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• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.021; Attorneys; admission to practice law; Supreme Court to govern and regulate.
  (1) Admissions of attorneys and counselors to practice law in the state is hereby declared to be a judicial function. (2) The Supreme Court of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.026; Authority of Department of Law Enforcement to accept fingerprints of, and exchange criminal history records with respect to, bar applicants.
  The Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to accept fingerprints of applicants for admission to The Florida Bar and, to the extent provided for by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.11; Powers of attorneys.
  Every attorney duly admitted or authorized to practice in this state shall have the right to appear before any court of the state, or any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.17; Attorneys may administer oaths in open court.
  Attorneys authorized to practice law in this state may administer oaths in open court, in the presence of the presiding judge or justice thereof, and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.18; Officers not allowed to practice.
  No sheriff or clerk of any court, or deputy thereof, shall practice in this state, nor shall any person not of good moral character, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.19; Certain partnerships prohibited.
  No judge of a court of this state who is permitted by the constitution and laws to practice law shall form any partnership with the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.20; Attorneys not to be sureties.
  No attorney shall become surety on the official bond of any state, county, or municipal officer of this state, nor surety on any bond of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.23; Penalties.
  Any person not licensed or otherwise authorized to practice law in this state who practices law in this state or holds himself or herself out ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.31; Practice while disbarred or suspended prohibited.
  Any person who has been knowingly disbarred and who has not been lawfully reinstated or is knowingly under suspension from the practice of law by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 454.32; Aiding or assisting disbarred or suspended attorney prohibited.
  A person who knowingly aids or assists any person in carrying on the unauthorized practice of law, knowing that such person has been disbarred and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.01; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means any board or commission, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.017; Applicability of this chapter.
  The provisions of this chapter apply only to the regulation by the department of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.02; Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards.
  (1) Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States now or hereafter on active duty who, at the time of becoming such a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.10; Restriction on requirement of citizenship.
  No person shall be disqualified from practicing an occupation or profession regulated by the state solely because he or she is not a United States ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.11; Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation.
  (1) It is the declared purpose of this section to encourage the use of foreign-speaking Florida residents duly qualified to become actively qualified in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.116; Regulation trust funds.
  The following trust funds shall be placed in the department: (1) Administrative Trust Fund. (2) Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund. (3) Cigarette Tax Collection ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.117; Sale of services and information by department.
  The department may provide, directly or by contract, services and information to other levels of government and private ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.201; Professions and occupations regulated by department; legislative intent; requirements.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons desiring to engage in any lawful profession regulated by the department shall be entitled to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.203; Department; powers and duties.
  The department, for the boards under its jurisdiction, shall: (1) Adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses; however, the department may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2035; Rulemaking authority for professions not under a board.
  The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the regulatory requirements of any profession within the department'...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.204; Long-range policy planning; plans, reports, and recommendations.
  To facilitate efficient and cost-effective regulation, the department and the board, where appropriate, shall develop and implement a long-range policy planning and monitoring ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.205; Contacting boards through department.
  Each board under the jurisdiction of the department may be contacted through the headquarters of the department in the City of Tallahassee or at any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.207; Boards; organization; meetings; compensation and travel expenses.
  (1) Each board within the department shall comply with the provisions of this section. (2) The board shall annually elect from among its number a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.208; Publication of information.
  The department and the boards shall have the authority to advise licensees periodically, through the publication of a newsletter, about information that the department or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.209; Accountability and liability of board members.
  (1) Each board member shall be accountable to the Governor for the proper performance of duties as a member of the board. The Governor shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.211; Board rules; final agency action; challenges.
  (1) The secretary of the department shall have standing to challenge any rule or proposed rule of a board under its jurisdiction pursuant to s. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.212; Education; substituting demonstration of competency for clock-hour requirements.
  Any board, or the department when there is no board, that requires student completion of a specific number of clock hours of classroom instruction for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2121; Education; accreditation.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, educational programs and institutions which are required by statute to be accredited, but which were accredited by an agency ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2123; Continuing education.
  A board, or the department when there is no board, may provide by rule that distance learning may be used to satisfy continuing education ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2124; Proration of or not requiring continuing education.
  A board, or the department when there is no board, may: (1) Prorate continuing education for new licensees by requiring half of the required continuing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2125; Consultation with postsecondary education boards prior to adoption of changes to training requirements.
  Any state agency or board that has jurisdiction over the regulation of a profession or occupation shall consult with the Commission for Independent Education, the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.213; General licensing provisions.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed shall apply to the department in writing. The application for licensure shall be made on a form prepared ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.214; Limited licenses.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that, absent a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the use of retired ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.217; Examinations.
  This section shall be read in conjunction with the appropriate practice act associated with each regulated profession under this chapter. (1) The Division of Technology, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2171; Use of professional testing services.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may use a professional testing service to prepare, administer, grade, and evaluate any computerized ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2175; Penalty for theft or reproduction of an examination.
  In addition to, or in lieu of, any other discipline imposed pursuant to s. 455.227, the theft of an examination in whole or in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2177; Monitoring of compliance with continuing education requirements.
  (1) The department shall establish a system to monitor licensee compliance with applicable continuing education requirements and to determine each licensee's continuing education status. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2178; Continuing education providers.
  (1) Each continuing education provider shall provide to the department such information regarding the continuing education status of licensees as the department determines is necessary ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2179; Continuing education provider and course approval; cease and desist orders.
  (1) If a board, or the department if there is no board, requires completion of continuing education as a requirement for renewal of a license, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.218; Foreign-trained professionals; special examination and license provisions.
  (1) When not otherwise provided by law, the department shall by rule provide procedures under which exiled professionals may be examined within each practice act. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2185; Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign professionals; limited practice permitted.
  (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other nation or foreign ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.219; Fees; receipts; disposition; periodic management reports.
  (1) Each board within the department shall determine by rule the amount of license fees for its profession, based upon department-prepared long-range estimates ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.221; Legal and investigative services.
  (1) The department shall provide board counsel for boards within the department by contracting with the Department of Legal Affairs, by retaining private counsel pursuant ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2226; Funeral directors and embalmers; instruction on HIV and AIDS.
  (1) The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers shall require each person licensed or certified under chapter 497 to complete a continuing educational course, approved ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2228; Barbers and cosmetologists; instruction on HIV and AIDS.
  (1) The board, or the department where there is no board, shall require each person licensed or certified under chapter 476 or chapter 477 to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.223; Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas.
  For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding conducted by the department, the department shall have the power to administer oaths, take depositions, make inspections ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2235; Mediation.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 455.225, the board, or the department when there is no board, shall adopt rules to designate which violations ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.224; Authority to issue citations.
  (1) Notwithstanding s. 455.225, the board or the department shall adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations. The citation shall be issued to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.225; Disciplinary proceedings.
  Disciplinary proceedings for each board shall be within the jurisdiction of the department. (1)(a) The department, for the boards under its jurisdiction, shall cause ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2255; Classification of disciplinary actions.
  (1) A licensee may petition the department to review a disciplinary incident to determine whether the specific violation meets the standard of a minor violation ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.227; Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement.
  (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (2) may be taken: (a) Making misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2273; Disciplinary guidelines.
  (1) Each board, or the department when there is no board, shall adopt, by rule, and periodically review the disciplinary guidelines applicable to each ground ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2275; Penalty for giving false information.
  In addition to, or in lieu of, any other discipline imposed pursuant to s. 455.227, the act of knowingly giving false information in the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2277; Prosecution of criminal violations.
  The department or the appropriate board shall report any criminal violation of any statute relating to the practice of a profession regulated by the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.228; Unlicensed practice of a profession; cease and desist notice; civil penalty; enforcement; citations; allocation of moneys collected.
  (1) When the department has probable cause to believe that any person not licensed by the department, or the appropriate regulatory board within the department, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2281; Unlicensed activities; fees; disposition.
  In order to protect the public and to ensure a consumer-oriented department, it is the intent of the Legislature that vigorous enforcement of regulation ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2285; Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations.
  The department is directed to prepare and submit a report to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives by November ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.2286; Automated information system.
  By November 1, 2001, the department shall implement an automated information system for all certificateholders and registrants under part XII of chapter 468, chapter 471, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.229; Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing.
  (1) All information required by the department of any applicant shall be a public record and shall be open to public inspection pursuant to s. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.232; Disclosure of confidential information.
  (1) No officer, employee, or person under contract with the department, or any board therein, or any subject of an investigation shall convey knowledge or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.24; Advertisement by a veterinarian of free or discounted services; required statement.
  In any advertisement for a free, discounted fee, or reduced fee service, examination, or treatment by a person licensed under chapter 474, the following statement ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.242; Veterinarians; disposition of records of deceased practitioners or practitioners relocating or terminating practice.
  Each board created under the provisions of chapter 474 shall provide by rule for the disposition, under that chapter, of the records that are in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.243; Authority to inspect.
  Duly authorized agents and employees of the department shall have the power to inspect in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours any establishment at ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.245; Veterinarians; immediate suspension of license.
  The department shall issue an emergency order suspending the license of any person licensed under chapter 474 who pleads guilty to, is convicted or found ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.271; Inactive and delinquent status.
  (1) A licensee may practice a profession only if the licensee has an active status license. A licensee who practices a profession without an active ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.273; Renewal and cancellation notices.
  (1) At least 90 days before the end of a licensure cycle, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall: (a) Forward a licensure renewal ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.275; Address of record.
  (1) Each licensee of the department is solely responsible for notifying the department in writing of the licensee's current mailing address and place of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 455.32; Management Privatization Act.
  (1) This section shall be known by the popular name the "Management Privatization Act." (2) The purpose of this section is to create a model ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.001; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means any board or commission, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.002; Applicability.
  This chapter applies only to the regulation by the department of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.003; Legislative intent; requirements.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons desiring to engage in any lawful profession regulated by the department shall be entitled to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.004; Department; powers and duties.
  The department, for the professions under its jurisdiction, shall: (1) Adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses; however, the department may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.005; Long-range policy planning; plans, reports, and recommendations.
  To facilitate efficient and cost-effective regulation, the department and the board, where appropriate, shall develop and implement a long-range policy planning and monitoring ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.006; Contacting boards through department.
  Each board under the jurisdiction of the department may be contacted through the headquarters of the department in the City of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.007; Board members.
  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who otherwise meets the requirements of law for board membership and who is connected in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.008; Accountability and liability of board members.
  (1) Each board member shall be accountable to the Governor for the proper performance of duties as a member of the board. The Governor shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.009; Legal and investigative services.
  (1) The department shall provide board counsel for boards within the department by contracting with the Department of Legal Affairs, by retaining private counsel pursuant ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.011; Boards; organization; meetings; compensation and travel expenses.
  (1) Each board within the department shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. (2) The board shall annually elect from among its number a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.012; Board rules; final agency action; challenges.
  (1) The secretary of the department shall have standing to challenge any rule or proposed rule of a board under its jurisdiction pursuant to s. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.013; Department; general licensing provisions.
  (1)(a) Any person desiring to be licensed in a profession within the jurisdiction of the department shall apply to the department in writing to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.014; Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing.
  (1) All information required by the department of any applicant shall be a public record and shall be open to public inspection pursuant to s. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.015; Limited licenses.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that, absent a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the use of retired ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.016; Use of professional testing services.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may use a professional testing service to prepare, administer, grade, and evaluate any computerized ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.017; Examinations.
  (1)(a) The department shall provide, contract, or approve services for the development, preparation, administration, scoring, score reporting, and evaluation of all examinations, in consultation ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.018; Penalty for theft or reproduction of an examination.
  In addition to, or in lieu of, any other discipline imposed pursuant to s. 456.072, the theft of an examination in whole or in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.019; Restriction on requirement of citizenship.
  A person is not disqualified from practicing an occupation or profession regulated by the state solely because she or he is not a United States ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.021; Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation.
  (1) It is the declared purpose of this section to encourage the use of foreign-speaking Florida residents duly qualified to become actively qualified in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.022; Foreign-trained professionals; special examination and license provisions.
  (1) When not otherwise provided by law, within its jurisdiction, the department shall by rule provide procedures under which exiled professionals may be examined within ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.023; Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign professionals; limited practice permitted.
  (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other nation or foreign ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.024; Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards or the department; spouses.
  (1) Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States now or hereafter on active duty who, at the time of becoming such a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.025; Fees; receipts; disposition.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that all costs of regulating health care professions and practitioners shall be borne solely by licensees and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.026; Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations.
  The department is directed to prepare and submit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.027; Education; accreditation.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, educational programs and institutions which are required by statute to be accredited, but which were accredited by an agency ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.028; Consultation with postsecondary education boards prior to adoption of changes to training requirements.
  Any state agency or board that has jurisdiction over the regulation of a profession or occupation shall consult with the Commission for Independent Education, the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.029; Education; substituting demonstration of competency for clock-hour requirements.
  Any board, or the department when there is no board, that requires student completion of a specific number of clock hours of classroom instruction for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.031; Requirement for instruction on domestic violence.
  (1)(a) The appropriate board shall require each person licensed or certified under chapter 458, chapter 459, part I of chapter 464, chapter 466, chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.032; Hepatitis B or HIV carriers.
  (1) The department and each appropriate board within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance shall have the authority to establish procedures to handle, counsel, and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.033; Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS.
  The following requirements apply to each person licensed or certified under chapter 457; chapter 458; chapter 459; chapter 460; chapter 461; chapter 463; part I ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.034; Athletic trainers and massage therapists; requirement for instruction on HIV and AIDS.
  (1) The board, or the department where there is no board, shall require each person licensed or certified under part XIII of chapter 468 or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.035; Address of record.
  (1) Each licensee of the department is solely responsible for notifying the department in writing of the licensee's current mailing address and place of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.036; Licenses; active and inactive status; delinquency.
  (1) A licensee may practice a profession only if the licensee has an active status license. A licensee who practices a profession with an inactive ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.037; Business establishments; requirements for active status licenses; delinquency; discipline; applicability.
  (1) A business establishment regulated by the Division of Medical Quality Assurance pursuant to this chapter may provide regulated services only if the business establishment ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.038; Renewal and cancellation notices.
  (1) At least 90 days before the end of a licensure cycle, the department shall: (a) Forward a licensure renewal notification to an active or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.039; Designated health care professionals; information required for licensure.
  (1) Each person who applies for initial licensure as a physician under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461, except a person applying ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.0391; Advanced registered nurse practitioners; information required for certification.
  (1)(a) Each person who applies for initial certification under s. 464.012 must, at the time of application, and each person certified under s. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.0392; Prescription labeling.
  (1) A prescription written by a practitioner who is authorized under the laws of this state to write prescriptions for drugs that are not listed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.041; Practitioner profile; creation.
  (1)(a) The Department of Health shall compile the information submitted pursuant to s. 456.039 into a practitioner profile of the applicant submitting the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.042; Practitioner profiles; update.
  A practitioner must submit updates of required information within 15 days after the final activity that renders such information a fact. The Department of Health ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.043; Practitioner profiles; data storage.
  Effective upon this act becoming a law, the Department of Health must develop or contract for a computer system to accommodate the new data collection ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.044; Practitioner profiles; rules; workshops.
  Effective upon this act becoming a law, the Department of Health shall adopt rules for the form of a practitioner profile that the agency is ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.045; Practitioner profiles; maintenance of superseded information.
  Information in superseded practitioner profiles must be maintained by the Department of Health, in accordance with general law and the rules of the Department of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.046; Practitioner profiles; confidentiality.
  Any patient name or other information that identifies a patient which is in a record obtained by the Department of Health or its agent for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.048; Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners.
  (1) As a prerequisite for licensure or license renewal, the Board of Acupuncture, the Board of Chiropractic Medicine, the Board of Podiatric Medicine, and the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.049; Health care practitioners; reports on professional liability claims and actions.
  Any practitioner of medicine licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 458, practitioner of osteopathic medicine licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 459, podiatric ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 for personal injury which is required to be provided to the Department of Health under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.052; Disclosure of financial interest by production.
  (1) A health care provider shall not refer a patient to an entity in which such provider is an investor unless, prior to the referral, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 Self-Referral Act of 1992." (2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is recognized by the Legislature ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.054; Kickbacks prohibited.
  (1) As used in this section, the term "kickback" means a remuneration or payment, by or on behalf of a provider of health care services ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.055; Chiropractic and podiatric health care; denial of payment; limitation.
  A chiropractic physician licensed under chapter 460 or a podiatric physician licensed under chapter 461 shall not be denied payment for treatment rendered solely on ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.056; Treatment of Medicare beneficiaries; refusal, emergencies, consulting physicians.
  (1) Effective as of January 1, 1993, as used in this section, the term: (a) "Physician" means a physician licensed under chapter 458, an osteopathic ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.057; Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished.
  (1) As used in this section, the term "records owner" means any health care practitioner who generates a medical record after making a physical or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.0575; Duty to notify patients.
  Every licensed health care practitioner shall inform each patient, or an individual identified pursuant to s. 765.401(1), in person about adverse incidents that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.058; Disposition of records of deceased practitioners or practitioners relocating or terminating practice.
  Each board created under the provisions of chapter 457, chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, chapter 463, part I of chapter 464, chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.059; Communications confidential; exceptions.
  Communications between a patient and a psychiatrist, as defined in s. 394.455, shall be held confidential and shall not be disclosed except upon the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.061; Practitioner disclosure of confidential information; immunity from civil or criminal liability.
  (1) A practitioner regulated through the Division of Medical Quality Assurance of the department shall not be civilly or criminally liable for the disclosure of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.062; Advertisement by a health care practitioner of free or discounted services; required statement.
  In any advertisement for a free, discounted fee, or reduced fee service, examination, or treatment by a health care practitioner licensed under chapter 458, chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.063; Sexual misconduct; disqualification for license, certificate, or registration.
  (1) Sexual misconduct in the practice of a health care profession means violation of the professional relationship through which the health care practitioner uses such ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 enforcement of licensure regulation for all health care professions is a state priority in order ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.066; Prosecution of criminal violations.
  The department or the appropriate board shall report any criminal violation of any statute relating to the practice of a profession regulated by the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.067; Penalty for giving false information.
  In addition to, or in lieu of, any other discipline imposed pursuant to s. 456.072, the act of knowingly giving false information in the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.068; Toll-free telephone number for reporting of complaints.
  The Agency for Health Care Administration shall establish a toll-free telephone number for public reporting of complaints relating to medical treatment or services provided ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.069; Authority to inspect.
  In addition to the authority specified in s. 465.017, duly authorized agents and employees of the department shall have the power to inspect in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.071; Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas.
  For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding conducted by the department, the department shall have the power to administer oaths, take depositions, make inspections ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.072; Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement.
  (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (2) may be taken: (a) Making misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.0721; Practitioners in default on student loan or scholarship obligations; investigation; report.
  The Department of Health shall obtain from the United States Department of Health and Human Services information necessary to investigate and prosecute health care practitioners ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.073; Disciplinary proceedings.
  Disciplinary proceedings for each board shall be within the jurisdiction of the department. (1) The department, for the boards under its jurisdiction, shall cause to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.074; Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license.
  (1) The department shall issue an emergency order suspending the license of any person licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.075; Criminal proceedings against licensees; appearances by department representatives.
  In any criminal proceeding against a person licensed by the department to practice a health care profession in this state, a representative of the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.076; Treatment programs for impaired practitioners.
  (1) For professions that do not have impaired practitioner programs provided for in their practice acts, the department shall, by rule, designate approved impaired practitioner ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.077; Authority to issue citations.
  (1) Notwithstanding s. 456.073, the board, or the department if there is no board, shall adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations. The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.078; Mediation.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 456.073, the board, or the department when there is no board, shall adopt rules to designate which violations ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.079; Disciplinary guidelines.
  (1) Each board, or the department if there is no board, shall adopt by rule and periodically review the disciplinary guidelines applicable to each ground ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.081; Publication of information.
  The department and the boards shall have the authority to advise licensees periodically, through the publication of a newsletter on the department's website, about ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.082; Disclosure of confidential information.
  (1) No officer, employee, or person under contract with the department, or any board therein, or any subject of an investigation shall convey knowledge or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.36; Health care professionals; exemption from disqualification from employment or contracting.
  Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, only the appropriate regulatory board, or the department when there is no board, may grant an ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.38; Practitioner registry for disasters and emergencies.
  The Department of Health may include on its forms for the licensure or certification of health care practitioners, as defined in s. 456.001, who ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.41; Complementary or alternative health care treatments.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the Legislature that citizens be able to make informed choices for any type of health care they ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.42; Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs.
  A written prescription for a medicinal drug issued by a health care practitioner licensed by law to prescribe such drug must be legibly printed or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.43; Electronic prescribing for medicinal drugs.
  (1) Electronic prescribing shall not interfere with a patient's freedom to choose a pharmacy. (2) Electronic prescribing software shall not use any means or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 456.50; Repeated medical malpractice.
  (1) For purposes of s. 26, Art. X of the State Constitution and ss. 458.331(1)(t), (4), and (5) and 459.015(1)(...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.101; Legislative intent.
  The Legislature finds that the interests of the public health require the regulation of the practice of acupuncture in this state for the purpose of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.102; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Acupuncture" means a form of primary health care, based on traditional Chinese medical concepts and modern oriental medical techniques, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.103; Board of Acupuncture; membership; appointment and terms.
  (1) The Board of Acupuncture is created within the department and shall consist of seven members, to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.104; Rulemaking authority.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.105; Licensure qualifications and fees.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to practice acupuncture in this state unless such person has been licensed by the board, is in a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.107; Renewal of licenses; continuing education.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the required fee set by the board by rule, not to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.108; Inactive status; expiration; reactivation of licenses.
  (1) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated under this section upon application to the department. The board shall prescribe by rule continuing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.1085; Infection control.
  Prior to November 1, 1986, the board shall adopt rules relating to the prevention of infection, the safe disposal of any potentially infectious materials, and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.109; Disciplinary actions; grounds; action by the board.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.116; Prohibited acts; penalty.
  (1) A person may not: (a) Practice acupuncture unless the person is licensed under ss. 457.101-457.118; (b) Use, in connection with his ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 457.118; Effect of chapter on other health care practices.
