S 0138
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Autonomous PracticeMiami-Dade
Would have allowed certain advanced practice registered nurses to provide mental health services on their own, without physician oversight. Currently, APRNs must work under a supervising doctor. This bill died in committee and never became law.
Timeline
- Died in Health Policy
- Introduced
- Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
- Filed
Status
Died in Health Policy
- Stage:
- Failed
- Chamber:
- Senate
- Last movement:
- March 13, 2026
Why Miami-Dade cares
Miami-Dade faces acute mental health provider shortages, especially in underserved and immigrant communities, where expanded APRN autonomy could have widened access. It is tracked in our Miami-Dade filter on the Bill Tracker.
Bill text, sponsors and roll-call data via LegiScan · 2026 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.