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456.001 - Definitions. - (1) “Board” means any board or commission, or other statutorily...
456.002 - Applicability. - History.—s. 34, ch. 97-261; s. 37, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s....
456.003 - Legislative Intent; Requirements. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons...
456.004 - Department; Powers and Duties. - (1) Adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal...
456.005 - Long-Range Policy Planning. - (1) Whether the department, including the boards and the various...
456.006 - Contacting Boards Through Department. - History.—s. 41, ch. 97-261; s. 40, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s....
456.007 - Board Members. - History.—s. 2, ch. 84-161; s. 1, ch. 84-271; s. 3,...
456.008 - Accountability and Liability of Board Members. - (1) Each board member shall be accountable to the Governor...
456.009 - Legal and Investigative Services. - (1) The department shall provide board counsel for boards within...
456.011 - Boards; Organization; Meetings; Compensation and Travel Expenses. - (1) Each board within the department shall comply with the...
456.012 - Board Rules; Final Agency Action; Challenges. - (1) The State Surgeon General shall have standing to challenge...
456.013 - Department; General Licensing Provisions. - (1)(a) Any person desiring to be licensed in a profession...
456.0135 - General Background Screening Provisions. - (1) An application for initial licensure received on or after...
456.014 - Public Inspection of Information Required From Applicants; Exceptions; Examination Hearing. - (1) All information required by the department of any applicant...
456.015 - Limited Licenses. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that, absent...
456.016 - Use of Professional Testing Services. - History.—s. 53, ch. 97-261; s. 48, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s....
456.017 - Examinations. - (1)(a) The department shall provide, contract, or approve services for...
456.018 - Penalty for Theft or Reproduction of an Examination. - History.—s. 55, ch. 97-261; s. 50, ch. 2000-160; s. 27,...
456.019 - Restriction on Requirement of Citizenship. - History.—s. 36, ch. 97-261; s. 20, ch. 99-7; s. 51,...
456.021 - Qualification of Immigrants for Examination to Practice a Licensed Profession or Occupation. - (1) It is the declared purpose of this section to...
456.022 - Foreign-Trained Professionals; Special Examination and License Provisions. - (1) When not otherwise provided by law, within its jurisdiction,...
456.023 - Exemption for Certain Out-of-State or Foreign Professionals; Limited Practice Permitted. - (1) A professional of any other state or of any...
456.024 - Members of Armed Forces in Good Standing With Administrative Boards or the Department; Spouses; Licensure. - (1) Any member of the Armed Forces of the United...
456.0241 - Temporary Certificate for Active Duty Military Health Care Practitioners. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Military...
456.025 - Fees; Receipts; Disposition. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that all...
456.026 - Annual Report Concerning Finances, Administrative Complaints, Disciplinary Actions, and Recommendations. - (1) The revenues, expenditures, and cash balances for the prior...
456.027 - Education; Accreditation. - History.—s. 48, ch. 97-261; s. 57, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s....
456.028 - Consultation With Postsecondary Education Boards Prior to Adoption of Changes to Training Requirements. - History.—s. 49, ch. 97-261; s. 35, ch. 98-421; s. 57,...
456.029 - Education; Substituting Demonstration of Competency for Clock-Hour Requirements. - History.—s. 47, ch. 97-261; s. 57, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s....
456.0301 - Requirement for Instruction on Controlled Substance Prescribing. - (1)(a) The appropriate board shall require each person registered with...
456.031 - Requirement for Instruction on Domestic Violence. - (1)(a) The appropriate board shall require each person licensed or...
456.032 - Hepatitis B or HIV Carriers. - (1) The department and each appropriate board within the Division...
456.033 - Requirement for Instruction for Certain Licensees on HIV and Aids. - (1) Each person shall be required by the appropriate board...
456.0341 - Requirements for Instruction on Human Trafficking. - (1) By January 1, 2021, each licensee or certificateholder shall...
456.035 - Address of Record. - (1) Each licensee of the department is solely responsible for...
456.036 - Licenses; Active and Inactive Status; Delinquency. - (1) A licensee may practice a profession only if the...
456.0361 - Compliance With Continuing Education Requirements. - (1) The department shall establish an electronic continuing education tracking...
456.037 - Business Establishments; Requirements for Active Status Licenses; Delinquency; Discipline; Applicability. - (1) A business establishment regulated by the Division of Medical...
456.038 - Renewal and Cancellation Notices. - (1) At least 90 days before the end of a...
456.039 - Designated Health Care Professionals; Information Required for Licensure. - (1) Each person who applies for initial licensure or license...
456.0391 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Information Required for Licensure. - (1)(a) Each person who applies for initial licensure under s....
456.0392 - Prescription Labeling. - (1) A prescription issued by a practitioner who is authorized...
456.041 - Practitioner Profile; Creation. - (1)(a) The Department of Health shall compile the information submitted...
456.042 - Practitioner Profiles; Update. - History.—s. 129, ch. 97-237; s. 5, ch. 97-273; s. 68,...
456.043 - Practitioner Profiles; Data Storage. - History.—s. 130, ch. 97-237; s. 6, ch. 97-273; s. 112,...
456.044 - Practitioner Profiles; Rules; Workshops. - History.—s. 131, ch. 97-237; s. 7, ch. 97-273; s. 113,...
456.045 - Practitioner Profiles; Maintenance of Superseded Information. - History.—s. 132, ch. 97-237; s. 8, ch. 97-273; s. 71,...
