is also a presidential election year. But it would also require 60% of voters to say yes for the proposal to become law.<\/span><\/p>\n

If approved, the amendment would take effect six months after the November 2024 elections.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trulieve, which operates in 11 states including Florida, plans to help bankroll the campaign with a $5 million contribution. The Bellamy Brothers have previously partnered with Trulieve to produce of cannabis products.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2016, Florida voters overwhelmingly approved the use of medical marijuana; however, recent attempts to ask voters to approve recreational marijuana floundered due to the state Supreme Court. The high court last year rejected two proposed constitutional amendments by maintaining that the wording of the proposals was misleading to voters, including that one proposal did not make it clear that marijuana would remain illegal under federal law.<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposed amendment would allow adults to smoke or ingest marijuana, but it would not allow individuals to possess more than 1 ounce of marijuana. It does not. <\/span><\/p>\n

To watch the announcement video, click on the image below<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\nI welcome your feedback, questions and, especially, your tips. You can contact me by emailing me at [email\u00a0protected] or call me at 850-251-2317.<\/strong><\/p>\nBaby got back<\/p>\nA state medical board wants to require physicians to use ultrasound equipment while performing Brazilian butt lifts and limit the number of procedures Florida-licensed physicians can perform a day to make the procedure safer for patients, who are mostly women.<\/span><\/p>\nBut some plastic surgeons say the new rule could make the procedure riskier, not safer, contending the Board of Medicine should not limit the number of procedures a surgeon can perform daily.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Board of Medicine Rules Committee agreed at its meeting in Ft. Lauderdale last week to move ahead with the new rule. The board wants the rule in effect before a similar emergency rule expires in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-545442\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/surgery-640x427.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/surgery-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/surgery-1280x853.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/surgery-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/surgery-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/surgery-320x213.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"\/> Florida looks to put new rules on a procedure \u2014 much to the dismay of some plastic surgeons.<\/p>\nThe 90-day emergency rule limits the number of procedures that can be performed daily to three, it also requires the use of ultrasound. But the emergency rule stops there. The permanent rule the state medical board is considering would also require the so-called \u201csurgeon of record\u201d to perform the entire procedure. <\/span><\/p>\nBoard staff is working on the language and a copy wasn\u2019t available at the Rules Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\nBut Stephen Menton<\/strong>, an attorney representing Surgeons for Safety, said it could be problematic because physician extenders are commonly used in surgical procedures regardless of the setting. But the board could pursue a rule that makes clear that only the surgeon of record can inject the fat. <\/span><\/p>\nAfter newspaper reports highlighted the substantial number of deaths occurring in Florida from Brazilian butt lifts, the Florida Board of Medicine passed a rule in 2019 stating that doctors could no longer inject fat into the muscle.<\/span><\/p>\nIn addition to new rules, the Florida Legislature passed a law later that year requiring the Board of Medicine to better regulate and discipline doctors when patients die.<\/span><\/p>\nThe board moved ahead with an emergency rule earlier this year after learning that there were more deaths from Brazilian Butt lifts in 2020. <\/span><\/p>\nIn comments submitted to the board Surgeons for Safety said to improve safety the board should propose a rule that prevents a surgeon from having more than one patient under anesthesia at the same time. Additionally, the group said the board should appoint a task force that\u2019s charged with making recommendations to the board or legislature about educational materials and training physicians should have. Lastly, the organization recommended that the committee also should perform an analysis of the benefits of drawbacks of using ultrasound as part of the procedure.<\/span><\/p>\nIn its written comments Surgeons for Safety also maintained that requiring an ultrasound may be unsafe because surgeons weren\u2019t trained to use it while performing the procedure. \u201cThe introduction of an ultrasound requirement without proper education, training and appropriate technology takes away one of the surgeon\u2019s hands, forces the surgeon to take eyes off the patient to monitor a screen, and interrupts the cadence of the surgery,\u201d the written comments state.<\/span><\/p>\nIn pushing for limits on how patients could be placed under general anesthesia at one time the group argued that the rule could be enforced by unannounced spot inspections.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cNow you have a rule that hits the nail on the head,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\nBoard Rule No 2<\/p>\nThe BBL rule isn\u2019t the only new regulation the board is pursuing.<\/span><\/p>\nMembers of the BOM voted to move ahead with rule-making that would set up a Florida-specific standard of care for gender-affirming care.<\/span><\/p>\nPushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 <\/strong>administration, State Surgeon General <\/span>Joseph Ladapo attended the Ft. Lauderdale Board of Medicine to discuss the need for the proposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-460068\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ladapo-DeSantis-4-9.21.21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ladapo-DeSantis-4-9.21.21.