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FL Stat § 456.0135 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.0135 - General Background Screening Provisions.

456.0135 General background screening provisions.—(1) An application for initial licensure received on or after January 1, 2013, under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, chapter 464, s. 465.022, part XIII of chapter 468, or chapter 480 shall include fingerprints pursuant to procedures established by the department through a vendor approved by the Department of Law Enforcement and fees imposed for the initial screening and retention of fingerprints. Fingerprints must be submitted electronically to the Department of Law Enforcement for state processing, and the Department of Law Enforcement shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national processing. Each board, or the department if there is no board, shall screen the results to determine if an applicant meets licensure requirements. For any subsequent renewal of the applicant’s license that requires a national criminal history check, the department shall request the Department of Law Enforcement to forward the retained fingerprints of the applicant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation unless the fingerprints are enrolled in the national retained print arrest notification program.(2) All fingerprints submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement as required under subsection (1) shall be retained by the Department of Law Enforcement as provided under s. 943.05(2)(g) and (h) and (3) and enrolled in the national retained print arrest notification program at the Federal Bureau of Investigation when the Department of Law Enforcement begins participation in the program. The department shall notify the Department of Law Enforcement regarding any person whose fingerprints have been retained but who is no longer licensed.(3) The costs of fingerprint processing, including the cost for retaining fingerprints, shall be borne by the applicant subject to the background screening.(4) All fingerprints received under this section shall be entered into the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse as provided in s. 435.12.(5) In addition to the offenses listed in s. 435.04, all persons required to undergo background screening under this section, other than those licensed under s. 465.022, must not have an arrest awaiting final disposition for, must not have been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, and must not have been adjudicated delinquent and the record not have been sealed or expunged for an offense under s. 784.03 or any similar offense of another jurisdiction relating to battery, if the victim is a vulnerable adult as defined in s. 415.102 or a patient or resident of a facility licensed under chapter 395, chapter 400, or chapter 429.History.—s. 13, ch. 2012-73; s. 1, ch. 2014-139; s. 13, ch. 2015-116; s. 54, ch. 2020-133.
FL Stat § 456.014 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.014 - Public Inspection of Information Required From Applicants; Exceptions; Examination Hearing.

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. 119.07, except financial information, medical information, school transcripts, examination questions, answers, papers, grades, and grading keys, which are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall not be discussed with or made accessible to anyone except the program director of an approved program or accredited program as provided in s. 464.019(6), members of the board, the department, and staff thereof, who have a bona fide need to know such information. Any information supplied to the department by any other agency which is exempt from the provisions of chapter 119 or is confidential shall remain exempt or confidential pursuant to applicable law while in the custody of the department or the agency.(2) The department shall establish by rule the procedure by which an applicant, and the applicant’s attorney, may review examination questions and answers. Examination questions and answers are not subject to discovery but may be introduced into evidence and considered only in camera in any administrative proceeding under chapter 120. If an administrative hearing is held, the department shall provide challenged examination questions and answers to the administrative law judge. The examination questions and answers provided at the hearing are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), unless invalidated by the administrative law judge.(3) Unless an applicant notifies the department at least 5 days prior to an examination hearing of the applicant’s inability to attend, or unless an applicant can demonstrate an extreme emergency for failing to attend, the department may require an applicant who fails to attend to pay reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and court costs of the department for the examination hearing.History.—s. 76, ch. 97-261; s. 46, ch. 2000-160; s. 1, ch. 2010-37; s. 5, ch. 2014-92.Note.—Former s. 455.647.
FL Stat § 456.015 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.015 - Limited Licenses.

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 professionals in good standing to serve the indigent, underserved, or critical need populations of this state should be encouraged. To that end, the board, or the department when there is no board, may adopt rules to permit practice by retired professionals as limited licensees under this section.(2) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license, when permitted by rule, shall submit to the board, or the department when there is no board, an application and fee, not to exceed $300, and an affidavit stating that the applicant has been licensed to practice in any jurisdiction in the United States for at least 10 years in the profession for which the applicant seeks a limited license. The affidavit shall also state that the applicant has retired or intends to retire from the practice of that profession and intends to practice only pursuant to the restrictions of the limited license granted pursuant to this section. If the applicant for a limited license submits a notarized statement from the employer stating that the applicant will not receive monetary compensation for any service involving the practice of her or his profession, the application and all licensure fees shall be waived.(3) The board, or the department when there is no board, may deny limited licensure to an applicant who has committed, or is under investigation or prosecution for, any act which would constitute the basis for discipline pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the applicable practice act.(4) The recipient of a limited license may practice only in the employ of public agencies or institutions or nonprofit agencies or institutions which meet the requirements of s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which provide professional liability coverage for acts or omissions of the limited licensee. A limited licensee may provide services only to the indigent, underserved, or critical need populations within the state. The standard for determining indigency shall be that recognized by the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines produced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The board, or the department when there is no board, may adopt rules to define underserved and critical need areas and to ensure implementation of this section.(5) A board, or the department when there is no board, may provide by rule for supervision of limited licensees to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.(6) Each applicant granted a limited license is subject to all the provisions of this chapter and the respective practice act under which the limited license is issued which are not in conflict with this section.(7) This section does not apply to chapter 458 or chapter 459.History.—s. 50, ch. 97-261; s. 22, ch. 99-7; s. 47, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 455.561.
FL Stat § 456.016 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.016 - Use of Professional Testing Services.

