(1) Each year, the Department of Health shall analyze the results of the physician survey required by s. 458.3191 and determine by geographic area and specialty the number of physicians who:
(a) Perform deliveries of children in this state.
(b) Read mammograms and perform breast-imaging-guided procedures in this state.
(c) Perform emergency care on an on-call basis for a hospital emergency department.
(d) Plan to reduce or increase emergency on-call hours in a hospital emergency department.
(e) Plan to relocate outside the state.
(f) Practice medicine in this state.
(g) Plan to reduce or modify the scope of their practice.
(2) The Department of Health must report its findings to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by November 1 each year. The department shall also include in its report findings, recommendations, and strategic planning activities as provided in s. 381.4018. The department may also include other information requested by the Physician Workforce Advisory Council.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2007-172; s. 30, ch. 2010-161.
1Note.—Also published at s. 459.0082.
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.