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Fla. Stat. § 458.3191 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 458 / Section 458.3191
458.3191 Physician survey.
Status: in_force

(1) Each person who applies for licensure renewal as a physician under this chapter or chapter 459 must, in conjunction with the renewal of such license under procedures adopted by the Department of Health and in addition to any other information that may be required from the applicant, furnish the following to the Department of Health in a physician survey: (a) Licensee information, including, but not limited to: 1. Frequency and geographic location of practice within the state. 2. Practice setting. 3. Percentage of time spent in direct patient care. 4. Anticipated change to license or practice status. 5. Areas of specialty or certification. (b) Availability and trends relating to critically needed services, including, but not limited to: 1. Obstetric care and services, including incidents of deliveries. 2. Radiological services, particularly performance of mammograms and breast-imaging services. 3. Physician services for hospital emergency departments and trauma centers, including on-call hours. 4. Other critically needed specialty areas, as determined by the department.

(2) Such information furnished must include a statement submitted by the physician that the information provided is true and accurate to the best of his or her knowledge and the submission does not contain any knowingly false information.

(3)(a) The Department of Health shall issue a nondisciplinary citation to any physician licensed under this chapter or chapter 459 who fails to complete the survey within 90 days after the renewal of his or her license to practice as a physician. (b) The citation must notify a physician who fails to complete the survey required by this section that his or her license will not be renewed for any subsequent license renewal unless the physician completes the survey. (c) In conjunction with issuing the license renewal notice required by s. 456.038, the Department of Health shall notify each physician licensed under this chapter or chapter 459 who has failed to complete the survey at the licensee’s last known address of record with the Department of Health of the requirement that the physician survey be completed prior to the subsequent license renewal. At any subsequent license renewal, the Department of Health may not renew the license of any physician licensed under this chapter or chapter 459 until the survey required under this section is completed by the licensee.

(4) The Department of Health shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary to implement this section.

History: s. 2, ch. 2007-172.
Fla. Stat. § 483.811 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 483 / Part I / Section 483.811
483.811 Approval of laboratory personnel training programs.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall approve clinical laboratories for training programs upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that such laboratories are adequately staffed by qualified personnel and comply with rules adopted by the board to ensure that such laboratories provide training in clinical laboratory techniques adequate to prepare individuals to meet the requirements for licensure under this part.

(2) The board shall adopt rules for training programs, including, but not limited to, rules relating to curriculum, educational objectives, evaluation procedures, personnel licensure requirements, preentry educational requirements, and length of clinical training.

(3) A clinical laboratory operated by one or more practitioners who hold the facilities of the laboratory out as available for the performance of diagnostic tests for other practitioners or their patients is subject to the provisions of this part.

(4) The board shall approve training programs for laboratory technicians in a hospital or clinical laboratory which programs are under the supervision of a clinical laboratory director. The training must be accepted in lieu of educational requirements for licensure, but a trainee must have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Any person who completes a training program must pass, before licensure, an examination given by the department.

(5) The department may inspect laboratory personnel training programs.

(6) If the board finds that an approved program no longer meets the required standards, the department may rescind the approval.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-58; s. 22, ch. 93-178; s. 8, ch. 97-91; s. 5, ch. 2000-154.
Fla. Stat. § 388.251 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 388 / Section 388.251
388.251 Delegation of authority to county health department.
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners may authorize the county health department to administer and direct arthropod control in the county provided by this chapter, upon the following conditions:

(1) The county health department shall keep the books and make all reports required by this chapter.

(2) All purchases, whether by bid or otherwise, shall be made in accordance with the procedure followed by the board of county commissioners in making other purchases.

(3) The county health department shall submit to the board of county commissioners, with supporting vouchers and invoices, monthly itemized statements of expenses incurred in carrying out the control program in the county.

History: s. 2, ch. 59-195.
Fla. Stat. § 159.614 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part IV / Section 159.614
159.614 Provisions of bonds and trust indentures.
Status: in_force

In connection with the issuance of bonds and in order to secure the payment of such bonds, a housing finance authority, in addition to the other powers granted pursuant to this act, shall have power:

(1) To pledge all or any part of any payment made to the housing finance authority pursuant to any loan agreement or pursuant to a sale of any loan or loan commitment.

