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FL Stat § 455.2228 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2228 - Barbers and Cosmetologists; Instruction on HIV and Aids.

455.2228 Barbers and cosmetologists; instruction on HIV and AIDS.—(1) The board, or the department where there is no board, shall require each person licensed or certified under chapter 476 or chapter 477 to complete a continuing educational course approved by the board, or the department where there is no board, on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome as part of biennial relicensure or recertification. The course shall consist of education on modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, with an emphasis on appropriate behavior and attitude change.(2) When filing fees for each biennial renewal, each licensee shall submit confirmation of having completed said course, on a form provided by the board or by the department if there is no board. At the time of the subsequent biennial renewal when coursework is to be completed, if the licensee has not submitted confirmation which has been received and recorded by the board, or department if there is no board, the department shall not renew the license.(3) The board, or the department where there is no board, shall have the authority to approve additional equivalent courses that may be used to satisfy the requirements in subsection (1).(4) As of December 31, 1992, the board, or the department where there is no board, shall require, as a condition of granting a license under any of the chapters or parts thereof specified in subsection (1), that an applicant making initial application for licensure complete an educational course acceptable to the board, or the department where there is no board, on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. An applicant who has not taken a course at the time of licensure shall, upon an affidavit showing good cause, be allowed 6 months to complete this requirement.(5) The board, or the department where there is no board, shall have the authority to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.(6) Any professional holding two or more licenses subject to the provisions of this section shall be permitted to show proof of having taken one board-approved course, or one department-approved course where there is no board, on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, for purposes of relicensure or recertification for additional licenses.History.—s. 11, ch. 89-350; ss. 73, 74, ch. 91-297; s. 16, ch. 95-388; s. 18, ch. 97-261; s. 147, ch. 2010-102.
FL Stat § 455.223 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.223 - Power to Administer Oaths, Take Depositions, and Issue Subpoenas.

455.223 Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas.—For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding conducted by the department, the department shall have the power to administer oaths, take depositions, make inspections when authorized by statute, issue subpoenas which shall be supported by affidavit, serve subpoenas and other process, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence. The department shall exercise this power on its own initiative or whenever requested by a board or the probable cause panel of any board. Challenges to, and enforcement of, the subpoenas and orders shall be handled as provided in s. 120.569.History.—s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 32, ch. 81-302; s. 4, ch. 86-90; s. 5, ch. 91-137; s. 52, ch. 92-33; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 77, ch. 94-218; s. 210, ch. 96-410; s. 19, ch. 97-261.
FL Stat § 455.2235 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2235 - Mediation.

455.2235 Mediation.—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 455.225, the board, or the department when there is no board, shall adopt rules to designate which violations of the applicable professional practice act are appropriate for mediation. The board, or the department when there is no board, may designate as mediation offenses those complaints where harm caused by the licensee is economic in nature or can be remedied by the licensee.(2) After the department determines a complaint is legally sufficient and the alleged violations are defined as mediation offenses, the department or any agent of the department may conduct informal mediation to resolve the complaint. If the complainant and the subject of the complaint agree to a resolution of a complaint within 14 days after contact by the mediator, the mediator shall notify the department of the terms of the resolution. The department or board shall take no further action unless the complainant and the subject each fail to record with the department an acknowledgment of satisfaction of the terms of mediation within 60 days of the mediator’s notification to the department. In the event the complainant and subject fail to reach settlement terms or to record the required acknowledgment, the department shall process the complaint according to the provisions of s. 455.225.(3) Conduct or statements made during mediation are inadmissible in any proceeding pursuant to s. 455.225. Further, any information relating to the mediation of a case shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions of s. 455.225.(4) No licensee shall go through the mediation process more than three times without approval of the department. The department may consider the subject and dates of the earlier complaints in rendering its decision. Such decision shall not be considered a final agency action for purposes of chapter 120.(5) If any board fails to adopt rules designating which violations are appropriate for resolution by mediation by January 1, 1995, the department shall have exclusive authority to, and shall, adopt rules to designate the violations which are appropriate for mediation. Any board created on or after January 1, 1995, shall have 6 months to adopt rules designating which violations are appropriate for mediation, after which time the department shall have exclusive authority to adopt rules pursuant to this section. A board shall have continuing authority to amend its rules adopted pursuant to this section.History.—s. 19, ch. 92-149; s. 8, ch. 94-119.
FL Stat § 455.224 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.224 - Authority to Issue Citations.

