2015 Florida Statutes
The Florida Statutes are updated annually after the conclusion of a regular legislative session, typically published in July/August.
84 Sections found
| Chapter | Title |
|---|---|
| 456.001 | Definitions. |
| 456.002 | Applicability. |
| 456.003 | Legislative intent; requirements. |
| 456.004 | Department; powers and duties. |
| 456.005 | Long-range policy planning. |
| 456.006 | Contacting boards through department. |
| 456.007 | Board members. |
| 456.008 | Accountability and liability of board members. |
| 456.009 | Legal and investigative services. |
| 456.011 | Boards; organization; meetings; compensation and travel expenses. |
| 456.012 | Board rules; final agency action; challenges. |
| 456.013 | Department; general licensing provisions. |
| 456.0135 | General background screening provisions. |
| 456.014 | Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing. |
| 456.015 | Limited licenses. |
| 456.016 | Use of professional testing services. |
| 456.017 | Examinations. |
| 456.018 | Penalty for theft or reproduction of an examination. |
| 456.019 | Restriction on requirement of citizenship. |
| 456.021 | Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation. |
| 456.022 | Foreign-trained professionals; special examination and license provisions. |
| 456.023 | Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign professionals; limited practice permitted. |
| 456.024 | Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards or the department; spouses; licensure. |
| 456.025 | Fees; receipts; disposition. |
| 456.026 | Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations. |
| 456.027 | Education; accreditation. |
| 456.028 | Consultation with postsecondary education boards prior to adoption of changes to training requirements. |
| 456.029 | Education; substituting demonstration of competency for clock-hour requirements. |
| 456.031 | Requirement for instruction on domestic violence. |
| 456.032 | Hepatitis B or HIV carriers. |
| 456.033 | Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS. |
| 456.035 | Address of record. |
| 456.036 | Licenses; active and inactive status; delinquency. |
| 456.037 | Business establishments; requirements for active status licenses; delinquency; discipline; applicability. |
| 456.038 | Renewal and cancellation notices. |
| 456.039 | Designated health care professionals; information required for licensure. |
| 456.0391 | Advanced registered nurse practitioners; information required for certification. |
| 456.0392 | Prescription labeling. |
| 456.041 | Practitioner profile; creation. |
| 456.042 | Practitioner profiles; update. |
| 456.043 | Practitioner profiles; data storage. |
| 456.044 | Practitioner profiles; rules; workshops. |
| 456.045 | Practitioner profiles; maintenance of superseded information. |
| 456.046 | Practitioner profiles; confidentiality. |
| 456.048 | Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners. |
| 456.049 | Health care practitioners; reports on professional liability claims and actions. |
| 456.051 | Reports of professional liability actions; bankruptcies; Department of Health’s responsibility to provide. |
| 456.052 | Disclosure of financial interest by production. |
| 456.053 | Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services. |
| 456.054 | Kickbacks prohibited. |
| 456.055 | Chiropractic and podiatric health care; denial of payment; limitation. |
| 456.056 | Treatment of Medicare beneficiaries; refusal, emergencies, consulting physicians. |
| 456.057 | Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished; disclosure of information. |
| 456.0575 | Duty to notify patients. |
| 456.058 | Disposition of records of deceased practitioners or practitioners relocating or terminating practice. |
| 456.059 | Communications confidential; exceptions. |
| 456.061 | Practitioner disclosure of confidential information; immunity from civil or criminal liability. |
| 456.062 | Advertisement by a health care practitioner of free or discounted services; required statement. |
| 456.063 | Sexual misconduct; disqualification for license, certificate, or registration. |
| 456.0635 | Health care fraud; disqualification for license, certificate, or registration. |
| 456.065 | Unlicensed practice of a health care profession; intent; cease and desist notice; penalties; enforcement; citations; fees; allocation and disposition of moneys collected. |
| 456.066 | Prosecution of criminal violations. |
| 456.067 | Penalty for giving false information. |
| 456.068 | Toll-free telephone number for reporting of complaints. |
| 456.069 | Authority to inspect. |
| 456.071 | Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas. |
| 456.072 | Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. |
| 456.0721 | Practitioners in default on student loan or scholarship obligations; investigation; report. |
| 456.073 | Disciplinary proceedings. |
| 456.074 | Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. |
| 456.075 | Criminal proceedings against licensees; appearances by department representatives. |
| 456.076 | Treatment programs for impaired practitioners. |
| 456.077 | Authority to issue citations. |
| 456.078 | Mediation. |
| 456.079 | Disciplinary guidelines. |
| 456.081 | Publication of information. |
| 456.082 | Disclosure of confidential information. |
| 456.36 | Health care professionals; exemption from disqualification from employment or contracting. |
| 456.38 | Practitioner registry for disasters and emergencies. |
| 456.41 | Complementary or alternative health care treatments. |
| 456.42 | Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs. |
| 456.43 | Electronic prescribing for medicinal drugs. |
| 456.44 | Controlled substance prescribing. |
| 456.50 | Repeated medical malpractice. |
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