Florida · House Bill 849 · 2025 Regular Session

Chiropractic Medicine

  1. Introduced Feb 20, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Chiropractic Medicine ; Revises definition of term "practice of chiropractic medicine" to include ordering, storing, possessing, prescribing, & administering of articles of natural origin by certain chiropractic physicians; authorizes pharmacists to fill orders of such chiropractic physicians; removes requirement that all chiropractic continuing education be completed in classroom setting; prohibits Board of…

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Chiropractic Medicine ; Revises definition of term "practice of chiropractic medicine" to include ordering, storing, possessing, prescribing, & administering of articles of natural origin by certain chiropractic physicians; authorizes pharmacists to fill orders of such chiropractic physicians; removes requirement that all chiropractic continuing education be completed in classroom setting; prohibits Board of Chiropractic Medicine from limiting number of hours of continuing education chiropractic physician may complete through distance learning; authorizes board to make exceptions to continuing education requirements during declared state of emergency in this state; specifies who may teach board-approved continuing education courses; requires, rather than authorizes, board to adopt rules; revises grounds for disciplinary action; revises certification requirements for certified chiropractic physician's assistants.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  7. CommitteeDied in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.