Florida Senate - 2026 SB 688
By Senator Rodriguez
40-00433A-26 2026688__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to naturopathic medicine;
3 redesignating ch. 462, F.S., as “Naturopathic
4 Medicine”; creating s. 462.001, F.S.; providing
5 legislative findings and purpose; creating s. 462.002,
6 F.S.; providing applicability and construction;
7 renumbering and amending s. 462.01, F.S.; revising and
8 providing definitions; creating s. 462.004, F.S.;
9 creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the
10 Department of Health; providing for membership of the
11 board; renumbering and amending s. 462.023, F.S.;
12 authorizing the board to adopt rules; deleting
13 obsolete language; creating s. 462.006, F.S.;
14 prohibiting unlicensed persons from practicing
15 naturopathic medicine or promoting, identifying, or
16 describing themselves using specified titles or
17 abbreviations; providing criminal penalties; creating
18 s. 462.007, F.S.; providing for licensure by
19 examination of naturopathic doctors; requiring the
20 department and the board to use an investigative
21 process to ensure that applicants meet the applicable
22 criteria; authorizing the State Surgeon General or her
23 or his designee to issue a 90-day licensure delay
24 under certain circumstances; providing construction;
25 prohibiting the board from certifying certain
26 applicants for licensure until a certain investigation
27 is completed; authorizing the board to take specified
28 actions if it determines that an applicant does not
29 meet all of the requirements for licensure; creating
30 s. 462.008, F.S.; providing for licensure by
31 endorsement of naturopathic doctors; renumbering and
32 amending s. 462.08, F.S.; revising requirements for
33 licensure renewal for naturopathic doctors; requiring
34 the department to adopt rules; renumbering and
35 amending s. 462.18, F.S.; revising continuing
36 education requirements for naturopathic doctors;
37 requiring naturopathic doctors to use the department’s
38 electronic continuing education tracking system to
39 demonstrate compliance with continuing education
40 requirements; renumbering and amending s. 462.19,
41 F.S.; revising provisions related to reactivation of
42 inactive naturopathic doctor licenses; requiring the
43 board to adopt rules; renumbering and amending s.
44 462.14, F.S.; revising grounds for disciplinary
45 action; repealing s. 462.17, F.S., relating to penalty
46 for offenses relating to naturopathy; amending ss.
47 20.43, 381.0031, 468.301, 476.044, 477.0135, 485.003,
48 486.161, 627.351, 893.02, and 921.0022, F.S.;
49 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
50 providing an effective date.
51
52 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
53
54 Section 1. Chapter 462, Florida Statutes, entitled
55 “Naturopathy,” is redesignated as “Naturopathic Medicine.”
56 Section 2. Section 462.001, Florida Statutes, is created to
57 read:
58 462.001 Legislative findings; purpose.—The Legislature
59 finds that the interest of public health requires modernization
60 of regulation related to naturopathy in this state. Since 1927,
61 when Florida first regulated naturopathy, the profession and its
62 role in the health care industry have evolved, including the
63 distinction that exists today between naturopathy and
64 naturopathic medicine, and this chapter reflects that evolution.
65 It is the intent of the Legislature to free naturopathy in this
66 state by removing the near total ban on the profession that has
67 been in place since 1959 by ensuring:
68 (1) Naturopathy is offered by naturopaths in this state.
69 (2) Naturopathic medicine is practiced in this state by
70 issuing licenses to naturopathic doctors who meet clear
71 standards of education and training and who are held accountable
72 for safe practice.
73 Section 3. Section 462.002, Florida Statutes, is created to
74 read:
75 462.002 Exceptions.—
76 (1) This chapter does not apply to:
77 (a) Other duly licensed health care practitioners acting
78 within their respective scopes of practice, as authorized by
79 general law.
80 (b) Students practicing under the direct supervision of a
81 licensed naturopathic doctor as part of a preceptorship program
82 while enrolled in a college or university program that is
83 accredited by, or has candidacy status with, the Council on
84 Naturopathic Medical Education or an equivalent accrediting body
85 for the naturopathic medical profession which is recognized by
86 the United States Department of Education and the board.
87 (c) Naturopathic residents practicing under the direct
88 supervision of a licensed naturopathic doctor at a residency
89 site recognized by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
90 or by an equivalent accrediting body for the naturopathic
91 medical profession which is recognized by the United States
92 Department of Education or the board.
93 (d) A naturopathic doctor who holds an active license in
94 another jurisdiction of the United States or Canada and is
95 performing naturopathic procedures or demonstrating equipment or
96 supplies for educational purposes at a board-approved continuing
97 education program.
98 (e) The practice of the religious tenets of any church in
99 this state.
100 (f) The domestic administration of recognized family
101 remedies.
102 (2) This chapter does not prohibit:
103 (a) A person who sells a dietary supplement from providing
104 information about the dietary supplement.
105 (b) Any person:
106 1. Not licensed as a naturopathic doctor from employing in
107 his or her occupation Ayurveda, herbalism, homeopathy,
108 naturopathy as defined in s. 462.003, nutrition, traditional
109 Chinese medicine, or other natural therapy included as part of
110 the practice of naturopathic medicine, as defined in s. 462.003;
111 or
112 2. From using terms, including, but not limited to,
113 “certified naturopath,” “naturopath,” “naturopathy,”
114 “traditional naturopath,” or “traditional naturopath,” provided
115 that the person does not:
116 a. Use a title protected under s. 462.006; or
117 b. Represent or assume the character or appearance of a
118 person described in s. 462.006.
119 Section 4. Section 462.01, Florida Statutes, is renumbered
120 as section 462.003, Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
121 462.003 462.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the
122 term:
123 (1) “Board” means the Board of Naturopathic Medicine.
124 (2) “Department” means the Department of Health.
125 (3) “Naturopathic doctor” means a person who is licensed to
126 practice naturopathic medicine under this chapter.
127 (4)(a) “Naturopathic medicine” and “practice of
128 naturopathic medicine” mean the diagnosis, prevention, and
129 treatment by a naturopathic doctor of any deformity, disease,
130 injury, pain, or other physical or mental condition using
131 botanical or fungal extracts, clinical nutrition, counseling
132 techniques, dietary supplements, environmental medicine,
133 homeopathic remedies, imaging studies, laboratory testing,
134 lifestyle medicine, natural substances, physical exam, or
135 physical medicine in a manner consistent with the education
136 offered by naturopathic doctoral degree programs accredited by,
137 or having candidacy status with, the Council on Naturopathic
138 Medical Education or another accrediting agency recognized by
139 the United States Department of Education or the board, and
140 applied in a manner consistent with the principles of
141 naturopathic medicine and the naturopathic therapeutic order
142 defined herein.
