460.401 Legislative findings; intent.—The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every chiropractic physician practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. It is the legislative intent that chiropractic physicians who fall below minimum competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public health be prohibited from practicing in […]
460.402 Exceptions.—The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1) Other duly licensed health care practitioners acting within their authorized scope of practice. (2) Any person furnishing medical assistance in case of an emergency. (3) The domestic administration of recognized family remedies. (4) The practice of the religious tenets of any church. (5) Any massage therapist acting within her or […]
460.403 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Approved program” means a program for the education of certified chiropractic physician’s assistants, which program has been formally approved by the board. (2) “Board” means the Board of Chiropractic Medicine. (3) “Certified chiropractic physician’s assistant” means a person who is a graduate of an approved program or its equivalent and […]
460.404 Board of Chiropractic Medicine; membership; appointment; terms.— (1) The Board of Chiropractic 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 chiropractic physicians who are residents of the state and who have been licensed […]
460.405 Authority to make rules.—The Board of Chiropractic 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. History.—ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-211; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 17, 18, ch. 86-285; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 273, ch. 98-166; s. […]
460.406 Licensure by examination.— (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a chiropractic physician must apply to the department to take the licensure examination. There shall be an application fee set by the board not to exceed $100 which shall be nonrefundable. There shall also be an examination fee not to exceed $500 plus the actual […]
460.4061 Restricted license.— (1) An applicant for licensure as a chiropractic physician may apply to the department for a restricted license without undergoing a state or national written or clinical competency examination for licensure if the applicant initially applies not later than October 31, 1994, for the restricted license and: (a) Holds a degree from a college of […]
460.4062 Chiropractic medicine faculty certificate.— (1) The department may issue a chiropractic medicine faculty certificate without examination to an individual who remits a nonrefundable application fee, not to exceed $100 as determined by rule of the board, and who demonstrates to the board that he or she meets the following requirements: (a) Is a graduate of an accredited […]
460.407 Renewal of license.— (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $500. An applicant for a renewed license must also submit the information required under s. 456.039 to the department on a form and under procedures specified by the department, along […]
460.408 Continuing chiropractic education.— (1) The board shall require licensees to periodically demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of renewal of a license by completing up to 40 contact classroom hours of continuing education. (a) Continuing education courses sponsored by chiropractic colleges whose graduates are eligible for examination under any provision of this chapter may be approved […]
460.41 Itemized patient billing.—Whenever a chiropractic physician licensed under this chapter renders professional services to a patient, the chiropractic physician shall 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 benefits an itemized statement of the specific services […]
460.411 Violations and penalties.— (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 chiropractic medicine without an active license or with a license fraudulently obtained. (b) Using or attempting to use […]
460.412 Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine.—The chiropractic physician-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine means violation of the chiropractic physician-patient relationship through which the chiropractic physician uses said relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or attempt to […]
460.413 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by board or department.— (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 chiropractic medicine by bribery, by fraudulent misrepresentations, or through an error of the department or the board. (b) Having […]
460.414 Chiropractic physicians subject to state and municipal rules and regulations.—All licensed chiropractic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal rules and regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious diseases, sign death certificates in accordance with chapter 382, and comply with all laws pertaining to public health, reporting to the […]
460.4165 Certified chiropractic physician’s assistants.— (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—The purpose of this section is to encourage the more effective utilization of the skills of chiropractic physicians by enabling them to delegate health care tasks to qualified assistants when such delegation is consistent with the patient’s health and welfare and to allow for innovative development of programs for the […]
460.4167 Proprietorship by persons other than licensed chiropractic physicians.— (1) A person may not employ a chiropractic physician licensed under this chapter or engage a chiropractic physician licensed under this chapter as an independent contractor to provide services that chiropractic physicians are authorized to offer under this chapter, unless the person is any of the following: (a) A […]
