Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 459 - Osteopathic Medicine

459.001 - Purpose. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-230; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318;...

459.002 - Chapter Not Applicable to Practice of Medicine, Surgery, Chiropractic Medicine, Etc. - (1) The provisions of this chapter shall have no application...

459.003 - Definitions. - (1) “Board” means the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. (2) “Department”...

459.004 - Board of Osteopathic Medicine. - (1) There is created within the department the Board of...

459.005 - Rulemaking Authority. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-230; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318;...

459.0055 - General Licensure Requirements. - (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, any person desiring to...

459.0066 - Expert Witness Certificate. - (1)(a) The department shall issue a certificate authorizing a physician...

459.0075 - Limited Licenses. - (1) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license shall:...

459.0076 - Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need. - (1) A physician who is licensed to practice in any...

459.00761 - Temporary Certificate for Active Duty Military and Veterans Practicing in Areas of Critical Need. - (1) A certificate issued pursuant to this section may be...

459.0077 - Osteopathic Faculty Certificate. - (1) The department may issue an osteopathic faculty certificate without...

459.008 - Renewal of Licenses and Certificates. - (1) The department shall renew a license or certificate upon...

459.0081 - Physician Survey. - (1) Each person who applies for licensure renewal as a...

459.0082 - Analysis of Survey Results; Report. - (1) Each year, the Department of Health shall analyze the...

459.0083 - Confidentiality of Certain Information Contained in Physician Workforce Surveys. - (1) With the express written consent of the individual to...

459.0085 - Financial Responsibility. - (1) As a condition of licensing and maintaining an active...

459.009 - Inactive Status. - (1) A license or certificate that has become inactive may...

459.0092 - Fees. - (1) The fee for application or certification pursuant to ss....

459.011 - Privileges, Obligations, and Status of Osteopathic Physicians. - (1) Osteopathic physicians shall observe and be subject to all...

459.012 - Itemized Patient Statement. - History.—s. 4, ch. 79-198; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 13,...

459.0122 - Patient Records; Termination of Osteopathic Physician’s Practice. - History.—ss. 14, 29, ch. 86-290; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

459.0125 - Breast Cancer; Information on Treatment Alternatives. - (1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term “medically viable,”...

459.013 - Penalty for Violations. - (1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of...

459.0135 - Drugs to Treat Obesity; Rules Establishing Guidelines. - History.—s. 189, ch. 97-264.

459.0137 - Pain-Management Clinics. - (1) REGISTRATION.— (a)1. As used in this section, the term:...

459.0138 - Office Surgeries. - (1) REGISTRATION.— (a) An office in which a physician performs...

459.0141 - Sexual Misconduct in the Practice of Osteopathic Medicine. - History.—ss. 13, 17, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

459.0145 - Concerted Effort to Refuse Emergency Room Treatment to Patients; Penalties. - (1) A physician licensed pursuant to this chapter may not...

459.015 - Grounds for Disciplinary Action; Action by the Board and Department. - (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a...

459.0151 - Emergency Procedures for Disciplinary Action. - History.—s. 28, ch. 2003-416.

459.0152 - Specialties. - History.—s. 34, ch. 97-264.

459.016 - Reports of Disciplinary Actions by Medical Organizations. - (1) The department shall be notified when any osteopathic physician:...

459.017 - Osteopathic Physician’s Consent; Handwriting Samples; Mental or Physical Examinations. - (1) To render a handwriting sample to an agent of...

459.018 - Search Warrants for Certain Violations. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-230; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318;...

459.019 - Subpoena of Certain Records. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-230; s. 308, ch. 81-259; ss....

459.021 - Registration of Resident Physicians, Interns, and Fellows; List of Hospital Employees; Penalty. - (1) Any person who holds a degree of Doctor of...

459.022 - Physician Assistants. - (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—The purpose of this section is to authorize...

459.023 - Anesthesiologist Assistants. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Anesthesiologist”...

459.025 - Formal Supervisory Relationships, Standing Orders, and Established Protocols; Notice; Standards. - (1) NOTICE.— (a) When an osteopathic physician enters into a...

459.026 - Reports of Adverse Incidents in Office Practice Settings. - (1) Any adverse incident that occurs in any office maintained...