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 examination, when that service is available and approved by the board, or the department if there is no board.History.—s. 53, ch. 97-261; s. 48, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 455.571.
FL Stat § 456.018 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.018 - Penalty for Theft or Reproduction of an Examination.

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 part or the act of reproducing or copying any examination administered by the department, whether such examination is reproduced or copied in part or in whole and by any means, constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 55, ch. 97-261; s. 50, ch. 2000-160; s. 27, ch. 2000-318.Note.—Former s. 455.577.
FL Stat § 456.019 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.019 - Restriction on Requirement of Citizenship.

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 citizen.History.—s. 36, ch. 97-261; s. 20, ch. 99-7; s. 51, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 455.511.
FL Stat § 456.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.021 - Qualification of Immigrants for Examination to Practice a Licensed Profession or Occupation.

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 their professions so that all people of this state may receive better services.(2) Any person who has successfully completed, or is currently enrolled in, an approved course of study created pursuant to chapters 74-105 and 75-177, Laws of Florida, shall be deemed qualified for examination and reexaminations for a professional or occupational license which shall be administered in the English language unless 15 or more such applicants request that the reexamination be administered in their native language. In the event that such reexamination is administered in a foreign language, the full cost to the board of preparing and administering it shall be borne by the applicants.(3) Each board within the department shall adopt and implement programs designed to qualify for examination all persons who were resident nationals of the Republic of Cuba and who, on July 1, 1977, were residents of this state.History.—s. 37, ch. 97-261; s. 51, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 455.514.
FL Stat § 456.023 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.023 - Exemption for Certain Out-of-State or Foreign Professionals; Limited Practice Permitted.

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 jurisdiction is exempt from the requirements of licensure under this chapter and the applicable professional practice act under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the profession if that profession is regulated in this state under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the profession and if that person:(a) Holds, if so required in the jurisdiction in which that person practices, an active license to practice that profession.(b) Engages in the active practice of that profession outside the state.(c) Is employed or designated in that professional capacity by a sports entity visiting the state for a specific sporting event.(2) A professional’s practice under this section is limited to the members, coaches, and staff of the team for which that professional is employed or designated and to any animals used if the sporting event for which that professional is employed or designated involves animals. A professional practicing under authority of this section shall not have practice privileges in any licensed health care facility or veterinary facility without the approval of that facility.History.—s. 57, ch. 97-261; s. 53, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 455.584.
FL Stat § 456.026 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.026 - Annual Report Concerning Finances, Administrative Complaints, Disciplinary Actions, and Recommendations.

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 November 1 of each year. In addition to finances and any other information the Legislature may require, the report shall include statistics and relevant information, profession by profession, detailing:(1) The revenues, expenditures, and cash balances for the prior year, and a review of the adequacy of existing fees.(2) The number of complaints received and investigated.(3) The number of findings of probable cause made.(4) The number of findings of no probable cause made.(5) The number of administrative complaints filed.(6) The disposition of all administrative complaints.(7) A description of disciplinary actions taken.(8) A description of any effort by the department to reduce or otherwise close any investigation or disciplinary proceeding not before the Division of Administrative Hearings under chapter 120 or otherwise not completed within 1 year after the initial filing of a complaint under this chapter.(9) The status of the development and implementation of rules providing for disciplinary guidelines pursuant to s. 456.079.(10) Such recommendations for administrative and statutory changes necessary to facilitate efficient and cost-effective operation of the department and the various boards.History.—s. 75, ch. 97-261; s. 56, ch. 2000-160; s. 4, ch. 2002-254.Note.—Former s. 455.644.
FL Stat § 456.027 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.027 - Education; Accreditation.

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 that has since ceased to perform an accrediting function, shall be recognized until such programs and institutions are accredited by a qualified successor to the original accrediting agency, an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, or an accrediting agency recognized by the board, or the department when there is no board.History.—s. 48, ch. 97-261; s. 57, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 455.551.
FL Stat § 456.028 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.028 - Consultation With Postsecondary Education Boards Prior to Adoption of Changes to Training Requirements.