(2) To covenant against pledging or assigning all or any part of any payments made pursuant to any loan agreement or pursuant to the sale of any loan or loan commitment or against permitting or suffering any lien on such payments; and to covenant as to what other, or additional, debts or obligations may be incurred by the housing finance authority with respect to any qualifying housing development.

(3) To covenant as to the bonds to be issued and as to the issuance of such bonds in escrow or otherwise and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds thereof; and to provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds; to covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest thereon; and to redeem the other bonds, covenant for their redemption, and provide the terms and conditions thereof.

(4) To create or to authorize the creation of special funds for moneys held for construction costs, debt service, reserves, or other purposes; and to covenant as to the construction and disposition of the moneys held in such special funds.

(5) To prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with the holder of any bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount of the bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given.

(6) To covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach by the housing finance authority of any covenant, condition, or obligation; and to covenant and prescribe as to events of default and terms and conditions upon which any or all of its bonds or obligations shall become or may be declared due before maturity and as to the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived.

(7) To vest in a trustee or trustees or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any covenants securing or relating to the bonds; to vest in a trustee or trustees the right, in the event of a default by said housing finance authority, to collect the payments made pursuant to any loan agreement or pursuant to the sale of any loan or loan commitment and to dispose of such rights in accordance with the agreement of the housing finance authority with said trustee; to provide for the powers and duties of a trustee or trustees and to limit the liabilities thereof; and to provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or trustees of the holders of bonds or any proportion of them may enforce any covenant or rights securing or relating to the bonds.

History: s. 14, ch. 78-89.
Fla. Stat. § 497.451 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part IV / Section 497.451
497.451 Insurance business not authorized.
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Florida Insurance Code or this chapter shall be deemed to authorize any preneed funeral merchandise or service contract business or any preneed burial merchandise or service business to transact any insurance business, other than that of preneed funeral merchandise or service insurance or preneed burial merchandise or service insurance, or otherwise to engage in any other type of insurance unless it is authorized under a certificate of authority issued under the provisions of the Florida Insurance Code. Any insurance business transacted under this section must comply with the provisions of s. 626.785.

History: ss. 22, 52, ch. 85-321; ss. 91, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 561, ch. 2003-261; s. 100, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 726.110 — Florida Code / Title XLI / Chapter 726 / Section 726.110
726.110 Extinguishment of cause of action.
Status: in_force

A cause of action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under ss. 726.101-726.112 is extinguished unless action is brought:

(1) Under s. 726.105(1)(a), within 4 years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred or, if later, within 1 year after the transfer or obligation was or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant;

(2) Under s. 726.105(1)(b) or s. 726.106(1), within 4 years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred; or

(3) Under s. 726.106(2), within 1 year after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred.

History: s. 10, ch. 87-79.
Fla. Stat. § 403.812 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part V / Section 403.812
403.812 Dredge and fill permitting in stormwater management systems.
Status: in_force

The department shall not require dredge and fill permits for stormwater management systems where such systems are located landward of the point of connection to waters of the state and are designed, constructed, operated, and maintained for stormwater treatment, flood attenuation, or irrigation. The waters within such systems, unless designed, constructed, operated, and maintained for in-water recreational uses, such as swimming and boating, shall not be considered waters of the state; however, if the system provides other incidental uses and is accessible to the public, then the department may require reasonable assurance that water quality within the system will not adversely impact public health, fish and wildlife in adjacent waters, or adjacent waters. The department shall not require dredge and fill permits for structures designed solely to connect stormwater management systems to waters of the state provided that the connection of such system to waters of the state is regulated pursuant to chapter 373. The department shall initiate rulemaking to implement the provisions of this section.

History: s. 6, ch. 75-22; s. 68, ch. 83-310; s. 6, ch. 84-79; s. 3, ch. 85-154; s. 39, ch. 89-279.
Fla. Stat. § 455.117 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 455 / Section 455.117
455.117 Sale of services and information by department.
Status: in_force

The department may provide, directly or by contract, services and information to other levels of government and private entities.