  This chapter shall not be construed to expand or limit the scope of practice authorized for any health care professional licensed under chapter 458, chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.301; Purpose.
  The Legislature recognizes that the practice of medicine is potentially dangerous to the public if conducted by unsafe and incompetent practitioners. The Legislature finds further ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.303; Provisions not applicable to other practitioners; exceptions, etc.
  (1) The provisions of ss. 458.301, 458.303, 458.305, 458.307, 458.309, 458.311, 458.313, 458.315, 458.317, 458.319, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.305; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Medicine. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3) "Practice of medicine" means the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.307; Board of Medicine.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Medicine, composed of 15 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.309; Rulemaking authority.
  (1) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.310; Restricted licenses.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide medical services to all the residents of this state at an affordable cost. (2) The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.311; Licensure by examination; requirements; fees.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a physician, who does not hold a valid license in any state, shall apply to the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3115; Restricted license; certain foreign-licensed physicians; examination; restrictions on practice; full licensure.
  (1)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall provide procedures under which certain physicians who are or were foreign-licensed and have ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3124; Restricted license; certain experienced foreign-trained physicians.
  (1) A person who was trained in a medical school that is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools published by the World Health ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.313; Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees.
  (1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department on forms furnished by the department and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3135; Temporary certificate for visiting physicians to practice in approved cancer centers.
  (1) Any physician who has been accepted for a course of training by a cancer center approved by the board and who meets all of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3137; Temporary certificate for visiting physicians to obtain medical privileges for instructional purposes in conjunction with certain plastic surgery training programs and plastic surgery educational symposiums.
  (1) Any physician who has been invited by both: (a) A plastic surgery training program that is affiliated with a medical school within this state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.314; Certification of foreign educational institutions.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes the need to ensure that graduates of foreign medical schools who have received an education which is reasonably comparable to that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3145; Medical faculty certificate.
  (1) A medical faculty certificate may be issued without examination to an individual who: (a) Is a graduate of an accredited medical school or its ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3147; Medical school eligibility of military academy students or graduates.
  Any Florida resident who is a student at or a graduate of any of the United States military academies who has command approval to apply ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.315; Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need.
  Any physician who is licensed to practice in any other state, whose license is currently valid, and who pays an application fee of $300 may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.316; Public health certificate.
  (1) Any person desiring to obtain a public health certificate shall submit an application fee not to exceed $300 and shall demonstrate to the board ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3165; Public psychiatry certificate.
  The board shall issue a public psychiatry certificate to an individual who remits an application fee not to exceed $300, as set by the board, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.317; Limited licenses.
  (1)(a) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license shall: 1. Submit to the board, with an application and fee not to exceed $300, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.319; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application, evidence that the applicant has actively practiced medicine or has been on ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.320; Financial responsibility.
  (1) As a condition of licensing and maintaining an active license, and prior to the issuance or renewal of an active license or reactivation of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.321; Inactive status.
  (1) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 458.319 upon application to the department. The board shall prescribe by rule ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.323; Itemized patient billing.
  Whenever a physician licensed under this chapter renders professional services to a patient, the physician is required, upon request, to submit to the patient, the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.324; Breast cancer; information on treatment alternatives.
  (1) DEFINITION.--As used in this section, the term "medically viable," as applied to treatment alternatives, means modes of treatment generally considered by the medical ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.325; Electroconvulsive and psychosurgical procedures.
  (1) In each case of utilization of electroconvulsive or psychosurgical procedures, prior written consent shall be obtained after disclosure to the patient, if he or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3255; Electronic-communications diagnostic-imaging or treatment services.
  Only a physician licensed in this state or otherwise authorized to practice medicine in this state may order, from a person located outside this state, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.326; Intractable pain; authorized treatment.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, the term "intractable pain" means pain for which, in the generally accepted course of medical practice, the cause ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.327; Penalty 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. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.329; Sexual misconduct in the practice of medicine.
  The physician-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of medicine means violation of the physician-patient relationship through which ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3295; Concerted effort to refuse emergency room treatment to patients; penalties.
  (1) A physician licensed pursuant to this chapter may not instigate or engage in a concerted effort to refuse or get physicians to refuse to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.331; Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3311; Emergency procedures for disciplinary action.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no later than 30 days after a third report of a professional liability claim against a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3312; Specialties.
  A physician licensed under this chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a board-certified specialist unless the physician has received formal recognition ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.335; Prescription or administration of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
  (1) As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, "physician" means a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine licensed under this chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.336; Drugs to treat obesity; rules establishing guidelines.
  The Board of Medicine shall adopt rules to establish practice guidelines for physicians to safely prescribe phentermine, fenfluramine, and other drugs used to treat ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.337; Reports of disciplinary actions by medical organizations and hospitals.
  (1)(a) The department shall be notified when any physician: 1. Has been removed or suspended or has had any other disciplinary action taken by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.339; Physician's consent; handwriting samples; mental or physical examinations.
  Every physician who accepts a license to practice medicine in this state shall, by so accepting the license or by making and filing a renewal ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.341; Search warrants for certain violations.
  When the department has reason to believe that violations of s. 458.331(1)(q) or (r) have occurred or are occurring, its agents or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.343; Subpoena of certain records.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 456.057, the department may issue subpoenas duces tecum requiring the names and addresses of some or all of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.345; Registration of resident physicians, interns, and fellows; list of hospital employees; prescribing of medicinal drugs; penalty.
  (1) Any person desiring to practice as a resident physician, assistant resident physician, house physician, intern, or fellow in fellowship training which leads to subspecialty ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.346; Public Sector Physician Advisory Committee.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--The purpose of this section is to recognize the unique circumstances encompassing the practice of medicine in the public sector by creating ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.347; Physician assistants.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.-- (a) The purpose of this section is to encourage more effective utilization of the skills of physicians or groups of physicians by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3475; Anesthesiologist assistants.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: (a) "Anesthesiologist" means an allopathic physician who holds an active, unrestricted license; who has successfully completed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.348; Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards.
  (1) NOTICE.-- (a) When a physician enters into a formal supervisory relationship or standing orders with an emergency medical technician or paramedic licensed pursuant to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.3485; Medical assistant.
  (1) DEFINITION.--As used in this section, "medical assistant" means a professional multiskilled person dedicated to assisting in all aspects of medical practice under the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 458.351; Reports of adverse incidents in office practice settings.
  (1) Any adverse incident that occurs on or after January 1, 2000, in any office maintained by a physician for the practice of medicine which ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.001; Purpose.
  The Legislature recognizes that the practice of osteopathic medicine is potentially dangerous to the public if conducted by unsafe and incompetent practitioners. The Legislature finds ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.002; Chapter not applicable to practice of medicine, surgery, chiropractic medicine, etc.
  (1) The provisions of this chapter shall have no application to: (a) Duly licensed health care practitioners, other than osteopathic physicians and their physician assistants, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.003; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3) "Practice of osteopathic medicine" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.004; Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.005; Rulemaking authority.
  (1) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0055; General licensure requirements.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, any person desiring to be licensed or certified as an osteopathic physician pursuant to this chapter shall: (a) Complete ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.006; Licensure by examination.
  Any person desiring to be licensed by examination shall: (1) Have successfully completed a resident internship of not less than 12 months in a hospital ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.007; Licensure by endorsement.
  Any person desiring to be licensed by endorsement shall: (1) Have successfully completed a resident internship of not less than 12 months in a hospital ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0075; Limited licenses.
  (1) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license shall: (a) Submit to the board a licensure application and fee required by this chapter. However, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0077; Osteopathic faculty certificate.
  (1) The department may issue an osteopathic faculty certificate without examination to an individual who remits an application fee, as set by the board, who ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.008; Renewal of licenses and certificates.
  (1) The department shall renew a license or certificate upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. An applicant for a renewed license must also ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0085; Financial responsibility.
  (1) As a condition of licensing and maintaining an active license, and prior to the issuance or renewal of an active license or reactivation of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.009; Inactive status.
  (1) A license or certificate that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 459.008 or s. 459.022 upon application to the department. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0092; Fees.
  The board shall set fees according to the following schedule: (1) The fee for application or certification pursuant to ss. 459.007, 459.0075, and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.011; Privileges, obligations, and status of osteopathic physicians.
  (1) Osteopathic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relative to reporting births and deaths and all matters pertaining to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.012; Itemized patient statement.
  Whenever an osteopathic physician licensed under this chapter renders professional services to a patient, the osteopathic physician is required, upon request, to submit to the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0122; Patient records; termination of osteopathic physician's practice.
  The board shall provide by rule for the handling of the medical records of an osteopathic physician licensed under this chapter which pertain to the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0125; Breast cancer; information on treatment alternatives.
  (1) DEFINITION.--As used in this section, the term "medically viable," as applied to treatment alternatives, means modes of treatment generally considered by the medical ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.013; Penalty 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. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0135; Drugs to treat obesity; rules establishing guidelines.
  The Board of Osteopathic Medicine shall adopt rules to establish practice guidelines for physicians to safely prescribe phentermine, fenfluramine, and other drugs used to treat ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0141; Sexual misconduct in the practice of osteopathic medicine.
  The osteopathic physician-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of osteopathic medicine means violation of the osteopathic physician-patient ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0145; Concerted effort to refuse emergency room treatment to patients; penalties.
  (1) A physician licensed pursuant to this chapter may not instigate or engage in a concerted effort to refuse or get physicians to refuse to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.015; Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0151; Emergency procedures for disciplinary action.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no later than 30 days after a third report of a professional liability claim against a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.0152; Specialties.
  An osteopathic physician licensed under this chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a board-certified specialist unless the osteopathic physician has successfully ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.016; Reports of disciplinary actions by medical organizations.
  (1) The department shall be notified when any osteopathic physician: (a) Has been removed or suspended or has had any other disciplinary action taken by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.017; Osteopathic physician's consent; handwriting samples; mental or physical examinations.
  Every osteopathic physician who accepts a license or certificate to practice osteopathic medicine in this state shall, by so accepting the license or certificate or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.018; Search warrants for certain violations.
  When the department has reason to believe that violations of s. 459.015(1)(t) or s. 459.015(1)(u) have occurred or are ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.019; Subpoena of certain records.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 456.057, the department may issue subpoenas duces tecum requiring the names and addresses of some or all of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.021; Registration of resident physicians, interns, and fellows; list of hospital employees; penalty.
  (1) Any person who holds a degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from a college of osteopathic medicine recognized and approved by the American Osteopathic ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.022; Physician assistants.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.-- (a) The purpose of this section is to encourage more effective utilization of the skills of osteopathic physicians or groups of osteopathic ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.023; Anesthesiologist assistants.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: (a) "Anesthesiologist" means an osteopathic physician who holds an active, unrestricted license; who has successfully completed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.025; Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards.
  (1) NOTICE.-- (a) When an osteopathic physician enters into a formal supervisory relationship or standing orders with an emergency medical technician or paramedic licensed pursuant ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 459.026; Reports of adverse incidents in office practice settings.
  (1) Any adverse incident that occurs on or after January 1, 2000, in any office maintained by an osteopathic physician for the practice of osteopathic ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.401; Legislative findings; intent.
  The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every chiropractic physician practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.402; Exceptions.
  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1) Other duly licensed health care practitioners acting within their authorized scope of practice. (2) Any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.403; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Approved program" means a program for the education of certified chiropractic physician's assistants, which program has ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.404; Board of Chiropractic Medicine; membership; appointment; terms.
  (1) The Board of Chiropractic Medicine is created within the department and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.405; Authority to make rules.
  The Board of Chiropractic Medicine has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.406; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a chiropractic physician shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. There shall be an ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.4061; Restricted license.
  (1) An applicant for licensure as a chiropractic physician may apply to the department for a restricted license without undergoing a state or national written ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.4062; Chiropractic medicine faculty certificate.
  (1) The department may issue a chiropractic medicine faculty certificate without examination to an individual who remits a nonrefundable application fee, not to exceed $100 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.407; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $500. An ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.408; Continuing chiropractic education.
  (1) The board shall require licensees to periodically demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of renewal of a license by completing up to 40 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.41; Itemized patient billing.
  Whenever a chiropractic physician licensed under this chapter renders professional services to a patient, the chiropractic physician shall submit to the patient, to the patient'...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.411; Violations and penalties.
  (1) Each of the following acts constitutes a violation of this chapter and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.412; Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine.
  The chiropractic physician-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine means violation of the chiropractic physician-patient ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.413; Grounds for disciplinary action; action by board or department.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.414; Chiropractic physicians subject to state and municipal rules and regulations.
  All licensed chiropractic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal rules and regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.4165; Certified chiropractic physician's assistants.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--The purpose of this section is to encourage the more effective utilization of the skills of chiropractic physicians by enabling them to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 460.4166; Registered chiropractic assistants.
  (1) DEFINITION.--As used in this section, "registered chiropractic assistant" means a professional, multiskilled person dedicated to assisting in all aspects of chiropractic medical practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.001; Legislative findings; intent; scope.
  The Legislature finds that the practice of podiatric medicine by unskilled and incompetent practitioners presents a danger to the public health and safety. The Legislature ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.002; Exceptions.
  (1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to other duly licensed health care practitioners acting within their authorized scope of practice. (2) This ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.003; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Podiatric Medicine as created in this chapter. (2) "Certified podiatric X-ray assistant" means ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.004; Board of Podiatric Medicine; membership; appointment; terms.
  (1) The Board of Podiatric Medicine is created within the department and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.005; Rulemaking authority.
  The Board of Podiatric Medicine has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.006; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a podiatric physician shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The department shall examine ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.007; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and a fee not to exceed $350 set by the board, and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.008; Inactive status.
  (1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, to the renewal of inactive licenses, and to the reactivation of licenses. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.009; Itemized patient billing.
  Whenever a podiatric physician licensed under this chapter renders professional services to a patient, the podiatric physician is required, upon request, to submit to the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.012; Violations and penalties.
  (1) Each of the following acts constitutes a violation of this chapter and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.013; Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board; investigations by department.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.0131; Emergency procedures for disciplinary action.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no later than 30 days after a third report of a professional liability claim against a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.0134; Prescription or administration of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO); written release and information requirements.
  (1) A podiatric physician licensed under this chapter may not be subject to disciplinary action by the board for prescribing or administering dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.0135; Operation of X-ray machines by podiatric X-ray assistants.
  A licensed podiatric physician may utilize an X-ray machine, expose X-ray films, and interpret or read such films. The provision of part IV ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.014; Residency.
  (1) The board shall encourage and develop podiatric residency programs in hospitals in this state and shall establish such programs by the adoption of rules, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 461.018; Limited scope of practice; area of need.
  Those persons holding valid certificates on October 1, 1991, who were certified pursuant to chapters 88-205 and 88-392, Laws of Florida, and who ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.01; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Natureopathy" and "Naturopathy" shall be construed as synonymous terms and mean the use and practice of psychological, mechanical, and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.023; Powers and duties of the department.
  The department may adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, initiate disciplinary action as provided by this chapter, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.08; Renewal of license to practice naturopathy.
  Each licenseholder shall biennially renew her or his license to practice naturopathy. The applicant must furnish to the department such evidence as it requires of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.09; Disposition of fees.
  All fees received under this chapter shall be deposited into the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund. The Legislature shall appropriate funds from this trust fund ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.11; Naturopaths to observe regulations.
  Doctors of naturopathy shall observe and be subject to all state, county, and municipal regulations in regard to the control of contagious and infectious diseases, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.13; Additional powers and duties of the department.
  The department may administer oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony in all matters relating to its duties pursuant to this chapter. Every unrevoked license shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.14; Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the department.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.16; Reissue of license.
  Any person who shall practice naturopathy after her or his license has been revoked and registration annulled shall be deemed to have practiced naturopathy without ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.17; Penalty for offenses relating to naturopathy.
  Any person who shall: (1) Sell, fraudulently obtain, or furnish any naturopathic diploma, license, record, or registration or aid or abet in the same; (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.18; Educational requirements.
  (1) At the time each licensee shall renew her or his license as otherwise provided in this chapter, each licensee, beginning with the license renewal ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.19; Renewal of license; inactive status.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 462.2001; Saving clause.
  All licenses to practice naturopathy issued pursuant to this chapter and valid on October 1, 1985, shall remain in full force and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.0001; Short title.
  This chapter shall be known as the "Optometry Practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.001; Purpose; intent.
  The sole legislative purpose in enacting this chapter is to ensure that every person engaged in the practice of optometry in this state meets minimum ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.002; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Optometry. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3)(a) "Licensed practitioner" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.003; Board of Optometry.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Optometry, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.004; Board headquarters.
  The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.005; Authority of the board.
  (1) The Board of Optometry has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.0055; Administration and prescription of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents; committee.
  (1) Certified optometrists may administer and prescribe topical ocular pharmaceutical agents as provided in this section for the diagnosis and treatment of ocular conditions of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.0057; Optometric faculty certificate.
  (1) The department may issue an optometric faculty certificate without examination to an individual who remits a nonrefundable application fee, not to exceed $100 plus ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.006; Licensure and certification by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be a licensed practitioner pursuant to this chapter shall apply to the department to take the licensure and certification examinations. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.007; Renewal of license; continuing education.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $300. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.008; Inactive status.
  (1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, for the biennial renewal of inactive licenses, and for the reactivation of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.009; Supportive personnel.
  No person other than a licensed practitioner may engage in the practice of optometry as defined in s. 463.002(5). Except as provided in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.011; Exhibition of license.
  Each person to whom a license or branch office license is issued by the department shall keep said license conspicuously displayed in the appropriate office ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.012; Prescriptions; filing; release; duplication.
  (1) A licensed practitioner shall keep on file for a period of at least 2 years any prescription she or he writes. (2)(a) A ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.013; Optometric services for certain public agencies.
  Any agency of the state or county or any commission, clinic, or board administering relief, social security, health insurance, or health service under the laws ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.0135; Standards of practice.
  (1) A licensed practitioner shall provide that degree of care which conforms to that level of care provided by medical practitioners in the same or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.014; Certain acts prohibited.
  (1)(a) No corporation, lay body, organization, or individual other than a licensed practitioner shall engage in the practice of optometry through the means of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.015; Violations and penalties.
  (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. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.016; Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Procuring or attempting ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 463.018; Reciprocity.
  In order to ensure that licensed practitioners may be considered for licensure in other states, the board may enter into reciprocity agreements with other ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.001; Short title.
  This part may be cited as the "Nurse Practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.002; Purpose.
  The sole legislative purpose in enacting this part is to ensure that every nurse practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. It ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.003; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Department" means the Department of Health. (2) "Board" means the Board of Nursing. (3)(a) "Practice of professional nursing" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.004; Board of Nursing; membership; appointment; terms.
  (1) The Board of Nursing is created within the department and shall consist of 13 members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.005; Board headquarters.
  The board shall maintain its official headquarters in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.006; Rulemaking authority.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.008; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.009; Licensure by endorsement.
  (1) The department shall issue the appropriate license by endorsement to practice professional or practical nursing to an applicant who, upon applying to the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.012; Certification of advanced registered nurse practitioners; fees.
  (1) Any nurse desiring to be certified as an advanced registered nurse practitioner shall apply to the department and submit proof that he or she ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.013; Renewal of license or certificate.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.014; Inactive status.
  (1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, to the biennial renewal of inactive licenses, and to the reactivation of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.015; Titles and abbreviations; restrictions; penalty.
  (1) Only persons who hold licenses to practice professional nursing in this state or who are performing nursing services pursuant to the exception set forth ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.016; Violations and penalties.
  (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. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.017; Sexual misconduct in the practice of nursing.
  The nurse-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of nursing means violation of the nurse-patient relationship through which ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.018; Disciplinary actions.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Procuring, attempting to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.019; Approval of nursing programs.
  (1) An institution desiring to conduct an approved program for the education of professional or practical nurses shall apply to the department and submit such ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.0195; Florida Center for Nursing; goals.
  (1) There is established the Florida Center for Nursing to address issues of supply and demand for nursing, including issues of recruitment, retention, and utilization ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.0196; Florida Center for Nursing; board of directors.
  (1) The Florida Center for Nursing shall be governed by a policy-setting board of directors. The board shall consist of 16 members, with a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.0197; Florida Center for Nursing; state budget support.
  The Legislature finds that it is imperative that the state protect its investment and progress made in nursing efforts to date. The Legislature finds that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.0198; Florida Center for Nursing Trust Fund.
  (1) There is created the Florida Center for Nursing Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of Health. Funds provided pursuant to s. 464....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.0205; Retired volunteer nurse certificate.
  (1) Any retired practical or registered nurse desiring to serve indigent, underserved, or critical need populations in this state may apply to the department for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.022; Exceptions.
  No provision of this part shall be construed to prohibit: (1) The care of the sick by friends or members of the family without compensation, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.027; Registered nurse first assistant.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--The purposes of this section are to: (a) Encourage the use of registered nurse first assistants who meet the qualifications of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.201; Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Approved training program" means: (a) A course of training conducted by a public sector or private sector ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.202; Duties and powers of the board.
  The board shall maintain, or contract with or approve another entity to maintain, a state registry of certified nursing assistants. The registry must consist of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.203; Certified nursing assistants; certification requirement.
  (1) The board shall issue a certificate to practice as a certified nursing assistant to any person who demonstrates a minimum competency to read and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.204; Denial, suspension, or revocation of certification; disciplinary actions.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the board may impose disciplinary sanctions as specified in subsection (2): (a) Obtaining or attempting to obtain ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.205; Availability of disciplinary records and proceedings.
  Pursuant to s. 456.073, any complaint or record maintained by the department pursuant to the discipline of a certified nursing assistant and any proceeding ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.206; Exemption from liability.
  If an employer terminates or denies employment to a certified nursing assistant whose certification is inactive as shown on the certified nursing assistant registry or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.207; Penalties.
  It is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided under s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person, knowingly or intentionally, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.208; Background screening information; rulemaking authority.
  (1) The Agency for Health Care Administration shall allow the board to electronically access its background screening database and records. (2) An employer, or an ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 464.2085; Council on Certified Nursing Assistants.