455.224 Authority to issue citations.—(1) Notwithstanding s. 455.225, the board or the department shall adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations. The citation shall be issued to the subject and shall contain the subject’s name and address, the subject’s license number if applicable, a brief factual statement, the sections of the law allegedly violated, and the penalty imposed. The citation must clearly state that the subject may choose, in lieu of accepting the citation, to follow the procedure under s. 455.225. If the subject disputes the matter in the citation, the procedures set forth in s. 455.225 must be followed. However, if the subject does not dispute the matter in the citation with the department within 30 days after the citation is served, the citation becomes a final order and constitutes discipline. The penalty shall be a fine or other conditions as established by rule.(2) The board, or the department when there is no board, shall adopt rules designating violations for which a citation may be issued. Such rules shall designate as citation violations those violations for which there is no substantial threat to the public health, safety, and welfare.(3) The department shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, in addition to any penalty provided according to board or department rule, as part of the penalty levied pursuant to the citation.(4) A citation must be issued within 6 months after the filing of the complaint that is the basis for the citation.(5) Service of a citation may be made by personal service or certified mail, restricted delivery, to the subject at the subject’s last known address.(6) Within its jurisdiction, the department has exclusive authority to, and shall adopt rules to, designate those violations for which the licensee is subject to the issuance of a citation and designate the penalties for those violations if any board fails to incorporate this section into rules by January 1, 1992. A board created on or after January 1, 1992, has 6 months in which to enact rules designating violations and penalties appropriate for citation offenses. Failure to enact such rules gives the department exclusive authority to adopt rules as required for implementing this section. A board has continuous authority to amend its rules adopted pursuant to this section.History.—s. 6, ch. 91-137; s. 53, ch. 92-33; s. 20, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 313, ch. 94-119; s. 78, ch. 94-218; s. 20, ch. 97-261; s. 161, ch. 99-251.
FL Stat § 455.2255 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2255 - Classification of Disciplinary Actions.

455.2255 Classification of disciplinary actions.—(1) A licensee may petition the department to review a disciplinary incident to determine whether the specific violation meets the standard of a minor violation as set forth in s. 455.225(3). If the circumstances of the violation meet that standard and 2 years have passed since the issuance of a final order imposing discipline, the department shall reclassify that violation as inactive if the licensee has not been disciplined for any subsequent minor violation of the same nature. After the department has reclassified the violation as inactive, it is no longer considered to be part of the licensee’s disciplinary record, and the licensee may lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge the incident as a disciplinary action.(2) The department may establish a schedule classifying violations according to the severity of the violation. After the expiration of set periods of time, the department may provide for such disciplinary records to become inactive, according to their classification. After the disciplinary record has become inactive, the department may clear the violation from the disciplinary record and the subject person or business may lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge such disciplinary actions.(3) Notwithstanding s. 455.017, this section applies to the disciplinary records of all persons or businesses licensed by the department.History.—s. 143, ch. 99-251; s. 71, ch. 2013-18.
FL Stat § 455.2273 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2273 - Disciplinary Guidelines.

455.2273 Disciplinary guidelines.—(1) Each board, or the department when there is no board, shall adopt, by rule, and periodically review the disciplinary guidelines applicable to each ground for disciplinary action which may be imposed by the board, or the department when there is no board, pursuant to this chapter, the respective practice acts, and any rule of the board or department.(2) The disciplinary guidelines shall specify a meaningful range of designated penalties based upon the severity and repetition of specific offenses, it being the legislative intent that minor violations be distinguished from those which endanger the public health, safety, or welfare; that such guidelines provide reasonable and meaningful notice to the public of likely penalties which may be imposed for proscribed conduct; and that such penalties be consistently applied by the board.(3) A specific finding of mitigating or aggravating circumstances shall allow the board to impose a penalty other than that provided for in such guidelines. If applicable, the board, or the department when there is no board, shall adopt by rule disciplinary guidelines to designate possible mitigating and aggravating circumstances and the variation and range of penalties permitted for such circumstances.(4) The department must review such disciplinary guidelines for compliance with the legislative intent as set forth herein to determine whether the guidelines establish a meaningful range of penalties and may also challenge such rules pursuant to s. 120.56.(5) The administrative law judge, in recommending penalties in any recommended order, must follow the penalty guidelines established by the board or department and must state in writing the mitigating or aggravating circumstances upon which the recommended penalty is based.(6) Notwithstanding s. 455.017, this section applies to disciplinary guidelines adopted by all boards or divisions within the department.History.—s. 2, ch. 86-90; s. 56, ch. 92-33; s. 23, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 81, ch. 94-218; s. 212, ch. 96-410; s. 23, ch. 97-261; s. 33, ch. 2000-160; s. 24, ch. 2008-240.
FL Stat § 455.2274 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2274 - Criminal Proceedings Against Licensees; Appearances by Department Representatives.

