Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 461 · 18 active provisions
The Legislature finds that the practice of podiatric medicine by unskilled and incompetent practitioners presents a danger to the public health and safety. The Legislature finds further that it is difficult for the public to make an informed choice about podiatric physicians and that the consequences of a wrong choice…
(1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to other duly licensed health care practitioners acting within their authorized scope of practice.(2) This chapter shall not prohibit the manufacture, advertisement, or sale of proprietary corrective shoes, foot appliances, or remedies.(3) This chapter shall not apply…
As used in this chapter:(1) “Board” means the Board of Podiatric Medicine as created in this chapter.(2) “Certified podiatric X-ray assistant” means a person who is employed by and under the direct supervision of a licensed podiatric physician to perform only those radiographic functions that are within the scope of pr…
(1) The Board of Podiatric Medicine is created within the department and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.(2) Five members of the board must be licensed podiatric physicians who are residents of the state and who have been licensed podiatric physicians engaged i…
The Board of Podiatric Medicine 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.
(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a podiatric physician shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The department shall examine each applicant who the board certifies:(a) Has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee set by the board not to exceed $100 and…
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and a fee not to exceed $350 set by the board, and evidence that the applicant has actively practiced podiatric medicine or has been on the active teaching faculty of an accredited school of podiatric medicine for at least 2 years of the i…
(1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, to the renewal of inactive licenses, and to 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…
Whenever a podiatric physician licensed under this chapter renders professional services to a patient, the podiatric physician is required, upon request, to submit to the patient, to the patient’s insurer, or to the administrative agency for any federal or state health program under which the patient is entitled to ben…
(1) The Legislature recognizes the significant potential of cellular and tissue-based products in advancing medical treatments and improving patient outcomes and further recognizes the need to ensure that such treatments are provided using cellular or tissue-based products obtained in an ethical manner that does not in…
(1) Each of the following acts constitutes a violation of this chapter and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084:(a) Practicing or attempting to practice podiatric medicine without an active license or with a license fraudulently obtained.(b) Advertising podiat…
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2):(a) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing a license to practice podiatric medicine by bribery, by fraudulent misrepresentations, or through an error of the department or the board.(b) Having a…
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no later than 30 days after a third report of a professional liability claim against a licensed podiatric physician has been submitted, within a 60-month period, as required by ss. 456.049 and 627.912, the Department of Health shall initiate an emergency inves…
(1) A podiatric physician licensed under this chapter may not be subject to disciplinary action by the board for prescribing or administering dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to a patient under the podiatric physician’s care who has requested the substance as long as the podiatric physician complies with the requirements of t…
A licensed podiatric physician may utilize an X-ray machine, expose X-ray films, and interpret or read such films. The provision of part IV of chapter 468 to the contrary notwithstanding, a licensed podiatric physician may authorize or direct a certified podiatric X-ray assistant to operate such equipment and expose su…
(1) The board shall encourage and develop podiatric residency programs in hospitals in this state and shall establish such programs by the adoption of rules, subject to the following conditions:(a) Any residency program shall be approved by the Council of Podiatry Education of the American Podiatry Association.(b) A re…
A podiatric physician who is supervising a medical assistant shall be governed by s. 458.3485.
Those persons holding valid certificates on October 1, 1991, who were certified pursuant to chapters 88-205 and 88-392, Laws of Florida, and who have been practicing under a board-approved protocol for at least 2 years are eligible to receive a license to practice podiatric medicine without supervision under their pres…