  The Council on Certified Nursing Assistants is created within the department, under the Board of Nursing. (1) The council shall consist of five members appointed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.001; Short Title.
  This chapter shall be known as the "Florida Pharmacy ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.002; Legislative findings; intent.
  The Legislature finds that the practice of pharmacy is a learned profession. The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.003; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Administration" means the obtaining and giving of a single dose of medicinal drugs by a legally authorized ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.004; Board of Pharmacy.
  (1) The Board of Pharmacy is created within the department and shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.005; Authority to make rules.
  The Board of Pharmacy has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.006; Disposition of fees; expenditures.
  All moneys received under this chapter shall be deposited and expended pursuant to the provisions of s. 456.025. All expenditures for duties of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.007; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a pharmacist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The department shall examine each ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0075; Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fee.
  (1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who applies to the department and remits a nonrefundable fee of not more ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.008; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application, verification of compliance with s. 465.009, and receipt of a fee ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.009; Continuing professional pharmaceutical education.
  (1) No license renewal shall be issued by the department until the licensee submits proof satisfactory to the board that during the 2 years prior ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.012; Reactivation of license; continuing education.
  (1) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0125; Consultant pharmacist license; application, renewal, fees; responsibilities; rules.
  (1) The department shall issue or renew a consultant pharmacist license upon receipt of an initial or renewal application which conforms to the requirements for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0126; Nuclear pharmacist license; application, renewal, fees.
  The department shall issue or renew a nuclear pharmacist license upon receipt of an initial or renewal application which conforms to the requirements for nuclear ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.013; Registration of pharmacy interns.
  The department shall register as pharmacy interns persons certified by the board as being enrolled in an intern program at an accredited school or college ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.014; Pharmacy technician.
  No person other than a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern may engage in the practice of the profession of pharmacy, except that a licensed pharmacist ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.015; Violations and penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to own, operate, maintain, open, establish, conduct, or have charge of, either alone or with another person or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0155; Standards of practice.
  Consistent with the provisions of this act, the board shall adopt by rule standards of practice relating to the practice of pharmacy which shall be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0156; Registration of nonresident pharmacies.
  (1) Any pharmacy which is located outside this state and which ships, mails, or delivers, in any manner, a dispensed medicinal drug into this state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.016; Disciplinary actions.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Obtaining a license ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0161; Distribution of medicinal drugs without a permit.
  An Internet pharmacy that distributes a medicinal drug to any person in this state without being permitted as a pharmacy under this chapter commits a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.017; Authority to inspect; disposal.
  (1) Duly authorized agents and employees of the department shall have the power to inspect in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours any pharmacy, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.018; Community pharmacies; permits.
  Any person desiring a permit to operate a community pharmacy shall apply to the department. If the board office certifies that the application complies with ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.019; Institutional pharmacies; permits.
  (1) Any institution desiring to operate an institutional pharmacy shall apply to the department. If the board certifies that the application complies with the laws ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0193; Nuclear pharmacy permits.
  Any person desiring a permit to operate a nuclear pharmacy shall apply to the department. If the board certifies that the application complies with applicable ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0196; Special pharmacy permits.
  Any person desiring a permit to operate a special pharmacy shall apply to the department for a special pharmacy permit. If the board certifies that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0197; Internet pharmacy permits.
  (1) Any person desiring a permit to operate an Internet pharmacy shall apply to the department for an Internet pharmacy permit. If the board certifies ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.022; Pharmacies; general requirements; fees.
  (1) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such rules shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.023; Pharmacy permittee; disciplinary action.
  (1) The department or the board may revoke or suspend the permit of any pharmacy permittee, and may fine, place on probation, or otherwise discipline ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0235; Automated pharmacy systems used by long-term care facilities, hospices, or state correctional institutions.
  (1) A pharmacy may provide pharmacy services to a long-term care facility or hospice licensed under chapter 400 or chapter 429 or a state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.024; Promoting sale of certain drugs prohibited.
  (1) It is declared that the unrestricted use of certain controlled substances, causing abnormal reactions that may interfere with the user's physical reflexes and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0244; Information disclosure.
  Every pharmacy shall make available on its Internet website a link to the performance outcome and financial data that is published by the Agency for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.025; Substitution of drugs.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Brand name" means the registered trademark name given to a drug product by its manufacturer, labeler, or distributor. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0251; Generic drugs; removal from formulary under specified circumstances.
  (1) The Board of Pharmacy and the Board of Medicine shall remove any generic named drug product from the formulary established by s. 465.025(...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0255; Expiration date of medicinal drugs; display; related use and storage instructions.
  (1) The manufacturer, repackager, or other distributor of any medicinal drug shall display the expiration date of each drug in a readable fashion on the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.026; Filling of certain prescriptions.
  Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a pharmacist licensed in this state from filling or refilling a valid prescription which is ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0265; Centralized prescription filling.
  (1) A pharmacy licensed under this chapter may perform centralized prescription filling for another pharmacy, provided that the pharmacies have the same owner or have ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0266; Common database.
  Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the dispensing by a pharmacist licensed in this state or another state of a prescription ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.027; Exceptions.
  This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the sale of home remedies or preparations commonly known as patents or proprietary preparations, when such are ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0275; Emergency prescription refill.
  In the event a pharmacist receives a request for a prescription refill and the pharmacist is unable to readily obtain refill authorization from the prescriber, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.0276; Dispensing practitioner.
  (1) A person may not dispense medicinal drugs unless licensed as a pharmacist or otherwise authorized under this chapter to do so, except that a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.035; Dispensing of medicinal drugs pursuant to facsimile of prescription.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it is lawful for a pharmacy to dispense medicinal drugs, including controlled substances authorized under subsection (2), ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.185; 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.186; Pharmacist's order for medicinal drugs; dispensing procedure; development of formulary.
  (1) There is hereby created a committee composed of two members of the Board of Medicine licensed under chapter 458 chosen by said board, one ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.187; Sale of medicinal drugs.
  The sale of medicinal drugs dispensed upon the order of a practitioner pursuant to this chapter shall be entitled to the exemption from sales tax ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 465.188; Medicaid audits of pharmacies.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other law, when an audit of the Medicaid-related records of a pharmacy licensed under chapter 465 is conducted, such audit must ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.001; Legislative purpose and intent.
  The legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.002; Persons exempt from operation of chapter.
  Nothing in this chapter shall apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (1) The practice of her or his profession including surgical procedures involving ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.003; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Dentistry. (2) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry pursuant to this chapter. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.004; Board of Dentistry.
  (1) To carry out the provisions of this chapter, there is created within the department the Board of Dentistry consisting of 11 members who shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.006; Examination of dentists.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a dentist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examinations and shall verify the information ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.0065; Regional licensure examinations.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools of dentistry be allowed to offer regional licensure examinations to dental students who are in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.007; Examination of dental hygienists.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a dental hygienist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examinations and shall verify the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.0075; Applicants for examination; medical malpractice insurance.
  The board may require any person applying to take the examination to practice dentistry in this state or the examination to practice dental hygiene in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.008; Certification of foreign educational institutions.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes the need to ensure that graduates of foreign dental schools who have received an education which is reasonably comparable to that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.009; Reexamination.
  (1) The department shall permit any person who fails an examination which is required under s. 466.006 or s. 466.007 to retake the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.011; Licensure.
  The board shall certify for licensure by the department any applicant who satisfies the requirements of s. 466.006 or s. 466.007. The board ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.013; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $300. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.0135; Continuing education; dentists.
  (1) In addition to the other requirements for renewal set out in this chapter, each licensed dentist shall be required to complete biennially not less ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.014; Continuing education; dental hygienists.
  In addition to the other requirements for relicensure for dental hygienists set out in this act, the board shall require each licensed dental hygienist to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.015; Inactive status.
  (1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, to the renewal of inactive licenses, and to the reactivation of licenses. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.016; License to be displayed.
  Every practitioner of dentistry or dental hygiene within the meaning of this chapter shall post and keep conspicuously displayed her or his license in the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.017; Prescription of drugs; anesthesia.
  (1) A dentist shall have the right to prescribe drugs or medicine, subject to limitations imposed by law; perform surgical operations within the scope of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.018; Dentist of record; patient records.
  (1) Each patient shall have a dentist of record. The dentist of record shall remain primarily responsible for all dental treatment on such patient regardless ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.019; Advertising by dentists.
  (1) The purpose of this section is to ensure that the public has access to information which provides a sufficient basis upon which to make ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.021; Employment of unlicensed persons by dentist; penalty.
  Every duly licensed dentist who uses the services of any unlicensed person for the purpose of constructing, altering, repairing, or duplicating any denture, partial denture, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.022; Peer review; records; immunity; confidentiality.
  (1) The Legislature finds that effective peer review of consumer complaints by professional associations of dentists is a valuable service to the public. In performing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.023; Dental hygienists; scope and area of practice.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 466.024, only dental hygienists may be delegated the task of removing calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.0235; Dental charting.
  (1) For purposes of this section, the term "dental charting" means a recording of visual observations of clinical conditions of the oral cavity without the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.024; Delegation of duties; expanded functions.
  (1) A dentist may not delegate irremediable tasks to a dental hygienist or dental assistant, except as provided by law. A dentist may delegate remediable ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.025; Permitting of dental interns serving at state institutions; certification of dentists practicing at government facilities; permitting of nonprofit corporations.
  (1) The department shall, upon presentation of satisfactory credentials meeting such requirements as the board may by rule prescribe, issue a permit to a graduate ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.026; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (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. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.027; Sexual misconduct.
  The dentist-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of dentistry means violation of the dentist-patient relationship through which ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.0275; Lawful investigations; consent handwriting samples; mental or physical examination.
  Every dentist who accepts a license to practice dentistry in this state shall, by so accepting the license or by making and filing a renewal ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.028; Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.0282; Specialties.
  (1) A dentist licensed under this chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a specialist, or advertise membership in or specialty recognition by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.0285; Proprietorship by nondentists.
  (1) No person other than a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter, nor any entity other than a professional corporation or limited liability company composed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.031; "Dental laboratory" defined.
  The term "dental laboratory" as used in this chapter: (1) Includes any person, firm, or corporation who performs for a fee of any kind, gratuitously, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.032; Registration.
  (1) Every person, firm, or corporation operating a dental laboratory in this state shall register biennially with the department on forms to be provided by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.033; Registration certificates.
  The department shall not require an examination, but shall issue a registration certificate upon completion of the registration form and compliance with any rules promulgated ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.034; Change of ownership or address.
  When the ownership or address of any dental laboratory operating in this state is changed, the owner thereof shall notify the department within 30 days ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.035; Advertising.
  Dental laboratories shall not solicit or advertise, directly or indirectly, by mail, card, newspaper, pamphlet, radio, television, or otherwise to the general public to construct, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.036; Information; periodic inspections; equipment and supplies.
  The department may require from the applicant for a registration certificate to operate a dental laboratory any information necessary to carry out the purpose of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.037; Suspension and revocation; administrative fine.
  The department may suspend or revoke the certificate of any dental laboratory registered under s. 466.032, for failing to comply with the provisions of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.038; Rules.
  The department, upon consultation with the Board of Dentistry and industry representatives of the dental laboratory profession, has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.039; Violations.
  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate as a dental laboratory as defined in this chapter, except those registered as ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 466.041; Hepatitis B carriers.
  (1) Any licensee or applicant for licensure who is a carrier of the hepatitis B virus is required to so notify the board. (2) The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.001; Short title.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Midwifery Practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.002; Legislative intent.
  The Legislature recognizes the need for a person to have the freedom to choose the manner, cost, and setting for giving birth. The Legislature finds ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.003; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Approved program" means a midwifery school or a midwifery training program which is approved ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.004; Council of Licensed Midwifery.
  (1) The Council of Licensed Midwifery is created within the department and shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the secretary. (2) One ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.005; Authority to make rules.
  The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring duties ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.006; Requirements to practice midwifery.
  (1) Any person who seeks to practice midwifery in this state must be at least 21 years of age and must be licensed pursuant to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.009; Midwifery programs; education and training requirements.
  (1) The department shall adopt standards for midwifery programs. The standards shall encompass clinical and classroom instruction in all aspects of prenatal, intrapartal, and postpartal ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.011; Licensure by examination.
  (1) The department shall administer an examination to test the proficiency of applicants in the core competencies required to practice midwifery as specified in s. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.012; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee, provided the applicant is in compliance with the provisions of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.0125; Licensure by endorsement.
  (1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to practice midwifery to an applicant who, upon applying to the department, demonstrates to the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.013; Inactive status.
  A licensee may request that his or her license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department and paying a fee. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.0135; Fees.
  The department shall establish fees for application, examination, initial licensure, renewal of licensure, licensure by endorsement, inactive status, delinquent status, and reactivation of an inactive ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.014; Financial responsibility.
  A licensed midwife shall include in the informed consent plan presented to the parents the status of the midwife's malpractice insurance, including the amount ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.015; Responsibilities of the midwife.
  (1) A midwife shall accept and provide care for only those mothers who are expected to have a normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery and shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.016; Informed consent.
  The department shall develop a uniform client informed-consent form to be used by the midwife to inform the client of the qualifications of a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.017; Emergency care plan; immunity.
  (1) Every licensed midwife shall develop a written plan for the appropriate delivery of emergency care. A copy of the plan shall accompany any application ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.019; Records and reports.
  (1) The midwife shall mail or submit a completed birth certificate for each birth, in accordance with the requirements of chapter 382, to the local ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.201; Violations and penalties.
  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....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.203; Disciplinary actions; penalties.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Procuring, attempting to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.205; Approval of midwifery programs.
  (1) An organization desiring to conduct an approved program for the education of midwives shall apply to the department and submit such evidence as may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 467.207; Exceptions.
  No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit: (1) The practice of midwifery by students enrolled in an approved midwifery training program. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1105; Legislative intent.
  The sole legislative purpose for enacting this part is to ensure that every speech-language pathologist and audiologist practicing in this state meets minimum requirements ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1115; Exemptions.
  (1) No provision of this part shall be construed to limit the practice of persons licensed in this state from engaging in the professions for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1125; Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Audiologist" means a person licensed under this part to practice audiology. (2) "Board" means the Board of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1135; Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1145; Fees; establishment; disposition.
  (1) The board, by rule, shall establish fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The board ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1155; Provisional license; requirements.
  (1)(a) A provisional license shall be required of all applicants for a license in speech-language pathology who cannot document a minimum of 9 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1165; Professional employment experience requirement.
  Every applicant for licensure as a speech-language pathologist must demonstrate, prior to licensure, a minimum of 9 months of full-time professional employment, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1175; Examination.
  A person desiring to be licensed as a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist shall apply to the appropriate examining entity for examination. A person ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1185; Licensure.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant whom the board certifies is qualified to practice speech-language pathology or audiology and who has paid the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1195; Renewal of license or certificate; continuing education requirements; standards for approval of continuing education providers.
  (1) The department shall renew a license or certificate upon receipt of the renewal application, renewal fee, and proof satisfactory to the board that the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1201; Requirement for instruction on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
  The board shall require, as a condition of granting a license under this part, that an applicant making initial application for licensure complete an education ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1205; Inactive status; reactivation; continuing education; application procedures; renewal.
  (1) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license or certificate. The continuing education requirements for reactivating ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1215; Speech-language pathology assistant and audiology assistant; certification.
  (1) The department shall issue a certificate as a speech-language pathology assistant to each applicant who the board certifies has: (a) Completed the application ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1225; Procedures, equipment, and protocols.
  (1) The following minimal procedures shall be used when a licensed audiologist fits and sells a hearing aid: (a) Pure tone audiometric testing by air ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1245; Itemized listing of prices; delivery of hearing aid; receipt; guarantee; packaging; disclaimer.
  (1) Prior to delivery of services or products to a prospective purchaser, a licensee shall disclose, upon request by the prospective purchaser, an itemized listing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1246; Thirty-day trial period; purchaser's right to cancel; notice; refund; cancellation fee.
  (1) A person selling a hearing aid in this state must provide the buyer with written notice of a 30-day trial period and money-...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1255; Cancellation by medical authorization; purchaser's right to return.
  (1) In addition to any other rights and remedies the purchaser of a hearing aid may have, the purchaser shall have the right to rescind ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1265; Sale or distribution of hearing aids through mail; penalty.
  It is unlawful for any person to sell or distribute hearing aids through the mail to the ultimate consumer. Any person who violates this section ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1275; Place of business; display of license.
  Each licensee who fits and sells a hearing aid shall declare and establish a regular place of business, at which his or her license shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1285; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) No person shall knowingly: (a) Practice speech-language pathology or audiology, unless the person is licensed pursuant to this part. (b) Use terms such ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1295; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Procuring or attempting ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1296; Sexual misconduct.
  Sexual misconduct by any person licensed or certified in the practice of his or her profession is prohibited. Sexual misconduct means to induce or to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1315; Saving clauses.
  (1) No judicial or administrative proceeding pending pursuant to part I of chapter 468, Florida Statutes, 1989, on October 1, 1990, shall be abated as ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1635; Purpose.
  The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every nursing home administrator practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1645; Administrator license required.
  (1) No nursing home in the state may operate unless it is under the management of a nursing home administrator who holds a currently valid ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1655; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Board" means the Board of Nursing Home Administrators. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3) "Nursing home administrator" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1665; Board of Nursing Home Administrators; membership; appointment; terms.
  (1) The Board of Nursing Home Administrators is created within the department and shall consist of seven members, to be appointed by the Governor and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1675; Board headquarters.
  The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1685; Powers and duties of board and department.
  It is the function and duty of the board, together with the department, to: (1) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1695; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a nursing home administrator shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The examination shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1705; Licensure by endorsement; temporary license.
  (1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting a fee set by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1715; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1725; Inactive status.
  (1) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1735; Provisional license.
  The board may establish by rule requirements for issuance of a provisional license. A provisional license shall be issued only to fill a position of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1745; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) No person shall: (a) Practice nursing home administration unless the person holds an active license to practice nursing home administration. (b) Use the name ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1755; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Violation of any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.1756; Statute of limitations.
  An administrative complaint may only be filed pursuant to s. 456.073 for an act listed in s. 468.1755(1)(c)-(q) within 4 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.201; Short title; purpose.
  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Occupational Therapy Practice Act." (2) It is the purpose of this act to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.203; Definitions.
  As used in this act, the term: (1) "Association" means the Florida Occupational Therapy Association. (2) "Board" means the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. (3) "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.204; Authority to adopt rules.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.205; Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.207; License required.
  No person shall practice occupational therapy or hold himself or herself out as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or as being able ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.209; Requirements for licensure.
  (1) An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall file a written application, accompanied by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.211; Examination for licensure.
  (1) Any person applying for licensure shall, in addition to demonstrating his or her eligibility in accordance with the requirements of s. 468.209, make ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.213; Licensure by endorsement.
  (1) The board may waive the examination and grant a license to any person who presents proof of current certification as an occupational therapist or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.215; Issuance of license.
  (1) The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this act upon payment of the license fee prescribed. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.217; Denial of or refusal to renew license; suspension and revocation of license and other disciplinary measures.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.219; Renewal of license; continuing education.
  (1) Licenses issued under this part are subject to biennial renewal as provided in s. 456.004. (2) The board may by rule prescribe continuing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.221; Fees.
  (1) The board shall prescribe, and publish in the manner established by its rules, fees in amounts determined by the board for the following purposes: (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.223; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not: (a) Practice occupational therapy unless such person is licensed pursuant to ss. 468.201-468.225; (b) Use, in connection ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.225; Exemptions.
  (1) Nothing in this act shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of: (a) Any person licensed in this state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3001; Short title.
  This part may be cited as the "Radiological Personnel Certification ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3003; Declaration of policy.
  It is declared to be the policy of the state that the health and safety of the people must be protected against the harmful effects ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.301; Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Basic X-ray machine operator" means a person who is employed by a licensed practitioner to perform ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.302; Use of radiation; identification of certified persons; limitations; exceptions.
  (1) Except as provided in this section, a person may not use radiation or otherwise practice radiologic technology or any of the duties of a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.303; Rules.
  The department is authorized to make such rules, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.304; Certification.
  The department shall certify any applicant who meets the following criteria: (1) Pays to the department a nonrefundable fee that may not exceed $100, plus ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.305; Certification; standards.
  The department shall develop standards for certification for the categories of radiological personnel or procedures specified in s. 468.302. The certification standards shall be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.306; Examinations.
  All applicants for certification as a radiologic technologist, basic X-ray machine operator, or basic X-ray machine operator-podiatric medicine, except those certified pursuant ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3065; Certification by endorsement.
  (1) The department may issue a certificate by endorsement to practice as a radiologist assistant to an applicant who, upon applying to the department and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.307; Certificate; issuance; display.
  (1) The department shall issue a certificate to each candidate who has met the requirements of ss. 468.304 and 468.306 or has qualified ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.309; Certificate; duration; renewal; reversion to inactive status; members of Armed Forces and spouses.
  (1)(a) A certificate issued in accordance with this part expires as specified in rules adopted by the department which establish a procedure for the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3095; Inactive status; reactivation; automatic suspension; reinstatement.
  (1) A certificateholder may request that his or her certificate be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department and paying a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3101; Disciplinary grounds and actions.
  (1) The department may make or require to be made any investigations, inspections, evaluations, and tests, and require the submission of any documents and statements, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.311; Violations; penalties.
  Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083: (1) Practicing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3115; Injunctive relief.
  The practice of radiologic technology or the performance of the duties of a radiologist assistant in violation of this part, or the performance of any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.312; Fees; disposition.
  All moneys derived from fees imposed pursuant to this part shall be placed in the Radiation Protection Trust Fund to be used by the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.314; Advisory Council on Radiation Protection; appointment; terms; powers; duties.
  (1) The Advisory Council on Radiation Protection is created within the Department of Health and shall consist of 16 persons to be appointed by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.35; Short title.
  This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Respiratory Care ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.351; Purpose and intent; application.
  (1)(a) The purpose in enacting this part is to provide for the licensure of persons who deliver respiratory care services and who meet certain ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.352; Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Respiratory Care. (2) "Certified respiratory therapist" means any person licensed pursuant to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.353; Board of Respiratory Care; powers and duties.