143 (b) The term does not include any of the following:
144 1. Prescribing, dispensing, or administering any legend
145 drug or prescription drug outside of natural, non-pharmacologic
146 substances, including, but not limited to, vitamin B12.
147 2. Performing any surgical procedure.
148 3. Practicing or claiming to practice as a medical doctor
149 or physician, an osteopathic physician, a dentist, a podiatric
150 physician, an optometrist, a psychologist, a nurse practitioner,
151 a physician assistant, a chiropractic physician, a physical
152 therapist, an acupuncturist, a midwife, or a health care
153 practitioner as defined in s. 456.001.
154 4. Using general or spinal anesthetics.
155 5. Administering ionizing radioactive substances.
156 6. Performing chiropractic or osteopathic adjustments or
157 manipulations that include high–velocity thrusts at or beyond
158 the end range of normal joint motion, unless the naturopathic
159 doctor is also licensed as a chiropractic physician or an
160 osteopathic physician.
161 7. Performing acupuncture, unless the naturopathic doctor
162 is also licensed as an acupuncturist.
163 8. Managing labor and delivery, unless the naturopathic
164 doctor is also a licensed midwife.
165 (5) “Naturopathic therapeutic order” means a principle
166 defined by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
167 to guide naturopathic doctors in resolving a patient’s symptoms
168 and addressing the root cause of a patient’s disease while using
169 the least amount of therapeutic force necessary.
170 (6)(1) “Natureopathy” and “Naturopathy” is shall be
171 construed as synonymous with “traditional naturopathy” and is
172 understood to be distinct from naturopathic medicine, and means
173 the traditional, noninvasive health practice offered by
174 naturopaths and traditional naturopaths focusing on education
175 about natural practices and substances that can be used to
176 promote general health and well-being terms and mean the use and
177 practice of psychological, mechanical, and material health
178 sciences to aid in purifying, cleansing, and normalizing human
179 tissues for the preservation or restoration of health, according
180 to the fundamental principles of anatomy, physiology, and
181 applied psychology, as may be required. Naturopathic practice
182 employs, among other agencies, phytotherapy, dietetics,
183 psychotherapy, suggestotherapy, hydrotherapy, zone therapy,
184 biochemistry, external applications, electrotherapy,
185 mechanotherapy, mechanical and electrical appliances, hygiene,
186 first aid, sanitation, and heliotherapy; provided, however, that
187 nothing in this chapter shall be held or construed to authorize
188 any naturopathic physician licensed hereunder to practice
189 materia medica or surgery or chiropractic medicine, nor shall
190 the provisions of this law in any manner apply to or affect the
191 practice of osteopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine,
192 Christian Science, or any other treatment authorized and
193 provided for by law for the cure or prevention of disease and
194 ailments.
195 (2) “Department” means the Department of Health.
196 (7) “Principles of naturopathic medicine” means the
197 foundations of naturopathic medical education and practice as
198 set forth by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
199 or the board and embodied in the education offered by
200 naturopathic doctoral degree programs accredited by, or having
201 candidacy status with, the Council on Naturopathic Medical
202 Education or another accrediting agency recognized by the United
203 States Department of Education or the board, and including all
204 of the following principles:
205 (a) The healing power of nature.
206 (b) Identify and treat the causes.
207 (c) First do no harm.
208 (d) Doctor as teacher.
209 (e) Treat the whole person.
210 (f) Prevention.
211 Section 5. Section 462.004, Florida Statutes, is created to
212 read:
213 462.004 Board of Naturopathic Medicine.—
214 (1) There is created within the department the Board of
215 Naturopathic Medicine, composed of seven members appointed by
216 the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
217 (2)(a) Four members of the board must be licensed
218 naturopathic doctors who are residents of this state.
219 (b) Two members of the board must be physicians licensed
220 under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who are residents of this
221 state.
222 (c) One member of the board must be a resident of this
223 state who is not, and has never been, licensed as a naturopathic
224 doctor, an osteopathic physician, a physician, or any other
225 closely related profession.
226 (d) At least one member of the board must be 60 years of
227 age or older.
228 (3) As the terms of the members expire, the Governor shall
229 appoint successors for terms of 4 years, and such members shall
230 serve until their successors are appointed.
231 (4) All provisions of chapter 456 relating to the board
232 shall apply.
233 Section 6. Section 462.023, Florida Statutes, is renumbered
234 as section 462.005, Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
235 462.005 462.023 Rulemaking authority; powers and duties of
236 the board department.—The board department may adopt such rules
237 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the
238 provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon it as are
239 necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, initiate
240 disciplinary action as provided by this chapter, and shall
241 establish fees based on its estimates of the revenue required to
242 administer this chapter but shall not exceed the fee amounts
243 provided in this chapter. The department shall not adopt any
244 rules which would cause any person who was not licensed in
245 accordance with this chapter on July 1, 1959, and had not been a
246 resident of the state for 2 years prior to such date, to become
247 licensed.
248 Section 7. Section 462.006, Florida Statutes, is created to
249 read:
250 462.006 License required.—
251 (1) Unless licensed under this chapter, a person may not
252 practice naturopathic medicine in this state and may not
253 promote, identify, or describe herself or himself as a “doctor
254 of naturopathic medicine,” or a “naturopathic doctor” or use the
255 post-nominals “N.D.” or “N.M.D.”
256 (2) A person who violates this section commits a
257 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
258 775.082 or s. 775.083.
259 Section 8. Section 462.007, Florida Statutes, is created to
260 read:
261 462.007 Licensure by examination.—
262 (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a naturopathic
263 doctor must apply to the department on forms furnished by the
264 department. The department shall license each applicant who
265 completes the application form and who the board certifies has
266 met all of the following criteria:
267 (a) Is at least 21 years of age.
