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FL Stat § 462.023 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.023 - Powers and Duties of the Department.

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, and shall establish fees based on its estimates of the revenue required to administer this chapter but shall not exceed the fee amounts provided in this chapter. The department shall not adopt any rules which would cause any person who was not licensed in accordance with this chapter on July 1, 1959, and had not been a resident of the state for 2 years prior to such date, to become licensed.History.—ss. 2, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 462.08 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.08 - Renewal of License to Practice Naturopathy.

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 the applicant’s compliance with s. 462.18, relating to educational requirements. The biennial renewal fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the department but which may not exceed $1,000, must be paid at the time the application for renewal of the license is filed.History.—s. 9, ch. 12286, 1927; CGL 3477; s. 3, ch. 21707, 1943; s. 1, ch. 63-374; s. 1, ch. 73-352; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 1, 3, ch. 78-139; ss. 13, 15, 18, 25, 30, 34, 62, ch. 80-406; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 24, ch. 83-329; ss. 3, 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 33, ch. 89-162; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 171, ch. 94-119; s. 225, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 462.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.09 - Disposition of Fees.

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 sufficient to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The department shall prepare and submit a proposed budget in accordance with law.History.—s. 10, ch. 12286, 1927; CGL 3478; s. 96, ch. 26869, 1951; s. 12, ch. 28215, 1953; s. 7, ch. 61-514; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 120, ch. 2000-153.
FL Stat § 462.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.11 - Naturopaths to Observe Regulations.

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, the reporting of births and deaths, and to any and all other matters pertaining to the public health in the same manner as is required of other practitioners of the healing art.History.—s. 12, ch. 12286, 1927; CGL 3480; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 462.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.13 - Additional Powers and Duties of the Department.

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 be presumptive evidence in all courts and places that the person therein named is legally licensed to practice naturopathy. The department shall aid the prosecuting attorneys of the state in the enforcement of this chapter.History.—s. 15, ch. 12286, 1927; CGL 3483; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; ss. 13, 15, 19, 25, 30, 34, 62, ch. 80-406; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 55, ch. 87-225; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 462.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.16 - Reissue of License.

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 a license; provided, however, at any time after 6 months after the date of said conviction, the department may grant a license to the person affected, restoring to her or him all the rights and privileges of and pertaining to the practice of naturopathy as defined and regulated by this chapter. The fee therefor shall not exceed $250.History.—s. 18, ch. 12286, 1927; CGL 3486; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 227, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 462.17 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.17 - Penalty for Offenses Relating to Naturopathy.

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) Practice naturopathy under the cover of any diploma, license, record, or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or secured or issued unlawfully or upon fraudulent representations;(3) Advertise to practice naturopathy under a name other than her or his own or under an assumed name;(4) Falsely impersonate another practitioner of a like or different name;(5) Practice or advertise to practice naturopathy or use in connection with her or his name any designation tending to imply or to designate the person as a practitioner of naturopathy without then being lawfully licensed and authorized to practice naturopathy in this state; or(6) Practice naturopathy during the time her or his license is suspended or revokedshall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 19, ch. 12286, 1927; CGL 7726; s. 396, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 228, ch. 97-103; s. 52, ch. 2000-318.
FL Stat § 462.18 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.18 - Educational Requirements.

462.18 Educational requirements.—(1) At the time each licensee shall renew her or his license as otherwise provided in this chapter, each licensee, in addition to the payment of the regular renewal fee, shall furnish to the department satisfactory evidence that, in the year preceding each such application for renewal, the licensee has attended the 2-day educational program as promulgated and conducted by the Florida Naturopathic Physicians Association, Inc., or, as a substitute therefor, the equivalent of that program as approved by the department. The department shall send a written notice to this effect to every person holding a valid license to practice naturopathy within this state at least 30 days prior to May 1 in each even-numbered year, directed to the last known address of such licensee, and shall enclose with the notice proper blank forms for application for annual license renewal. All of the details and requirements of the aforesaid educational program shall be adopted and prescribed by the department. In the event of national emergencies, or for sufficient reason, the department shall have the power to excuse the naturopathic physicians as a group or as individuals from taking this postgraduate course.(2) The determination of whether a substitute annual educational program is necessary shall be solely within the discretion of the department.History.—s. 4, ch. 21707, 1943; s. 1, ch. 63-414; s. 2, ch. 73-352; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; ss. 13, 15, 21, 25, 30, 34, 62, ch. 80-406; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 229, ch. 97-103; s. 63, ch. 2018-110.
FL Stat § 462.19 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.19 - Renewal of License; Inactive Status.