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ladapo-DeSantis-4-9.21.21-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ladapo-DeSantis-4-9.21.21-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ladapo-DeSantis-4-9.21.21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ladapo-DeSantis-4-9.21.21-320x213.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"\/>Ron DeSantis and Joseph Ladapo take a hard line on gender-affirming surgery. Image via Colin Hackley<\/p>\nLadapo\u2019s recommendations are \u201caligned with the truth,\u201d he told reporters. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBy truth I mean truth in science, in terms of what we actually know versus what people want to happen,\u201d Ladapo said stressing that he maintains there\u2019s no science that supports the efficacy of the treatment.<\/span><\/p>\nLadapo continued by telling reporters hormonal clockers and surgeries are \u201creally a distraction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cA distraction away from more effective therapies for individuals dealing with this. And part of that is absolutely emotion, mental spiritual counseling. That is a part of that turns out to be part of the treatment for many conditions that we all suffer from. But sometimes for whatever reason things that sorta are more effective and less glamorous \u2026 just kinda take a back seat to more radical treatments,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\nWhen asked later for the science showing that therapy was the proper route Ladapo said: \u201cBasically all of us could benefit from emotional, mental, physical and spiritual therapy. I mean that\u2019s just a fact. That\u2019s just a general truth. in terms of this specific condition, those types of therapies before the introduction of these hormonal therapies, these surgical remedies were recommended. And there\u2019s evidence those are beneficial.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nHe said that his review of the data shows the incidence of trauma is high in people with gender dysphoria. \u201cWho\u2019s experienced childhood trauma who would not benefit from therapy?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-510215\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/22-HCA-015-Diagnosis-Florida-Politics-digital-ad-V2_5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\"\/><\/p>\nBoard Rule No. 3?<\/strong><\/p>\nAs the Board of Medicine considers changes to BBL rules, it is also asked to consider defining the difference in rules between physicians\u2019 offices \u2014 where surgeries are located and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs).<\/p>\nThe board heard from managers that there are times they walk into physician\u2019s offices which have more than a dozen rooms where surgeries are being performed.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-545259\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/U.S.-Ambulatory-Surgery-Centers-Market.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/U.S.-Ambulatory-Surgery-Centers-Market.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/U.S.-Ambulatory-Surgery-Centers-Market-640x307.jpg 640w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/U.S.-Ambulatory-Surgery-Centers-Market-320x154.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"\/>More rules: Ambulatory centers get another look.<\/p>\nThe Department of Health has oversight over physician\u2019s offices but it\u2019s the state Agency for Health Care Administration that regulates ambulatory surgical centers.<\/p>\nThe Rules Committee was told the DOH has just six investigators to inspect doctor\u2019s offices in 67 different counties.<\/p>\nFMA showdown <\/strong><\/p>\nThe showdown for the \u201cheat and soul\u201d of the Florida Medical Association wrapped this weekend with the House of Delegates delving into some of the thorniest issues it\u2019s been asked to consider and somehow finding a way to remain, as several attendees said, neutral.<\/p>\nThe Florida Medical Association does not disclose how the House of Delegates votes on resolutions, said Christina Johnson<\/strong>, on behalf of the organization. Delegates were asked to consider resolutions addressing abortion, gender-affirming care, and constitutional carry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThey were all discussed. Some passed, but in modified form, that was more akin to \u2018The FMA will oppose legislation that allows the government to intrude upon the patient-physician relationship or words to those effect,\u2019 said someone familiar with the discussions.<\/p>\nA resolution to oppose constitutional carry, which would put the FMA at odds with DeSantis, went through several amendments and iterations before evolving into a resolution that had the organization supporting current requirements.<\/p>\nObservers noted Douglas R. Murphy, <\/strong>who served as FMA president for the last two years, delivered a conciliatory speech where he reminded members that the organization is dedicated to the protection of the profession and advocating for the patient. He said getting involved in issues that don\u2019t directly affect the profession distracts the FMA from its primary purpose.<\/p>\n\u201cIt really set the tone for the weekend,\u201d said one attendee.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-545261\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/douglasmurphy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/douglasmurphy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/douglasmurphy-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/douglasmurphy-320x213.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"\/>Douglas Murphy reminds the FMA to stay on focus.<\/p>\n\u2014 ROSTER \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\nThe FMA at its annual meeting last week in Orlando affirmed the following positions in the organization for the next two years. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 President-Elect Jason Goldman, M.D.: Internal Medicine, Coral Springs<\/span><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-545265\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Goldman-FMA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Goldman-FMA.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Goldman-FMA-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Goldman-FMA-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Goldman-FMA-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Goldman-FMA-320x213.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"\/>Congratulations to Jason Goldman, newly named president of the FMA.<\/p>\n\u2014 Vice President Lisa Cosgrove, M.D.: Pediatrics, Jacksonville<\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 Treasurer Charles Chase, DO: Anesthesiology, Winter Park<\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 Speaker Ashley Norse, M.D. \u2014 Emergency Medicine, Jacksonville<\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 Vice Speaker Mark Rubenstein, M.D.: Physiatry, Jupiter<\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 Secretary Alma Littles, M.D.: Family<\/span> Medicine, Tallahassee<\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 Immediate Past President Douglas Murphy, Jr., M.D.: Obstetrics\/Gynecology, Ocala<\/p>\n\u2014 ETC \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\nJared M. Torres<\/strong> with the Southern Group registered to lobby for Autism Speaks<\/strong><\/p>\nKevin Comerer <\/strong>with Rubin, Turnbull & Associates, registered to lobby for Hospital Corporation of America<\/p>\nSlater W. Bayliss<\/strong> and Chris Chaney,<\/strong> with The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners LLC, registered to lobby for the American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants<\/p>\nRobert M Blair<\/strong>, Bethany McAlister<\/strong>, Will Rodriguez<\/strong>, Jacqueline A. Corcoran<\/strong>, and Michael C. Corcoran<\/strong>, with Corcoran Partners, registered to lobby for Florida Chiropractic Coalition, Inc.<\/p>\nJorge Chamizo<\/strong> with Floridian Partners LLC registered to lobby for Elevance Health, and its affiliates.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409460\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TGH-ad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TGH-ad.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TGH-ad-320x160.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n\u2014 ICYMI \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\nIn case you missed them, here is a recap of other critical health care policy stories covered in Florida Politics this past week.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2014Spreading:<\/strong> The first case of monkeypox has been identified in Leon County, the Florida Department of Health in Leon County<\/strong> announced. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the monkeypox virus is part of the same family as the virus that causes smallpox. The first human case of monkeypox was discovered in 1970. While the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to smallpox symptoms, monkeypox is not related to chickenpox.<\/p>\n\u2014No licenses for Black farmers<\/strong> Nearly six years ago, the Florida Legislature set aside a medical marijuana license for a Black farmer like John Allen<\/strong> to join the burgeoning industry. But the license still has not been issued by the Florida Department of Health, which regulates the industry, the Lakeland Ledger<\/strong> reported. Twenty-two licenses have been issued but none so far to a Black farmer, despite the aim of the Legislature in 2016, according to the Ledger\u2019s report. In the intervening years, the licenses have generated enormous revenues from some of the license holders \u2014 frustrating the Black farmers who wonder how they can catch up.<\/p>\n\u2014Board tackles gender-affirming care<\/strong>: <\/strong>Members of the state medical board have agreed to initiate rules that could ban physicians from providing gender-affirming care to transgender people under the age of 18, while also limiting access to care to adults. The vote by the Board of Medicine on Friday means the Board will begin a several-month process that Chair and Winter Park physician David Diamond said would include public meetings across the state.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-545266\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/david-diamond.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/david-diamond.jpg 730w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/david-diamond-640x464.jpg 640w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/david-diamond-320x232.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"\/>David Diamond wants to take the issue of gender-affirming care to the public.<\/p>\n\u2014Increased options<\/strong>: Residents in Glades, Hendry and Lee counties will have more than one hospice provider to choose from thanks to a new court ruling. A state administrative judge issued a pair of rulings this week that, in tandem, clear the way for VITAS Healthcare to open a new hospice in Southwest Florida in the coming year.<\/p>\n\u2014More lawsuits: <\/strong>Seven faith leaders from South Florida and Tampa are suing elected attorneys across the state \u2014 from Attorney General Ashley Moody <\/strong>to State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle<\/strong> of Miami-Dade County \u2014 over Florida\u2019s new ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-544751\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/amerihealth_ad.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/amerihealth_ad.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/amerihealth_ad-320x213.