History: s. 9, ch. 93-220.
Fla. Stat. § 400.94 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part VII / Section 400.94
400.94 Patient records.
Status: in_force

(1) The home medical equipment provider must maintain, for each patient, a patient record that includes the home medical equipment and services the home medical equipment provider has provided. Such records must contain: (a) Any physician’s order or certificate of medical necessity, if the equipment was ordered by a physician. (b) Signed and dated delivery slips verifying delivery. (c) Notes reflecting all services and maintenance performed, and any equipment exchanges. (d) The date on which rental equipment was retrieved. (e) Such other information as is appropriate to specific patients in light of the particular equipment provided to them.

(2) Such records are considered patient records under s. 456.057 and must be maintained by the home medical equipment provider for 5 years following termination of services. If a patient transfers to another home medical equipment provider, a copy of his or her record must be provided to the other home medical equipment provider, upon request.

History: s. 1, ch. 99-189; s. 18, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 717.1125 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 717 / Section 717.1125
717.1125 Property held by fiduciaries under trust instruments.
Status: in_force

All intangible property and any income or increment thereon held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person under a trust instrument is presumed unclaimed unless the owner has, within 2 years after it has become payable or distributable, increased or decreased the principal, accepted payment of principal or income, communicated concerning the property, or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the fiduciary. This section does not relieve a fiduciary of his or her duties under the Florida Trust Code.

History: s. 4, ch. 2013-172; s. 45, ch. 2024-140.
Fla. Stat. § 588.011 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 588 / Section 588.011
588.011 Legal fence; requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any fence or enclosure at least 3 feet in height made of barbed or other soft wire consisting of not less than three strands of wire stretched securely on posts, trees, or other supports, standing not more than 20 feet apart; or when using battens, up to 60 feet apart for nonelectric and 150 feet apart for electric, if constructed with high tensile wire in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, shall be considered as a legal fence.

(2) Any fence or enclosure made of any other material which meets substantially the minimum requirements or specifications mentioned in subsection (1) shall be considered as a legal fence.

(3) Legal fences may include gateways or openings therein provided: (a) That any such gateways shall be equipped with gates which are so constructed as to meet the minimum requirements or specifications of a legal fence; or (b) That any such opening shall be equipped with a cattle or livestock guard at least 6 feet in width extending to each end of the opening.

(4) The requirements of s. 588.01, shall constitute and be a legal fence to prevent the intrusion of swine where the running at large of swine is not prohibited by law.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, 8, ch. 25357, 1949; s. 14, ch. 99-391.
Fla. Stat. § 220.815 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part IX / Section 220.815
220.815 Liens; priority and filing.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to give the state a preference over the perfected rights of any bona fide purchaser, mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienholder in existence prior to the filing of notice of lien or of jeopardy assessment lien in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the property subject to the lien is located. If there is jeopardy to the revenue and jeopardy is asserted in or with an assessment, the department shall proceed in the manner specified for jeopardy assessment in s. 213.732.

(2) The clerks of the circuit courts of the several counties shall establish and maintain a file and index book for liens arising under this chapter, in the manner and form prescribed by the department, which shall contain numerical and alphabetical indexes. Each entry in the file shall show the name and address of the taxpayer named in the notice, the tax to which the lien relates, the serial number of the notice, the date and hour of filing, whether the lien is a regular lien or a jeopardy assessment lien, and the amount of taxes, penalties, and interest due and unpaid at the time the notice is filed.

History: s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 69, ch. 91-112; s. 16, ch. 92-315.
Fla. Stat. § 701.03 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 701 / Section 701.03
701.03 Cancellation.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever the amount of money due under a promissory note secured by a mortgage is fully paid, the mortgagee or assignee shall within 45 days after satisfaction of the mortgage thereafter cancel the mortgage in the manner provided by law, unless the mortgage is an open-end mortgage.

(2) A mortgage that is an open-end mortgage as provided in the loan agreement may be canceled upon written notice from the borrower of the intent to close the mortgage. The mortgagee or assignee shall cancel the open-end mortgage within 45 days after receiving the notice. This subsection does not apply to an open-end mortgage existing before July 1, 2016, if the loan agreement contained procedures for canceling the mortgage.