268 (b) Has received a bachelor’s degree from one of the
269 following:
270 1. A college or university accredited by an accrediting
271 agency recognized by the United States Department of Education
272 or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or a successor
273 entity recognized by the board;
274 2. A college or university in Canada which is a member of
275 Universities Canada or a successor entity recognized by the
276 board; or
277 3. A college or university in a foreign country, other than
278 Canada, when such applicant has provided evidence that her or
279 his educational credentials are deemed equivalent to those
280 provided in this country or Canada. To have educational
281 credentials deemed equivalent, the applicant must provide her or
282 his foreign educational credentials, including transcripts,
283 course descriptions or syllabi, and diplomas, to a nationally
284 recognized educational credential evaluating agency approved by
285 the board for the evaluation and determination of equivalency of
286 the foreign educational credentials.
287 (c) Has received a naturopathic doctoral degree from a
288 college or program accredited by, or having candidacy status
289 with, the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or another
290 accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of
291 Education or the board.
292 (d) Is physically and mentally fit to practice as a
293 naturopathic doctor.
294 (e) Is of good moral character.
295 (f) Has submitted to the department a set of fingerprints
296 on a form and in accordance with procedures specified by the
297 department, along with payment in an amount equal to the costs
298 incurred by the department for a criminal background check of
299 the applicant.
300 (g) Has obtained a passing score on Part I - Biomedical
301 Science Examination and Part II - Core Clinical Science
302 Examination of the competency-based national Naturopathic
303 Physician Licensing Examination administered by the North
304 American Board of Naturopathic Examiners, or an equivalent
305 examination offered by an equivalent or successor entity, as
306 approved by the board.
307 (2) The department and the board shall ensure that
308 applicants for licensure satisfy the applicable criteria in this
309 section through an investigative process. If the investigative
310 process is not completed within the timeframe established in s.
311 120.60(1) and the department or board has reason to believe that
312 the applicant does not meet such criteria, the State Surgeon
313 General or her or his designee may issue a 90-day licensure
314 delay, which must be in writing and sufficient to notify the
315 applicant of the reason for the delay. This subsection prevails
316 over any conflicting provision of s. 120.60(1).
317 (3) The board may not certify to the department for
318 licensure any applicant who is under investigation in another
319 jurisdiction for an offense that would constitute a violation of
320 this chapter or chapter 456 until the investigation has been
321 completed.
322 (4) If the board determines that an applicant for licensure
323 has failed to meet, to the board’s satisfaction, any of the
324 requirements of this section, the board may take one of the
325 following actions:
326 (a) Refuse to certify to the department an application for
327 licensure.
328 (b) Certify to the department an application for licensure
329 with restrictions on the scope of practice of the naturopathic
330 doctor.
331 (c) Certify to the department an application for licensure
332 with a probationary period for the applicant, subject to such
333 conditions as the board specifies, including, but not limited
334 to, requiring the naturopathic doctor to submit to treatment,
335 attend continuing education courses, submit to reexamination, or
336 work under the supervision of another naturopathic doctor.
337 Section 9. Section 462.008, Florida Statutes, is created to
338 read:
339 462.008 Licensure by endorsement.—The department shall
340 issue a license to practice naturopathic medicine by endorsement
341 to an applicant who, upon applying to the department on forms
342 furnished by the department, the board certifies has met the
343 requirements for licensure by endorsement under s. 456.0145.
344 Section 10. Section 462.08, Florida Statutes, is renumbered
345 as section 462.009, Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
346 462.009 462.08 Renewal of license to practice naturopathic
347 medicine naturopathy.—
348 (1) In order to continue practicing naturopathic medicine
349 in this state, each licensed naturopathic doctor must
350 licenseholder shall biennially renew her or his license to
351 practice naturopathic medicine naturopathy. The applicant for
352 license renewal must furnish to the board department such
353 evidence as it requires of the applicant’s compliance with s.
354 462.011 s. 462.18, relating to continuing education educational
355 requirements. The nonrefundable biennial renewal fee, the amount
356 of which shall be determined by the department but which may not
357 exceed $1,000, must be paid at the time the application for
358 renewal of the license is filed.
359 (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing
360 procedures for the biennial renewal of licenses under this
361 chapter.
362 Section 11. Section 462.18, Florida Statutes, is renumbered
363 as section 462.011, Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
364 462.011 462.18 Continuing education Educational
365 requirements.—
366 (1) At the time each licensee renews shall renew her or his
367 license as otherwise provided in s. 462.009 this chapter, each
368 licensee must, in addition to the payment of the regular renewal
369 fee, shall furnish to the department satisfactory evidence that,
370 in the preceding biennial period, the licensee has completed the
371 continuing education requirements of this section.
372 (2) The board shall require each licensee to complete at
373 least 60 hours of continuing education during each biennial
374 renewal period.
375 (a) The board shall approve organizations that accredit
376 naturopathic continuing education providers, including, but not
377 limited to, the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
378 and the North American Naturopathic Continuing Education
379 Accreditation Council.
380 (b) The determination of whether substitute continuing
381 education programs are permissible is solely within the
382 discretion of the board.
383 (3) The licensee must use the electronic continuing
384 education tracking system developed by the department under s.
385 456.0361 to demonstrate compliance with the continuing education
386 requirements of this section year preceding each such
387 application for renewal, the licensee has attended the 2-day
388 educational program as promulgated and conducted by the Florida
389 Naturopathic Physicians Association, Inc., or, as a substitute
390 therefor, the equivalent of that program as approved by the
391 department. The department shall send a written notice to this
392 effect to every person holding a valid license to practice
393 naturopathy within this state at least 30 days prior to May 1 in
394 each even-numbered year, directed to the last known address of
395 such licensee, and shall enclose with the notice proper blank
396 forms for application for annual license renewal. All of the
397 details and requirements of the aforesaid educational program
398 shall be adopted and prescribed by the department. In the event
399 of national emergencies, or for sufficient reason, the
400 department shall have the power to excuse the naturopathic
401 physicians as a group or as individuals from taking this
402 postgraduate course.
403 (2) The determination of whether a substitute annual
404 educational program is necessary shall be solely within the
405 discretion of the department.
406 Section 12. Section 462.19, Florida Statutes, is renumbered
407 as section 462.012, Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
408 462.012 462.19 Renewal of license; inactive status;
409 reactivation of license.—
410 (1) A licensee may reactivate an inactive license by
411 applying to the department.
412 (2) The board shall adopt rules relating to the
413 reactivation of licenses that have become inactive and the
414 renewal of inactive licenses. The rules must include continuing
415 education requirements as a condition for reactivating a
416 license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating
417 a license may not be fewer than 20 classroom hours for each year
418 the license was inactive.
