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FL Stat § 468.808 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XIV - Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (Ss. 468.80-468.813)|468.808 - Support personnel.

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, not to include patient evaluation, treatment formulation, or the final fitting of a device prior to patient use, to nonlicensed support personnel. All other delegated duties must be performed under the supervision, as defined by the board by rule, of a licensed orthotist, prosthetist, or pedorthist, and the persons acting as support personnel must be identified as such by wearing an identification tag as defined by the board by rule. In such instances the supervising licensee is responsible for all acts performed by such persons.History.—s. 9, ch. 97-284; s. 7, ch. 2008-121.
FL Stat § 468.809 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XIV - Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (Ss. 468.80-468.813)|468.809 - Prohibitions; penalties.

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 proceeding before the board.(b) Practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics without a license or registration issued pursuant to this part unless otherwise exempt.(2) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 10, ch. 97-284; s. 8, ch. 2008-121.
FL Stat § 468.8095 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XIV - Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (Ss. 468.80-468.813)|468.8095 - Practitioner and resident identification.

468.8095 Practitioner and resident identification.—(1) A licensee or person registered with the department shall post a license or registration and a recent photograph of the licensee or registrant at each facility where patients are seen by the licensee or registrant in a manner determined by the board by rule. This requirement does not extend to areas where the licensee or registrant may visit and normally does not treat patients. The posted license or registration must be valid.(2) A licensee or person registered with the department shall post in close proximity to the posted license or registration a notice stating the department’s Consumer Services Unit address, Internet website, and telephone number. The notice shall state that a patient may file a complaint of unlicensed or substandard practice by contacting the Consumer Services Unit. A single notice may be used for multiple licensees or registrants in a facility.(3) During patient contact, each licensee or person registered with the department shall prominently wear an identification tag or badge with the name, recent photograph, and license or registration number, as applicable, of the licensee or registrant. The size and appearance of the identification tag or badge shall be determined by the board by rule. Persons licensed in more than one practice field under this part may list both license numbers. Licensees or registrants working in facilities requiring the wearing of a specific identification tag may substitute the identification tag or badge required by this subsection with the facility’s design as determined by the board.History.—s. 9, ch. 2008-121.
FL Stat § 468.812 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XIV - Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (Ss. 468.80-468.813)|468.812 - Exemptions from licensure.

468.812 Exemptions from licensure.—(1) This part does not apply to:(a) A person who is licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461;(b) A person performing services for the Federal Government, if the person provides orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic care solely under the direction or control of the organization by which that person is employed;(c) A student, fellow, or trainee in orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics pursuing a course of study at a regionally accredited college or university or working in a recognized training center or research facility, provided the activities and services are part of a regular course of study under a supervisor licensed under this part;(d) An instructor in a regionally accredited university or college, while performing regularly assigned work under the curriculum of such a school; or(e) A person engaged exclusively in the fabrication of orthoses, pedorthic devices, or prostheses as defined in this part, provided there is no patient contact.(2) This part does not require an additional license of, or regulate the practice of, any other licensed health care professional within the state, or prevent a qualified member of any other profession or any person employed under the supervision of such a licensed professional from doing work of a nature consistent with that person’s training, as long as the person does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a licensee under this act.History.—s. 12, ch. 97-284; s. 123, ch. 99-397; s. 11, ch. 2008-121; s. 4, ch. 2009-202.
FL Stat § 468.813 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XIV - Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (Ss. 468.80-468.813)|468.813 - Use of titles.

468.813 Use of titles.—A person must be licensed or registered under this part to represent himself or herself as a licensed or registered orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist-orthotist, orthotic fitter, orthotic fitter assistant, pedorthist, prosthetic resident, or orthotic resident or use in connection with his or her name the words “orthotist,” “prosthetist,” “prosthetist-orthotist,” “orthotic fitter,” “orthotic fitter assistant,” “pedorthist,” or “resident” or abbreviations, titles, or insignia indicating or suggesting that he or she is able to legally provide services or devices described in this part.History.—s. 13, ch. 97-284; s. 12, ch. 2008-121.
FL Stat § 468.83 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.83 - Home inspection services licensing program; purpose.

468.83 Home inspection services licensing program; purpose.—(1) There is created within the department the home inspection services licensing program.(2) The Legislature recognizes that there is a need to require the licensing of home inspectors and to ensure that consumers of home inspection services can rely on the competence of home inspectors, as determined by educational and experience requirements and testing. Therefore, the Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public welfare to regulate home inspectors in this state.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 15, ch. 2010-106; s. 7, ch. 2010-176.
FL Stat § 468.831 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.831 - Exemptions.