455.2274 Criminal proceedings against licensees; appearances by department representatives.—A representative of the department may voluntarily appear in a criminal proceeding brought against a person licensed by the department to practice a profession regulated by the state. The department’s representative is authorized to furnish pertinent information, make recommendations regarding specific conditions of probation, and provide other assistance to the court necessary to promote justice or protect the public. The court may order a representative of the department to appear in a criminal proceeding if the crime charged is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a licensee regulated by the department.History.—s. 3, ch. 2009-195; s. 115, ch. 2014-17.
FL Stat § 455.2275 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2275 - Penalty for Giving False Information.

455.2275 Penalty for giving false information.—In addition to, or in lieu of, any other discipline imposed pursuant to s. 455.227, the act of knowingly giving false information in the course of applying for or obtaining a license from the department, or any board thereunder, with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or her official duties, or the act of attempting to obtain or obtaining a license from either the department, or any board thereunder, to practice a profession by knowingly misleading statements or knowing misrepresentations constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 31, ch. 85-175; s. 12, ch. 89-124; s. 9, ch. 91-137; s. 57, ch. 92-33; s. 24, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 82, ch. 94-218; s. 190, ch. 97-103; s. 24, ch. 97-261.
FL Stat § 455.2277 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2277 - Prosecution of Criminal Violations.

455.2277 Prosecution of criminal violations.—The department or the appropriate board shall report any criminal violation of any statute relating to the practice of a profession regulated by the department or appropriate board to the proper prosecuting authority for prompt prosecution.History.—s. 25, ch. 92-149.
FL Stat § 455.2278 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2278 - Restriction on Disciplinary Action for Student Loan Default.

455.2278 Restriction on disciplinary action for student loan default.—(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Default” means the failure to repay a student loan according to the terms agreed to in the promissory note.(b) “Delinquency” means the failure to make a student loan payment when it is due.(c) “Student loan” means a federal-guaranteed or state-guaranteed loan for the purposes of postsecondary education.(d) “Work-conditional scholarship” means an award of financial aid for a student to further his or her education which imposes an obligation on the student to complete certain work-related requirements to receive or to continue receiving the scholarship.(2) STUDENT LOAN DEFAULT; DELINQUENCY.—The department or a board may not suspend or revoke a license that it has issued to any person who is in default on or delinquent in the payment of his or her student loans solely on the basis of such default or delinquency.(3) WORK-CONDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP DEFAULT.—The department or a board may not suspend or revoke a license that it has issued to any person who is in default on the satisfaction of the requirements of his or her work-conditional scholarship solely on the basis of such default.History.—s. 14, ch. 2020-160.
FL Stat § 455.2285 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2285 - Annual Report Concerning Finances, Administrative Complaints, Disciplinary Actions, and Recommendations.

455.2285 Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations.—The department is directed to prepare and submit a report to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives by November 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, for any disciplinary cases under its jurisdiction, 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. 455.2273.(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. 4, ch. 84-271; s. 3, ch. 86-90; s. 7, ch. 90-228; s. 59, ch. 92-33; s. 28, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; ss. 85, 86, ch. 94-218; s. 143, ch. 97-237; s. 26, ch. 97-261; s. 5, ch. 97-264; s. 19, ch. 97-273; s. 5, ch. 98-166.
FL Stat § 455.2286 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2286 - Automated Information System.

455.2286 Automated information system.—The department shall implement an automated information system for all certificateholders and registrants under part XII of chapter 468, chapter 471, chapter 481, or chapter 489. The system shall provide instant notification to local building departments and other interested parties regarding the status of the certification or registration. The provision of such information shall consist, at a minimum, of an indication of whether the certification or registration is active, of any current failure to meet the terms of any final action by a licensing authority, of any ongoing disciplinary cases that are subject to public disclosure, whether there are any outstanding fines, and of the reporting of any material violations pursuant to s. 553.781. The system shall also retain information developed by the department and local governments on individuals found to be practicing or contracting without holding the applicable license, certification, or registration required by law. The system may be Internet-based.History.—s. 6, ch. 98-287; s. 31, ch. 2000-141; s. 80, ch. 2019-3.
FL Stat § 455.229 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.229 - Public Inspection of Information Required From Applicants; Exceptions; Examination Hearing.

455.229 Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing.—(1) All information required by the department of any applicant shall be a public record and shall be open to public inspection pursuant to s. 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 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.(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. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 1, ch. 88-392; s. 8, ch. 90-228; s. 10, ch. 91-137; s. 3, ch. 91-140; s. 60, ch. 92-33; s. 29, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 13, ch. 94-119; s. 87, ch. 94-218; ss. 306, 307, ch. 96-406; s. 214, ch. 96-410; s. 27, ch. 97-261.