  (1) The board is authorized to establish minimum standards for the delivery of respiratory care services and to adopt those rules necessary to administer this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.354; Board of Respiratory Care; organization; function.
  (1) There is created within the department, the Board of Respiratory Care, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.355; Licensure requirements.
  To be eligible for licensure by the board, an applicant must be an active "certified respiratory therapist" or an active "registered respiratory therapist" as designated ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.358; Licensure by endorsement.
  (1) Licensure as a certified respiratory therapist shall be granted by endorsement to an individual who holds the "Certified Respiratory Therapist" credential issued by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.359; Assumption of title and use of abbreviations.
  (1) Only persons who are licensed pursuant to this part as respiratory care practitioners have the right to use the title "Respiratory Care Practitioner" and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.36; Current address.
  Every licensee shall file with the department the licensee's current residence address as defined by board ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.361; Renewal of licensure; continuing education.
  (1) The department shall provide by rule a method for the biennial renewal of licensure at fees set by the board. (2) The board shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.363; Reactivation of licensure; continuing education.
  The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.364; Fees; establishment; disposition.
  (1) The board shall establish by rule fees for the following purposes: (a) Application, a fee not to exceed $50. (b) Initial licensure, a fee ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.365; Disciplinary grounds and actions.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Procuring, attempting to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.366; Penalties for violations.
  (1) It is a violation of law for any person, including any firm, association, or corporation, to: (a) Sell or fraudulently obtain, attempt to obtain, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.367; Injunctive relief.
  The department may, in its discretion, in lieu of or in addition to any remedy set forth in this part, file a proceeding in the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.368; Exemptions.
  This part may not be construed to prevent or restrict the practice, service, or activities of: (1) Any person licensed in this state by any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.369; Payment or reimbursement by hospitals of costs of compliance with part.
  A hospital shall not be required to pay for or reimburse any person for the costs of compliance with any of the requirements of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.381; Purpose.
  The Legislature finds that unqualified auctioneers and apprentices and unreliable auction businesses present a significant threat to the public. It is the intent of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.382; Definitions.
  As used in this act, the term: (1) "Auction business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation which in the regular course of business arranges, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.383; Exemptions.
  This act does not apply to the following: (1) Auctions conducted by the owner, or the owner's attorney, of any part of the property ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.384; Florida Board of Auctioneers.
  (1) There is created in the department the Florida Board of Auctioneers. The board shall be composed of five members appointed by the Governor and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.385; Licenses required; qualifications; examination.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice auctioneering. (2) No person shall auction or offer to auction ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3851; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3852; Reactivation of license; fee.
  The board shall prescribe by rule a fee not to exceed $250 for the reactivation of an inactive license. The fee shall be in addition ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.3855; Apprenticeship training requirements.
  (1) An auctioneer may not sponsor more than three apprentices at one time. Any auctioneer who serves as a sponsor must have held an active, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.386; Fees; local licensing requirements.
  (1) The board by rule may establish application, examination, licensure, renewal, and other reasonable and necessary fees, based upon the department's estimate of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.387; Licensing of nonresidents; endorsement; reciprocity.
  The department shall issue a license by endorsement to practice auctioneering to an applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting the required fee, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.388; Conduct of an auction.
  (1) Prior to conducting an auction in this state, an auctioneer or auction business shall execute a written agreement with the owner, or the agent ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.389; Prohibited acts; penalties.
  (1) The following acts shall be grounds for the disciplinary activities provided in subsections (2) and (3): (a) A violation of any law relating to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.391; Penalty.
  Any auctioneer, apprentice, or auction business or any owner or manager thereof, or, in the case of corporate ownership, any substantial stockholder of the corporation ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.392; Auctioneer Recovery Fund.
  There is created the Auctioneer Recovery Fund as a separate account in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Florida ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.393; Surcharge to license fee; assessments.
  (1) At the time of licensure under s. 468.385, s. 468.3851, or s. 468.3852, each licensee shall pay, in addition to an ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.394; Interest credited; payment of expenses.
  Any interest earned or investment of money in the Auctioneer Recovery Fund shall be credited at least semiannually to the fund. No money may be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.395; Conditions of recovery; eligibility.
  (1) Recovery from the Auctioneer Recovery Fund may be obtained as follows: (a) Any aggrieved person is eligible to receive recovery from the Auctioneer Recovery ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.396; Claims against a single licensee in excess of dollar limitation; joinder of claims, payment; insufficient funds.
  (1) If the payment in full of two or more pending valid claims that have been filed by aggrieved persons against a single licensee would ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.397; Payment of claim.
  Upon a final order of the court directing that payment be made out of the Auctioneer Recovery Fund, the board shall, subject to the provisions ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.398; Suspension of judgment debtor's license; repayment by licensee; interest.
  If the board is required to make any payment from the Auctioneer Recovery Fund in settlement of a claim or toward the satisfaction of a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.399; Expenditure of excess funds.
  Subject to the approval of the board with the concurrence of the department, the board may expend excess moneys from the Auctioneer Recovery Fund to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.401; Regulation of talent agencies; definitions.
  As used in this part or any rule adopted pursuant hereto: (1) "Talent agency" means any person who, for compensation, engages in the occupation or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.402; Duties of the department; authority to issue and revoke license; adoption of rules.
  (1) The department may take any one or more of the actions specified in subsection (5) against any person who has: (a) Obtained or attempted ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.403; License requirements.
  (1) A person may not own, operate, solicit business, or otherwise engage in or carry on the occupation of a talent agency in this state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.404; License; fees; renewals.
  (1) The department by rule shall establish biennial fees for initial licensing, renewal of license, and reinstatement of license, none of which fees shall exceed $...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.405; Qualification for talent agency license.
  (1) Each person designated in an application under this part as an owner or operator shall be of good moral character as determined by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.406; Fees to be charged by talent agencies; rates; display.
  (1) Each applicant for a license shall file with the application an itemized schedule of maximum fees, charges, and commissions which it intends to charge ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.407; License; content; posting.
  (1) The talent agency license shall be valid for the biennial period in which issued and shall be in such form as may be determined ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.408; Bond required.
  (1) There shall be filed with the department for each talent agency license a bond in the form of a surety by a reputable company ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.409; Records required to be kept.
  Each talent agency shall keep on file the application, registration, or contract of each artist. In addition, such file must include the name and address ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.410; Prohibition against registration fees; referral.
  (1) A talent agency may not charge a registration fee. (2) No talent agency shall, as a condition to registering or obtaining employment for any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.411; Labor disputes; statements required.
  No talent agency shall knowingly send any person who has received a motion picture or videotape engagement or any other engagement to any place where ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.412; Talent agency regulations.
  (1) A talent agency shall maintain a record sheet for each booking. This shall be the only required record of placement and shall be kept ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.413; Legal requirements; penalties.
  (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. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.414; Collection and deposit of moneys; appropriation.
  Proceeds from the fines, fees, and penalties imposed pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund, created by s. 215....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.415; Sexual misconduct in the operation of a talent agency.
  The talent agent-artist relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the operation of a talent agency means violation of the talent agent-...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.431; Definitions.
  (1) "Community association" means a residential homeowners' association in which membership is a condition of ownership of a unit in a planned unit development, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4315; Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers.
  (1) The Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers is created within the department and shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.432; Licensure of community association managers; exceptions.
  (1) A person shall not manage or hold herself or himself out to the public as being able to manage a community association in this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.433; Licensure by examination.
  (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a community association manager shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. Each applicant must ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4336; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee and upon proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4337; Continuing education.
  The department may not renew a license until the licensee submits proof that the licensee has completed the requisite hours of continuing education. No more ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4338; Reactivation; continuing education.
  The council shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements for reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 10 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.435; Fees; establishment; disposition.
  (1) The council shall, by rule, establish fees for the described purposes and within the ranges specified in this section: (a) Application fee: not less ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.436; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: (a) Violation of any provision of s. 455....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4365; Availability of disciplinary records and proceedings.
  Notwithstanding s. 455.225, any complaint or record maintained by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation pursuant to the discipline of a licensed community ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.437; Penalties.
  Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.438; Timeshare management firms.
  (1) The provisions of this section apply only to community association management performed by a management firm acting as managing entity of a timeshare plan ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.451; Legislative findings and intent.
  The Legislature finds that dishonest or unscrupulous practices by agents who solicit representation of student athletes can cause significant harm to student athletes and the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.452; Definitions.
  For purposes of this part, the term: (1) "Agent contract" means a contract or agreement in which a student athlete authorizes an athlete agent to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.453; Licensure required; qualifications; license nontransferable; service of process; temporary license; license or application from another state.
  (1) Any person who practices as an athlete agent in this state must be licensed pursuant to this part. (2) A person shall be licensed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4535; Exceptions.
  This part does not apply when a student is ineligible to participate in a particular intercollegiate sport unless: (1) The student athlete's eligibility to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4536; Renewal of licensure.
  The department shall renew a license pursuant to procedures provided for in s. 455....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.454; Contracts.
  (1) An agent contract must be in a record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties. (2) An agent contract must state: (a) The amount ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.456; Prohibited acts.
  (1) The following acts shall be grounds for the disciplinary actions provided for in subsection (3): (a) A violation of any law relating to the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4561; Unlicensed activity; penalties for violations.
  No person shall conduct business as an athlete agent unless such person holds an active license pursuant to this part, and no person shall knowingly ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.45615; Provision of illegal inducements to athletes prohibited; penalties; license suspension.
  (1) Any person who violates s. 468.456(1)(f) is guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4562; Civil action by institution.
  (1) A college or university may sue for damages, as provided by this section, any person who violates this part. A college or university may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.4565; Business records requirement.
  (1) An athlete agent shall establish and maintain complete financial and business records. The athlete agent shall save each entry into a financial or business ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.457; Rulemaking authority.
  The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.501; Short title.
  This part may be cited as the "Dietetics and Nutrition Practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.502; Purpose and intent.
  The Legislature finds that the practice of dietetics and nutrition or nutrition counseling by unskilled and incompetent practitioners presents a danger to the public health ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.503; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care Administration. (2) "Board" means the Board of Medicine. (3) "Dietetics" means the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.504; License required.
  No person may engage for remuneration in dietetics and nutrition practice or nutrition counseling or hold himself or herself out as a practitioner of dietetics ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.505; Exemptions; exceptions.
  (1) Nothing in this part may be construed as prohibiting or restricting the practice, services, or activities of: (a) A person licensed in this state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.506; Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Council.
  There is created the Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Council under the supervision of the board. The council shall consist of four persons licensed under this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.507; Authority to adopt rules.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part and chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.508; Fees.
  The board shall, by rule, establish fees to be paid for applications and examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, licensure by endorsement, temporary permits, renewal, renewal ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.509; Dietitian/nutritionist; requirements for licensure.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a dietitian/nutritionist shall apply to the agency to take the licensure examination. (2) The agency shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.51; Nutrition counselor; renewal of licensure.
  Any person previously certified as qualified by the board and holding a license to practice as a nutrition counselor in this state which was issued ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.511; Dietitian/nutritionist; temporary permit.
  (1) A temporary permit to practice dietetics and nutrition may be issued by the board on the filing of an application, payment of a temporary ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.512; License to be displayed.
  (1)(a) A licensed dietitian/nutritionist may use the words "dietitian," "licensed dietitian," "nutritionist," or "licensed nutritionist," in connection with the licensee's name or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.513; Dietitian/nutritionist; licensure by endorsement.
  (1) The agency shall issue a license to practice dietetics and nutrition by endorsement to any applicant who the board certifies as qualified, upon receipt ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.514; Renewal of license.
  (1) The agency shall renew a license under this part upon receipt of the renewal application, fee, and proof of the successful completion of continuing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.515; Inactive status.
  (1) A license under this part which has become inactive may be reactivated pursuant to this section. (2) The agency shall reactivate a license under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.516; Practice requirements.
  (1)(a) A licensee under this part shall not implement a dietary plan for a condition for which the patient is under the active care ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.517; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not knowingly: (a) Engage in dietetics and nutrition practice or nutrition counseling for remuneration unless the person is licensed under this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.518; 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) Violating any provision ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.520; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Applicant" means a business or individual seeking to be licensed under this part. (2) "Board" means the Board of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.521; Board of Employee Leasing Companies; membership; appointments; terms.
  (1) The Board of Employee Leasing Companies is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and shall consist of seven members to be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.522; Rules of the board.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part. Every licensee ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.523; Applicability of s. 20.165 and ch. 455.
  All provisions of s. 20.165 and chapter 455 relating to activities of regulatory boards shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.524; Application for license.
  (1) Each employee leasing company and each controlling person required to be licensed shall file with the department a complete written application accompanied by a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.5245; Change of ownership.
  (1) A license or registration issued to any entity under this part may not be transferred or assigned, and a licensee or registrant may not ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.525; License requirements.
  (1) Each controlling person licensed by the department shall: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Be of good moral character. (c) Have ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.526; License required; fees.
  (1) An employee leasing company or controlling person may not engage in business in this state without first obtaining a license from the department. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.527; Licensure and license renewal.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice employee leasing as an employee leasing company, employee leasing company ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.5275; Registration and exemption of de minimis operations.
  (1) An employee leasing company is exempt from the licensing requirements specified in s. 468.525 and from the fees specified in s. 468.526 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.528; Delinquent licenses.
  Failure to renew the license at the time of renewal and pay the appropriate fee shall result in the license becoming delinquent. Licensees shall have ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.529; Licensee's insurance; employment tax; benefit plans.
  (1) A licensed employee leasing company is the employer of the leased employees, except that this provision is not intended to affect the determination of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.530; License, contents; posting.
  (1) All licenses issued pursuant to this part shall be in a form prescribed by the department. (a) Each employee leasing company license shall specify ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.531; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) No person or entity shall: (a) Practice or offer to practice as an employee leasing company, an employee leasing company group, or a controlling ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.532; Discipline.
  (1) The following constitute grounds for which disciplinary action against a licensee may be taken by the board: (a) Being convicted or found guilty of, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.533; Collected fees.
  All fees collected pursuant to this part shall be deposited into the Professional Regulation Trust ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.534; Application.
  Nothing in this part shall exempt any client of any employee leasing company, or any leased employee, from any other license requirements of state, local, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.535; Investigations; audits; review.
  (1) The department may make investigations, audits, or reviews within or outside this state as it deems necessary: (a) To determine whether a person or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.601; Purpose.
  The Legislature finds that, where building code administration and inspection personnel fail to adequately, competently, and professionally administer state or local building codes, physical and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.602; Exemptions.
  This part does not apply to: (1) Persons who possess a valid certificate, issued pursuant to s. 633.081, for conducting firesafety inspections, when conducting ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.603; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Building code administrator" or "building official" means any of those employees of municipal or county governments with building construction ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.604; Responsibilities of building code administrators, plans examiners, and inspectors.
  (1) It is the responsibility of the building code administrator or building official to administrate, supervise, direct, enforce, or perform the permitting and inspection of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.605; Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board.
  (1) There is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board. Members shall be appointed by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.606; Authority of the board.
  The board is authorized to: (1) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.607; Certification of building code administration and inspection personnel.
  The board shall issue a certificate to any individual whom the board determines to be qualified, within such class and level as provided in this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.609; Administration of this part; standards for certification; additional categories of certification.
  (1) Except as provided in this part, any person who desires to be certified shall apply to the board, in writing upon forms approved and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.613; Certification by endorsement.
  The board shall examine other certification or training programs, as applicable, upon submission to the board for its consideration of an application for certification by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.617; Joint building code inspection department; other arrangements.
  (1) Nothing in this part shall prohibit any local jurisdiction, school board, community college board, state university, or state agency from entering into and carrying ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.619; Building code enforcement officials' bill of rights.
  (1) It is the finding of the Legislature that building code enforcement officials are employed by local jurisdictions to exercise police powers of the state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.621; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken: (a) Violating or failing to comply with any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.627; Application; examination; renewal; fees.
  (1) The board shall establish by rule fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, certification and certification renewal, inactive status application, and reactivation of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.629; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) No person may: (a) Falsely hold himself or herself out as a certificateholder. (b) Falsely impersonate a certificateholder. (c) Present as his or her ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.631; Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Fund.
  (1) This part shall be funded through a surcharge, to be assessed pursuant to s. 125.56(4) or s. 166.201 at the rate ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.632; Prosecution of criminal violations.
  The department shall report any criminal violation of this part to the proper prosecuting authority for prompt ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.633; Authority of local government.
  (1) Nothing in this part may be construed to restrict the authority of local governments to require as a condition of employment that building code ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.70; Legislative intent.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that athletes be assisted by persons adequately trained to recognize, prevent, and treat physical injuries sustained during athletic ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.701; Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Athlete" means a person who participates in an athletic activity. (2) "Athletic activity" means the participation in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.703; Board of Athletic Training.
  (1) The Board of Athletic Training is created within the department and shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.705; Rulemaking authority.
  The board is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of this part conferring duties upon ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.707; Licensure by examination; requirements.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as an athletic trainer shall apply to the department on a form approved by the department. The department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.709; Fees.
  (1) The board shall, by rule, establish fees for the following purposes: (a) An application fee, not to exceed $100. (b) An examination fee, not ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.711; Renewal of license; continuing education.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee, provided the applicant is in compliance with the provisions of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.713; Responsibilities of athletic trainers.
  An athletic trainer shall practice within a written protocol established between the athletic trainer and a supervising physician licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.715; Sexual misconduct.
  The athletic trainer-athlete relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of athletic training means violation of the athletic trainer-athlete ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.717; Violations and penalties.
  Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083: (1) Practicing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.719; Disciplinary actions.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Failing to include ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.723; Exemptions.
  This part does not prevent or restrict: (1) The professional practice of a licensee of the department who is acting within the scope of such ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.80; Definitions.
  As used in this act, the term: (1) "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care Administration. (2) "Board" means the Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.801; Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists; appointment; membership; terms; headquarters.
  (1) The Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists is created within the Department of Health and shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.802; Authority to adopt rules.
  The board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act, including rules relating to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.803; Licensure requirements.
  (1) The department shall issue a license to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics to qualified applicants. Licensure shall be granted independently in orthotics, prosthetics, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.806; Biennial renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application fee, not to exceed $500, as set by the board. (2) The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.807; Temporary license.
  The board may adopt rules governing the issuance of temporary licenses. (1) The board may issue a temporary license to: (a) An applicant for licensure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.808; Support personnel.
  A person must be licensed to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics in this state. However, a licensed orthotist, prosthetist, or pedorthist may delegate duties to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.809; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not: (a) Make a false or fraudulent statement in any application, affidavit, or statement presented to the board or in any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.811; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Attempting to procure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.812; Exemptions from licensure.
  (1) This act does not apply to: (a) A person who is licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461; (b) A ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 468.813; Use of titles.
  A person must be licensed under this act to represent himself or herself as a licensed orthotist or prosthetist or use in connection with his ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.001; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Abatement" means the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or disposal of asbestos. (2) "AHERA" means the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.002; Exemptions.
  (1) This chapter does not apply to: (a) An authorized employee of the United States, this state, or any municipality, county, or other political subdivision, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.003; License required.
  (1) No person may conduct an asbestos survey, develop an operation and maintenance plan, or monitor and evaluate asbestos abatement unless trained and licensed as ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.004; License; asbestos consultant; asbestos contractor.
  (1) All asbestos consultants must be licensed by the department. An asbestos consultant's license may be issued only to an applicant who holds a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.005; License requirements.
  All applicants for licensure as either asbestos consultants or asbestos contractors shall: (1) Pay the initial licensing fee. (2) When applying for licensure as an ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.006; Licensure of business organizations; qualifying agents.
  (1) If an individual proposes to engage in consulting or contracting in that individual's own name, the license may be issued only to that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.007; Responsibilities.
  (1) A qualifying agent is a primary qualifying agent unless that agent is a secondary qualifying agent under this section. (a) All primary qualifying agents ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.008; Fees.
  The department shall establish, by rule, reasonable fees to be paid for applications, examinations, licensing and renewal, recordmaking, and recordkeeping. Fees for application, initial licensure, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.009; License revocation, suspension, and denial of issuance or renewal.
  (1) The department may revoke, suspend, or deny the issuance or renewal of a license; reprimand, censure, or place on probation any contractor, consultant, financially ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.011; Authority to make rules.
  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. In developing the rules, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.012; Course requirements for onsite supervisors and asbestos abatement workers.
  (1) Each asbestos contractor's onsite supervisor must complete an asbestos contractor/supervisor course of not less than 5 days prior to engaging in onsite ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.013; Course requirements for asbestos surveyors, management planners, project monitors, and project designers.
  (1) All asbestos surveyors, management planners, and project monitors must comply with the requirements set forth in this section prior to commencing such activities and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 469.014; Approval of asbestos training courses and providers.
  (1) The department shall approve training courses and the providers of such courses as are required under this chapter. The department must also approve training ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.001; Purpose.
  The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health and safety to regulate the practice of engineering in this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.003; Qualifications for practice; exemptions.
  (1) No person other than a duly licensed engineer shall practice engineering or use the name or title of "licensed engineer," "professional engineer," or any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.0035; Instructors in postsecondary educational institutions; exemption from licensure requirement.
  For the sole purpose of teaching the principles and methods of engineering design, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 471.005(7), a person employed by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.005; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Professional Engineers. (2) "Board of directors" means the board of directors of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.007; Board of Professional Engineers.
  There is created in the department the Board of Professional Engineers. The board shall consist of 11 members, nine of whom shall be licensed engineers ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.008; Rulemaking authority.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of this chapter or chapter 455 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.009; Board headquarters.
  The location of the Board of Professional Engineers shall be in Leon ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.011; Fees.
  (1) The board by rule may establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, inactive status application and reactivation of inactive ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.013; Examinations; prerequisites.
  (1)(a) A person shall be entitled to take an examination for the purpose of determining whether she or he is qualified to practice in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.015; Licensure.
  (1) The management corporation shall issue a license to any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice engineering and who has passed the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.017; Renewal of license.