419 (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of
420 the renewal application and fee.
421 (2) A licensee may request that her or his license be
422 placed in an inactive status by making application to the
423 department and paying a fee in an amount set by the department
424 not to exceed $50.
425 Section 13. Section 462.14, Florida Statutes, is renumbered
426 as section 462.017, Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
427 462.017 462.14 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by
428 the department.—
429 (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a
430 license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2):
431 (1)(a) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing a
432 license to practice naturopathic medicine by bribery, by
433 fraudulent misrepresentation, or through an error of the
434 department.
435 (2)(b) Having a license to practice naturopathic medicine
436 revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the
437 denial of licensure, by the licensing authority of another
438 state, territory, or country.
439 (3)(c) Being convicted or found guilty, regardless of
440 adjudication, of a crime in any jurisdiction which directly
441 relates to the practice of naturopathic medicine or to the
442 ability to practice naturopathic medicine. Any plea of nolo
443 contendere shall be considered a conviction for purposes of this
444 chapter.
445 (4)(d) False, deceptive, or misleading advertising related
446 to the practice of naturopathic medicine.
447 (5)(e) Advertising, practicing, or attempting to practice
448 under a name other than one’s own.
449 (6)(f) Failing to report to the department any person who
450 the licensee knows is in violation of this chapter or of the
451 rules of the department. However, a person who the licensee
452 knows is unable to practice naturopathic medicine with
453 reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness or
454 use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type
455 of material, or as a result of a mental or physical condition,
456 may be reported to a consultant operating an impaired
457 practitioner program as described in s. 456.076 rather than to
458 the department.
459 (7)(g) Aiding, assisting, procuring, employing, or advising
460 any unlicensed person to practice naturopathic medicine contrary
461 to this chapter or to a rule of the department.
462 (8)(h) Failing to perform any statutory or legal obligation
463 placed upon a licensed naturopathic doctor physician.
464 (9)(i) Making or filing a report which the licensee knows
465 to be false, intentionally or negligently failing to file a
466 report or record required by state or federal law, willfully
467 impeding or obstructing such filing or inducing another person
468 to do so. Such reports or records shall include only those which
469 are signed in the capacity as a licensed naturopathic doctor
470 physician.
471 (j) Paying or receiving any commission, bonus, kickback, or
472 rebate, or engaging in any split-fee arrangement in any form
473 whatsoever with a physician, organization, agency, or person,
474 either directly or indirectly, for patients referred to
475 providers of health care goods and services, including, but not
476 limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, clinical laboratories,
477 ambulatory surgical centers, or pharmacies. The provisions of
478 This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent a naturopathic
479 physician from receiving a fee for professional consultation
480 services.
481 (10)(k) Exercising influence within a patient-physician
482 relationship for purposes of engaging a patient in sexual
483 activity. A patient is shall be presumed to be incapable of
484 giving free, full, and informed consent to sexual activity with
485 her or his naturopathic doctor physician.
486 (l) Making deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations
487 in the practice of naturopathic medicine or employing a trick or
488 scheme in the practice of naturopathic medicine when such scheme
489 or trick fails to conform to the generally prevailing standards
490 of treatment in the medical community.
491 (m) Soliciting patients, either personally or through an
492 agent, through the use of fraud, intimidation, undue influence,
493 or a form of overreaching or vexatious conduct. A “solicitation”
494 is any communication which directly or implicitly requests an
495 immediate oral response from the recipient.
496 (11)(n) Failing to keep written medical records justifying
497 the course of treatment of the patient, including, but not
498 limited to, patient histories, examination results, test
499 results, X rays, and records of the prescribing, dispensing and
500 administering of drugs.
501 (12)(o) Exercising influence on the patient or client in
502 such a manner as to exploit the patient or client for the
503 financial gain of the licensee or of a third party, which shall
504 include, but not be limited to, the promoting or selling of
505 services, goods, appliances, or drugs and the promoting or
506 advertising on any prescription form of a community pharmacy
507 unless the form also states “This prescription may be filled at
508 any pharmacy of your choice.”
509 (p) Performing professional services which have not been
510 duly authorized by the patient or client, or her or his legal
511 representative, except as provided in s. 743.064, s. 766.103, or
512 s. 768.13.
513 (q) Prescribing, dispensing, administering, mixing, or
514 otherwise preparing a legend drug, including any controlled
515 substance, other than in the course of the naturopathic
516 physician’s professional practice. For the purposes of this
517 paragraph, it shall be legally presumed that prescribing,
518 dispensing, administering, mixing, or otherwise preparing legend
519 drugs, including all controlled substances, inappropriately or
520 in excessive or inappropriate quantities is not in the best
521 interest of the patient and is not in the course of the
522 naturopathic physician’s professional practice, without regard
523 to her or his intent.
524 (r) Prescribing, dispensing, or administering any medicinal
525 drug appearing on any schedule set forth in chapter 893 by the
526 naturopathic physician to herself or himself, except one
527 prescribed, dispensed, or administered to the naturopathic
528 physician by another practitioner authorized to prescribe,
529 dispense, or administer medicinal drugs.
530 (13)(s) Being unable to practice naturopathic medicine with
531 reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness or
532 use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type
533 of material or as a result of any mental or physical condition.
534 In enforcing this paragraph, the department shall have, upon a
535 finding of the State Surgeon General or his or her designee that
536 probable cause exists to believe that the licensee is unable to
537 serve as a naturopathic doctor due to the reasons stated in this
538 paragraph, the department shall have the authority to issue an
539 order to compel the licensee, authority to compel a naturopathic
540 physician to submit to a mental or physical examination by a
541 physician physicians designated by the department. If the
542 licensee does not comply with such order, the department’s order
543 directing failure of a naturopathic physician to submit to such
544 an examination may be enforced by filing a petition for
545 enforcement in the circuit court for the county in which the
546 naturopathic doctor resides or does business. The naturopathic
547 doctor against whom the petition is filed may not be named or
548 identified by initials in any public court record or document,
549 and the proceedings must be closed to the public. The department
550 is entitled to the summary procedure provided in s. 51.011 when
551 so directed shall constitute an admission of the allegations
552 against her or him upon which a default and final order may be
553 entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of
554 evidence, unless the failure was due to circumstances beyond the
555 naturopathic physician’s control. A naturopathic doctor subject
556 to an order issued physician affected under this paragraph must,
557 shall at reasonable intervals, be afforded an opportunity to
558 demonstrate that she or he can resume the competent practice of
559 naturopathic medicine with reasonable skill and safety to
560 patients. In any proceeding under this paragraph, neither the
561 record of proceedings nor the orders entered by the department
562 may be used against a naturopathic doctor physician in any other
563 proceeding.
