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Part I - Clinical Laboratories(ss. 483.011-483.26)
- §483.011 Short title.
This part may be cited as "The Florida Clinical Laboratory Law." History.--s. 1, ch. 67-248; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2,...
- §483.021 Declaration of policy and statement of purpose.
The purpose of this part is to protect the public from the hazards of improper performance by clinical laboratories. Clinical laboratories provide essential services to...
- §483.031 Application of part; exemptions.
This part applies to all clinical laboratories within this state, except: (1) A clinical laboratory operated by the United States Government. (2) A clinical laboratory that performs...
- §483.035 Clinical laboratories operated by practitioners for exclusive use; licensure and regulation.
(1) A clinical laboratory operated by one or more practitioners licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, chapter 462, or chapter 466, exclusively...
- §483.041 Definitions.
As used in this part, the term: (1) "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care Administration. (2) "Clinical laboratory" means the physical location in which one or...
- §483.051 Powers and duties of the agency.
The agency shall adopt rules to implement this part, which rules must include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) LICENSING; QUALIFICATIONS.--The agency shall provide...
- §483.061 Inspection of clinical laboratories.
(1) In addition to the requirements of s. 408.811, the agency shall ensure that each clinical laboratory subject to this part is inspected either onsite or...
- §483.091 Clinical laboratory license.
A clinical laboratory may not send a specimen drawn within this state to any clinical laboratory outside the state for examination unless the out-of-state laboratory...
- §483.101 Clinical laboratory license.
A license must be issued authorizing the performance of one or more clinical laboratory procedures or one or more tests on each specialty or subspecialty....
- §483.111 Limitations on licensure.
A license may be issued to a clinical laboratory to perform only those clinical laboratory procedures and tests that are within the specialties or subspecialties...
- §483.172 License fees.
(1) In accordance with s. 408.805, an applicant or a licensee shall pay a fee for each license application submitted under this part, part II of...
- §483.181 Acceptance, collection, identification, and examination of specimens.
(1) A clinical laboratory may examine human specimens at the request only of a licensed practitioner or other person authorized by law to use the findings...
- §483.191 Branch offices, representation of other laboratories.
A person may not represent or maintain an office or specimen collection station or other facility for the representation of any clinical laboratory situated in...
- §483.201 Grounds for disciplinary action against clinical laboratories.
In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, the following acts constitute grounds for which a disciplinary action specified in s. 483.221...
- §483.221 Administrative fines.
(1) In accordance with part II of chapter 408, the agency may impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $1,000 per violation, for the violation of...
- §483.23 Offenses; criminal penalties.
(1)(a) It is unlawful for any person to: 1. Operate, maintain, direct, or engage in the business of operating a clinical laboratory unless she or he has...
- §483.245 Rebates prohibited; penalties.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to pay or receive any commission, bonus, kickback, or rebate or engage in any split-fee arrangement in any form...
- §483.26 Technical advisory panel.
The Agency for Health Care Administration may establish a technical advisory panel to assist the agency in rule revisions that are necessary as a result...
Part II - Multiphasic Health Testing Centers
(ss. 483.28-483.325)
- §483.28 Short title.
This part may be cited as "The Florida Multiphasic Health Testing Center Law." History.--s. 1, ch. 77-48; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 29, 30, ch....
- §483.282 Declaration of policy and statement of purpose.
The purpose of this part is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state from the hazards of improper performance...
- §483.285 Application of part; exemptions.
This part applies to all multiphasic health testing centers within the state, but does not apply to: (1) An entity operated by the United States Government...
- §483.288 Definitions.
As used in this part: (1) "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care Administration. (2) "Multiphasic health testing center" or "center" means any fixed or mobile facility...
- §483.291 Powers and duties of the agency; rules.
The agency shall adopt rules to implement this part and part II of chapter 408, which rules must include the following: (1) LICENSING STANDARDS.--The agency shall...
- §483.294 Inspection of centers.
In accordance with s. 408.811, the agency shall, at least once annually, inspect the premises and operations of all centers subject to licensure under this...
- §483.30 Licensing of centers.
The requirements of part II of chapter 408 apply to the provision of services that require licensure pursuant to this part and part II of...
