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FL Stat § 468.1665 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)|468.1665 - Board of Nursing Home Administrators; membership; appointment; terms.

468.1665 Board of Nursing Home Administrators; membership; appointment; terms.—(1) The Board of Nursing Home Administrators is created within the department and shall consist of seven members, to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to a term of 4 years or for a term to complete an unexpired vacancy.(2) Three members of the board must be licensed nursing home administrators. Two members of the board must be health care practitioners. The remaining two members of the board must be laypersons who are not, and have never been, nursing home administrators or members of any health care profession or occupation. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.(3) Only board members who are nursing home administrators may have a direct financial interest in any nursing home.(4) All provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of regulatory boards shall apply.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 36, ch. 83-329; ss. 4, 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 19, ch. 87-172; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 134, ch. 94-218; s. 79, ch. 98-166; s. 137, ch. 2000-160.
FL Stat § 468.1675 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)|468.1675 - Board headquarters.

468.1675 Board headquarters.—The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 468.1685 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)|468.1685 - Powers and duties of board and department.

468.1685 Powers and duties of board and department.—It is the function and duty of the board, together with the department, to:(1) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties upon the board.(2) Develop, impose, and enforce specific standards within the scope of the general qualifications established by this part which must be met by individuals in order to receive licenses as nursing home administrators. These standards shall be designed to ensure that nursing home administrators are individuals of good character and otherwise suitable and, by training or experience in the field of institutional administration, qualified to serve as nursing home administrators.(3) Develop by appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, a method for determining whether an individual meets such standards.(4) Issue licenses to qualified individuals meeting the standards of the board and revoke or suspend licenses previously issued by the board when the individual holding such license is determined to have failed to conform substantially to the requirements of such standards.(5) Establish and carry out procedures, by rule, designed to ensure that licensed nursing home administrators will comply with standards adopted by the board.(6) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to any charge or complaint filed with the department to the effect that a licensed nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements or standards adopted by the board.(7) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing homes and administrators of nursing homes in order to improve the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators and the procedures and methods for enforcing such standards with respect to administrators of nursing homes who have been licensed as such.(8) Set up procedures by rule for advising and acting together with the Department of Health and other boards of other health professions in matters affecting procedures and methods for effectively enforcing the purpose of this part and the administration of chapters 400 and 429.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 132, ch. 98-200; s. 228, ch. 99-8; s. 93, ch. 2006-197.
FL Stat § 468.1715 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)|468.1715 - Renewal of license.

468.1715 Renewal of license.—(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee.(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.(3) The board may by rule prescribe continuing education, not to exceed 40 hours biennially, as a condition for renewal of a license or certificate. The board shall by rule establish criteria for the approval of such programs or courses. The programs or courses approved by the board shall include correspondence courses that meet the criteria for continuing education courses held in a classroom setting. The board may establish by rule an application fee not to exceed $100 for anyone seeking approval to provide continuing education courses and may provide by rule a fee not to exceed $50 for renewal of providership.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; s. 2, ch. 80-291; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 69, ch. 89-374; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 190, ch. 94-119.
FL Stat § 468.1725 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)|468.1725 - Inactive status.

468.1725 Inactive status.—(1) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 20 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive, in addition to completion of the number of hours required for renewal on the date the license became inactive.(2) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, for the 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.(3) 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, 2, ch. 79-227; s. 331, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 102, ch. 83-329; ss. 9, 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 191, ch. 94-119.
FL Stat § 468.1735 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)|468.1735 - Provisional license.

468.1735 Provisional license.—The board may establish by rule requirements for issuance of a provisional license. A provisional license shall be issued only to fill a position of nursing home administrator that unexpectedly becomes vacant due to illness, sudden death of the administrator, or abandonment of position and shall be issued for one single period as provided by rule not to exceed 6 months. The department shall not issue a provisional license to any applicant who is under investigation in this state or another jurisdiction for an offense which would constitute a violation of s. 468.1745 or s. 468.1755. Upon completion of the investigation, the provisions of s. 468.1755 shall apply. The provisional license may be issued to a person who does not meet all of the licensing requirements established by this part, but the board shall by rule establish minimal requirements to ensure protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. The provisional license shall be issued to the person who is designated as the responsible person next in command in the event of the administrator’s departure. The board may set an application fee not to exceed $500 for a provisional license.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; s. 332, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 42, ch. 82-179; ss. 10, 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 40, ch. 89-162; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 193, ch. 94-119; s. 25, ch. 99-394; s. 84, ch. 2001-277.
FL Stat § 468.1745 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)|468.1745 - Prohibitions; penalties.