564 (14)(t) Gross or repeated malpractice or the failure to
565 practice naturopathic medicine with that level of care, skill,
566 and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent
567 similar physician as being acceptable under similar conditions
568 and circumstances. The department shall give great weight to the
569 provisions of s. 766.102 when enforcing this paragraph.
570 (u) Performing any procedure or prescribing any therapy
571 which, by the prevailing standards of medical practice in the
572 community, constitutes experimentation on a human subject,
573 without first obtaining full, informed, and written consent.
574 (15)(v) Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope
575 permitted by law or accepting and performing professional
576 responsibilities which the licensee knows or has reason to know
577 that she or he is not competent to perform.
578 (16)(w) Delegating professional responsibilities to a
579 person when the licensee delegating such responsibilities knows
580 or has reason to know that such person is not qualified by
581 training, experience, or licensure to perform them.
582 (17)(x) Violating a lawful order of the board the
583 department previously entered in a disciplinary hearing or
584 failing to comply with a lawfully issued subpoena of the board
585 or department.
586 (18)(y) Conspiring with another licensee or with any other
587 person to commit an act, or committing an act, which would tend
588 to coerce, intimidate, or preclude another licensee from
589 lawfully advertising her or his services.
590 (19) Fraud or deceit or gross negligence, incompetence, or
591 misconduct in the operation of a course of study.
592 (z) Procuring, or aiding or abetting in the procuring of,
593 an unlawful termination of pregnancy.
594 (aa) Presigning blank prescription forms.
595 (bb) Prescribing by the naturopathic physician for office
596 use any medicinal drug appearing on Schedule II in chapter 893.
597 (cc) Prescribing, ordering, dispensing, administering,
598 supplying, selling, or giving any drug which is an amphetamine
599 or sympathomimetic amine drug, or a compound designated pursuant
600 to chapter 893 as a Schedule II controlled substance to or for
601 any person except for:
602 1. The treatment of narcolepsy; hyperkinesis; behavioral
603 syndrome in children characterized by the developmentally
604 inappropriate symptoms of moderate to severe distractability,
605 short attention span, hyperactivity, emotional lability, and
606 impulsivity; or drug-induced brain dysfunction.
607 2. The differential diagnostic psychiatric evaluation of
608 depression or the treatment of depression shown to be refractory
609 to other therapeutic modalities.
610 3. The clinical investigation of the effects of such drugs
611 or compounds when an investigative protocol therefor is
612 submitted to, reviewed, and approved by the department before
613 such investigation is begun.
614 (dd) Prescribing, ordering, dispensing, administering,
615 supplying, selling, or giving growth hormones, testosterone or
616 its analogs, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), or other
617 hormones for the purpose of muscle building or to enhance
618 athletic performance. For the purposes of this subsection, the
619 term “muscle building” does not include the treatment of injured
620 muscle. A prescription written for the drug products listed
621 above may be dispensed by the pharmacist with the presumption
622 that the prescription is for legitimate medical use.
623 (20) Failing to comply with state, county, or municipal
624 regulations or reporting requirements relating to public health
625 and the control of contagious and infectious diseases.
626 (21)(ee) Violating any provision of this chapter or chapter
627 456, or any rule rules adopted pursuant thereto.
628 (2) The department may enter an order denying licensure or
629 imposing any of the penalties in s. 456.072(2) against any
630 applicant for licensure or licensee who is found guilty of
631 violating any provision of subsection (1) of this section or who
632 is found guilty of violating any provision of s. 456.072(1).
633 (3) The department shall not reinstate the license of a
634 naturopathic physician until such time as the department is
635 satisfied that such person has complied with all the terms and
636 conditions set forth in the final order and that such person is
637 capable of safely engaging in the practice of naturopathic
638 medicine.
639 (4) The department shall by rule establish guidelines for
640 the disposition of disciplinary cases involving specific types
641 of violations. Such guidelines may include minimum and maximum
642 fines, periods of supervision or probation, or conditions of
643 probation or reissuance of a license.
644 Section 14. Section 462.17, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
645 Section 15. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
646 20.43, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
647 20.43 Department of Health.—There is created a Department
648 of Health.
649 (3) The following divisions of the Department of Health are
650 established:
651 (g) Division of Medical Quality Assurance, which is
652 responsible for the following boards and professions established
653 within the division:
654 1. The Board of Acupuncture, created under chapter 457.
655 2. The Board of Medicine, created under chapter 458.
656 3. The Board of Osteopathic Medicine, created under chapter
657 459.
658 4. The Board of Chiropractic Medicine, created under
659 chapter 460.
660 5. The Board of Podiatric Medicine, created under chapter
661 461.
662 6. The Board of Naturopathic Medicine Naturopathy, as
663 provided under chapter 462.
664 7. The Board of Optometry, created under chapter 463.
665 8. The Board of Nursing, created under part I of chapter
666 464.
667 9. Nursing assistants, as provided under part II of chapter
668 464.
669 10. The Board of Pharmacy, created under chapter 465.
670 11. The Board of Dentistry, created under chapter 466.
671 12. Midwifery, as provided under chapter 467.
672 13. The Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology,
673 created under part I of chapter 468.
674 14. The Board of Nursing Home Administrators, created under
675 part II of chapter 468.
676 15. The Board of Occupational Therapy, created under part
677 III of chapter 468.
678 16. Respiratory therapy, as provided under part V of
679 chapter 468.
680 17. Dietetics and nutrition practice, as provided under
681 part X of chapter 468.
682 18. The Board of Athletic Training, created under part XIII
683 of chapter 468.
684 19. The Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists, created under
685 part XIV of chapter 468.
686 20. Electrolysis, as provided under chapter 478.
687 21. The Board of Massage Therapy, created under chapter
688 480.
689 22. The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, created
690 under part I of chapter 483.
691 23. Medical physicists, as provided under part II of
692 chapter 483.
693 24. The Board of Opticianry, created under part I of
694 chapter 484.
