456.41 – Complementary or Alternative Health Care Treatments.
456.41 Complementary or alternative health care treatments.— (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature that citizens be able to make informed choices for any type of health care they deem to be an effective option for treating human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or other physical or mental condition. It is the intent of the Legislature […]
456.42 – Written Prescriptions for Medicinal Drugs.
456.42 Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs.— (1) A written prescription for a medicinal drug issued by a health care practitioner licensed by law to prescribe such drug must be legibly printed or typed so as to be capable of being understood by the pharmacist filling the prescription; must contain the name of the prescribing practitioner, the name […]
456.43 – Electronic Prescribing for Medicinal Drugs.
456.43 Electronic prescribing for medicinal drugs.— (1) Electronic prescribing may not interfere with a patient’s freedom to choose a pharmacy. (2) Electronic prescribing software may not use any means or permit any other person to use any means to influence or attempt to influence, through economic incentives or otherwise, the prescribing decision of a prescribing practitioner or his […]
456.44 – Controlled Substance Prescribing.
456.44 Controlled substance prescribing.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Acute pain” means the normal, predicted, physiological, and time-limited response to an adverse chemical, thermal, or mechanical stimulus associated with surgery, trauma, or acute illness. The term does not include pain related to: 1. Cancer. 2. A terminal condition. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “terminal […]
456.47 – Use of Telehealth to Provide Services.
456.47 Use of telehealth to provide services.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Telehealth” means the use of synchronous or asynchronous telecommunications technology by a telehealth provider to provide health care services, including, but not limited to, assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and monitoring of a patient; transfer of medical data; patient and professional health-related education; […]
456.50 – Repeated Medical Malpractice.
456.50 Repeated medical malpractice.— (1) For purposes of s. 26, Art. X of the State Constitution and ss. 458.331(1)(t), (4), and (5) and 459.015(1)(x), (4), and (5): (a) “Board” means the Board of Medicine, in the case of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 458, or the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, in the case of an osteopathic physician […]
456.51 – Consent for Pelvic Examinations.
456.51 Consent for pelvic examinations.— (1) As used in this section, the term “pelvic examination” means a manual examination of the organs of the female reproductive system using the health care provider’s gloved hand or instrumentation. The term does not include a visual assessment, imaging, or a nondiagnostic medical or surgical procedure. (2) A health care practitioner, a […]
456.0635 – Health Care Fraud; Disqualification for License, Certificate, or Registration.
456.0635 Health care fraud; disqualification for license, certificate, or registration.— (1) Health care fraud in the practice of a health care profession is prohibited. (2) Each board within the jurisdiction of the department, or the department if there is no board, shall refuse to admit a candidate to any examination and refuse to issue a license, certificate, or […]
456.082 – Disclosure of Confidential Information.
456.082 Disclosure of confidential information.— (1) No officer, employee, or person under contract with the department, or any board therein, or any subject of an investigation shall convey knowledge or information to any person who is not lawfully entitled to such knowledge or information about any public meeting or public record, which at the time such knowledge […]
456.065 – Unlicensed Practice of a Health Care Profession; Intent; Cease and Desist Notice; Penalties; Enforcement; Citations; Fees; Allocation and Disposition of Moneys Collected.
456.065 Unlicensed practice of a health care profession; intent; cease and desist notice; penalties; enforcement; citations; fees; allocation and disposition of moneys collected.— (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that vigorous enforcement of licensure regulation for all health care professions is a state priority in order to protect Florida residents and visitors from the potentially […]