(1) “Board” means the Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Health.
(3) “Practice of osteopathic medicine” means the diagnosis, treatment, operation, or prescription for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or other physical or mental condition, which practice is based in part upon educational standards and requirements which emphasize the importance of the musculoskeletal structure and manipulative therapy in the maintenance and restoration of health.
(4) “Osteopathic physician” means a person who is licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in this state.
(5) “Doctor of Osteopathy” and “Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine,” when referring to degrees, shall be construed to be equivalent and equal degrees.
History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-230; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 27, 29, ch. 86-290; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 84, ch. 92-149; s. 109, ch. 94-218; s. 29, ch. 97-264.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 459 - Osteopathic Medicine
459.002 - Chapter Not Applicable to Practice of Medicine, Surgery, Chiropractic Medicine, Etc.
459.004 - Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
459.005 - Rulemaking Authority.
459.0055 - General Licensure Requirements.
459.0066 - Expert Witness Certificate.
459.0076 - Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need.
459.0077 - Osteopathic Faculty Certificate.
459.008 - Renewal of Licenses and Certificates.
459.0082 - Analysis of Survey Results; Report.
459.0083 - Confidentiality of Certain Information Contained in Physician Workforce Surveys.
459.0085 - Financial Responsibility.
459.011 - Privileges, Obligations, and Status of Osteopathic Physicians.
459.012 - Itemized Patient Statement.
459.0122 - Patient Records; Termination of Osteopathic Physician’s Practice.
459.0125 - Breast Cancer; Information on Treatment Alternatives.
459.013 - Penalty for Violations.
459.0135 - Drugs to Treat Obesity; Rules Establishing Guidelines.
459.0137 - Pain-Management Clinics.
459.0141 - Sexual Misconduct in the Practice of Osteopathic Medicine.
459.0145 - Concerted Effort to Refuse Emergency Room Treatment to Patients; Penalties.
459.015 - Grounds for Disciplinary Action; Action by the Board and Department.
459.0151 - Emergency Procedures for Disciplinary Action.
459.016 - Reports of Disciplinary Actions by Medical Organizations.
459.017 - Osteopathic Physician’s Consent; Handwriting Samples; Mental or Physical Examinations.
459.018 - Search Warrants for Certain Violations.
459.019 - Subpoena of Certain Records.
459.022 - Physician Assistants.
459.023 - Anesthesiologist Assistants.
459.026 - Reports of Adverse Incidents in Office Practice Settings.