695 25. The Board of Hearing Aid Specialists, created under
696 part II of chapter 484.
697 26. The Board of Physical Therapy Practice, created under
698 chapter 486.
699 27. The Board of Psychology, created under chapter 490.
700 28. School psychologists, as provided under chapter 490.
701 29. The Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family
702 Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, created under chapter
703 491.
704 30. Emergency medical technicians and paramedics, as
705 provided under part III of chapter 401.
706 Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 381.0031, Florida
707 Statutes, is amended to read:
708 381.0031 Epidemiological research; report of diseases of
709 public health significance to department.—
710 (2) Any practitioner licensed in this state to practice
711 medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine,
712 naturopathic medicine naturopathy, or veterinary medicine; any
713 licensed pharmacist authorized under a protocol with a
714 supervising physician under s. 465.1895, or a collaborative
715 pharmacy practice agreement, as defined in s. 465.1865, to
716 perform or order and evaluate laboratory and clinical tests; any
717 hospital licensed under part I of chapter 395; or any laboratory
718 appropriately certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
719 Services under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement
720 Amendments and the federal rules adopted thereunder which
721 diagnoses or suspects the existence of a disease of public
722 health significance shall immediately report the fact to the
723 Department of Health.
724 Section 17. Subsection (11) of section 468.301, Florida
725 Statutes, is amended to read:
726 468.301 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
727 (11) “Licensed practitioner” means a person who is licensed
728 or otherwise authorized by law to practice medicine, podiatric
729 medicine, chiropody, osteopathic medicine, naturopathic medicine
730 naturopathy, or chiropractic medicine in this state.
731 Section 18. Subsection (1) of section 476.044, Florida
732 Statutes, is amended to read:
733 476.044 Exemptions.—This chapter does not apply to the
734 following persons when practicing pursuant to their professional
735 responsibilities and duties:
736 (1) Persons authorized under the laws of this state to
737 practice medicine, surgery, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic
738 medicine, naturopathic medicine naturopathy, or podiatric
739 medicine;
740 Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
741 477.0135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
742 477.0135 Exemptions.—
743 (1) This chapter does not apply to the following persons
744 when practicing pursuant to their professional or occupational
745 responsibilities and duties:
746 (a) Persons authorized under the laws of this state to
747 practice medicine, surgery, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic
748 medicine, massage therapy, naturopathic medicine naturopathy, or
749 podiatric medicine.
750 Section 20. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 485.003,
751 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
752 485.003 Definitions.—In construing this chapter, the words,
753 phrases, or terms, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall
754 have the following meanings:
755 (2) “Healing arts” shall mean the practice of medicine,
756 surgery, psychiatry, dentistry, osteopathic medicine,
757 chiropractic medicine, naturopathic medicine naturopathy,
758 podiatric medicine, chiropody, psychology, clinical social work,
759 marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, and
760 optometry.
761 (3) “Practitioner of the healing arts” shall mean a person
762 licensed under the laws of the state to practice medicine,
763 surgery, psychiatry, dentistry, osteopathic medicine,
764 chiropractic medicine, naturopathic medicine naturopathy,
765 podiatric medicine, chiropody, psychology, clinical social work,
766 marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or
767 optometry within the scope of his or her professional training
768 and competence and within the purview of the statutes applicable
769 to his or her respective profession, and who may refer a patient
770 for treatment by a qualified person, who shall employ hypnotic
771 techniques under the supervision, direction, prescription, and
772 responsibility of such referring practitioner.
773 Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 486.161, Florida
774 Statutes, is amended to read:
775 486.161 Exemptions.—
776 (1) No provision of This chapter does not shall be
777 construed to prohibit any person licensed in this state from
778 using any physical agent as a part of, or incidental to, the
779 lawful practice of her or his profession under the statutes
780 applicable to the profession of chiropractic physician,
781 podiatric physician, doctor of medicine, massage therapist,
782 nurse, osteopathic physician or surgeon, occupational therapist,
783 or naturopathic doctor naturopath.
784 Section 22. Paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section
785 627.351, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
786 627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans.—
787 (4) MEDICAL MALPRACTICE RISK APPORTIONMENT; ASSOCIATION
788 CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES.—
789 (h) As used in this subsection:
790 1. “Health care provider” means hospitals licensed under
791 chapter 395; physicians licensed under chapter 458; osteopathic
792 physicians licensed under chapter 459; podiatric physicians
793 licensed under chapter 461; dentists licensed under chapter 466;
794 chiropractic physicians licensed under chapter 460; naturopathic
795 doctors naturopaths licensed under chapter 462; nurses licensed
796 under part I of chapter 464; midwives licensed under chapter
797 467; physician assistants licensed under chapter 458 or chapter
798 459; physical therapists and physical therapist assistants
799 licensed under chapter 486; health maintenance organizations
800 certificated under part I of chapter 641; ambulatory surgical
801 centers licensed under chapter 395; other medical facilities as
802 defined in subparagraph 2.; blood banks, plasma centers,
803 industrial clinics, and renal dialysis facilities; or
804 professional associations, partnerships, corporations, joint
805 ventures, or other associations for professional activity by
806 health care providers.
807 2. “Other medical facility” means a facility the primary
808 purpose of which is to provide human medical diagnostic services
809 or a facility providing nonsurgical human medical treatment, to
810 which facility the patient is admitted and from which facility
811 the patient is discharged within the same working day, and which
812 facility is not part of a hospital. However, a facility existing
813 for the primary purpose of performing terminations of pregnancy
814 or an office maintained by a physician or dentist for the
815 practice of medicine may not be construed to be an “other
816 medical facility.”
817 3. “Health care facility” means any hospital licensed under
818 chapter 395, health maintenance organization certificated under
819 part I of chapter 641, ambulatory surgical center licensed under
820 chapter 395, or other medical facility as defined in
821 subparagraph 2.
822 Section 23. Subsection (23) of section 893.02, Florida
823 Statutes, is amended to read:
824 893.02 Definitions.—The following words and phrases as used
825 in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the
826 context otherwise requires:
827 (23) “Practitioner” means a physician licensed under
828 chapter 458, a dentist licensed under chapter 466, a
829 veterinarian licensed under chapter 474, an osteopathic
830 physician licensed under chapter 459, an advanced practice
831 registered nurse licensed under chapter 464, a naturopathic
832 doctor naturopath licensed under chapter 462, a certified
833 optometrist licensed under chapter 463, a psychiatric nurse as
834 defined in s. 394.455, a podiatric physician licensed under
835 chapter 461, or a physician assistant licensed under chapter 458
836 or chapter 459, provided such practitioner holds a valid federal
837 controlled substance registry number.
