Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 458 · 53 active provisions
The Legislature recognizes that the practice of medicine is potentially dangerous to the public if conducted by unsafe and incompetent practitioners. The Legislature finds further that it is difficult for the public to make an informed choice when selecting a physician and that the consequences of a wrong decision coul…
(1) The provisions of ss. 458.301, 458.305, 458.307, 458.309, 458.311, 458.313, 458.315, 458.317, 458.319, 458.321, 458.327, 458.329, 458.331, 458.337, 458.339, 458.341, 458.343, 458.345, 458.347, and this section shall have no application to:(a) Other duly licensed health care practitioners acting within their scope o…
As used in this chapter:(1) “Board” means the Board of Medicine.(2) “Department” means the Department of Health.(3) “Practice of medicine” means the diagnosis, treatment, operation, or prescription for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or other physical or mental condition.(4) “Physician” means a person who i…
(1) There is created within the department the Board of Medicine, composed of 15 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.(2) Twelve members of the board must be licensed physicians in good standing in this state who are residents of the state and who have been engaged in the active practice or tea…
(1) The board 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.(2)(a) Any rules which the board adopts relating to the classroom phase of medical education shall not apply to any person who is enrolled in the classroom phase of medi…
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide medical services to all the residents of this state at an affordable cost.(2) The Board of Medicine may, by rule, develop criteria and, without examination, issue restricted licenses annually to up to 100 persons to practice medicine in this state who:(a) Meet the requ…
(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a physician, who does not hold a valid license in any state, shall apply to the department on forms furnished by the department. The department shall license each applicant who the board certifies:(a) Has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application f…
(1)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall provide procedures under which certain physicians who are or were foreign-licensed and have practiced medicine no less than 2 years may take the USMLE or an examination developed by the department, in consultation with the board, to qualify for a r…
A physician licensed to practice allopathic medicine under s. 456.4501 is deemed to also be licensed under this chapter.
The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department on forms furnished by the department and remitting a fee set by the board in an amount not to exceed $500, the board certifies has:(1) Met the requirements for licensure by endorsement under s. 456.0145; or(2) Met…
(1) Any physician who has been accepted for a course of training by a cancer center approved by the board and who meets all of the qualifications set forth in this section may be issued a temporary certificate to practice in a board-approved cancer center under the International Cancer Center Visiting Physician Program…
(1) A physician who has been invited by:(a) A plastic surgery or other medical or surgical training program affiliated with a medical school in this state which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association or which is part of a teaching hospital as de…
(1) The Legislature recognizes the need to ensure that graduates of foreign medical schools who have received an education which is reasonably comparable to that of similar accredited institutions in the United States and which adequately prepares its students for the practice of medicine shall be subject to the same l…
(1) A medical faculty certificate may be issued without examination to an individual who meets all of the following criteria:(a) Is a graduate of an accredited medical school or its equivalent, or is a graduate of a foreign medical school listed with the World Health Organization which has not been excluded from consid…
Any Florida resident who is a student at or a graduate of any of the United States military academies who has command approval to apply to medical school prior to assignment to the medical corps of the United States military shall be admitted to any medical school in the State University System. Each medical school in…
1(1) A physician licensed to practice in any jurisdiction of the United States whose license is currently valid may be issued a temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need. A physician seeking such certificate must pay an application fee of $300. A physician assistant licensed to practice in any state…
(1) A certificate issued pursuant to this section may be cited as the “Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr., Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need.”(2) The board may issue a temporary certificate to a physician who complies with subsection (3) and who will:(a) Practice in an area of critical need;(b)…
(1) Any person desiring to obtain a public health certificate shall submit an application fee not to exceed $300 and shall demonstrate to the board that he or she is a graduate of an accredited medical school and holds a master of public health degree or is board eligible or certified in public health or preventive med…
The board shall issue a public psychiatry certificate to an individual who remits an application fee not to exceed $300, as set by the board, who is a board-certified psychiatrist, who is licensed to practice medicine without restriction in another state, and who meets the requirements in s. 458.311(1)(a)-(g) and (5).…
(1) PHYSICIANS LICENSED IN UNITED STATES JURISDICTIONS.—(a) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license under this subsection shall submit to the board an application and fee not to exceed $300 and demonstrate that he or she has been licensed to practice medicine in any jurisdiction in the United States for at leas…
(1)(a) The department shall issue a certificate authorizing a physician who holds an active and valid license to practice medicine in another state or a province of Canada to provide expert testimony in this state, if the physician submits to the department:1. A complete registration application containing the physicia…
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application, evidence that the applicant has actively practiced medicine or has been on the active teaching faculty of an accredited medical school for at least 2 years of the immediately preceding 4 years, and a fee not to exceed $500; provided, howe…
(1) Each person who applies for licensure renewal as a physician under this chapter or chapter 459 must, in conjunction with the renewal of such license under procedures adopted by the Department of Health and in addition to any other information that may be required from the applicant, furnish the following to the Dep…
(1) Each year, the Department of Health shall analyze the results of the physician survey required by s. 458.3191 and determine by geographic area and specialty the number of physicians who:(a) Perform deliveries of children in this state.(b) Read mammograms and perform breast-imaging-guided procedures in this state.(c…
All personal identifying information contained in records provided by physicians licensed under this chapter or chapter 459 in response to physician workforce surveys required as a condition of license renewal and held by the Department of Health is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the…