  (1) The management corporation shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The board shall adopt rules establishing a procedure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.019; Reactivation.
  The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements for reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license for a licensed engineer ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.0195; Florida Building Code training for engineers.
  All licensees actively participating in the design of engineering works or systems in connection with buildings, structures, or facilities and systems covered by the Florida ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.021; Engineers and firms of other states; temporary certificates to practice in Florida.
  (1) Upon approval of the board and payment of the fee set in s. 471.011, the management corporation shall issue a temporary license for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.023; Certification of business organizations.
  (1) The practice of, or the offer to practice, engineering by licensees or offering engineering services to the public through a business organization, including a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.025; Seals.
  (1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, one or more forms of seal to be used by licensees. Each licensee shall obtain at least one ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.027; Engineers authorized to enter lands of third parties under certain conditions.
  Engineers are hereby granted permission and authority to go on, over, and upon the lands of others when necessary to make engineering surveys and, in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.031; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not: (a) Practice engineering unless the person is licensed or exempt from licensure under this chapter. (b)1. Except as provided ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.033; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: (a) Violating any provision of s. 455.227(...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.037; Effect of chapter locally.
  (1) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to repeal, amend, limit, or otherwise affect any local building code or zoning law or ordinance, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.038; Florida Engineers Management Corporation.
  (1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Engineers Management Corporation Act." (2) The purpose of this section is to create a public-private ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.0385; Court action; effect.
  If any provision of s. 471.038 is held to be unconstitutional or is held to violate the state or federal antitrust laws, the following ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 471.045; Professional engineers performing building code inspector duties.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is currently licensed under this chapter to practice as a professional engineer may provide building code ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.001; Purpose.
  The Legislature deems it necessary to regulate surveyors and mappers as provided in ss. 472.001-472....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.003; Persons not affected by ss. 472.001-472.037.
  Sections 472.001-472.037 do not apply to: (1) Any surveyor and mapper working as a salaried employee of the United States Government when ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.005; Definitions.
  As used in ss. 472.001-472.037: (1) "Board" means the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. (2) "Department" means the Department of Business ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.007; Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.
  There is created in the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. The board shall consist of nine members, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.008; Rules of the board.
  (1) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.009; Board headquarters.
  The headquarters of the board shall be in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.011; Fees.
  (1) The board, by rule, may establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, inactive status application and reactivation of inactive ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.013; Examinations, prerequisites.
  (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a surveyor and mapper shall apply to the department for licensure. (2) An applicant shall be entitled ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.015; Licensure.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice surveying and mapping. (2) The board shall certify for licensure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.017; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee, upon proof of compliance with the continuing education requirement of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.018; Continuing education.
  The department may not renew a license until the licensee submits proof satisfactory to the board that during the 2 years prior to her or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.019; Reactivation; continuing education.
  (1) The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 12 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive. (2) The board ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.021; Certification of partnerships and corporations.
  (1) The practice of or the offer to practice surveying and mapping by registrants through a corporation or partnership offering surveying and mapping services to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.023; Surveyors and mappers and firms of other states; temporary certificates to practice in this state.
  (1) Upon approval by the board and payment of a fee not to exceed $25, the department shall grant a temporary certificate for work on ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.025; Seals.
  (1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, a form of seal to be used by all registrants holding valid certificates of registration, whether the registrants ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.027; Minimum technical standards for surveying and mapping.
  The board shall adopt rules relating to the practice of surveying and mapping which establish minimum technical standards to ensure the achievement of no less ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.029; Authorization to enter lands of third parties; conditions.
  (1) IN GENERAL.--Surveyors and mappers or their subordinates may go on, over, and upon the lands of others when necessary to make surveys and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.031; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) No person shall: (a) Practice or offer to practice surveying and mapping unless such person is registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037; (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.033; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken: (a) Violation of any provision of s. 472....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 472.037; Application of ss. 472.001-472.037.
  (1) Nothing contained in ss. 472.001-472.037 shall be construed to repeal, amend, limit, or otherwise affect any local building code or zoning ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.301; Purpose.
  The Legislature recognizes that there is a public need for independent and objective public accountants and that it is necessary to regulate the practice of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.302; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Accountancy. (2) "Department" means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. (3) "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.303; Board of Accountancy.
  (1) There is created in the department the Board of Accountancy. The board shall consist of nine members, seven of whom must be certified public ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.3035; Division of Certified Public Accounting.
  (1) All services concerning this chapter, including, but not limited to, recordkeeping services, examination services, legal services, and investigative services, and those services in chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.304; Rules of board; powers and duties; legal services.
  (1) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act. Every licensee shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.305; Fees.
  The board, by rule, may establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The fee for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.306; Examinations.
  (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a certified public accountant shall apply to the department for licensure. (2) An applicant is entitled to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.3065; Certified Public Accountant Education Minority Assistance Program; advisory council.
  (1) The Certified Public Accountant Education Minority Assistance Program for Florida residents is hereby established in the division for the purpose of providing scholarships to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.308; Licensure.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice public accounting. (2) The board shall certify for licensure any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.309; Practice requirements for partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies; business entities practicing public accounting.
  (1) A partnership may not engage in the practice of public accounting, as defined in s. 473.302(7)(a), unless: (a) It is a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.3101; Licensure of sole proprietors, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, and other legal entities.
  (1) Each sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or any other legal entity seeking to engage in the practice of public accounting, as defined ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.311; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee and upon certification by the board that the licensee has ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.312; Continuing education.
  (1)(a) As part of the license renewal procedure, the board shall by rule require licensees to submit proof satisfactory to the board that during ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.313; Inactive status.
  (1) A licensee may request that her or his license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department. The board may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.314; Temporary license.
  (1) The board shall adopt rules providing for the issuance of temporary licenses to certified public accountants or firms of other states, for the purpose ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.315; Independence, technical standards.
  (1) A certified public accountant shall not express an opinion on the financial statements of an enterprise unless she or he and her or his ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.316; Communications between the accountant and client privileged.
  (1) For purposes of this section: (a) An "accountant" is a certified public accountant. (b) A "client" is any person, public officer, corporation, association, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.318; Ownership of working papers.
  All statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda made by a licensee or her or his employee incident to, or in the course of, professional ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.319; Contingent fees.
  Public accounting services as defined in s. 473.302(7)(a) and (c), and those that include tax filings with federal, state, or local government, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.3205; Commissions or referral fees.
  A licensee may not accept or pay a commission or referral fee in connection with the sale or referral of public accounting services as defined ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.321; Fictitious names.
  (1) A certified public accountant, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company may not practice public accountancy in this state under any name that is misleading ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.322; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not knowingly: (a) Practice public accounting unless the person is a certified public accountant or a public accountant; (b) Assume or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 473.323; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: (a) Violation of any provision of s. 455....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.201; Purpose.
  The Legislature finds that the practice of veterinary medicine is potentially dangerous to the public health and safety if conducted by incompetent and unlicensed practitioners. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.202; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Animal" means any mammal other than a human being or any bird, amphibian, fish, or reptile, wild or domestic, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.203; Exemptions.
  This chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any faculty member practicing only in conjunction with teaching duties at a school or college of veterinary medicine ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.204; Board of Veterinary Medicine.
  (1) To carry out the provisions of this chapter, there is created within the department the Board of Veterinary Medicine consisting of seven members, who ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.205; Headquarters.
  The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.206; Authority to make rules.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring duties ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.2065; Fees.
  The board, by rule, shall establish fees for application and examination, reexamination, license renewal, inactive status, renewal of inactive status, license reactivation, periodic inspection of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.207; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a veterinarian shall apply to the department to take a licensure examination. The board may by rule ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.211; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee and an affidavit of compliance with continuing education requirements set ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.2125; Temporary license.
  (1) The board shall adopt rules providing for the issuance of a temporary license to a licensed veterinarian of another state for the purpose of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.213; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) No person shall: (a) Lead the public to believe that such person is licensed as a veterinarian, or is engaged in the licensed practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.214; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken: (a) Attempting to procure a license to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.2145; Subpoena of certain records.
  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may issue subpoenas duces tecum requiring the names and addresses of some or all the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.215; Premises permits.
  (1) Any establishment, permanent or mobile, where a licensed veterinarian practices must have a premises permit issued by the department. Upon application and payment of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.216; License and premises permit to be displayed.
  Each person to whom a license or premises permit is issued shall keep such document conspicuously displayed in her or his office, place of business, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.2165; Ownership and control of veterinary medical patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished.
  (1) As used in this section, the term "records owner" means any veterinarian who generates a medical record after making a physical examination of, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.217; Licensure by endorsement.
  (1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting a fee set by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.2185; Veterinarians consent; handwriting samples; mental or physical examinations.
  A veterinarian who accepts a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall, by so accepting the license or by making and filing a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 474.221; Impaired practitioner provisions; applicability.
  Notwithstanding the transfer of the Division of Medical Quality Assurance to the Department of Health or any other provision of law to the contrary, veterinarians ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.001; Purpose.
  The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public welfare to regulate real estate brokers, sales associates, and schools in this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.01; Definitions.
  (1) As used in this part: (a) "Broker" means a person who, for another, and for a compensation or valuable consideration directly or indirectly paid ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.011; Exemptions.
  This part does not apply to: (1) Any person acting as an attorney in fact for the purpose of the execution of contracts or conveyances ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.02; Florida Real Estate Commission.
  (1) There is created within the department the Florida Real Estate Commission. The commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.021; Division of Real Estate.
  (1) All services concerning this chapter, including, but not limited to, recordkeeping services, examination services, legal services, and investigative services, and those services in chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.03; Delegation of powers and duties; legal services.
  (1) Any of the duties and powers of the commission, except disciplinary powers and the power to adopt rules, may be delegated, by resolution, to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.04; Duty of commission to educate members of profession.
  (1) The commission shall foster the education of brokers, broker associates, sales associates, and instructors concerning the ethical, legal, and business principles which should govern ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.045; Florida Real Estate Commission Education and Research Foundation.
  (1)(a) There is established a Florida Real Estate Commission Education and Research Foundation, hereinafter referred to as the "foundation," which shall be administered by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.05; Power of commission to enact bylaws and rules and decide questions of practice.
  The commission may enact bylaws for its own government and adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.10; Seal.
  The commission shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records, and acts of the commission, and certificates ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.125; Fees.
  (1) The commission by rule may establish fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, certification and recertification, reinstatement, and recordmaking and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.15; Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm.
  Each partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which acts as a broker shall register with the commission and shall renew the licenses ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.161; Licensing of broker associates and sales associates.
  The commission shall license a broker associate or sales associate as an individual or, upon the licensee providing the commission with authorization from the Department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.17; Qualifications for practice.
  (1)(a) An applicant for licensure who is a natural person must be at least 18 years of age; hold a high school diploma or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.175; Examinations.
  (1) A person shall be entitled to take the license examination to practice in this state if the person: (a) Submits to the department the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.180; Nonresident licenses.
  (1) Notwithstanding the prelicensure requirements set forth under ss. 475.17(2) and (6) and 475.175, the commission in its discretion may enter into ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.181; Licensure.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant whom the commission certifies, pursuant to subsection (2), to be qualified to practice as a broker or sales ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.182; Renewal of license; continuing education.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. The renewal application for an active license as broker, broker ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.183; Inactive status.
  (1) A license which has become voluntarily inactive may be renewed pursuant to s. 475.182 upon application to the department. The commission shall prescribe ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.215; Multiple licenses.
  (1) A licensed broker may be issued upon request additional licenses as a broker, but not as a sales associate or as a broker associate, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.22; Broker to maintain office and sign at entrance of office; registered office outside state; broker required to cooperate in investigation.
  (1) Each active broker shall maintain an office, which shall consist of at least one enclosed room in a building of stationary construction. Each active ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.23; License to expire on change of address.
  A license shall cease to be in force whenever a broker changes her or his business address, a real estate school operating under a permit ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.24; Branch office; fees.
  Whenever any licensee desires to conduct business at some other location, either in the same or a different municipality or county than that in which ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.25; Discipline.
  (1) The commission may deny an application for licensure, registration, or permit, or renewal thereof; may place a licensee, registrant, or permittee on probation; may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.255; Determination of agency or transactional brokerage relationship.
  Without consideration of the related facts and circumstances, the mere payment or promise to pay compensation to a licensee does not determine whether an agency ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.2701; Short title.
  Sections 475.2701-475.2801 may be cited as the "Brokerage Relationship Disclosure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.272; Purpose.
  In order to eliminate confusion and provide for a better understanding on the part of customers in real estate transactions, the Legislature finds that the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.274; Scope of coverage.
  The authorized brokerage relationships described in ss. 475.2755 and 475.278 apply in all brokerage activities as defined in s. 475.01(1)(a). ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.2755; Designated sales associate.
  (1) For purposes of this part, in any real estate transaction other than a residential sale as defined in s. 475.278(5)(a), and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.278; Authorized brokerage relationships; presumption of transaction brokerage; required disclosures.
  (1) BROKERAGE RELATIONSHIPS.-- (a) Authorized brokerage relationships.--A real estate licensee in this state may enter into a brokerage relationship as either a transaction broker ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.28; Rules of evidence.
  (1) In all proceedings before the commission or the courts, civil or criminal, in which the payment, receipt, or expectation of a commission, compensation, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.2801; Rules.
  The commission may adopt rules establishing disciplinary guidelines, notices of noncompliance, and citations for violations of ss. 475.2755 and 475....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.31; Final orders.
  (1) An order revoking or suspending the license of a broker shall automatically cause the licenses of all sales associates and broker associates registered with ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.37; Effect of reversal of order of court or commission.
  If the order of the court or commission denying a license or taking any disciplinary action against a licensee is finally reversed and set aside, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.38; Payment of costs.
  The commission shall not be required to advance any fees or costs to any officer or witness, or to execute any bond in any proceeding ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.41; Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid.
  No contract for a commission or compensation for any act or service enumerated in s. 475.01(3) is valid unless the broker or sales ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.42; Violations and penalties.
  (1) VIOLATIONS.-- (a) A person may not operate as a broker or sales associate without being the holder of a valid and current active license ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.43; Presumptions.
  In all criminal cases, contempt cases, and other cases filed pursuant to this chapter, if a party has sold, leased, or let real estate, the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.451; Schools teaching real estate practice.
  (1) Each person, school, or institution, except approved and accredited colleges, universities, community colleges, and career centers in this state, which offers or conducts any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.4511; Advertising by real estate schools.
  (1) No person representing a real estate school offering and teaching real estate courses under this chapter shall make, cause to be made, or approve ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.453; Rental information; contract or receipt; refund; penalty.
  (1) Each broker or sales associate who furnishes a rental information list to a prospective tenant, for a fee paid by the prospective tenant, shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.455; Exchange of disciplinary information.
  The commission shall inform the Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation of any disciplinary ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.482; Real Estate Recovery Fund.
  There is created the Florida Real Estate Recovery Fund as a separate account in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund. (1) The Florida Real Estate Recovery ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.483; Conditions for recovery; eligibility.
  (1) Any person is eligible to seek recovery from the Real Estate Recovery Fund if: (a) Such person has received a final judgment in a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.4835; Commission powers upon notification of commencement of action.
  When the commission receives certified notice of any action, as required by s. 475.483(1)(b), the commission may intervene, enter an appearance, file ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.484; Payment from the fund.
  (1) Any person who meets all of the conditions prescribed in s. 475.482(1) or (2) may apply to the commission to cause payment ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.485; Investment of the fund.
  The funds in the Real Estate Recovery Fund may be invested by the Chief Financial Officer under the same limitations as apply to investment of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.486; Rules; violations.
  (1) The commission shall adopt such rules as are necessary to effect the efficient administration of ss. 475.482-475.486. (2) It is unlawful ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.5015; Brokerage business records.
  Each broker shall keep and make available to the department such books, accounts, and records as will enable the department to determine whether such broker ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.5016; Authority to inspect and audit.
  Duly authorized agents and employees of the department shall have the power to inspect and audit in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.5017; Injunctive relief; powers.
  (1) Appropriate civil action may be brought by the department in circuit court to enjoin a broker from engaging in, or continuing, a violation of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.5018; Facsimile signatures or writing accepted.
  When any act performed under this part must be performed in writing or acknowledged with a signature, the provision of an instrument or writing by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.610; Purpose.
  The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public welfare to regulate real estate appraisers in this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.611; Definitions.
  (1) As used in this part, the term: (a) "Appraisal" or "appraisal services" means the services provided by certified or licensed appraisers or registered trainee ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.612; Certification, licensure, or registration required.
  (1) A person may not use the title "certified real estate appraiser," "licensed real estate appraiser," or "registered trainee real estate appraiser," or any abbreviation ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.613; Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board.
  (1) There is created the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board, which shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.614; Power of board to adopt rules and decide questions of practice.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of law conferring duties upon it. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.6145; Seal.
  The board shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings, records, and acts. Copies of the proceedings, records, and acts of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.6147; Fees.
  (1) The board by rule may establish fees to be paid for application, licensing and renewal, certification and recertification, registration and reregistration, reinstatement, and recordmaking ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.615; Qualifications for registration or certification.
  (1) Any person desiring to act as a registered trainee appraiser or as a certified appraiser must make application in writing to the department in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.616; Examination requirements.
  To be certified as an appraiser, the applicant must demonstrate, by passing a written examination, that she or he possesses: (1) A knowledge of technical ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.617; Education and experience requirements.
  (1) To be registered as a trainee appraiser, an applicant must present evidence satisfactory to the board that she or he has successfully completed at ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.6171; Issuance of registration or certification.
  The registration or certification of an applicant may be issued upon receipt by the board of the following: (1) A complete application indicating compliance with ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.6175; Registered trainee appraiser; postlicensure education required.
  (1) The board shall prescribe postlicensure educational requirements in order for a person to maintain a valid registration as a registered trainee appraiser. If prescribed, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.618; Renewal of registration, license, certification, or instructor permit; continuing education.
  (1)(a) The department shall renew a registration, license, certification, or instructor permit upon receipt of the renewal application and proper fee. Such application shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.619; Inactive status.
  (1) A registration, license, or certification which has become inactive may be renewed upon application to the department. The board shall prescribe by rule continuing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.620; Corporations and partnerships ineligible for licensure or certification.
  (1) A license or certification may not be issued under this part to a corporation, partnership, firm, or group. However, an appraiser licensed or certified ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.621; Registry of licensed and certified appraisers.
  (1) The department shall transmit to the appraisal subcommittee, no less than annually, a roster listing individuals who hold a valid state license or certification ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.622; Display and disclosure of licensure, certification, or registration.
  (1) Each appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part shall place her or his registration, license, or certification number adjacent to or immediately beneath ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.6221; Employment of and by registered trainee real estate appraisers.
  (1) A registered trainee real estate appraiser must perform appraisal services under the direct supervision of a licensed or certified appraiser who is designated as ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.6222; Supervision and training of registered trainee appraisers.
  The primary or secondary supervisory appraiser of a registered trainee appraiser shall provide direct supervision and training to the registered trainee appraiser. The role and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.623; Registration of firm or business name and office location.
  Each appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part shall furnish in writing to the department each firm or business name and address from which ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.624; Discipline.
  The board may deny an application for registration or certification; may investigate the actions of any appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part; may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.625; Final orders.
  The board may publish and distribute, in such manner and form as it may prescribe, any of its final orders or decisions made under this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.626; Violations and penalties.
  (1) VIOLATIONS.-- (a) No person shall operate or attempt to operate as a registered trainee appraiser or licensed or certified appraiser without being the holder ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.627; Appraisal course instructors.
  (1) Where the course or courses to be taught are prescribed by the board or approved precedent to registration, licensure, certification, or renewal as a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.628; Professional standards for appraisers registered, licensed, or certified under this part.
  Each appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part shall comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Statements on appraisal standards which may ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.629; Retention of records.
  An appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part shall retain, for at least 5 years, original or true copies of any contracts engaging the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.6295; Authority to inspect.
  Duly authorized agents and employees of the department shall have the power to inspect in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours any appraiser or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.630; Temporary practice.
  (1) The board shall recognize, on a temporary basis, the license or certification of an appraiser issued by another state, if: (a) The property to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.631; Nonresident licenses and certifications.
  (1) Notwithstanding the requirements for certification set forth in ss. 475.615 and 475.616, the board may enter into written agreements with similar licensing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.700; Popular name.
  Sections 475.700-475.719 may be cited as the "Commercial Real Estate Sales Commission Lien ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.701; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Broker" has the same meaning as in s. 475.01. (2) "Brokerage agreement" means a written contract entered into ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.703; Broker's lien for sales commission.
  (1) A broker has a lien upon the owner's net proceeds from the disposition of commercial real estate for any commission earned by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.705; Contents of commission notice; delivery to owner and closing agent.
  (1) A commission notice made by a broker with respect to a commission claimed under this part shall be in writing, shall be signed and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.707; Recording commission notice; effectiveness.
  (1) After a broker delivers the copies of a commission notice as provided in s. 475.705, the broker may record the commission notice in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.709; Duties of closing agent; reservation of owner's net proceeds.
  (1)(a) The closing agent shall reserve from the owner's net proceeds an amount equal to the commission claimed by the broker in the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.711; Interpleader or other proceedings; deposit of reserved proceeds in court registry; discharge of closing agent from further liability.
  (1) The closing agent shall, by interpleader action or other legal proceeding, seek adjudication of the rights of the parties with respect to disputed reserved ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.713; Civil action concerning commission; order to show cause; hearing; release of proceeds; award of costs and attorney's fees.
  (1) If a commission notice claiming a commission is delivered to an owner pursuant to s. 475.705 and the owner disputes the claimed commission, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.715; Priority of recorded commission notice.
  All statutory liens, consensual liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, assignments of rents, and other encumbrances, including all advances or charges made or accruing thereunder, whether ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.717; Service of notice.
  Notices to be delivered to a party pursuant to this part other than service of process as required in civil actions shall be by service ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.719; Buyer's broker.
  As used in this section, the term "buyer's broker" means a broker that is entitled to receive payment from the buyer of commercial real ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.800; Short title.