462.19 Renewal of license; inactive status.—(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee.(2) A licensee may request that her or his license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department and paying a fee in an amount set by the department not to exceed $50.History.—s. 5, ch. 21707, 1943; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; ss. 13, 15, 22, 25, 30, 34, 62, ch. 80-406; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 172, ch. 94-119; s. 230, ch. 97-103; s. 97, ch. 2012-184.
FL Stat § 462.2001 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 462 - Naturopathy|462.2001 - Saving Clause.

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 effect.History.—s. 11, ch. 85-303.
FL Stat § 463.0001 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.0001 - Short Title.

463.0001 Short title.—This chapter shall be known as the “Optometry Practice Act.”History.—ss. 1, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 463.001 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.001 - Purpose; Intent.

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 requirements for safe practice. It is the legislative intent that such persons who fall below minimum standards or who otherwise present a danger to the public shall be prohibited from practicing in this state. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a person licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, or part I of chapter 484 from performing those services which she or he is licensed to perform. The provisions of this chapter shall have no application to any person furnishing assistance in case of an emergency.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 231, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 463.003 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.003 - Board of Optometry.

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) Five members of the board must be licensed practitioners actively practicing in this state. The remaining two members must be citizens of the state who are not, and have never been, licensed practitioners and who are in no way connected with the practice of optometry or with any vision-oriented profession or business. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.(3) As the terms of the members expire, the Governor shall appoint successors for terms of 4 years, and such members shall serve until their successors are appointed.(4) All applicable provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of regulatory boards shall apply.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 14, ch. 87-172; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 43, ch. 92-149; s. 120, ch. 94-218; s. 64, ch. 98-166; s. 121, ch. 2000-160.
FL Stat § 463.004 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.004 - Board Headquarters.

463.004 Board headquarters.—The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 463.005 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.005 - Authority of the Board.

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 chapter conferring duties upon it. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, rules relating to:(a) Standards of practice, including, but not limited to, those provided for in s. 463.0135.(b) Minimum equipment which a licensed practitioner shall at all times possess to engage in the practice of optometry.(c) Minimum procedures which shall constitute a visual examination.(d) Procedures for the safekeeping and transfer of prescription files or case records upon the discontinuance of practice.(e) Supervision of supportive personnel.(f) Courses and procedures for continuing education.(g) Administration and prescription of ocular pharmaceutical agents.(2) The board is authorized to disseminate information, the sole purpose of which is to inform licensed practitioners and the public of regulations regarding the practice of optometry.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 124, ch. 98-200; s. 2, ch. 2013-26.
FL Stat § 463.0057 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.0057 - Optometric Faculty Certificate.

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 the actual per applicant cost to the department, and who demonstrates to the board that she or he meets the following requirements:(a) Is a graduate of an accredited school or college of optometry approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Office of Education.(b) Holds a valid current license to practice optometry in another jurisdiction in the United States.(c) Is at least 21 years of age and of good moral character.(d) Has not committed any act or offense in any jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for disciplining an optometrist.(e) Has been offered and has accepted a full-time faculty appointment to teach in a program of optometry at a Florida-based college of optometry.(f) Provides a certification from the dean of the college that she or he has accepted the offer of the full-time faculty appointment to teach at the Florida-based college of optometry.(2) The certificate shall authorize the holder to practice only in conjunction with her or his faculty position at a Florida-based optometry school and its affiliated clinics which are registered with the board as sites at which holders of optometric faculty certificates will be practicing. Such certificates shall automatically expire upon termination of the holder’s relationship with the school or after a period of 2 years, whichever occurs first.(3) The holder of a faculty certificate may engage in the practice of optometry as permitted by this section but may not administer or prescribe topical ocular pharmaceutical agents unless the certificateholder has satisfied the requirements of s. 463.006(1)(e) and (f). If a certificateholder wishes to administer or prescribe oral ocular pharmaceutical agents, the certificateholder must also satisfy the requirements of s. 463.0055(1)(b).(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), an optometric faculty certificate is renewable every 2 years by a holder who applies to the board on a form prescribed by the board and who continues to satisfy the requirements set forth in subsection (1).History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 90-34; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 93-101; s. 233, ch. 97-103; s. 4, ch. 2013-26; s. 2, ch. 2018-78.
FL Stat § 463.006 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.006 - Licensure and Certification by Examination.