456.046 - Practitioner Profiles; Confidentiality. - History.—s. 1, ch. 97-175; s. 71, ch. 2000-160; s. 1,...
456.048 - Financial Responsibility Requirements for Certain Health Care Practitioners. - (1) As a prerequisite for licensure or license renewal, the...
456.049 - Health Care Practitioners; Reports on Professional Liability Claims and Actions. - History.—s. 13, ch. 88-1; s. 7, ch. 91-140; s. 309,...
456.0495 - Reporting Adverse Incidents Occurring in Planned Out-of-Hospital Births. - (1) For purposes of this section, the term “adverse incident”...
456.0496 - Provision of Information on Eye and Vision Disorders to Parents During Planned Out-of-Hospital Births. - History.—s. 4, ch. 2020-79.
456.051 - Reports of Professional Liability Actions; Bankruptcies; Department of Health’s Responsibility to Provide. - (1) The report of a claim or action for damages...
456.052 - Disclosure of Financial Interest by Production. - (1) A health care provider shall not refer a patient...
456.053 - Financial Arrangements Between Referring Health Care Providers and Providers of Health Care Services. - (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Patient...
456.054 - Kickbacks Prohibited. - (1) As used in this section, the term “kickback” means...
456.055 - Chiropractic and Podiatric Health Care; Denial of Payment; Limitation. - History.—s. 43, ch. 85-167; s. 87, ch. 97-261; ss. 191,...
456.056 - Treatment of Medicare Beneficiaries; Refusal, Emergencies, Consulting Physicians. - (1) Effective as of January 1, 1993, as used in...
456.057 - Ownership and Control of Patient Records; Report or Copies of Records to Be Furnished; Disclosure of Information. - (1) As used in this section, the term “records owner”...
456.0575 - Duty to Notify Patients. - (1) Every licensed health care practitioner shall inform each patient,...
456.058 - Disposition of Records of Deceased Practitioners or Practitioners Relocating or Terminating Practice. - History.—s. 85, ch. 97-261; s. 80, ch. 2000-160; s. 115,...
456.059 - Communications Confidential; Exceptions. - (1) A patient is engaged in a treatment relationship with...
456.061 - Practitioner Disclosure of Confidential Information; Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability. - (1) A practitioner regulated through the Division of Medical Quality...
456.062 - Advertisement by a Health Care Practitioner of Free or Discounted Services; Required Statement. - History.—s. 81, ch. 97-261; s. 85, ch. 99-397; s. 82,...
456.063 - Sexual Misconduct; Disqualification for License, Certificate, or Registration. - (1) Sexual misconduct in the practice of a health care...
456.0635 - Health Care Fraud; Disqualification for License, Certificate, or Registration. - (1) Health care fraud in the practice of a health...
456.065 - Unlicensed Practice of a Health Care Profession; Intent; Cease and Desist Notice; Penalties; Enforcement; Citations; Fees; Allocation and Disposition of Moneys Collected. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that vigorous...
456.066 - Prosecution of Criminal Violations. - History.—s. 72, ch. 97-261; s. 85, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s....
456.067 - Penalty for Giving False Information. - History.—s. 71, ch. 97-261; s. 24, ch. 99-7; s. 86,...
456.068 - Toll-Free Telephone Number for Reporting of Complaints. - History.—s. 148, ch. 97-237; s. 24, ch. 97-273; s. 87,...
456.069 - Authority to Inspect. - (1) Any pharmacy; or (2) Any establishment at which the...
456.071 - Power to Administer Oaths, Take Depositions, and Issue Subpoenas. - History.—s. 65, ch. 97-261; s. 89, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s....
456.072 - Grounds for Discipline; Penalties; Enforcement. - (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which the...
456.073 - Disciplinary Proceedings. - (1) The department, for the boards under its jurisdiction, shall...
456.074 - Certain Health Care Practitioners; Immediate Suspension of License. - (1) The department shall issue an emergency order suspending the...
456.075 - Criminal Proceedings Against Licensees; Appearances by Department Representatives. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2002-81.
456.076 - Impaired Practitioner Programs. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Consultant”...
456.077 - Authority to Issue Citations. - (1) Notwithstanding s. 456.073, the board, or the department if...
456.078 - Mediation. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 456.073, the board, or...
456.079 - Disciplinary Guidelines. - (1) Each board, or the department if there is no...
456.081 - Publication of Information. - History.—s. 44, ch. 97-261; s. 98, ch. 2000-160; ss. 15,...
456.082 - Disclosure of Confidential Information. - (1) No officer, employee, or person under contract with the...
456.36 - Health Care Professionals; Exemption From Disqualification From Employment or Contracting. - History.—s. 34, ch. 2000-318.
456.38 - Practitioner Registry for Disasters and Emergencies. - History.—s. 20, ch. 2000-140.
456.41 - Complementary or Alternative Health Care Treatments. - (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature that...
456.42 - Written Prescriptions for Medicinal Drugs. - (1) A written prescription for a medicinal drug issued by...
456.43 - Electronic Prescribing for Medicinal Drugs. - (1) Electronic prescribing may not interfere with a patient’s freedom...
456.44 - Controlled Substance Prescribing. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Acute...
456.47 - Use of Telehealth to Provide Services. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Telehealth”...
456.50 - Repeated Medical Malpractice. - (1) For purposes of s. 26, Art. X of the...
456.51 - Consent for Pelvic Examinations. - (1) As used in this section, the term “pelvic examination”...