838 Section 24. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
839 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
840 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
841 chart.—
842 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
843 (g) LEVEL 7
844
845
846 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
847 316.027(2)(c) 1st Accident involving death, failure to stop; leaving scene.
848 316.193(3)(c)2. 3rd DUI resulting in serious bodily injury.
849 316.1935(3)(b) 1st Causing serious bodily injury or death to another person; driving at high speed or with wanton disregard for safety while fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer who is in a patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
850 327.35(3)(a)3.b. 3rd Vessel BUI resulting in serious bodily injury.
851 402.319(2) 2nd Misrepresentation and negligence or intentional act resulting in great bodily harm, permanent disfiguration, permanent disability, or death.
852 409.920 (2)(b)1.a. 3rd Medicaid provider fraud; $10,000 or less.
853 409.920 (2)(b)1.b. 2nd Medicaid provider fraud; more than $10,000, but less than $50,000.
854 456.065(2) 3rd Practicing a health care profession without a license.
855 456.065(2) 2nd Practicing a health care profession without a license which results in serious bodily injury.
856 458.327(1) 3rd Practicing medicine without a license.
857 459.013(1) 3rd Practicing osteopathic medicine without a license.
858 460.411(1) 3rd Practicing chiropractic medicine without a license.
859 461.012(1) 3rd Practicing podiatric medicine without a license.
860 462.17 3rd Practicing naturopathy without a license.
861 463.015(1) 3rd Practicing optometry without a license.
862 464.016(1) 3rd Practicing nursing without a license.
863 465.015(2) 3rd Practicing pharmacy without a license.
864 466.026(1) 3rd Practicing dentistry or dental hygiene without a license.
865 467.201 3rd Practicing midwifery without a license.
866 468.366 3rd Delivering respiratory care services without a license.
867 483.828(1) 3rd Practicing as clinical laboratory personnel without a license.
868 483.901(7) 3rd Practicing medical physics without a license.
869 484.013(1)(c) 3rd Preparing or dispensing optical devices without a prescription.
870 484.053 3rd Dispensing hearing aids without a license.
871 494.0018(2) 1st Conviction of any violation of chapter 494 in which the total money and property unlawfully obtained exceeded $50,000 and there were five or more victims.
872 560.123(8)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by a money services business.
873 560.125(5)(a) 3rd Money services business by unauthorized person, currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
874 655.50(10)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by financial institution.
875 775.21(10)(a) 3rd Sexual predator; failure to register; failure to renew driver license or identification card; other registration violations.
876 775.21(10)(b) 3rd Sexual predator working where children regularly congregate.
877 775.21(10)(g) 3rd Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual predator; harbor or conceal a sexual predator.
878 782.051(3) 2nd Attempted felony murder of a person by a person other than the perpetrator or the perpetrator of an attempted felony.
879 782.07(1) 2nd Killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another (manslaughter).
880 782.071 2nd Killing of a human being or unborn child by the operation of a motor vehicle in a reckless manner (vehicular homicide).
881 782.072 2nd Killing of a human being by the operation of a vessel in a reckless manner (vessel homicide).
882 784.045(1)(a)1. 2nd Aggravated battery; intentionally causing great bodily harm or disfigurement.
883 784.045(1)(a)2. 2nd Aggravated battery; using deadly weapon.
884 784.045(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated battery; perpetrator aware victim pregnant.
885 784.048(4) 3rd Aggravated stalking; violation of injunction or court order.
886 784.048(7) 3rd Aggravated stalking; violation of court order.
887 784.07(2)(d) 1st Aggravated battery on law enforcement officer.
888 784.074(1)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on sexually violent predators facility staff.
889 784.08(2)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
890 784.081(1) 1st Aggravated battery on specified official or employee.
891 784.082(1) 1st Aggravated battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
892 784.083(1) 1st Aggravated battery on code inspector.
893 787.025(2)(b) 2nd Luring or enticing a child; second or subsequent offense.
894 787.025(2)(c) 2nd Luring or enticing a child with a specified prior conviction.
895 787.06(3)(a)2. 1st Human trafficking using coercion for labor and services of an adult.
896 787.06(3)(e)2. 1st Human trafficking using coercion for labor and services by the transfer or transport of an adult from outside Florida to within the state.
897 790.07(4) 1st Specified weapons violation subsequent to previous conviction of s. 790.07(1) or (2).
898 790.16(1) 1st Discharge of a machine gun under specified circumstances.
899 790.165(2) 2nd Manufacture, sell, possess, or deliver hoax bomb.
900 790.165(3) 2nd Possessing, displaying, or threatening to use any hoax bomb while committing or attempting to commit a felony.
901 790.166(3) 2nd Possessing, selling, using, or attempting to use a hoax weapon of mass destruction.
902 790.166(4) 2nd Possessing, displaying, or threatening to use a hoax weapon of mass destruction while committing or attempting to commit a felony.
903 790.23 1st,PBL Possession of a firearm by a person who qualifies for the penalty enhancements provided for in s. 874.04.
904 794.08(4) 3rd Female genital mutilation; consent by a parent, guardian, or a person in custodial authority to a victim younger than 18 years of age.
905 796.05(1) 1st Live on earnings of a prostitute; 2nd offense.
906 796.05(1) 1st Live on earnings of a prostitute; 3rd and subsequent offense.
907 800.04(5)(c)1. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim younger than 12 years of age; offender younger than 18 years of age.
908 800.04(5)(c)2. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but younger than 16 years of age; offender 18 years of age or older.
909 800.04(5)(e) 1st Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but younger than 16 years; offender 18 years or older; prior conviction for specified sex offense.
910 806.01(2) 2nd Maliciously damage structure by fire or explosive.
911 810.02(3)(a) 2nd Burglary of occupied dwelling; unarmed; no assault or battery.
912 810.02(3)(b) 2nd Burglary of unoccupied dwelling; unarmed; no assault or battery.
913 810.02(3)(d) 2nd Burglary of occupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
914 810.02(3)(e) 2nd Burglary of authorized emergency vehicle.