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 Board of Governors of the State University System, and the State Board of Education prior to adopting any changes to training requirements relating to entry into the profession or occupation. This consultation must allow the educational board to provide advice regarding the impact of the proposed changes in terms of the length of time necessary to complete the training program and the fiscal impact of the changes. The educational board must be consulted only when an institution offering the training program falls under its jurisdiction.History.—s. 49, ch. 97-261; s. 35, ch. 98-421; s. 57, ch. 2000-160; s. 72, ch. 2004-5; s. 14, ch. 2004-41; s. 54, ch. 2007-217.Note.—Former s. 455.554.
FL Stat § 456.029 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.029 - Education; Substituting Demonstration of Competency for Clock-Hour Requirements.

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 initial licensure purposes shall establish the minimal competencies that such students must demonstrate in order to be licensed. The demonstration of such competencies may be substituted for specific classroom clock-hour requirements established in statute or rule which are related to instructional programs for licensure purposes. Student demonstration of the established minimum competencies shall be certified by the educational institution. The provisions of this section shall not apply to boards for which federal licensure standards are more restrictive or stringent than the standards prescribed in statute.History.—s. 47, ch. 97-261; s. 57, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 455.547.
FL Stat § 456.0301 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.0301 - Requirement for Instruction on Controlled Substance Prescribing.

456.0301 Requirement for instruction on controlled substance prescribing.—(1)(a) The appropriate board shall require each person registered with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and authorized to prescribe controlled substances pursuant to 21 U.S.C. s. 822 to complete a board-approved 2-hour continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances offered by a statewide professional association of physicians in this state that is accredited to provide educational activities designated for the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award Category 1 Credit or the American Osteopathic Category 1-A continuing medical education credit as part of biennial license renewal. The course must include information on the current standards for prescribing controlled substances, particularly opiates; alternatives to these standards; nonpharmacological therapies; prescribing emergency opioid antagonists; and the risks of opioid addiction following all stages of treatment in the management of acute pain. The course may be offered in a distance learning format and must be included within the number of continuing education hours required by law. The department may not renew the license of any prescriber registered with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances who has failed to complete the course. The course must be completed by January 31, 2019, and at each subsequent renewal. This paragraph does not apply to a licensee who is required by his or her applicable practice act to complete a minimum of 2 hours of continuing education on the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances.(b) Each practitioner required to complete the course required in paragraph (a) shall submit confirmation of having completed such course when applying for biennial license renewal.(c) Each licensing board that requires a licensee to complete an educational course pursuant to this subsection must include the hours required for completion of the course in the total hours of continuing education required by law for such profession unless the continuing education requirements for such profession consist of fewer than 30 hours biennially.(2) Each board may adopt rules to administer this section.History.—s. 1, ch. 2018-13.
FL Stat § 456.031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 456 - Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions|456.031 - Requirement for Instruction on Domestic Violence.

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 467, chapter 490, or chapter 491 to complete a 2-hour continuing education course, approved by the board, on domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, as part of every third biennial relicensure or recertification. The course shall consist of information on the number of patients in that professional’s practice who are likely to be victims of domestic violence and the number who are likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence, screening procedures for determining whether a patient has any history of being either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, and instruction on how to provide such patients with information on, or how to refer such patients to, resources in the local community, such as domestic violence centers and other advocacy groups, that provide legal aid, shelter, victim counseling, batterer counseling, or child protection services.(b) Each such licensee or certificateholder shall submit confirmation of having completed such course, on a form provided by the board, when submitting fees for every third biennial renewal.(c) The board may approve additional equivalent courses that may be used to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a). Each licensing board that requires a licensee to complete an educational course pursuant to this subsection may include the hour required for completion of the course in the total hours of continuing education required by law for such profession unless the continuing education requirements for such profession consist of fewer than 30 hours biennially.(d) Any person holding two or more licenses subject to the provisions of this subsection shall be permitted to show proof of having taken one board-approved course on domestic violence, for purposes of relicensure or recertification for additional licenses.(e) Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action under each respective practice act and under s. 456.072(1)(k). In addition to discipline by the board, the licensee shall be required to complete such course.(2) Each board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.History.—s. 4, ch. 95-187; s. 61, ch. 97-261; s. 58, ch. 2000-160; s. 6, ch. 2000-295; s. 112, ch. 2000-318; s. 1, ch. 2001-176; s. 1, ch. 2001-250; s. 105, ch. 2001-277; s. 1, ch. 2006-251.Note.—Former s. 455.222; s. 455.597.