  Sections 475.800-475.813 may be cited as the "Commercial Real Estate Leasing Commission Lien ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.801; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Automatic renewal commission" means a renewal commission for which the brokerage agreement does not expressly require the broker to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.803; Broker's lien for leasing commission.
  (1) A broker has a lien upon the owner's interest in commercial real estate for any commission earned by the broker pursuant to a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.805; Contents of lien notice.
  (1) A lien notice made by a broker with respect to a commission claimed under this part shall be in writing, shall be signed and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.807; Recording lien notice; effectiveness.
  (1)(a) After a commission is earned under this part, the broker may record a lien notice in the public records maintained by the clerk ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.809; Foreclosure of lien; civil action by owner; award of costs and attorney's fees.
  (1) A broker may enforce a lien for a commission that is earned and payable under this part by a foreclosure suit in the same ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.811; Transfer of lien to security.
  (1)(a) Any lien claimed by a broker by recording a lien notice under this part may be transferred by any person having an interest ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 475.813; Subordination of lien.
  (1) Nothing contained in this part precludes a broker from agreeing to subordinate a lien claimed by the broker under this part in favor of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.014; Short title.
  This act may be cited as the "Barbers' ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.024; Purpose.
  The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the practice of barbering in this state. However, restrictions ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.034; Definitions.
  As used in this act: (1) "Barber" means a person who is licensed to engage in the practice of barbering in this state under the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.044; Exemptions.
  This chapter does not apply to the following persons when practicing pursuant to their professional responsibilities and duties: (1) Persons authorized under the laws of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.054; Barbers' Board.
  (1) There is created within the department the Barbers' Board, consisting of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.064; Organization; headquarters; personnel; meetings.
  (1) The board shall annually elect a chair and a vice chair from its number. The board shall maintain its headquarters in Tallahassee. (2) The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.074; Legal, investigative, and inspection services.
  (1) The department shall provide all legal services needed to carry out the provisions of this act. (2) The department shall provide all investigative services ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.114; Examination; prerequisites.
  (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a barber shall apply to the department for licensure. (2) An applicant shall be eligible for licensure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.124; Application for examination.
  Each applicant for an examination shall: (1) Make application to the department at least 30 days prior to the examination date on forms prepared and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.134; Examinations.
  (1) Examinations of applicants for licenses as barbers shall be offered not less than four times each year. The examination of applicants for licenses as ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.144; Licensure.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice barbering in this state. (2) The board shall certify for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.154; Biennial renewal of licenses.
  (1) Each licensed barber who continues in active practice or service shall renew her or his license biennially and pay the required fee. (2) Any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.155; Inactive status; reactivation of inactive license.
  (1) A barber's license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 476.154 upon application to the department. (2) The board shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.178; Schools of barbering; licensure.
  No private school of barbering shall be permitted to operate without a license issued by the Commission for Independent Education pursuant to chapter 1005. However, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.184; Barbershop licensure; requirements; fee; inspection; license display.
  (1) No barbershop shall be permitted to operate without a license issued by the department. (2) The board shall adopt rules governing the licensure and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.188; Barber services to be performed in registered barbershop; exception.
  (1) Barber services shall be performed only by licensed barbers in registered barbershops, except as otherwise provided in this section. (2) Pursuant to rules established ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.192; Fees; disposition.
  (1) The board shall set by rule fees according to the following schedule: (a) For barbers, fees for original licensing, license renewal, and delinquent renewal ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.194; Prohibited acts.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Engage in the practice of barbering without an active license as a barber issued pursuant to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.204; Penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Hold himself or herself out as a barber unless duly licensed as provided in this chapter. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.214; Grounds for suspending, revoking, or refusing to grant license or certificate.
  (1) The board shall have the power to revoke or suspend any license, registration card, or certificate of registration issued pursuant to this act, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.234; Civil proceedings.
  In addition to any other remedy, the department may file a proceeding in the name of the state seeking issuance of a restraining order, injunction, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.244; Administrative proceedings.
  All hearings and other administrative proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 476.254; Saving clause.
  Each barber's assistant registered by the department and each barber instructor with the Department of Education on September 30, 1985, shall be entitled to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.011; Short title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Florida Cosmetology ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.012; Purpose.
  The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health to regulate the practice of cosmetology in this state. However, restrictions shall be imposed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.013; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Cosmetology. (2) "Department" means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. (3) "Cosmetologist" means ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.0132; Hair braiding, hair wrapping, and body wrapping registration.
  (1)(a) Persons whose occupation or practice is confined solely to hair braiding must register with the department, pay the applicable registration fee, and take ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.0135; Exemptions.
  (1) This chapter does not apply to the following persons when practicing pursuant to their professional or occupational responsibilities and duties: (a) Persons authorized under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.014; Qualifications for practice.
  On and after January 1, 1979, no person other than a duly licensed cosmetologist shall practice cosmetology or use the name or title of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.015; Board of Cosmetology.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Cosmetology consisting of seven members, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.016; Rulemaking.
  (1) The board may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.017; Legal services.
  The department shall provide all legal services needed to carry out the provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.018; Investigative services.
  The department shall provide all investigative services required by the board or the department in carrying out the provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.019; Cosmetologists; qualifications; licensure; supervised practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing education.
  (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a cosmetologist shall apply to the department for licensure. (2) An applicant shall be eligible for licensure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.0201; Specialty registration; qualifications; registration renewal; endorsement.
  (1) Any person is qualified for registration as a specialist in any one or more of the specialty practices within the practice of cosmetology under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.0212; Inactive status.
  (1) A cosmetologist's license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 477.019 upon application to the department. (2) The board shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.0213; Cosmetology graduates of Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; licenses.
  The department shall license candidates upon graduation from the Cosmetology Division of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. The department shall, by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.022; Examinations.
  (1) The board shall specify by rule the general areas of competency to be covered by examinations for the licensing under this chapter of cosmetologists. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.023; Schools of cosmetology; licensure.
  No private school of cosmetology shall be permitted to operate without a license issued by the Commission for Independent Education pursuant to chapter 1005. However, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.025; Cosmetology salons; specialty salons; requisites; licensure; inspection; mobile cosmetology salons.
  (1) No cosmetology salon or specialty salon shall be permitted to operate without a license issued by the department except as provided in subsection (11). (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.026; Fees; disposition.
  (1) The board shall set fees according to the following schedule: (a) For cosmetologists, fees for original licensing, license renewal, and delinquent renewal shall not ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.0263; Cosmetology services to be performed in licensed salon; exception.
  (1) Cosmetology services shall be performed only by licensed cosmetologists in licensed salons, except as otherwise provided in this section. (2) Pursuant to rules established ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.0265; Prohibited acts.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Engage in the practice of cosmetology or a specialty without an active license as a cosmetologist ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.028; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The board shall have the power to revoke or suspend the license of a cosmetologist licensed under this chapter, or the registration of a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.029; Penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist, specialist, hair wrapper, hair braider, or body wrapper ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 477.031; Civil proceedings.
  As cumulative of any other remedy or criminal prosecution, the department may file a proceeding in the name of the state seeking issuance of a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.40; Short title.
  This chapter may be cited as the "Electrolysis Practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.41; Purpose and intent.
  The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the licensure of persons who deliver electrolysis services and to ensure that they meet certain requirements. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.42; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Medicine. (2) "Council" means the Electrolysis Council. (3) "Department" means the Department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.43; Board of Medicine; powers and duties.
  (1) The board, with the assistance of the Electrolysis Council, is authorized to establish minimum standards for the delivery of electrolysis services and to adopt ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.44; Electrolysis Council; creation; function; powers and duties.
  (1) There is created the Electrolysis Council under the supervision of the board. (2)(a) The council shall consist of five members, appointed by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.45; Requirements for licensure.
  (1) An applicant applying for licensure as an electrologist shall file a written application, accompanied by the application for licensure fee prescribed in s. 478....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.46; Temporary permits.
  (1) If the department determines that an applicant is qualified to be licensed under s. 478.47, the department may issue the applicant a temporary ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.47; Licensure by endorsement.
  The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who submits an application and the required fees as set forth in s. 478....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.48; Assumption of title and use of abbreviations.
  Only persons who are licensed under this chapter may use the title "Electrologist," "Registered Electrologist," or the abbreviation "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.49; License required.
  (1) No person may practice electrology or hold herself or himself out as an electrologist in this state unless the person has been issued a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.50; Renewal of license; delinquent status; address notification; continuing education requirements.
  (1) The department shall provide, by rule, a method for biennial license renewal at fees set forth in s. 478.55. (2) A license that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.51; Electrology facilities; requisites; facility licensure; inspection.
  (1) No electrology facility shall be permitted to operate without a facility license issued by the department. (2) The facility license shall be displayed in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.52; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Obtaining or attempting ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.53; Penalty for violations.
  It is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, to: (1) Practice or attempt to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.54; Exemptions.
  This chapter does not apply to the delivery of electrolysis services by: (1) A physician licensed under chapter 458 or an osteopathic physician licensed under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 478.55; Fees; facility; disposition.
  (1) The board shall establish by rule the collection of fees for the following purposes: (a) License application fee: a fee not to exceed $100. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.01; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Automatic changeable facing" means a facing which through a mechanical system is capable of delivering two or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.015; Legislative intent with respect to regulation of signs in areas adjacent to state highways.
  The control of signs in areas adjacent to the highways of this state is declared to be necessary to protect the public investment in the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.02; Duties of the department.
  It shall be the duty of the department to: (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the agreement between the state and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.03; Jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation; entry upon privately owned lands.
  The territory under the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of this chapter shall include all the state. Employees, agents, or independent contractors working ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.04; Business of outdoor advertising; license requirement; renewal; fees.
  (1) No person shall engage in the business of outdoor advertising in this state without first obtaining a license therefor from the department. Such license ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.05; Denial or revocation of license.
  The department has authority to deny or revoke any license requested or granted under this chapter in any case in which it determines that the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.07; Sign permits.
  (1) Except as provided in ss. 479.105(1)(e) and 479.16, a person may not erect, operate, use, or maintain, or cause to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.08; Denial or revocation of permit.
  The department has the authority to deny or revoke any permit requested or granted under this chapter in any case in which it determines that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.10; Sign removal following permit revocation.
  A sign shall be removed by the permittee within 30 days after the date of revocation of the permit for the sign. If the permittee ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.105; Signs erected or maintained without required permit; removal.
  (1) Any sign which is located adjacent to the right-of-way of any highway on the State Highway System outside an incorporated area or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.106; Vegetation management.
  (1) The removal, cutting, or trimming of trees or vegetation on public right-of-way to make visible or to ensure future visibility of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.107; Signs on highway rights-of-way; removal.
  (1) Any sign located on the right-of-way of a highway on the State Highway System or on any portion of the interstate or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.11; Specified signs prohibited.
  No sign shall be erected, used, operated, or maintained: (1) Within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any portion ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.111; Specified signs allowed within controlled portions of the interstate and federal-aid primary highway system.
  Only the following signs shall be allowed within controlled portions of the interstate highway system and the federal-aid primary highway system as set forth ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.12; Outdoor advertising on highways.
  Any person who willfully or maliciously displaces, removes, destroys or injures a mileboard, milestone, danger sign, signal, guide sign, guidepost, highway sign, or historical marker ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.14; Disposition of fees.
  All moneys received by the department under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by it into the State Treasury and placed in the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.15; Harmony of regulations.
  (1) No zoning board or commission or other public officer or agency shall issue a permit to erect any sign which is prohibited under the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.155; Local outdoor advertising or sign ordinances.
  The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to supersede the rights and powers of counties and municipalities to enact outdoor advertising or sign ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.16; Signs for which permits are not required.
  The following signs are exempt from the requirement that a permit for a sign be obtained under the provisions of this chapter but are required ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.21; Willfully or maliciously removing, destroying, damaging, or altering permitted signs; penalty.
  Any person who willfully or maliciously removes, damages, destroys, tampers with, or alters in any way a sign for which a permit has been issued ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.24; Compensation for removal of signs; eminent domain; exceptions.
  (1) Just compensation shall be paid by the department upon the department's removal of a lawful nonconforming sign along any portion of the interstate ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.25; Erection of noise-attenuation barrier blocking view of sign; procedures; application.
  (1) The owner of a lawfully erected sign that is governed by and conforms to state and federal requirements for land use, size, height, and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.261; Logo sign program.
  (1) The department shall establish a logo sign program for the rights-of-way of the interstate highway system to provide information to motorists about ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.27; Highway beautification and tourism promotion pilot project.
  (1) The Legislature finds that Interstate Highway 75 is used extensively by tourists and other visitors to reach their ultimate vacation, recreation, and business destinations ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.28; Rest area information panel or device program.
  (1) The department shall implement a rest area information panel or device program in the rest areas along the interstate highway system and the federal-...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 479.30; Radio advisory program for limited access highways.
  (1) The department shall test and, if economically feasible, implement a low-frequency radio advisory program on limited access highways. The purpose of the program ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.031; Short title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Massage Practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.032; Purpose.
  The Legislature recognizes that the practice of massage is potentially dangerous to the public in that massage therapists must have a knowledge of anatomy and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.033; Definitions.
  As used in this act: (1) "Board" means the Board of Massage Therapy. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3) "Massage" means the manipulation ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.034; Exemptions.
  (1) Nothing in this act shall modify or repeal any provision of chapters 458-464, inclusive, or of chapter 476, chapter 477, or chapter 486. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.035; Board of Massage Therapy.
  (1) The Board of Massage Therapy is created within the department. The board shall consist of seven members, who shall be appointed by the Governor ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.036; Accountability of board members.
  Each board member shall be held accountable to the Governor for the proper performance of all duties and obligations of such board member's office. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.039; Investigative services.
  The department shall provide all investigative services required in carrying out the provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.041; Massage therapists; qualifications; licensure; endorsement.
  (1) Any person is qualified for licensure as a massage therapist under this act who: (a) Is at least 18 years of age or has ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.0415; License renewal.
  The board shall prescribe by rule the method for renewal of biennial licensure which shall include continuing education requirements not to exceed 25 classroom hours ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.042; Examinations.
  (1) The board shall specify by rule the general areas of competency to be covered by examinations for licensure. These rules shall include the relative ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.043; Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection.
  (1) No massage establishment shall be allowed to operate without a license granted by the department in accordance with rules adopted by the board. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.044; Fees; disposition.
  (1) The board shall set fees according to the following schedule: (a) Massage therapist application and examination fee: not to exceed $250. (b) Massage therapist ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.046; Grounds for disciplinary action by the board.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Attempting to procure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.0465; Advertisement.
  Each massage therapist or massage establishment licensed under the provisions of this act shall include the number of the license in any advertisement of massage ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.047; Penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Hold himself or herself out as a massage therapist or to practice massage unless duly licensed ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.0485; Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage therapy.
  The massage therapist-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage therapy means violation of the massage therapist-patient ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.049; Civil proceedings.
  As cumulative to any other remedy or criminal prosecution, the department may file a proceeding in the name of the state seeking issuance of a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 480.052; Power of county or municipality to regulate massage.
  A county or municipality, within its jurisdiction, may regulate persons and establishments licensed under this chapter. Such regulation shall not exceed the powers of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.201; Purpose.
  The primary legislative purpose for enacting this part is to ensure that every architect practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. It ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.203; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Board" means the Board of Architecture and Interior Design. (2) "Department" means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.205; Board of Architecture and Interior Design.
  (1) The Board of Architecture and Interior Design is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The board shall consist of 11 members. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.2055; Authority to make rules.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of this part and chapter 455 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.207; Fees.
  The board, by rule, may establish separate fees for architects and interior designers, to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, delinquency, reinstatement, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.209; Examinations.
  (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a registered architect shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The department shall administer ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.211; Architecture internship required.
  (1) An applicant for licensure as a registered architect shall complete, prior to licensure, an internship of diversified architectural experience approved by the board in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.213; Licensure.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies is qualified for licensure and who has paid the initial licensure fee. Licensure as ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.2131; Interior design; practice requirements; disclosure of compensation for professional services.
  (1) A registered interior designer is authorized to perform "interior design" as defined in s. 481.203. Interior design documents prepared by a registered interior ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.215; Renewal of license.
  (1) Subject to the requirement of subsection (3), the department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and renewal fee. (2) The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.217; Inactive status.
  (1) The board may prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.219; Certification of partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.
  (1) The practice of or the offer to practice architecture or interior design by licensees through a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership offering architectural ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.221; Seals; display of certificate number.
  (1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, one or more forms of seals to be used by registered architects holding valid certificates of registration. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.222; Architects performing building code inspection services.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is currently licensed to practice as an architect under this part may provide building code inspection ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.223; Prohibitions; penalties; injunctive relief.
  (1) A person may not knowingly: (a) Practice architecture unless the person is an architect or a registered architect; however, a licensed architect who has ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.225; Disciplinary proceedings against registered architects.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: (a) Violating any provision of s. 455.227(...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.2251; Disciplinary proceedings against registered interior designers.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (2) may be taken: (a) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.229; Exceptions; exemptions from licensure.
  (1) No person shall be required to qualify as an architect in order to make plans and specifications for, or supervise the erection, enlargement, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.231; Effect of part locally.
  (1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to repeal, amend, limit, or otherwise affect any specific provision of any local building code or zoning ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.301; Purpose.
  The Legislature finds that the regulation of landscape architecture is necessary to assure competent landscape planning and design of public and private environments, prevention of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.303; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Landscape Architecture. (2) "Department" means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. (3) "Registered ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.305; Board of Landscape Architecture.
  There is created in the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Board of Landscape Architecture. The board shall consist of seven members, five of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.306; Authority to make rules.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter and chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.307; Fees.
  The board, by rule, may establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, delinquency, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The examination ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.309; Examinations.
  (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a registered landscape architect shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The department shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.310; Practical experience requirement.
  Beginning October 1, 1990, every applicant for licensure as a registered landscape architect shall demonstrate, prior to licensure, 1 year of practical experience in landscape ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.311; Licensure.
  (1) The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice landscape architecture and who has paid the initial licensure fee. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.313; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.315; Inactive status.
  (1) A license that has become inactive or delinquent may be reactivated under this section upon application to the department and payment of any applicable ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.317; Temporary certificates.
  (1) Upon the approval by the board and payment of the fee set in s. 481.307, the department shall grant a temporary certificate of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.319; Corporate and partnership practice of landscape architecture; certificate of authorization.
  (1) The practice of or offer to practice landscape architecture by registered landscape architects registered under this part through a corporation or partnership offering landscape ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.321; Seals; display of certificate number.
  (1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, one or more forms of seals for use by a registered landscape architect who holds a valid certificate ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.323; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not knowingly: (a) Practice landscape architecture unless the person is a holder of a valid license issued under this part; (b) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.325; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: (a) Violation of any provision of s. 455....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 481.329; Exceptions; exemptions from licensure.
  (1) None of the provisions of this part shall prevent employees of those lawfully practicing as landscape architects from acting under the instructions, control, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.011; Short title.
  This chapter may be cited as the "Structural Pest Control ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.021; Definitions.
  For the purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise required by the context, the term: (1) "Agricultural area" means an area: (a) Upon which a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.032; Enforcement.
  (1) The department is empowered to enforce this chapter. (2) It is the duty of every state attorney, sheriff, police officer, and other appropriate county ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.051; Rules.
  The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. Prior to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.061; Inspectors.
  The department shall appoint, as inspectors, a sufficient number of individuals whom the department has determined are qualified to perform the inspection or investigative work ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.071; Licenses.
  (1) The department may issue licenses to qualified businesses to engage in the business of pest control in this state. It is unlawful for any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.0815; Permit to perform preventive termite treatment services for new construction only.
  (1) A licensee must have a permit to perform preventive termite treatments for new construction, except for preventive termite treatments on additions to existing structures ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.091; Employee identification cards.
  (1)(a) Each employee who performs pest control for a licensee must have an identification card. (b) Either the licensee or the licensee's certified ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.111; Pest control operator's certificate.
  (1) The department shall issue a pest control operator's certificate to each individual who qualifies under this chapter. Before engaging in pest control work, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.121; Misuse of certificate.
  (1) A certified operator may not allow her or his certificate to be used by a licensee to secure or keep a license unless: (a) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.132; Qualifications for examination and certification.
  (1) The department may award a pest control operator's certificate to an individual who has passed the examinations prescribed by the department and who ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.141; Examinations.
  (1) Each individual seeking certification must satisfactorily pass an examination which must be written but which may include practical demonstration. The department shall hold at ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.151; Special identification card for performance of fumigation.
  (1) Any individual who performs fumigation must be a special identification cardholder, unless such individual is a certified operator who is certified in the category ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.152; Duties of certified operator in charge of pest control activities of licensee.
  A certified operator in charge of the pest control activities of a licensee shall have her or his primary occupation with the licensee and shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.155; Limited certification for governmental pesticide applicators or private applicators.
  (1)(a) The department shall establish limited certification categories for: 1. Persons who apply pesticides only as governmental employees. 2. Persons who apply pesticides only ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.156; Limited certification for commercial landscape maintenance personnel.
  (1) The department shall establish a limited certification category for individual commercial landscape maintenance personnel to authorize them to apply herbicides for controlling weeds in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.161; Disciplinary grounds and actions; reinstatement.
  (1) The department may issue a written warning to or impose a fine against, or deny the application for licensure or licensure renewal of, a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.163; Responsibility for pest control activities of employee.
  Proper performance of pest control activities by a pest control business employee is the responsibility not only of the employee but also of the certified ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.165; Unlicensed practice of pest control; cease and desist order; injunction; civil suit and penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for a person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other business entity not licensed by the department to practice pest control. (2) If ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.1821; Closing pest control business without providing for contracts and liabilities.
  A licensee may not close its pest control business and open up a new pest control business under a different name without providing for meeting ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.183; Limitations.
  (1) A person may not be charged with a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter more than 3 years ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.191; Violation and penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful to solicit, practice, perform, or advertise in pest control except as provided by this chapter. (2) A person who violates any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.211; Exemptions.
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) Pest control, except for fumigation, performed by a person upon her or his own individual residential property. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.226; Wood-destroying organism inspection report; notice of inspection or treatment; financial responsibility.