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n\u2014 FOR YOUR RADAR \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\nAside from coverage by Florida Politics, these stories are worthy of your time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2014\u201dBiden administration planning to extend COVID-19 emergency declaration<\/strong>\u201d via Adam Cancryn and David Lim of POLITICO \u2014 The Biden administration is expected to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency once again, ensuring that federal measures expanding access to health coverage, vaccines and treatments remain in place beyond the midterm elections, three people with knowledge of the matter told POLITICO. The planned renewal follows extensive deliberations among Biden officials over the future of the emergency declaration, including some who questioned whether it was time to let the designation lapse.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-544792\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/biden-covid.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/biden-covid.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/biden-covid-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/biden-covid-320x213.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"\/>Joe Biden mulls an extension of the national COVID-19 emergency order.<\/p>\n\u2014\u201cBayCare names Philadelphia health care executive as new CEO,<\/strong>\u201d via Christopher O\u2019Donnell of the Tampa Bay Times \u2014 BayCare Health System on Friday named Stephanie D. Conners<\/strong> as its chief executive officer. Conners, 50, began her health care career as a nurse. She currently serves as the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Jefferson Health, a Philadelphia nonprofit health care system. She is expected to join BayCare in October. \u201cI am humbled and honored to lead such a remarkable organization,\u201d Conners said in a statement. \u201cIts legacy of compassionate care is palpable, and I look forward to helping ensure its future success. It is my personal mission to make a difference in the lives of others.\u201d<\/p>\n\u2014\u201cOrgan transplant system \u2018has failed many,\u2019 AdventHealth leader testifies<\/strong>, via Caroline Catherman of the Orlando Sentinel \u2014 Families in need of lifesaving organs have had to trust an organ transplantation system that has failed many, alleged Barry Friedman, executive director of the AdventHealth Vibrant Emotional HealthTransplant Institute, in a Wednesday hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. \u201cThis system has failed many patients waiting for organ transplant due to lack of oversight and accountability,\u201d Friedman said.<\/p>\n\u2014\u201cHandling of mental health helpline sparks lawsuit in Tampa Bay<\/strong>,\u201d via Sam Ogozalek of the Tampa Bay Times \u2014 Tampa Bay Thrives has sued a New York nonprofit hired to take calls for the local mental health group, claiming it failed to do its job. Tampa Bay Thrives launched the \u201cLet\u2019s Talk\u201d helpline last year to aid Hillsborough County residents with mental health and substance use issues. The local nonprofit hired Vibrant Emotional Health, based in New York, to answer confidential Let\u2019s Talk calls, direct people to mental health resources and follow up with those in distress. Tampa Bay Thrives agreed to pay the New York nonprofit about $2.1 million to answer a projected 14,000 calls over a year, records show.<\/p>\n\u2014\u201cFlorida ranks 35th in nation for child well-being, says Kids Count report<\/strong>,\u201d via Stephanie Colombini of WUSF \u2014 For the third year in a row, Florida ranks 35th in the nation for children\u2019s well-being, according to the latest Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report examines challenges that kids and families face across the nation and compared how states did between 2016 and 2020, with the years following the 2008 recession. It found that although Florida has made improvements in recent years when it comes to families living in poverty, it hasn\u2019t kept pace with other parts of the country.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-521241\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/moffitt_ad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/moffitt_ad.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/moffitt_ad-320x213.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n\u2014 PENCIL IT IN \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\nNational Health Center Week \u2014 Aug. 7-13Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\nHappy birthday<\/strong>, Rep. Keith Truenow<\/strong><\/p>\nHappy birthday<\/strong>, Florida Health Care Association Executive Director Emmett Reed<\/strong><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-510444\" src=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EMMITT-REED-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EMMITT-REED-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EMMITT-REED-640x457.jpg 640w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EMMITT-REED-1280x914.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EMMITT-REED-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EMMITT-REED-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EMMITT-REED-320x229.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"\/>Happy birthday, Emmett Reed!<\/p>\n9 a.m.<\/strong> The Florida Board of Nursing Probable Cause Panel meets. Call (888)-585-9008; participant code 275112502.<\/p>\n2 p.m.<\/strong> The Agency for Health Care Administration holds a meeting on proposed changes to Rules59A-8.0097 Rule 59A-8.0216 59A-8.0219 and Rule 59A-8.0095 on home health agencies. 2727 Mahan Drive. Or call (888) 585-9008; participant code: 998518088. Agenda here<\/strong>.<\/p>\nWednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n1:30 p.m.<\/strong> Self-Insurance estimating conference. Room 117 of the Knott Office Building.<\/p>\nThursday<\/strong><\/p>\n8 a.m.<\/strong> The Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling meets. Holiday Inn Disney Springs 1805 Hotel Plaza Boulevard Lake Buena Vista.<\/p>\n9 a.m.<\/strong> The Florida Board of Pharmacy holds a disciplinary hearing. 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