468.831 Exemptions.—The following persons are not required to comply with any provision of this part:(1) An authorized government employee of the United States, this state, or any municipality, county, or other political subdivision who is conducting home inspection services within the scope of that employment, as long as the employee does not hold out for hire to the general public or otherwise engage in home inspection services.(2) A person acting within his or her authorized scope of practice as licensed under federal, state, or local codes or statutes, except when such person holds himself or herself out for hire to the public as a “certified home inspector,” “registered home inspector,” “licensed home inspector,” “home inspector,” “professional home inspector,” or any combination thereof stating or implying licensure under this part.(3) An officer appointed by the court.(4) A person performing safety inspections of utility equipment in or on a home or building or other duties conducted by or for a utility under chapter 366 or rules adopted by the Public Service Commission.(5) A certified energy auditor performing an energy audit of any home or building or other duties conducted by or for a utility under chapter 366 or rules adopted by the Public Service Commission.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235.
FL Stat § 468.8311 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8311 - Definitions.

468.8311 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.(2) “Home” means any residential real property, or manufactured or modular home, which is a single-family dwelling, duplex, triplex, quadruplex, condominium unit, or cooperative unit. The term does not include the common areas of condominiums or cooperatives.(3) “Home inspector” means any person who provides or offers to provide home inspection services for a fee or other compensation.(4) “Home inspection services” means a limited visual examination of the following readily accessible installed systems and components of a home: the structure, electrical system, HVAC system, roof covering, plumbing system, interior components, exterior components, and site conditions that affect the structure, for the purposes of providing a written professional opinion of the condition of the home.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 16, ch. 2010-106; s. 8, ch. 2010-176.
FL Stat § 468.8312 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8312 - Fees.

468.8312 Fees.—(1) The department may establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, inactive status application and reactivation of inactive licenses, recordkeeping, and applications for providers of continuing education. The department may also establish a delinquency fee. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the revenue required to implement the provisions of this part. All fees shall be remitted with the appropriate application, examination, or license.(2) The initial application and examination fee shall not exceed $125 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department to purchase an examination, if the department chooses to purchase the examination. The examination fee shall be in an amount that covers the cost of obtaining and administering the examination and shall be refunded if the applicant is found ineligible to sit for the examination. The application fee shall be nonrefundable.(3) The initial license fee shall not exceed $200.(4) The biennial renewal fee shall not exceed $200.(5) The fee for licensure by endorsement shall not exceed $200.(6) The fee for application for inactive status or for reactivation of an inactive license shall not exceed $200.(7) The fee for applications from providers of continuing education may not exceed $500.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 17, ch. 2010-106; s. 9, ch. 2010-176; s. 45, ch. 2015-4.
FL Stat § 468.8313 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8313 - Examinations.

468.8313 Examinations.—(1) A person desiring to be licensed as a home inspector must apply to the department after he or she satisfies the examination requirements of this part.(2) An applicant may practice in this state as a home inspector if he or she passes the required examination, is of good moral character, and completes a course of study of at least 120 hours that covers all of the following components of a home: structure, electrical system, HVAC system, roof covering, plumbing system, interior components, exterior components, and site conditions that affect the structure.(3) The department shall review and approve courses of study in home inspection.(4) The department may review and approve examinations by a nationally recognized entity that offers programs or sets standards that ensure competence as a home inspector.(5)(a) “Good moral character” means a personal history of honesty, fairness, and respect for the rights of others and for the laws of this state and nation.(b) The department may refuse to certify an applicant for failure to satisfy this requirement only if:1. There is a substantial connection between the lack of good moral character of the applicant and the professional responsibilities of a licensed home inspector; and2. The finding by the department of lack of good moral character is supported by clear and convincing evidence.(c) When an applicant is found to be unqualified for a license because of lack of good moral character, the department shall furnish the applicant a statement containing the findings of the department, a complete record of the evidence upon which the determination was based, and a notice of the rights of the applicant to a rehearing and appeal.(6) An applicant for a license shall submit, together with the application, a complete set of electronic fingerprints to the department. The department shall submit the fingerprints to the Department of Law Enforcement for state processing, and the Department of Law Enforcement shall forward them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national processing, to determine whether the applicant has a criminal history record. The department shall review the background results to determine if an applicant meets licensure requirements. The applicant is responsible for the costs associated with processing the fingerprints. The authorized agencies or vendors shall collect such fees and pay for the processing costs due to the Department of Law Enforcement.(7) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 18, ch. 2010-106; s. 10, ch. 2010-176.
FL Stat § 468.8314 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8314 - Licensure.