  (1) When an inspection for wood-destroying organisms is made by a licensee for purposes of a real estate transaction and either a fee is ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.2265; Consumer information; notice of application of pesticide.
  (1) Any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other business entity that is licensed or certified under this chapter to engage in the business of pest ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.2267; Registry of persons requiring prior notification of the application of pesticides.
  (1) The department shall maintain a current registry of persons requiring prior notification of the application of pesticides. Upon request, the department shall register any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.227; Guarantees and warranties; contracts executed after October 1, 2003.
  (1) The Legislature finds that the terms "guarantee" and "warranty" are common in contracts for the treatment of wood-destroying organisms. The purpose of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.231; Use of fogging machines.
  Only a certified operator who is certified in the category of general household pest control, or an authorized employee of a licensee under the supervision ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.2401; Disposition and use of revenues from fees and fines.
  (1) All moneys collected or received by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the Pest Control Trust Fund and, except as provided ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.241; Liberal interpretation.
  The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectively carry them out in the interest of the public and its health, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.242; Preemption.
  (1) This chapter is intended as comprehensive and exclusive regulation of pest control in this state. The provisions of this chapter preempt to the state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 482.243; Pest Control Enforcement Advisory Council.
  (1) The Pest Control Enforcement Advisory Council is created within the department. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall appoint all members of the council. The purpose ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.011; Short title.
  This part may be cited as "The Florida Clinical Laboratory ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.061; Inspection of clinical laboratories.
  (1) The agency shall ensure that each clinical laboratory subject to this part is inspected either onsite or offsite when deemed necessary by the agency, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.091; Clinical laboratory license.
  A person may not conduct, maintain, or operate a clinical laboratory in this state, except a laboratory that is exempt under s. 483.031, unless ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.101; Application for clinical laboratory license.
  (1) An application for a clinical laboratory license must be made under oath by the owner or director of the clinical laboratory or by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.106; Application for a certificate of exemption.
  An application for a certificate of exemption must be made under oath by the owner or director of a clinical laboratory that performs only waived ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.131; Display of licenses.
  A clinical laboratory license shall specify, on its face, the names of the owner or operator and directors of the laboratory; the procedures, specialties, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.172; License fees.
  (1) The agency shall collect fees for all licenses issued under this part. Each fee is due at the time of application and must be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.201; Grounds for disciplinary action against clinical laboratories.
  The following acts constitute grounds for which a disciplinary action specified in s. 483.221 may be taken against a clinical laboratory: (1) Making a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.221; Administrative penalties.
  (1)(a) The agency may deny, suspend, revoke, annul, limit, or deny renewal of a license or impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $1,...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.25; Injunction.
  The operation or maintenance of an unlicensed clinical laboratory or the performance of any clinical laboratory procedure or operation in violation of this part is ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.28; Short title.
  This part may be cited as "The Florida Multiphasic Health Testing Center ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.291; Powers and duties of the agency; rules.
  The agency shall adopt rules to implement this part, which rules must include the following: (1) LICENSING STANDARDS.--The agency shall license all multiphasic health ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.294; Inspection of centers.
  The agency shall, at least once annually, inspect the premises and operations of all centers subject to licensure under this part, without prior notice to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.30; Licensing of centers.
  (1) A person may not conduct, maintain, or operate a multiphasic health testing center in this state without obtaining a multiphasic health testing center license ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.302; Application for license.
  (1) Application for a license as required by s. 483.30 must be made to the agency on forms furnished by it and must be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.311; Display of license.
  The license of a center must specify, on its face, the names and addresses of the owner and the medical director, the period for which ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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) Making a fraudulent ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.32; Administrative penalties.
  (1)(a) The agency may deny, suspend, revoke, annul, limit, or deny renewal of a license or impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $500 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.322; Offenses.
  It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Operate, maintain, direct, or engage in the business of operating a multiphasic health testing center unless the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 483.328; Injunction.
  The operation or maintenance of an unlicensed center or the performance of any health testing procedures or operations in violation of this part is declared ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 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 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.001; Purpose; legislative findings; intent.
  (1) The Legislature finds that the practice of opticianry by unskilled and incompetent practitioners presents a danger to the public health and safety. The Legislature ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.002; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Department" means the Department of Health. (2) "Board" means the Board of Opticianry. (3) "Opticianry" means the preparation and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.003; Board of Opticianry; membership; appointment; terms.
  (1) The Board of Opticianry is created within the Department of Health and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.004; Board headquarters.
  The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.005; Authority to make rules.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.006; Certain rules prohibited.
  (1) No rule or policy of the board shall prohibit any optician from offering a discount in any form or manner in conjunction with the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.007; Licensure of opticians; permitting of optical establishments.
  (1) Any person desiring to practice opticianry shall apply to the department, upon forms prescribed by it, to take a licensure examination. The department shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.008; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $350. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.009; Inactive status.
  (1) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 484.008 upon application to the department. The board shall prescribe by rule ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.011; Supportive personnel.
  No person other than a licensed optician may engage in the practice of opticianry, except that a licensed optician may delegate to nonlicensed supportive personnel ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.012; Prescriptions; filing; duplication of prescriptions; duplication of lenses.
  (1) Any prescription written by a duly licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician or optometrist for any lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other optical devices ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.013; Violations and penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person: (a) To make a false or fraudulent statement, either for herself or himself or for another person, in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.014; Disciplinary actions.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Procuring or attempting ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.015; Authority to inspect.
  Duly authorized agents and employees of the department shall have the power to inspect in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours an establishment of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.017; Reciprocity.
  In order to ensure that opticians licensed in this state may be licensed in other states, the board may enter into reciprocity agreements with other ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.018; Exceptions.
  (1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a person licensed in this state as a physician or as an optometrist from performing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.0401; Purpose.
  The Legislature recognizes that the dispensing of hearing aids requires particularized knowledge and skill to ensure that the interests of the hearing-impaired public will ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.041; Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Hearing Aid Specialists. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3) "Dispensing ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.042; Board of Hearing Aid Specialists; membership, appointment, terms.
  (1) The Board of Hearing Aid Specialists is created within the Department of Health and shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.043; Board headquarters.
  The board shall maintain its official headquarters in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.044; Authority to make rules.
  (1) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.0445; Training program.
  (1) The board shall establish by rule a training program for a minimum 6 months in length, which may include a board-approved home study ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.0447; Fees.
  The board shall by rule establish fees to be paid as follows: (1) Examination application fee, not to exceed $150; (2) Examination fee, not to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.045; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a hearing aid specialist shall apply to the department on a form approved by the department. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.047; Renewal of license.
  (1) The board by rule shall provide a method for the biennial renewal of a license. (2) The department shall renew a license upon receipt ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.0501; Minimal procedures and equipment.
  (1) The following minimal procedures shall be used in the fitting and selling of hearing aids: (a) Pure tone audiometric testing by air and bone ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.051; Itemization of prices; delivery of hearing aid; receipt, packaging, disclaimer, guarantee.
  (1) Prior to delivery of services or products to a prospective purchaser, any person who fits and sells hearing aids shall disclose on request by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.0512; Thirty-day trial period; purchaser's right to cancel; notice; refund; cancellation fee; criminal penalty.
  (1) A person selling a hearing aid in this state must provide the buyer with written notice of a 30-day trial period and money-...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.0513; Cancellation by medical authorization; purchaser's right to return.
  (1) In addition to any other rights and remedies the purchaser of a hearing aid may have, the purchaser shall have the right to rescind ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.053; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not: (a) Practice dispensing hearing aids unless the person is a licensed hearing aid specialist; (b) Use the name or title "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.054; Sale or distribution of hearing aids through mail; penalty.
  It is unlawful for any person to sell or distribute hearing aids through the mail to the ultimate consumer. Any violation of this section constitutes ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.056; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Violation of any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.058; Declaration of place of business; posting of license and notice.
  Each licensee shall declare and establish a regular place of business, at which the licensee's license shall be conspicuously ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 484.059; Exemptions.
  (1) The licensure requirements of this part do not apply to any person engaged in recommending hearing aids as part of the academic curriculum of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 485.001; Short title.
  This chapter shall be known as the "Hypnosis ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 485.002; Legislative intent.
  (1) It is recognized that hypnosis has attained a significant place as another technique in the treatment of human injury, disease, and illness, both mental ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 485.003; Definitions.
  In construing this chapter, the words, phrases, or terms, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the following meanings: (1) "Hypnosis" shall mean hypnosis, hypnotism, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 485.004; When practice of hypnosis prohibited.
  It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of hypnosis for therapeutic purposes unless such person is a practitioner of one ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 485.005; Penalties.
  (1) MISDEMEANOR.--Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.011; Short title.
  This chapter may be cited as the "Physical Therapy Practice ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.015; Legislative intent.
  The sole legislative purpose in enacting this chapter is to ensure that every physical therapy practitioner practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.021; Definitions.
  In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Physical Therapy Practice. (2) "Department" means the Department of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.023; Board of Physical Therapy Practice.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Physical Therapy Practice, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.025; Powers and duties of the Board of Physical Therapy Practice.
  The board may administer oaths, summon witnesses, take testimony in all matters relating to its duties under this chapter, establish or modify minimum standards of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.028; License to practice physical therapy required.
  No person shall practice, or hold herself or himself out as being able to practice, physical therapy in this state unless she or he is ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.031; Physical therapist; licensing requirements.
  To be eligible for licensing as a physical therapist, an applicant must: (1) Be at least 18 years old; (2) Be of good moral character; ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.041; Physical therapist; application for license; fee.
  A person who desires to be licensed as a physical therapist shall apply to the department in writing on a form furnished by the department. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.051; Physical therapist; examination of applicant.
  The examinations of an applicant for licensing as a physical therapist shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the board, to test the applicant'...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.061; Physical therapist; issuance of license.
  The board shall cause a license to be issued through the department to each applicant who successfully establishes eligibility under the terms of this chapter ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.081; Physical therapist; issuance of license without examination to person passing examination of another authorized examining board; fee.
  (1) The board may cause a license to be issued through the department without examination to any applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.085; Physical therapist; renewal of license; inactive status; reactivation of license; fees.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $200. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.102; Physical therapist assistant; licensing requirements.
  To be eligible for licensing by the board as a physical therapist assistant, an applicant must: (1) Be at least 18 years old; (2) Be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.103; Physical therapist assistant; application for license; fee.
  A person who desires to be licensed as a physical therapist assistant shall apply to the department in writing on a form furnished by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.104; Physical therapist assistant; examination of applicant.
  The examination of an applicant for licensing as a physical therapist assistant shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the board, to test the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.106; Physical therapist assistant; issuance of license.
  The board shall issue a license to each applicant who successfully establishes eligibility under the terms of this chapter and remits the initial license fee ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.107; Physical therapist assistant; issuance of license without examination to person licensed in another jurisdiction; fee.
  (1) The board may cause a license to be issued through the department without examination to any applicant who presents evidence to the board, under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.108; Physical therapist assistant; renewal of license; inactive status; reactivation of license; fees.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $150. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.109; Continuing education.
  (1) The board shall require licensees to periodically demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of renewal of a license by completing 24 hours of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.115; Disposition of fees.
  All moneys collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited and expended pursuant to the provisions of s. 456....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.123; Sexual misconduct in the practice of physical therapy.
  The physical therapist-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of physical therapy means violation of the physical therapist-patient ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.125; Refusal, revocation, or suspension of license; administrative fines and other disciplinary measures.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Being unable to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.135; False representation of licensure, or willful misrepresentation or fraudulent representation to obtain license, unlawful.
  (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter as a physical therapist, or whose license has been suspended ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.151; Prohibited acts; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Practice physical therapy or attempt to practice physical therapy without an active license. (b) Use or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.153; Injunctive relief.
  The department or any person may, in the name of the state, apply for injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.161; Exemptions.
  (1) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any person licensed in this state from using any physical agent as a part ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.171; Current valid licenses effective.
  (1) Any person holding a license to practice physical therapy issued by the board or department, which license is valid when this act takes effect, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 486.172; Application of s. 456.021.
  The provisions of s. 456.021 shall also be applicable to the provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.011; Popular name; administration.
  This part shall be known by the popular name the "Florida Pesticide Law" and shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.012; Declaration of purpose.
  The purpose of this part is to regulate the distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, except as provided in chapters 388 and 482, and to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.021; Definitions.
  For the purpose of this part: (1) "Acceptable release rate" means a measured release rate not exceeding 4.0 micrograms per square centimeter per day ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.025; Misbranding.
  (1) A pesticide or device is misbranded if its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation which is false or misleading in any particular. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.031; Prohibited acts.
  It is unlawful: (1) For any person to engage in the application of restricted-use pesticides, except as defined in chapters 388 and 482, without ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.041; Registration.
  (1) Every pesticide which is distributed, sold, or offered for sale, except as provided in this section, within this state or delivered for transportation or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.042; Restricted-use pesticides; designation.
  The department may designate by rule a pesticide, or a pesticide applied under certain conditions or for a certain purpose, as a "restricted-use pesticide" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.0435; License classification.
  The department shall issue certified applicator licenses in the following classifications: certified public applicator; certified private applicator; and certified commercial applicator. In addition, separate classifications ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.0437; Direct infusion of chlorine gas.
  The department shall create, within the commercial applicator classification, a category for the direct infusion of chlorine gas in residential swimming pools by a portable ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.044; Certification; examination.
  (1) The department may independently, or through the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, develop a certification program, including an optional training session of at ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.045; Fees.
  (1) The department shall establish applicable fees by rule. The fees shall not exceed $250 for commercial applicators or $100 for private applicators and public ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.046; Application; licensure.
  (1) Application for license shall be made in writing to the department on a form furnished by the department. Each application shall contain information regarding ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.047; Nonresident license; reciprocal agreement; authorized purchase.
  (1) The department may waive all or part of the examination requirements provided for in this part on a reciprocal basis with any other state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.048; Dealer's license; records.
  (1) Each person holding or offering for sale, selling, or distributing restricted-use pesticides shall obtain a dealer's license from the department. Application for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.049; Renewal; late fee; recertification.
  (1) The department shall require renewal of a certified applicator's license at 4-year intervals from the date of issuance. If the application for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.051; Administration; rules; procedure.
  (1) The department may by rule: (a) Declare as a pest any form of plant or animal life or virus which is injurious to plants, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.0615; Pesticide Review Council.
  (1)(a) There is created within the department the Pesticide Review Council. The purpose of the council is to advise the Commissioner of Agriculture regarding ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.064; Antisiphon requirements for irrigation systems.
  (1) Any irrigation system used for the application of pesticides must be equipped with an antisiphon device adequate to protect against contamination of the water ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.071; Enforcement, inspection, sampling, and analysis.
  (1) The department is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or carrier where pesticides are known or thought to be distributed, sold, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.081; Exemptions.
  (1) The penalties provided for violations of s. 487.031(2) shall not apply to: (a) Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.091; Tolerances, deficiencies, and penalties.
  (1) No deficiency will exist in connection with the analysis or report on the analysis of any sample of a pesticide unless the deficiency is ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.101; Stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold orders.
  (1) When a pesticide or device is being offered or exposed for sale, used, or held in violation of any of the provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.111; Seizure, condemnation, and sale.
  (1) Any lot of pesticide or device not in compliance with the provisions of this part is subject to seizure on complaint of the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.13; Cooperation.
  The department is authorized and empowered to cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other agency of this state, the United States Department of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.15; Reclamation, reimbursement, and disposal.
  (1) When the use of any pesticide registered or otherwise approved for use in this state is suspended or canceled to prevent harm to the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.156; Governmental agencies.
  All governmental agencies shall be subject to the provisions of this part and rules adopted under this part. Public applicators using or supervising the use ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.1585; Duties of licensee with respect to unlicensed applicators and mixer-loaders and field workers.
  (1) Each licensed applicator shall provide to each unlicensed applicator or mixer-loader working under his or her direct supervision adequate instruction and training so ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.159; Damage or injury to property, animal, or person; mandatory report of damage or injury; time for filing; failure to file.
  (1) The person claiming damage or injury to property, animal, or human beings from application of a pesticide shall file with the department a written ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.160; Records; report.
  Licensed private applicators supervising 15 or more unlicensed applicators or mixer-loaders and licensed public applicators and licensed commercial applicators shall maintain records as the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.161; Exemptions, nonagricultural pest control and research.
  (1) Any person duly licensed or certified under chapter 482, or under the supervision of chapter 388, is exempted from the licensing provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.163; Information; interagency cooperation.
  (1) The department may, in cooperation with the University of Florida or other agencies of government, publish information and conduct short courses of instruction in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.171; Classification of antifouling paint containing organotin compounds as restricted-use pesticides; prohibition of distribution and sale.
  (1) The department shall classify antifouling paints containing organotin compounds having an acceptable release rate as restricted-use pesticides subject to the requirements of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.172; Educational program.
  The department shall develop a program to educate and inform antifouling paint applicators, vessel owners, and interstate and intrastate paint manufacturers and distributors in the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.175; Penalties; administrative fine; injunction.
  (1) In addition to any other penalty provided in this part, when the department finds any person, applicant, or licensee has violated any provision of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.2011; Popular name; administration.
  This part may be known by the popular name the "Florida Agricultural Worker Safety Act" and shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.2021; Legislative intent.
  It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that agricultural workers employed in the state receive protection from agricultural pesticides. The Legislature intends to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.2031; Definitions.
  For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) "Agricultural employer" means any person who hires or contracts for the services of workers to perform ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.2041; Enforcement of federal worker protection regulations.
  The department shall, to the extent that resources are available, continue to operate under the United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations regarding the Labeling Requirement ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.2042; Submission and investigation of complaints.
  (1) The department shall cause to be investigated any complaint which is filed under this part if the complaint is in writing, signed by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.2051; Availability of agricultural pesticide information to workers and medical personnel.
  (1) An agricultural employer shall make available agricultural pesticide information concerning any agricultural pesticide to any worker: (a) Who enters an agricultural-pesticide-treated area ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.2061; Prohibited acts.
  Any person covered by this part may not: (1) Fail to provide agricultural pesticide information as required in this part; or (2) Take retaliatory ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 487.2071; Penalties against violators; worker relief; monitoring complaints of retaliation.
  (1) Penalties set forth in this part shall be applied to any person who violates this part. A person who violates this part is subject ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.01; License to engage in business of operating a driver's school required.
  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall oversee and license all commercial driver's schools except truck driving schools. All commercial truck driving ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.02; Rules and regulations.
  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.03; License; application; expiration; renewal; fees.
  An application for a license shall be made in the form prescribed by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Every application for an ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.04; Driver's training school instructors; certificates; qualifications.
  (1) No person shall receive compensation for giving instructions in the operation of motor vehicles or act in the capacity of a professional driver's ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.045; Agents for commercial driving school; identification cards.
  A person may not serve in the capacity of an agent for a commercial driving school without first obtaining an agent identification card issued for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.05; Driver's school vehicle identification certificates.
  A motor vehicle owned or controlled by a driver's school may not be used for the purpose of giving driving instructions until the licensee ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.06; Revocation or suspension of license or certificate.
  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may suspend or revoke any license or certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter if the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.07; Penalties for violation.
  A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules or regulations promulgated hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 488.08; Disposition of revenues; budget.
  All moneys received from the application for, or from the issuance of, licenses and certificates under this chapter shall be deposited into the General Revenue ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.101; Purpose.
  The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the construction ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.103; Exemptions.
  This part does not apply to: (1) Contractors in work on bridges, roads, streets, highways, or railroads, and services incidental thereto. The board, in agreement ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.105; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Board" means the Construction Industry Licensing Board. (2) "Department" means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. (3) "Contractor" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.107; Construction Industry Licensing Board.
  (1) To carry out the provisions of this part, there is created within the department the Construction Industry Licensing Board. Members shall be appointed by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.108; Rulemaking authority.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring duties ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.109; Fees.
  (1) The board, by rule, shall establish reasonable fees to be paid for applications, certification and renewal, registration and renewal, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.111; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person who desires to be certified shall apply to the department in writing. (2) A person shall be eligible for licensure by examination ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.113; Qualifications for practice; restrictions.
  (1) Any person who desires to engage in contracting on a statewide basis shall, as a prerequisite thereto, establish his or her competency and qualifications ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.1136; Medical gas certification.
  (1)(a) In addition to the certification or registration required to engage in business as a plumbing contractor, any plumbing contractor who wishes to engage ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.114; Evidence of workers' compensation coverage.
  Except as provided in s. 489.115(5)(d), any person, business organization, or qualifying agent engaged in the business of contracting in this state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.115; Certification and registration; endorsement; reciprocity; renewals; continuing education.
  (1) No person may engage in the business of contracting in this state without first being certified or registered in the proper classification. (2)(a) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.116; Inactive and delinquent status; renewal and cancellation notices.
  (1) A certificateholder or registrant may not engage in contracting unless the certificateholder or registrant has an active status certificate or registration. A certificateholder or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.117; Registration; specialty contractors.
  (1)(a) Any person engaged in the business of a contractor in the state shall be registered in the proper classification, unless he or she ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.118; Certification of registered contractors; grandfathering provisions.
  The board shall, upon receipt of a completed application and appropriate fee, issue a certificate in the appropriate category to any contractor registered under this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.119; Business organizations; qualifying agents.
  (1) If an individual proposes to engage in contracting in the individual's own name, or a fictitious name where the individual is doing business ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.1195; Responsibilities.
  (1) A qualifying agent is a primary qualifying agent unless he or she is a secondary qualifying agent under this section. (a) All primary qualifying ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.121; Emergency registration upon death of contractor.
  If an incomplete contract exists at the time of death of a contractor, the contract may be completed by any person even though not certified ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.124; Business records requirements; address of record; service.
  (1) All contractors who are registered or certified pursuant to this chapter shall maintain complete financial and business records for the immediately preceding 3 years. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.125; Prequalification of certificateholders.
  Any person holding a certificate shall be prequalified to bid by a district school board pursuant to uniform prequalification of contractors criteria adopted by rule ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.126; Moneys received by contractors.