468.1745 Prohibitions; penalties.—(1) No person shall:(a) Practice nursing home administration unless the person holds an active license to practice nursing home administration.(b) Use the name or title “nursing home administrator” when the person has not been licensed pursuant to this act.(c) Present as his or her own the license of another.(d) Give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof for the purpose of obtaining a license.(e) Use or attempt to use a nursing home administrator’s license which has been suspended or revoked.(f) Knowingly employ unlicensed persons in the practice of nursing home administration.(g) Knowingly conceal information relative to violations of this part.(2) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 97, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 274, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 468.1756 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)|468.1756 - Statute of limitations.

468.1756 Statute of limitations.—An administrative complaint may only be filed pursuant to s. 456.073 for an act listed in s. 468.1755(1)(c)-(q) within 4 years from the time of the incident giving rise to the complaint, or within 4 years from the time the incident is discovered or should have been discovered.History.—ss. 12, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 193, ch. 94-119; s. 81, ch. 98-166; s. 26, ch. 99-394; s. 139, ch. 2000-160.
FL Stat § 468.201 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.201 - Short title; purpose.

468.201 Short title; purpose.—(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Occupational Therapy Practice Act.”(2) It is the purpose of this act to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services to the public in order to:(a) Safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare.(b) Protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons.(c) Assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.(d) Assure the availability of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in need of such services.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 75-179; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 468.204 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.204 - Authority to adopt rules.

468.204 Authority to adopt rules.—The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties upon it.History.—ss. 2, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 133, ch. 98-200.
FL Stat § 468.205 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.205 - Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.

468.205 Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.—(1) There is created within the department the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(2) Four members shall be licensed occupational therapists in good standing in this state who are residents of this state and have been engaged in the practice of occupational therapy for at least 4 years immediately prior to their appointment. One member shall be a licensed occupational therapy assistant in good standing in this state who is a resident of the state and has been engaged in the practice of occupational therapy for at least 4 years immediately prior to the appointment. Two members shall be consumers who are residents of the state who are not connected with the practice of occupational therapy.(3) Within 90 days after the effective date of this act, the Governor shall appoint the board as follows:(a) Two members for terms of 2 years each.(b) Two members for terms of 3 years each.(c) Three members for terms of 4 years each.(4) 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.(5) All provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of the board shall apply.History.—s. 6, ch. 75-179; s. 171, ch. 77-104; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 3, 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 2, ch. 90-22; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 124, ch. 97-264; s. 82, ch. 98-166; s. 140, ch. 2000-160.
FL Stat § 468.207 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.207 - License required.

468.207 License required.—No person shall practice occupational therapy or hold himself or herself out as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or as being able to practice occupational therapy or to render occupational therapy services in the state unless he or she is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act.History.—s. 4, ch. 75-179; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 276, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 468.211 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.211 - Examination for licensure.

468.211 Examination for licensure.—(1) Any person applying for licensure shall, in addition to demonstrating his or her eligibility in accordance with the requirements of s. 468.209, make application to the board or the appropriate examining entity for examination, upon a form and in such a manner as the board or the examining entity prescribes. Such application shall be accompanied by the nonrefundable fee prescribed by s. 468.221 or by a fee established by the examining entity. A person who fails an examination may make application for reexamination accompanied by the prescribed fee; such person shall also reapply to the board for licensure in the manner prescribed in s. 468.209.(2) Each applicant for licensure under this act shall be examined in a manner determined by the board in a written examination to test his or her knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy and occupational therapy theory and practice, including the applicant’s professional skills and judgment in the utilization of occupational therapy techniques and methods, and such other subjects as the board may deem useful to determine the applicant’s fitness to practice. The board shall establish standards for acceptable performance.(3) Applicants for licensure shall be examined at such times and places and under such supervision as the board may determine. Examinations shall be given at least twice each year at such places within this state as the board may determine, and the board shall give reasonable public notice of such examinations in accordance with its rules at least 60 days prior to their administration and shall notify by mail each individual examination applicant of the time and place of their administration.(4) The board may, by rule, adopt the use of a national examination in lieu of part or all of the examination required by this section; and a reasonable passing score shall be set by rule of the board.(5) Applicants may obtain their examination scores and review their papers in accordance with such rules as the board may establish.(6) If an applicant fails to pass the examination in three attempts, the applicant shall not be eligible for reexamination unless the applicant completes additional education or training requirements prescribed by the board. An applicant who has completed the additional education or training requirements prescribed by the board may take the examination on two more occasions. If the applicant has failed to pass the examination after five attempts, the applicant is no longer eligible to take the examination.History.—s. 8, ch. 75-179; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 278, ch. 97-103; s. 126, ch. 97-264.
FL Stat § 468.213 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.213 - Licensure by endorsement.

