(1) Any person desiring to obtain a public health certificate shall submit an application fee not to exceed $300 and shall demonstrate to the board that he or she is a graduate of an accredited medical school and holds a master of public health degree or is board eligible or certified in public health or preventive medicine, or is licensed to practice medicine without restriction in another jurisdiction in the United States and holds a master of public health degree or is board eligible or certified in public health or preventive medicine, and shall meet the requirements in s. 458.311(1)(a)-(g) and (5).
(2) Such certificate shall be issued pursuant to the following conditions:
(a) The certificate shall authorize the holder to practice only in conjunction with his or her employment duties with the Department of Health and shall automatically expire when the holder’s relationship with the department is terminated.
(b) The certificate is subject to biennial renewal and shall be renewable only if the State Surgeon General recommends in writing that the certificate be renewed.
History.—s. 6, ch. 81-239; s. 10, ch. 83-177; s. 1, ch. 85-65; ss. 10, 25, 26, ch. 86-245; s. 21, ch. 89-162; s. 9, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 203, ch. 97-103; ss. 72, 149, ch. 97-237; s. 25, ch. 97-273; s. 71, ch. 2008-6.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 458 - Medical Practice
458.303 - Provisions Not Applicable to Other Practitioners; Exceptions, Etc.
458.309 - Rulemaking Authority.
458.310 - Restricted Licenses.
458.311 - Licensure by Examination; Requirements; Fees.
458.3124 - Restricted License; Certain Experienced Foreign-Trained Physicians.
458.313 - Licensure by Endorsement; Requirements; Fees.
458.3135 - Temporary Certificate for Visiting Physicians to Practice in Approved Cancer Centers.
458.314 - Certification of Foreign Educational Institutions.
458.3145 - Medical Faculty Certificate.
458.3147 - Medical School Eligibility of Military Academy Students or Graduates.
458.315 - Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need.
458.316 - Public Health Certificate.
458.3165 - Public Psychiatry Certificate.
458.3175 - Expert Witness Certificate.
458.3192 - Analysis of Survey Results; Report.
458.3193 - Confidentiality of Certain Information Contained in Physician Workforce Surveys.
458.320 - Financial Responsibility.
458.323 - Itemized Patient Billing.
458.324 - Breast Cancer; Information on Treatment Alternatives.
458.325 - Electroconvulsive and Psychosurgical Procedures.
458.3255 - Electronic-Communications Diagnostic-Imaging or Treatment Services.
458.326 - Intractable Pain; Authorized Treatment.
458.3265 - Pain-Management Clinics.
458.327 - Penalty for Violations.
458.329 - Sexual Misconduct in the Practice of Medicine.
458.3295 - Concerted Effort to Refuse Emergency Room Treatment to Patients; Penalties.
458.331 - Grounds for Disciplinary Action; Action by the Board and Department.
458.3311 - Emergency Procedures for Disciplinary Action.
458.335 - Prescription or Administration of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (Dmso).
458.336 - Drugs to Treat Obesity; Rules Establishing Guidelines.
458.337 - Reports of Disciplinary Actions by Medical Organizations and Hospitals.
458.339 - Physician’s Consent; Handwriting Samples; Mental or Physical Examinations.
458.341 - Search Warrants for Certain Violations.
458.343 - Subpoena of Certain Records.
458.347 - Physician Assistants.
458.3475 - Anesthesiologist Assistants.
458.351 - Reports of Adverse Incidents in Office Practice Settings.