History: RS 1986; GS 2499; RGS 3842; CGL 5745; s. 171, ch. 73-333; s. 4, ch. 2016-53.
Fla. Stat. § 1013.66 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1013 / Part IV / Section 1013.66
1013.66 Financing of approved capital projects.
Status: in_force

(1) Capital projects are to be financed in accordance with s. 9(a)(2), Art. XII of the State Constitution, as amended, or from other legally available state funds or grants, donations, or matching funds, or by a combination of such funds.

(2) The sum designated annually by the Legislature is the maximum sum to be expended from funds accruing under s. 9(a)(2), Art. XII of the State Constitution, as amended, and from funds accruing under s. 1013.65(2). However, funds appropriated from this source and remaining unexpended from previously authorized capital projects, along with grants, donations, and matching funds from other sources, may be added to such maximum sums for any item or category.

(3) No transfers between appropriations shall be made without prior approval under the provisions of chapter 216.

(4) To the extent that appropriations authority for entitlements from previous years was used for advanced funding, that authority is hereby restored to the projects for which appropriations were made by the Legislature in those previous years.

History: s. 863, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 648.31 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 648 / Section 648.31
648.31 Appointment taxes and fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall collect in advance all appointment taxes and fees for the issuance of any appointment to a bail bond agent as provided in s. 624.501. There is no fee for the issuance of any appointment to a bail bond agency.

History: s. 5, ch. 29621, 1955; s. 2, ch. 59-326; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 177, ch. 70-339; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 71, 72, ch. 82-175; ss. 8, 50, 51, ch. 84-103; s. 5, ch. 87-321; ss. 9, 46, 47, ch. 90-131; s. 204, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 92-324; s. 8, ch. 96-372; s. 7, ch. 2002-260; s. 57, ch. 2023-144.
Fla. Stat. § 334.071 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334 / Section 334.071
334.071 Legislative designation of transportation facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) Designation of a transportation facility contained in an act of the Legislature is for honorary or memorial purposes or to distinguish a particular facility, and unless specifically provided for, shall not be construed to require any action by a local government or private party regarding the changing of any street signs, mailing address, or 911 emergency telephone number system listing.

(2) The effect of such designations shall only be construed to require the placement of markers by the department at the termini or intersections specified for each highway segment or bridge designated, and as authority for the department to place other markers as appropriate for the transportation facility being designated.

(3) Erection of markers shall be contingent on the appropriate city or county commission passing a resolution in support of the particular honorary designation. If the bridge or road segment being designated is located in more than one city or county, resolutions supporting the designation must be passed by each affected local government prior to the erection of the markers.

History: s. 44, ch. 99-385; s. 58, ch. 2003-286.
Fla. Stat. § 61.741 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part IV / Section 61.741
61.741 Grant of limited contact.
Status: in_force

A court shall grant limited contact to a nonparent who is a family member of the child or an individual who is not a family member with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship on motion of a deploying parent and in accordance with general law unless the court finds that limited contact with a nonparent would not be in the best interest of the child. In the case of an adult who is not a family member with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship, the best interest of the child must be established by clear and convincing evidence.

History: s. 1, ch. 2018-69.
Fla. Stat. § 932.48 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 932 / Section 932.48
932.48 Informations; duties of clerks of courts.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of an information, the clerk of the circuit court shall docket the information and shall, without leave or order of the court first being had and obtained, issue a capias for the arrest of the person charged; and the clerk shall likewise issue any and all other necessary process incident to the information.

History: s. 2, ch. 17172, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 8363(1).
Fla. Stat. § 901.19 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 901 / Section 901.19
901.19 Right of officer to break into building.
Status: in_force

(1) If a peace officer fails to gain admittance after she or he has announced her or his authority and purpose in order to make an arrest either by a warrant or when authorized to make an arrest for a felony without a warrant, the officer may use all necessary and reasonable force to enter any building or property where the person to be arrested is or is reasonably believed to be.

(2) When any of the implements, devices, or apparatus commonly used for gambling purposes are found in any house, room, booth, or other place used for the purpose of gambling, a peace officer shall seize and hold them subject to the discretion of the court, to be used as evidence, and afterwards they shall be publicly destroyed in the presence of witnesses under order of the court to that effect.

History: s. 19, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(19); s. 8, ch. 70-339; s. 1463, ch. 97-102.