  (1) For purposes of this section, the term "contractor" includes all definitions as set forth in s. 489.105(3), and any person performing or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.127; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) No person shall: (a) Falsely hold himself or herself or a business organization out as a licensee, certificateholder, or registrant; (b) Falsely impersonate a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.128; Contracts entered into by unlicensed contractors unenforceable.
  (1) As a matter of public policy, contracts entered into on or after October 1, 1990, by an unlicensed contractor shall be unenforceable in law ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.129; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The board may take any of the following actions against any certificateholder or registrant: place on probation or reprimand the licensee, revoke, suspend, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.13; Unlicensed contracting; notice of noncompliance; fine; authority to issue or receive a building permit; web page.
  (1) Any person performing an activity requiring licensure under this part as a construction contractor is guilty of unlicensed contracting if he or she does ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.131; Applicability.
  (1) This part applies to all contractors, including, but not limited to, those performing work for the state or any county or municipality. Officers of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.132; Prohibited acts by unlicensed principals; investigation; hearing; penalties.
  (1) No uncertified or unregistered person associated with a contracting firm qualified by the licensee under this chapter shall: (a) Conceal or cause to be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.133; Pollutant storage systems specialty contractors; definitions; certification; restrictions.
  (1) As used in this part: (a) "Registered internal pollutant storage tank lining applicator" means any person who has registered with the department pursuant to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.134; Authority of licensed job scope.
  A licensee under this part need not have a license under part II to perform work within the scope of his or her license under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.140; Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund.
  There is created the Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund as a separate account in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund. The recovery fund shall be funded ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.1401; Legislative intent.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that actions taken by the Construction Industry Licensing Board with respect to contractor sanctions and pursuant to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.1402; Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund; definitions.
  (1) The following definitions apply to ss. 489.140-489.144: (a) "Arbitration" means alternative dispute resolution entered into between a claimant and a contractor ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.141; Conditions for recovery; eligibility.
  (1) Any claimant is eligible to seek recovery from the recovery fund after having made a claim and exhausting the limits of any available bond, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.142; Board powers relating to recovery; conduct of hearings and service.
  (1) With respect to actions for recovery from the recovery fund, the board may intervene, enter an appearance, file an answer, defend the action, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.1425; Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund.
  (1) Any agreement or contract for repair, restoration, improvement, or construction to residential real property must contain a written statement explaining the consumer's rights ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.143; Payment from the fund.
  (1) The fund shall be disbursed as provided in s. 489.141 on a final order of the board. (2) Any claimant who meets all ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.144; Investment of the fund.
  The funds in the recovery fund may be invested by the Chief Financial Officer under the same limitations as apply to the investment of other ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.145; Guaranteed energy performance savings contracting.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as the "Guaranteed Energy Performance Savings Contracting Act." (2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.--The Legislature finds that investment in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.1455; Journeyman; reciprocity; standards.
  (1) An individual who holds a valid, active journeyman license in the plumbing/pipe fitting, mechanical, or HVAC trades issued by any county or municipality ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.146; Privatization of services.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this part relating to the review of licensure applications, issuance of licenses and renewals, collection of revenues, fees, and fines, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.501; Purpose.
  The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the electrical and alarm system contractors in this state. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.503; Exemptions.
  This part does not apply to: (1) Any employee of a certificateholder, registrant, or business organization authorized to engage in contracting who is acting within ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.505; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Alarm system" means any electrical device, signaling device, or combination of electrical devices used to signal or detect a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.507; Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board.
  (1) There is created in the department the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board. The board shall consist of 11 members, 7 of whom shall be certified ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.509; Fees.
  (1) The board, by rule, shall establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, transfers, licensing and renewal, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.510; Evidence of workers' compensation coverage.
  Except as provided in s. 489.515(3)(b), any person, business organization, or qualifying agent engaged in the business of contracting in this state ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.511; Certification; application; examinations; endorsement.
  (1) Any person desiring to be certified as a contractor shall apply to the department in writing to take the certification examination. (2)(a) A ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.513; Registration; application; requirements.
  (1) Any person engaged in the business of contracting in the state shall be registered in the proper classification unless he or she is certified. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.514; Certification for registered contractors; grandfathering provisions.
  (1) The board shall, upon receipt of a completed application, appropriate fee, and proof of compliance with the provisions of this section, issue: (a) To ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.515; Issuance of certificates; registrations.
  (1)(a) The department shall issue a certificate to a person who the board certifies is qualified to become a certified contractor. (b) The board ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.516; Qualifications to practice; restrictions; prerequisites.
  (1) Any person who desires to engage in electrical or alarm system contracting on a statewide basis shall, as a prerequisite thereto, establish his or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.517; Renewal of certificate or registration; continuing education.
  (1) The department shall renew a certificate or registration upon receipt of the renewal application and fee and proof of meeting all continuing education requirements. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.518; Alarm system agents.
  (1) A licensed electrical or alarm system contractor may not employ a person to perform the duties of a burglar alarm system agent unless the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.5185; Fire alarm system agents.
  (1) A certified unlimited electrical contractor or licensed fire alarm contractor may not employ a person to perform the duties of a fire alarm system ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.519; Inactive status.
  (1) A certificate or registration that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 489.517 upon application to the department. The board may prescribe, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.520; Automated licensure status information system.
  By January 1, 1995, the department shall implement an automated licensure status information system for electrical and alarm system contracting. The system shall provide instant ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.521; Business organizations; qualifying agents.
  (1) If an individual proposes to engage in contracting as a sole proprietorship, certification shall be issued in the name of that individual. If a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.522; Qualifying agents; responsibilities.
  (1)(a) A qualifying agent is a primary qualifying agent unless he or she is a secondary qualifying agent under this section. All primary qualifying ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.523; Emergency registration upon death of contractor.
  If an incomplete contract exists at the time of death of a contractor, the contract may be completed by any person even though not certified. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.525; Report to local building officials.
  The department may report to all building officials the contents of this part and the contents of the rules of the board. Any information that ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.529; Alarm verification calls required.
  All residential or commercial intrusion/burglary alarms that have central monitoring must have a central monitoring verification call made to the premises generating the alarm ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.530; Audible alarms.
  Every audible alarm system installed by a licensed contractor shall have a device to automatically terminate the audible signal within 15 minutes of activation. A ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.531; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not: (a) Practice contracting unless the person is certified or registered; (b) Use the name or title "electrical contractor" or "alarm ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.5315; Proprietary electrical or alarm contractors.
  Businesses that obtain an electrical or burglar alarm system license to work only on their own equipment, and that do not offer electrical or alarm ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.532; Contracts entered into by unlicensed contractors unenforceable.
  (1) As a matter of public policy, contracts entered into on or after October 1, 1990, by an unlicensed contractor shall be unenforceable in law ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.533; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for disciplinary actions as provided in subsection (2): (a) Failure to comply with any provision of chapter 455. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.5335; Journeyman; reciprocity; standards.
  (1) An individual who holds a valid, active journeyman license in the electrical trade issued by any county or municipality in this state may work ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.537; Application of this part.
  (1) This part applies to any contractor performing work for the state or any county or municipality. (2)(a) The scope of electrical contracting shall ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.538; Authority of licensed job scope.
  A licensee under this part need not have a license under part I to perform work within the scope of his or her license under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.551; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Department" means the Department of Health. (2) "Master septic tank contractor" means a septic tank contractor whose services are ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.552; Registration required.
  A person shall not hold himself or herself out as a septic tank contractor or a master septic tank contractor in this state unless he ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.553; Administration of part; registration qualifications; examination.
  (1) Each person desiring to be registered pursuant to this part shall apply to the department in writing upon forms prepared and furnished by the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.554; Registration renewal.
  (1) The department shall prescribe by rule the method for approving continuing education courses, for renewing annual registration, for approving inactive status for the late ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.555; Certification of partnerships and corporations.
  (1) The practice of or the offer to practice septic tank contracting services by registrants through a parent corporation, corporation, subsidiary of a corporation, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.556; Suspension or revocation of registration.
  A certificate of registration may be suspended or revoked upon a showing that the registrant has: (1) Violated any provision of this part. (2) Violated ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.557; Fees, establishment.
  (1) The department shall, by rule, establish fees as follows: (a) For septic tank contractor registration: 1. Application and examination fee: not less than $25 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 489.558; Penalties and prohibitions.
  (1) Any person who violates any provision of this part commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.001; Short title.
  This chapter may be cited as the "Psychological Services ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.002; Intent.
  The Legislature finds that as society becomes increasingly complex, emotional survival is equal in importance to physical survival. Therefore, in order to preserve the health, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.003; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Psychology. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3)(a) Prior to July 1, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.004; Board of Psychology.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Psychology, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (2) ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.005; Licensure by examination.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a psychologist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The department shall license each ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0051; Provisional licensure; requirements.
  (1) The department shall issue a provisional psychology license to each applicant who the board certifies has: (a) Completed the application form and remitted a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.006; Licensure by endorsement.
  (1) The department shall license a person as a psychologist or school psychologist who, upon applying to the department and remitting the appropriate fee, demonstrates ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.007; Renewal of license.
  (1) The department or, in the case of psychologists, the board shall prescribe by rule a method for the biennial renewal of a license at ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0085; Continuing education; approval of providers, programs, and courses; proof of completion.
  (1) Continuing education providers, programs, and courses shall be approved by the department or, in the case of psychologists, the board. (2) The department or, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.009; Discipline.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0111; Sexual misconduct.
  Sexual misconduct by any person licensed under this chapter, in the practice of her or his profession, is prohibited. Sexual misconduct shall be defined by ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.012; Violations; penalties; injunction.
  (1)(a) No person shall hold herself or himself out by any professional title, name, or description incorporating the word "psychologist" unless such person holds ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0121; Licensed school psychologists; private sector services.
  It shall not be a violation of s. 112.313(7) for a licensed school psychologist employed by a school district to provide private sector ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.014; Exemptions.
  (1)(a) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to limit the practice of physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459 so ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0141; Practice of hypnosis.
  A licensed psychologist who is qualified as determined by the board may practice hypnosis as defined in s. 485.003(1). The provisions of this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0143; Practice of sex therapy.
  Only a person licensed by this chapter who meets the qualifications set by the board may hold himself or herself out as a sex therapist. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0145; The practice of juvenile sexual offender therapy.
  Only a person licensed by this chapter who meets the qualifications set by the board may hold himself or herself out as a juvenile sexual ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0147; Confidentiality and privileged communications.
  Any communication between any person licensed under this chapter and her or his patient or client shall be confidential. This privilege may be waived under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0148; Psychologist and school psychologist records.
  Each psychologist and school psychologist who provides services as defined in this chapter shall maintain records. The board or, in the case of a school ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.0149; Specialties.
  (1) As used in this section, the term "certified psychology specialist," "board-certified psychology specialist," or "psychology diplomate" means a psychologist with recognized special competency ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 490.015; Duties of the department.
  (1) All functions reserved to boards under chapter 456 shall be exercised by the department with respect to the regulation of school psychologists and in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.002; Intent.
  The Legislature finds that as society becomes increasingly complex, emotional survival is equal in importance to physical survival. Therefore, in order to preserve the health, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.003; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. (2) "Clinical social ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.004; Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.
  (1) There is created within the department the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling composed of nine members ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0045; Intern registration; requirements.
  (1) Effective January 1, 1998, an individual who intends to practice in Florida to satisfy the postgraduate or post-master's level experience requirements, as ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0046; Provisional license; requirements.
  (1) An individual applying for licensure by examination who has satisfied the clinical experience requirements of s. 491.005 or an individual applying for licensure ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.005; Licensure by examination.
  (1) CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK.--Upon verification of documentation and payment of a fee not to exceed $200, as set by board rule, plus the actual ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0057; Dual licensure as a marriage and family therapist.
  The department shall license as a marriage and family therapist any person who demonstrates to the board that he or she: (1) Holds a valid, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.006; Licensure or certification by endorsement.
  (1) The department shall license or grant a certificate to a person in a profession regulated by this chapter who, upon applying to the department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0065; Requirement for instruction on HIV and AIDS.
  The board shall require, as a condition of granting a license under this chapter, that an applicant making initial application for licensure complete an education ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.007; Renewal of license, registration, or certificate.
  (1) The board or department shall prescribe by rule a method for the biennial renewal of licenses or certificates at a fee set by rule, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.008; Inactive status; reactivation of licenses; fees.
  (1) Inactive status is the licensure status that results when a licensee has applied to be placed on inactive status and has paid a $50 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0085; Continuing education and laws and rules courses; approval of providers, programs, and courses; proof of completion.
  (1) Continuing education providers, programs, and courses and laws and rules courses and their providers and programs shall be approved by the department or the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.009; Discipline.
  (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, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0111; Sexual misconduct.
  Sexual misconduct by any person licensed or certified under this chapter, in the practice of her or his profession, is prohibited. Sexual misconduct shall be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0112; Sexual misconduct by a psychotherapist; penalties.
  (1) Any psychotherapist who commits sexual misconduct with a client, or former client when the professional relationship was terminated primarily for the purpose of engaging ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.012; Violations; penalty; injunction.
  (1) It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to: (a) Use the following titles or any combination thereof, unless she ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.014; Exemptions.
  (1) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to limit the practice of physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, or psychologists ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0141; Practice of hypnosis.
  A person licensed under this chapter who is qualified as determined by the board may practice hypnosis as defined in s. 485.003(1). The ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0143; Practice of sex therapy.
  Only a person licensed by this chapter who meets the qualifications set by the board may hold herself or himself out as a sex therapist. ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0144; The practice of juvenile sexual offender therapy.
  Only a person licensed by this chapter who meets the qualifications set by the board may hold himself or herself out as a juvenile sexual ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0145; Certified master social worker.
  The department may certify an applicant for a designation as a certified master social worker upon the following conditions: (1) The applicant completes an application ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0147; Confidentiality and privileged communications.
  Any communication between any person licensed or certified under this chapter and her or his patient or client shall be confidential. This secrecy may be ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0148; Records.
  Each psychotherapist who provides services as defined in this chapter shall maintain records. The board may adopt rules defining the minimum requirements for records and ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.0149; Display of license; use of professional title on promotional materials.
  (1)(a) A person licensed under this chapter as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or mental health counselor, or certified as a ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 491.015; Duties of the department as to certified master social workers.
  (1) All functions reserved to boards under chapter 456 shall be exercised by the department with respect to the regulation of certified master social workers ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.101; Purpose.
  It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state that, in order to safeguard the life, health, property, and public well-being ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.102; Definitions.
  For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Board" means the Board of Professional Geologists. (2) "Department" means the Department ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.103; Board of Professional Geologists.
  (1) There is created in the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Board of Professional Geologists. The board shall consist of seven members, five ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.104; Rulemaking authority.
  The Board of Professional Geologists has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this chapter. Every licensee ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.105; Licensure by examination; requirements; fees.
  (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a professional geologist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The written licensure examination ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.106; Provisional licenses.
  The department may provide a provisional license to any person who is not a resident of and has not established a place of business in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.107; Seals.
  (1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, a form of seal, including its electronic form, to be used by persons holding valid licenses. All geological ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.108; Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees.
  (1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting an application fee, has been ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.109; Renewal of license; fees.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.1101; Inactive status.
  (1) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 492.109 upon application to the department. (2) The board shall promulgate rules ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.111; Practice of professional geology by a firm, corporation, or partnership; certificate of authorization.
  The practice of, or offer to practice, professional geology by individual professional geologists licensed under the provisions of this chapter through a firm, corporation, or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.112; Prohibitions; penalties.
  (1) A person may not knowingly: (a) Practice professional geology unless the person is licensed under this chapter. (b) Use the name or title "Professional ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.113; Disciplinary proceedings.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: (a) Violation of any provision of s. 492....
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.114; Lost, destroyed, stolen, or mutilated licenses.
  A duplicate license for a duly licensed professional geologist may be issued to replace a license lost, destroyed, stolen, or mutilated, subject to rules of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.115; Roster of licensed professional geologists.
  A roster showing the names and places of business or residence of all licensed professional geologists and all firms, corporations, or partnerships holding certificates of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.116; Exemptions.
  The following persons are specifically exempted from this chapter, provided, however, that all final geological papers or documents which have been prepared by a person ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 492.1165; Construction of chapter.
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit the practice of any profession or trade for which a license is required under ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6100; Legislative intent.
  The Legislature recognizes that the private security, investigative, and recovery industries are rapidly expanding fields that require regulation to ensure that the interests of the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6101; Definitions.
  (1) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (2) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, agency, organization, partnership, or corporation. (3) "Licensee" means ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6102; Inapplicability of this chapter.
  This chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any individual who is an "officer" as defined in s. 943.10(14) or is a law enforcement ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6103; Authority to make rules.
  The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter. However, no rule shall be adopted that unreasonably restricts competition or the availability of services ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6104; Advisory council.
  (1) The department shall designate an advisory council, known as the Private Investigation, Recovery, and Security Advisory Council, to be composed of 11 members. One ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6105; Initial application for license.
  (1) Each individual, partner, or principal officer in a corporation, shall file with the department a complete application accompanied by an application fee not to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6106; License requirements; posting.
  (1) Each individual licensed by the department must: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Be of good moral character. (c) Not have ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6107; Fees.
  (1) The department shall establish by rule examination and biennial license fees which shall not exceed the following: (a) Class "M" license--manager Class "AB" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6108; Investigation of applicants by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided, prior to the issuance of a license under this chapter, the department shall make an investigation of the applicant for ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6109; Reciprocity.
  (1) The department may adopt rules for: (a) Entering into reciprocal agreements with other states or territories of the United States for the purpose of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6110; Licensee's insurance.
  A Class "B" agency license may not be issued unless the applicant first files with the department a certification of insurance evidencing commercial general liability ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6111; License; contents; identification card.
  (1) All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall include the licensee's name, license ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6112; Notification to Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of changes of partner or officer or employees.
  (1) After filing the application, unless the department declines to issue the license or revokes it after issuance, an agency or school shall, within 5 ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6113; Renewal application for licensure.
  (1) A license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially by the department, except for Class "A," Class "B," Class "AB," ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6114; Cancellation or inactivation of license.
  (1) In the event the licensee desires to cancel her or his license, she or he shall notify the department in writing and return the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6115; Weapons and firearms.
  (1) The provisions of this section shall apply to all licensees in addition to the other provisions of this chapter. (2) Only Class "C," Class "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6116; Sponsorship of interns.
  (1) Only licensees may sponsor interns. A Class "C," Class "M," or Class "MA" licensee may sponsor a Class "CC" private investigator intern; a Class "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6117; Division of Licensing Trust Fund.
  There is created within the Division of Licensing of the department a Division of Licensing Trust Fund. All moneys required to be paid under this ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6118; Grounds for disciplinary action.
  (1) The following constitute grounds for which disciplinary action specified in subsection (2) may be taken by the department against any licensee, agency, or applicant ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6119; Divulging investigative information; false reports prohibited.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or other law, no licensee, or any employee of a licensee or licensed agency shall divulge or ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6120; Violations; penalty.
  (1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter except s. 493.6405 commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6121; Enforcement; investigation.
  (1) The department shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this chapter, irrespective of the place or location in which the violation occurred, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6122; Information about licensees; confidentiality.
  The residence telephone number and residence address of any Class "C," Class "CC," Class "E," or Class "EE" licensee maintained by the department is confidential ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6123; Publication to industry.
  (1) The department shall have the authority to periodically, through the publication of a newsletter, advise its licensees of information that the department or the ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6124; Use of state seal; prohibited.
  No person or licensee shall use any facsimile reproduction or pictorial portion of the Great Seal of the State of Florida on any badge, credentials, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6125; Maintenance of information concerning administrative complaints and disciplinary actions.
  The department shall maintain statistics and relevant information, by profession, for private investigators, recovery agents, and private security officers which details: (1) The number of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6126; Saving clauses.
  (1) No judicial or administrative proceeding pending on October 1, 1990, shall be abated as a result of the repeal and reenactment of this chapter. (...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6201; Classes of licenses.
  (1) Any person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation which engages in business as a private investigative agency shall have a Class "A" license. A Class "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6202; Fees.
  (1) The department shall establish by rule examination and biennial license fees, which shall not exceed the following: (a) Class "A" license--private investigative agency: $...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6203; License requirements.
  In addition to the license requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter, each individual or agency shall comply with the following additional requirements: (1) Each ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6301; Classes of licenses.
  (1) Any person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation which engages in business as a security agency shall have a Class "B" license. A Class "B" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6302; Fees.
  (1) The department shall establish by rule biennial license fees, which shall not exceed the following: (a) Class "B" license--security agency: $450. (b) Class "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6303; License requirements.
  In addition to the license requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter, each individual or agency shall comply with the following additional requirements: (1) Each ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6304; Security officer school or training facility.
  (1) Any school, training facility, or instructor who offers the training outlined in s. 493.6303(4) for Class "D" applicants shall, before licensure of ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6305; Uniforms, required wear; exceptions.
  (1) Class "D" licensees shall perform duties regulated under this chapter in a uniform which bears at least one patch or emblem visible at all ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6401; Classes of licenses.
  (1) Any person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation which engages in business as a recovery agency shall have a Class "R" license. A Class "R" ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6402; Fees.
  (1) The department shall establish by rule biennial license fees which shall not exceed the following: (a) Class "R" license--recovery agency: $450. (b) Class "...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6403; License requirements.
  (1) In addition to the license requirements set forth in this chapter, each individual or agency shall comply with the following additional requirements: (a) Each ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6404; Property inventory; vehicle license identification numbers.
  (1) If personal effects or other property not covered by a security agreement are contained in or on a recovered vehicle, mobile home, motorboat, aircraft, ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6405; Sale of motor vehicle, mobile home, motorboat, aircraft, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, farm equipment, or industrial equipment by a licensee; penalty.
  (1) A Class "E" or Class "EE" licensee shall obtain, prior to sale, written authorization and a negotiable title from the owner or lienholder to ...
• Florida Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Code Section 493.6406; Repossession services school or training facility.
  (1) Any school, training facility, or instructor who offers the training outlined in s. 493.6403(2) for Class "EE" applicants shall, before licensure of ...

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