HB1347 • 2026

Clinical Laboratory Personnel

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Gerwig
Last action: 2026-03-05
Official status: House - Ordered enrolled
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the consequences of failing to provide proof of qualification or passing a background check, nor does it specify how existing licensed personnel will be affected by these new requirements.

Clinical Laboratory Personnel Licensing Requirements

This bill requires clinical laboratory personnel applying for licensure in Florida to provide proof of qualification and pay fees.

What This Bill Does

Requires applicants for a clinical laboratory personnel license to provide proof that they meet certain qualifications.
Requires applicants to pay required fees to be eligible for licensure.

Who It Names or Affects

Clinical laboratory personnel applying for licensure in Florida

Terms To Know

licensure: A formal process by which the government grants permission to practice a profession or occupation.
background screening: An investigation into an individual's history, often including criminal records and employment history.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if an applicant fails to provide proof of qualification or passes the background check.
It is unclear how this will affect existing licensed personnel who do not meet these new requirements.

Bill History

2026-03-05 Senate
• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 590 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for SB 878 -SJ 590 • Read 2nd time -SJ 590 • Read 3rd time -SJ 590 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 590
2026-03-05 House
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled
2026-02-26 Senate
• Referred to Rules • Received
2026-02-25 House
• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2026-02-25 Senate
• In Messages
2026-02-19 House
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2026-02-10 House
• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-06 House
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2026-02-04 House
• Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-03 House
• Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2026-01-30 House
• Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-15 House
• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-09 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Requires that applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification & pay required fees to be eligible for licensure; requires that applicants for licensure as technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as technologist or technician, as applicable.

Current Bill Text

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An act relating to clinical laboratory personnel; 2
amending s. 483.815, F.S.; requiring that an applicant 3
who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions 4
provide proof of such qualification and pay the 5
required fees to be eligible for licensure; amending 6
s. 483.823, F.S.; requiring that applicants for 7
licensure as a technologist or technician who meet 8
specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum 9
qualifications for licensure to perform high or 10
moderate complexity testing as a technologist or 11
technician, as applicable; providing an effective 12
date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Section 483.815, Florida Statutes, is amended 17
to read: 18
483.815 Application for clinical laboratory personnel 19
license.— 20
(1) An application for a clinical laboratory personnel 21
license must shall be made under oath on forms provided by the 22
department and must shall be accompanied by payment of fees as 23
provided by this part. Applicants for licensure must also submit 24
to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135. A 25

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license may be issued authorizing the performance of procedures 26
of one or more categories. 27
(2) An applicant who qualifies for licensure under s. 28
483.823(3) or (4) must provide proof of such qualification, 29
submit to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135, 30
and pay the fees required under s. 483.807 to be eligible for 31
licensure. 32
Section 2. Subsections (3) and (4) are added to section 33
483.823, Florida Statutes, to read: 34
483.823 Qualifications of clinical laboratory personnel.— 35
(3) Except as otherwise provided in s. 483.812, a 36
technologist or technician applicant for licensure who satisfies 37
the requirements in 42 C.F.R. s. 493.1489 to perform high 38
complexity testing is deemed to have satisfied the minimum 39
qualifications for licensure under this part to perform high 40
complexity testing as a technologist or technician in this 41
state. 42
(4) Except as otherwise provided in s. 483.812, a 43
technician applicant for licensure who satisfies the 44
requirements in 42 C.F.R. s. 493.1423 to perform moderate 45
complexity testing is deemed to have satisfied the minimum 46
qualifications for licensure under this part to perform moderate 47
complexity testing as a technician in this state. 48
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 49