915 812.014(2)(a)1. 1st Property stolen, valued at $100,000 or more or a semitrailer deployed by a law enforcement officer; property stolen while causing other property damage; 1st degree grand theft.
916 812.014(2)(b)2. 2nd Property stolen, cargo valued at less than $50,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
917 812.014(2)(b)3. 2nd Property stolen, emergency medical equipment; 2nd degree grand theft.
918 812.014(2)(b)4. 2nd Property stolen, law enforcement equipment from authorized emergency vehicle.
919 812.014(2)(g) 2nd Grand theft; second degree; firearm with previous conviction of s. 812.014(2)(c)5.
920 812.0145(2)(a) 1st Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $50,000 or more.
921 812.019(2) 1st Stolen property; initiates, organizes, plans, etc., the theft of property and traffics in stolen property.
922 812.131(2)(a) 2nd Robbery by sudden snatching.
923 812.133(2)(b) 1st Carjacking; no firearm, deadly weapon, or other weapon.
924 817.034(4)(a)1. 1st Communications fraud, value greater than $50,000.
925 817.234(8)(a) 2nd Solicitation of motor vehicle accident victims with intent to defraud.
926 817.234(9) 2nd Organizing, planning, or participating in an intentional motor vehicle collision.
927 817.234(11)(c) 1st Insurance fraud; property value $100,000 or more.
928 817.2341 (2)(b) & (3)(b) 1st Making false entries of material fact or false statements regarding property values relating to the solvency of an insuring entity which are a significant cause of the insolvency of that entity.
929 817.418(2)(a) 3rd Offering for sale or advertising personal protective equipment with intent to defraud.
930 817.504(1)(a) 3rd Offering or advertising a vaccine with intent to defraud.
931 817.535(2)(a) 3rd Filing false lien or other unauthorized document.
932 817.611(2)(b) 2nd Traffic in or possess 15 to 49 counterfeit credit cards or related documents.
933 825.102(3)(b) 2nd Neglecting an elderly person or disabled adult causing great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement.
934 825.103(3)(b) 2nd Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
935 827.03(2)(b) 2nd Neglect of a child causing great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement.
936 827.04(3) 3rd Impregnation of a child under 16 years of age by person 21 years of age or older.
937 827.071(2) & (3) 2nd Use or induce a child in a sexual performance, or promote or direct such performance.
938 827.071(4) 2nd Possess with intent to promote any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes child pornography.
939 837.05(2) 3rd Giving false information about alleged capital felony to a law enforcement officer.
940 838.015 2nd Bribery.
941 838.016 2nd Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior.
942 838.021(3)(a) 2nd Unlawful harm to a public servant.
943 838.22 2nd Bid tampering.
944 843.0855(2) 3rd Impersonation of a public officer or employee.
945 843.0855(3) 3rd Unlawful simulation of legal process.
946 843.0855(4) 3rd Intimidation of a public officer or employee.
947 847.0135(3) 3rd Solicitation of a child, via a computer service, to commit an unlawful sex act.
948 847.0135(4) 2nd Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sex act.
949 872.06 2nd Abuse of a dead human body.
950 874.05(2)(b) 1st Encouraging or recruiting person under 13 to join a criminal gang; second or subsequent offense.
951 874.10 1st,PBL Knowingly initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages, or supervises criminal gang-related activity.
952 893.13(1)(c)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.) within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, school, or state, county, or municipal park or publicly owned recreational facility or community center.
953 893.13(1)(e)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5., within 1,000 feet of property used for religious services or a specified business site.
954 893.13(4)(a) 1st Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substance.
955 893.135(1)(a)1. 1st Trafficking in cannabis, more than 25 lbs., less than 2,000 lbs.
956 893.135 (1)(b)1.a. 1st Trafficking in cocaine, more than 28 grams, less than 200 grams.
957 893.135 (1)(c)1.a. 1st Trafficking in illegal drugs, more than 4 grams, less than 14 grams.
958 893.135 (1)(c)2.a. 1st Trafficking in hydrocodone, 28 grams or more, less than 50 grams.
959 893.135 (1)(c)2.b. 1st Trafficking in hydrocodone, 50 grams or more, less than 100 grams.
960 893.135 (1)(c)3.a. 1st Trafficking in oxycodone, 7 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
961 893.135 (1)(c)3.b. 1st Trafficking in oxycodone, 14 grams or more, less than 25 grams.
962 893.135 (1)(c)4.b.(I) 1st Trafficking in fentanyl, 4 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
963 893.135 (1)(d)1.a. 1st Trafficking in phencyclidine, 28 grams or more, less than 200 grams.
964 893.135(1)(e)1. 1st Trafficking in methaqualone, 200 grams or more, less than 5 kilograms.
965 893.135(1)(f)1. 1st Trafficking in amphetamine, 14 grams or more, less than 28 grams.
966 893.135 (1)(g)1.a. 1st Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 4 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
967 893.135 (1)(h)1.a. 1st Trafficking in gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 kilograms.
968 893.135 (1)(j)1.a. 1st Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 kilograms.
969 893.135 (1)(k)2.a. 1st Trafficking in Phenethylamines, 10 grams or more, less than 200 grams.
970 893.135 (1)(m)2.a. 1st Trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, 280 grams or more, less than 500 grams.
971 893.135 (1)(m)2.b. 1st Trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, 500 grams or more, less than 1,000 grams.
972 893.135 (1)(n)2.a. 1st Trafficking in n-benzyl phenethylamines, 14 grams or more, less than 100 grams.
973 893.1351(2) 2nd Possession of place for trafficking in or manufacturing of controlled substance.
974 896.101(5)(a) 3rd Money laundering, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
975 896.104(4)(a)1. 3rd Structuring transactions to evade reporting or registration requirements, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
976 943.0435(4)(c) 2nd Sexual offender vacating permanent residence; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
977 943.0435(8) 2nd Sexual offender; remains in state after indicating intent to leave; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
978 943.0435(9)(a) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
979 943.0435(13) 3rd Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
980 943.0435(14) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
981 944.607(9) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
982 944.607(10)(a) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to submit to the taking of a digitized photograph.
983 944.607(12) 3rd Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
984 944.607(13) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
985 985.4815(10) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to submit to the taking of a digitized photograph.
986 985.4815(12) 3rd Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
987 985.4815(13) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
988 Section 25. This act shall take effect December 31, 2026.