468.213 Licensure by endorsement.—(1) The board may waive the examination and grant a license to any person who presents proof of current certification as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by a national certifying organization if the board determines the requirements for such certification to be equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this act.(2) The board may waive the examination and grant a license to any applicant who presents proof of current licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another state, the District of Columbia, or any territory or jurisdiction of the United States or foreign national jurisdiction which requires standards for licensure determined by the board to be equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this act.History.—s. 9, ch. 75-179; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 127, ch. 97-264.
FL Stat § 468.215 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.215 - Issuance of license.

468.215 Issuance of license.—(1) The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this act upon payment of the license fee prescribed.(2) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist under the terms of this act may use the words “occupational therapist,” “licensed occupational therapist,” or “occupational therapist registered,” or he or she may use the letters “O.T.,” “L.O.T.,” or “O.T.R.,” in connection with his or her name or place of business to denote his or her registration hereunder.(3) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapy assistant under the terms of this act may use the words “occupational therapy assistant,” “licensed occupational therapy assistant,” or “certified occupational therapy assistant,” or he or she may use the letters, “O.T.A.,” “L.O.T.A.,” or “C.O.T.A.,” in connection with his or her name or place of business to denote his or her registration hereunder.History.—s. 10, ch. 75-179; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 279, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 468.219 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.219 - Renewal of license; continuing education.

468.219 Renewal of license; continuing education.—(1) Licenses issued under this part are subject to biennial renewal as provided in s. 456.004.(2) The board may by rule prescribe continuing education requirements, not to exceed 30 contact hours biennially, as a condition for renewal of licensure. The program criteria for those requirements must be approved by the board.History.—s. 12, ch. 75-179; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 194, ch. 94-119; s. 83, ch. 98-166; s. 141, ch. 2000-160.
FL Stat § 468.221 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.221 - Fees.

468.221 Fees.—(1) The board shall prescribe, and publish in the manner established by its rules, fees in amounts determined by the board for the following purposes:(a) Application for license.(b) Examination fee.(c) Initial license fee.(d) Renewal of active license fee.(e) Delinquency fee.(f) Application for inactive license fee.(g) Renewal of inactive license fee.(h) Reactivation fee.(2) Such fees shall be set in such amounts as to reimburse the state, to the extent feasible, for the cost of the services rendered.History.—s. 13, ch. 75-179; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 195, ch. 94-119.
FL Stat § 468.223 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part III - Occupational Therapy (Ss. 468.201-468.225)|468.223 - Prohibitions; penalties.

468.223 Prohibitions; penalties.—(1) A person may not:(a) Practice occupational therapy unless such person is licensed pursuant to ss. 468.201-468.225;(b) Use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the words “occupational therapist,” “licensed occupational therapist,” “occupational therapist registered,” “occupational therapy assistant,” “licensed occupational therapy assistant,” “certified occupational therapy assistant”; the letters “O.T.,” “L.O.T.,” “O.T.R.,” “O.T.A.,” “L.O.T.A.,” or “C.O.T.A.”; or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or, in any way, orally or in writing, in print or by sign, directly or by implication, to represent himself or herself as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant unless the person is a holder of a valid license issued pursuant to ss. 468.201-468.225;(c) Present as his or her own the license of another;(d) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof;(e) Use or attempt to use a license which has been suspended, revoked, or placed on inactive or delinquent status;(f) Employ unlicensed persons to engage in the practice of occupational therapy; or(g) Conceal information relative to any violation of ss. 468.201-468.225.(2) Any 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. 14, ch. 75-179; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 12, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 3, ch. 90-22; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 196, ch. 94-119; s. 281, ch. 97-103.