- §483.302 Application for license.
The application for a license must contain: (1) A determination as to whether the facility will be fixed or mobile and the location for a fixed...
- §483.305 Requirements for advertisement.
(1) Each center shall prominently display on its report of the tests, on all advertising and promotional materials, and in a place that is in clear...
- §483.308 Medical director of center.
(1) Each center licensed under this part shall employ a medical director who is either a physician licensed under chapter 458 or an osteopathic physician licensed...
- §483.312 Notice of fees charged.
A consumer multiphasic health testing center must display at all times in a prominent place at the center a list of all tests and the...
- §483.314 Collection and transmittal of specimens.
(1) A center shall forward the specimens collected by it to a clinical laboratory for such analyses as are authorized by the medical director of the...
- §483.317 Grounds for disciplinary action against centers.
The following acts constitute grounds for which a disciplinary action specified in s. 483.32 may be taken against a center: (1) Permitting unauthorized persons to perform...
- §483.32 Administrative fines.
(1) The agency may impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $500 per violation, for the violation of any provision of this part, part II of...
- §483.322 Offenses.
It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Conduct, maintain, or operate a center unless the center is under the direct and responsible supervision and direction...
- §483.325 Criminal penalties.
(1) The performance of any of the acts specified in s. 483.322 is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or...
Part III - Clinical Laboratory Personnel
(ss. 483.800-483.828)
- §483.800 Declaration of policy and statement of purpose.
The purpose of this part is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state from the hazards of improper...
- §483.801 Exemptions.
This part applies to all clinical laboratories and clinical laboratory personnel within this state, except: (1) Clinical laboratories operated by the United States Government. (2) Laboratories operated...
- §483.803 Definitions.
As used in this part, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel. (2) "Clinical laboratory" means a clinical laboratory as defined in s....
- §483.805 Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel.
(1) There is created within the department the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate....
- §483.807 Fees; establishment; disposition.
(1) The board, by rule, shall establish fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, registration, laboratory training program application, reinstatement, and recordmaking...
- §483.809 Licensure; examinations; registration of trainees; approval of curricula.
(1) LICENSING.--The department shall provide biennial licensure of all clinical laboratory personnel who the board certifies have met the requirements of this part. The license of...
- §483.811 Approval of laboratory personnel training programs.
(1) The board shall approve clinical laboratories for training programs upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that such laboratories are adequately staffed by qualified personnel and comply...
- §483.812 Public health laboratory scientists; licensure.
(1) Applicants at the director level in the category of public health shall qualify under s. 483.824. (2) Applicants at the supervisor level in the category of...
- §483.813 Clinical laboratory personnel license.
A person may not conduct a clinical laboratory examination or report the results of such examination unless such person is licensed under this part to...
- §483.815 Application for clinical laboratory personnel license.
An application for a clinical laboratory personnel license shall be made under oath on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by payment...
- §483.817 Renewal of clinical laboratory personnel license.
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of a renewal application and fee and upon certification by the board that the licensee has demonstrated...
- §483.819 Inactive status.
(1) A licensee may request that her or his license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department and paying a fee...
- §483.821 Periodic demonstration of competency; continuing education or reexamination.
(1) As part of the license renewal procedure, the board, by rule, shall require each licensee periodically to demonstrate her or his competency by completing, each...
- §483.823 Qualifications of clinical laboratory personnel.
(1) The board shall prescribe minimal qualifications for clinical laboratory personnel and shall issue a license to any person who meets the minimum qualifications and who...
- §483.824 Qualifications of clinical laboratory director.
A clinical laboratory director must have 4 years of clinical laboratory experience with 2 years of experience in the specialty to be directed or be...
- §483.825 Grounds for disciplinary action.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing a...
- §483.828 Penalties for violations.
(1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084: (a) Practicing as...
Part IV - Medical Physicists(s. 483.901)
- §483.901 Medical physicists; definitions; licensure.
(1) SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as the "Florida Medical Physicists Act." (2) DECLARATION OF LEGISLATIVE POLICY.--The Legislature finds that the practice of medical physics by...
Last modified: March 26, 2010
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