463.006 Licensure and certification by examination.—(1) Any person desiring to be a licensed practitioner pursuant to this chapter must apply to the department and must submit proof to the department that she or he:(a) Has completed the application forms as required by the board, remitted an application fee for certification not to exceed $250, remitted an examination fee for certification not to exceed $250, and remitted an examination fee for licensure not to exceed $325, all as set by the board.(b) Is at least 18 years of age.(c) Has graduated from an accredited school or college of optometry approved by rule of the board.(d) Is of good moral character.(e) Has successfully completed at least 110 hours of transcript-quality coursework and clinical training in general and ocular pharmacology as determined by the board, at an institution that:1. Has facilities for both didactic and clinical instructions in pharmacology; and2. Is accredited by a regional or professional accrediting organization that is recognized and approved by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation or the United States Department of Education.(f) Has completed at least 1 year of supervised experience in differential diagnosis of eye disease or disorders as part of the optometric training or in a clinical setting as part of the optometric experience.(2) The board shall approve a licensure examination consisting of the appropriate subjects and including applicable state laws and rules and general and ocular pharmacology with emphasis on the use and side effects of ocular pharmaceutical agents. The board may by rule substitute a national examination as part or all of the examination and, notwithstanding chapter 456, may by rule offer a practical examination in addition to a written examination.(3) Each applicant who submits proof satisfactory to the board that he or she has met the requirements of subsection (1), who successfully passes the licensure examination within 3 years before the date of application or after the submission of an application, and who otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter is entitled to be licensed as a practitioner and to be certified to administer and prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular conditions.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 10, ch. 88-205; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 93-101; s. 23, ch. 94-310; s. 234, ch. 97-103; s. 5, ch. 2013-26; s. 1, ch. 2018-78.
FL Stat § 463.007 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.007 - Renewal of License; Continuing Education.

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) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.(3) As a condition of license renewal, a licensee must demonstrate his or her professional competence by completing up to 30 hours of continuing education during the 2-year period preceding license renewal. For certified optometrists, the 30-hour continuing education requirement includes 6 or more hours of approved transcript-quality coursework in ocular and systemic pharmacology and the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular and systemic conditions and diseases during the 2-year period preceding application for license renewal.(4) Criteria or course content of continuing education must be approved by the board and must be regularly reviewed by the board to assure that the programs adequately and reliably contribute to the professional competence of the licensee.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 11, ch. 88-205; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 93-101; s. 173, ch. 94-119; s. 20, ch. 2016-230.
FL Stat § 463.008 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.008 - Inactive Status.

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 licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a renewal fee for inactive status, a delinquency fee, and a fee for the reactivation of a license. None of these fees may exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license.(2) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive or delinquent licensee has paid any applicable biennial renewal or delinquency fee, or both, and a reactivation fee.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; s. 316, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 100, ch. 83-329; ss. 9, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 174, ch. 94-119.
FL Stat § 463.009 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.009 - Supportive Personnel.

463.009 Supportive personnel.—No person other than a licensed practitioner may engage in the practice of optometry as defined in s. 463.002(7). Except as provided in this section, under no circumstances shall nonlicensed supportive personnel be delegated diagnosis or treatment duties; however, such personnel may perform data gathering, preliminary testing, prescribed visual therapy, and related duties under the direct supervision of the licensed practitioner. Nonlicensed personnel, who need not be employees of the licensed practitioner, may perform ministerial duties, tasks, and functions assigned to them by and performed under the general supervision of a licensed practitioner, including obtaining information from consumers for the purpose of making appointments for the licensed practitioner. The licensed practitioner shall be responsible for all delegated acts performed by persons under her or his direct and general supervision.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 235, ch. 97-103; s. 15, ch. 2013-26.
FL Stat § 463.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.011 - Exhibition of License.

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 and shall, whenever required, exhibit said license to any authorized representative of the department.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; s. 317, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 35, ch. 85-175; s. 2, ch. 85-278; ss. 11, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 463.012 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 463 - Optometry|463.012 - Prescriptions; Filing; Release; Duplication.

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 licensed practitioner shall make available to the patient or her or his agent any spectacle prescription or duplicate copy determined for that patient. Such prescription shall be considered a valid prescription to be filled for a period of 5 years.(b) A licensed practitioner shall make available to the patient or her or his agent any daily wear soft contact lens prescription or duplicate copy determined for that patient. Such prescription shall be considered a valid prescription to be filled for a period of 2 years.History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 236, ch. 97-103.