468.8314 Licensure.—(1) The department shall license any applicant who the department certifies is qualified to practice home inspection services.(2) The department shall certify for licensure any applicant who satisfies the requirements of s. 468.8313 and who has passed the licensing examination. The department may refuse to certify any applicant who has violated any of the provisions of s. 468.832.(3) The department shall certify as qualified for a license by endorsement an applicant who is of good moral character as determined in s. 468.8313, who maintains an insurance policy as required by s. 468.8322, and who:(a) Holds a valid license to practice home inspection services in another state or territory of the United States, whose educational requirements are substantially equivalent to those required by this part; and has passed a national, regional, state, or territorial licensing examination that is substantially equivalent to the examination required by this part; or(b) Has held a valid license to practice home inspection services issued by another state or territory of the United States for at least 10 years before the date of application. Such application must be made either when the license in another state or territory is active or within 2 years after such license was last active.(4) The department shall not issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who is under investigation in another state for any act that would constitute a violation of this part or chapter 455 until such time as the investigation is complete and disciplinary proceedings have been terminated.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 53, ch. 2010-106; s. 22, ch. 2020-160.
FL Stat § 468.8315 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8315 - Renewal of license.

468.8315 Renewal of license.—(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and upon certification by the department that the licensee has satisfactorily completed the continuing education requirements of s. 468.8316.(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235.
FL Stat § 468.8316 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8316 - Continuing education.

468.8316 Continuing education.—(1) The department may not renew a license until the licensee submits proof satisfactory to the department that during the 2 years before application for renewal the licensee completed at least 14 hours of continuing education. Of the 14 hours, at least 2 hours must be in hurricane mitigation training that includes hurricane mitigation techniques and compliance with the uniform mitigation verification inspection form developed under s. 627.711(2). The department shall adopt rules establishing criteria for approving continuing education providers and courses.(2) The department may prescribe by rule additional continuing professional education hours, not to exceed 25 percent of the total hours required, for failure to complete the hours required for renewal by the end of the reestablishment period.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 7, ch. 2011-222.
FL Stat § 468.8317 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8317 - Inactive license.

468.8317 Inactive license.—(1) A licensee may request that his or her license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department.(2) A license that becomes inactive may be reactivated upon application to the department.(3) The department shall adopt rules relating to licenses which have become inactive and for the renewal of inactive licenses. The department shall prescribe by rule a fee not to exceed $200 for the reactivation of an inactive license and a fee not to exceed $200 for the renewal of an inactive license.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 6, ch. 2012-61; s. 46, ch. 2015-4.
FL Stat § 468.8318 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8318 - Certification of corporations and partnerships.

468.8318 Certification of corporations and partnerships.—The practice of or the offer to practice home inspection services by licensees through a corporation or partnership offering home inspection services to the public, or by a corporation or partnership offering such services to the public through licensees under this part as agents, employees, officers, or partners, is permitted subject to the provisions of this part, provided that all personnel of the corporation or partnership who act in its behalf as home inspectors in this state are licensed as provided by this part. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a corporation to hold a license to practice home inspection services. No corporation or partnership shall be relieved of responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason of its compliance with this section, nor shall any individual practicing home inspection services be relieved of responsibility for professional services performed by reason of his or her employment or relationship with a corporation or partnership.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 19, ch. 2010-106; s. 11, ch. 2010-176.
FL Stat § 468.8319 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)|468.8319 - Prohibitions; penalties.

468.8319 Prohibitions; penalties.—(1) A person may not:(a) Effective July 1, 2011, practice or offer to practice home inspection services unless the person has complied with the provisions of this part.(b) Effective July 1, 2011, use the name or title “certified home inspector,” “registered home inspector,” “licensed home inspector,” “home inspector,” “professional home inspector,” or any combination thereof unless the person has complied with the provisions of this part.(c) Present as his or her own the license of another.(d) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the department or an employee thereof.(e) Use or attempt to use a license that has been suspended or revoked.(f) Perform or offer to perform any repairs to a home on which the inspector or the inspector’s company has prepared a home inspection report. This paragraph does not apply to a home warranty company that is affiliated with or retains a home inspector to perform repairs pursuant to a claim made under a home warranty contract.(g) Inspect any property in which the inspector or the inspector’s company has any financial or transfer interest.(h) Offer or deliver any compensation, inducement, or reward to any broker or agent therefor for the referral of the owner of the inspected property to the inspector or the inspection company.(i) Accept an engagement to make an omission or prepare a report in which the inspection itself, or the fee payable for the inspection, is contingent upon either the conclusions in the report, preestablished findings, or the close of escrow.(2) Any person who is found to be in violation of any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 20, ch. 2010-106; s. 12, ch. 2010-176; s. 8, ch. 2011-222.